For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the assembly in Jerusalem, to keep the passover in the second month.

For the king and his officials and the whole assembly in Jerusalem had decided to keep the Passover in the second month,

And the king taketh counsel, and his heads, and all the assembly in Jerusalem, to make the passover in the second month,

And the king took counsel, and his princes, and the whole congregation in Jerusalem, to hold the passover in the second month.