2 Chronicles 30:24
in 2 Chronicles 30For Hezekiah king of Judah contributed a thousand bulls and seven thousand sheep for the assembly, and the officials contributed a thousand bulls and ten thousand sheep for the assembly, and a great number of priests consecrated themselves.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
For Hezekiah king of Judah did give to the assembly for offerings a thousand bullocks and seven thousand sheep; and the princes gave to the assembly a thousand bullocks and ten thousand sheep: and a great number of priests sanctified themselves.
KJV
For Hezekiah king of Judah did give to the congregation a thousand bullocks and seven thousand sheep; and the princes gave to the congregation a thousand bullocks and ten thousand sheep: and a great number of priests sanctified themselves.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 30
Commentary
2 notes on this verseDid give - First to God, to whom the parts appointed were offered in a way of thanksgiving; and then to the people, who feasted upon the relicks, as the offerer used to do in peace- offerings: and Hezekiah, who was the offerer, gave away his right in the remains of the sacrifices to the people.
This site's exposition
took counsel to keep other seven days
on 2 Chronicles 30:23-24
The assembly extends the feast by its own choice, a second seven days the law never commanded, kept with the same gladness as the first. Hezekiah gives a thousand bullocks and seven thousand sheep from his own herds and the princes match and exceed him, ten thousand sheep beside their thousand bullocks, generosity Matthew Henry sets beside a king's proper use of a great estate, to put more good within reach of more people.
How the passage was read
On 2 Chronicles 30:1-27On 2 Chronicles 30:1-27
The Passover held a month late
Hezekiah's great Passover is kept in the SECOND month, and that is not an irregularity he invented: the Law itself provides a one-month make-up date for those unclean or far off (Numbers 9:10–11, the “Second Passover”). Hezekiah applies the provision nationally because the priests and the people could not be ready in time. Notice the chapter's heart: many northerners ate the Passover ritually unclean, and the king prays for them, “may the good LORD pardon everyone who sets his heart to seek God,” and the LORD heals the people. The feast's paperwork bends; the seeking heart is heard.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Sources: Numbers 9:10–11 (the Second-Passover provision) · Mishnah Pesachim 9:1 (the provision in the oral law)
The words behind it
22 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כִּ֣י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| חִזְקִיָּ֣הוּ | chizkiyahu | Hezekiah | H2396 → | 127 times |
| מֶֽלֶךְ־ | melekh- | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| יְ֠הוּדָה | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| הֵרִ֨ים | herim | he contributed | H7311 → | 190 times |
| לַקָּהָ֜ל | lakahal | for the assembly | H6951 → | 123 times |
| אֶ֣לֶף | ʾelef | one thousand | H505 → | 505 times |
| פָּרִים֮ | parim | young bulls | H6499 → | 132 times |
| וְשִׁבְעַ֣ת | veshivat | and seven | H7651 → | 394 times |
| אֲלָפִ֣ים | ʾalafim | thousand<s> | H505 → | 505 times |
| צֹאן֒ ס | tzon | sheep | H6629 → | 274 times |
| וְהַשָּׂרִ֞ים | vehasarim | and the officials | H8269 → | 421 times |
| הֵרִ֤ימוּ | herimu | they contributed | H7311 → | 190 times |
| לַקָּהָל֙ | lakahal | for the assembly | H6951 → | 123 times |
| פָּרִ֣ים | parim | young bulls | H6499 → | 132 times |
| אֶ֔לֶף | ʾelef | one thousand | H505 → | 505 times |
| וְצֹ֖אן | vetzon | and sheep | H6629 → | 274 times |
| עֲשֶׂ֣רֶת | ʾaseret | ten | H6235 → | 176 times |
| אֲלָפִ֑ים | ʾalafim | thousand<s> | H505 → | 505 times |
| וַיִּֽתְקַדְּשׁ֥וּ | vaiyitkadeshu | and they consecrated themselves | H6942 → | 171 times |
| כֹהֲנִ֖ים | khohanim | priests | H3548 → | 750 times |
| לָרֹֽב׃ | laro | to multitude | H7230 → | 149 times |
כִּ֣יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
חִזְקִיָּ֣הוּHezekiah
chizkiyahuH2396 →127 times
מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of
melekh-H4428 →2525 times
יְ֠הוּדָהJudah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
הֵרִ֨יםhe contributed
herimH7311 →190 times
לַקָּהָ֜לfor the assembly
lakahalH6951 →123 times
אֶ֣לֶףone thousand
ʾelefH505 →505 times
פָּרִים֮young bulls
parimH6499 →132 times
וְשִׁבְעַ֣תand seven
veshivatH7651 →394 times
אֲלָפִ֣יםthousand<s>
ʾalafimH505 →505 times
צֹאן֒ סsheep
tzonH6629 →274 times
וְהַשָּׂרִ֞יםand the officials
vehasarimH8269 →421 times
הֵרִ֤ימוּthey contributed
herimuH7311 →190 times
לַקָּהָל֙for the assembly
lakahalH6951 →123 times
פָּרִ֣יםyoung bulls
parimH6499 →132 times
אֶ֔לֶףone thousand
ʾelefH505 →505 times
וְצֹ֖אןand sheep
vetzonH6629 →274 times
עֲשֶׂ֣רֶתten
ʾaseretH6235 →176 times
אֲלָפִ֑יםthousand<s>
ʾalafimH505 →505 times
וַיִּֽתְקַדְּשׁ֥וּand they consecrated themselves
vaiyitkadeshuH6942 →171 times
כֹהֲנִ֖יםpriests
khohanimH3548 →750 times
לָרֹֽב׃to multitude
laroH7230 →149 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Ephesians 4:8This is why it says: “When He ascended on high, He led captives away, and gave gifts to men.”
it leads to
- Psalms 68:18
You have ascended on high; You have led captives away. You have received gifts from men, even from the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there.
- Colossians 2:15
And having disarmed the powers and authorities, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.
- Psalms 68:18
Through
2 Chronicles 30:3since they had been unable to observe it at the regular time, because not enough priests had consecrated themselves and the people had not been gathered in Jerusalem.
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 29:34
However, since there were not enough priests to skin all the burnt offerings, their Levite brothers helped them until the work was finished and until the priests had been consecrated. For the Levites had…
- 2 Chronicles 29:34
Through
2 Chronicles 29:34However, since there were not enough priests to skin all the burnt offerings, their Levite brothers helped them until the work was finished and until the priests had been consecrated. For the Levites had…
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 35:11
And they slaughtered the Passover lambs, while the priests sprinkled the blood handed to them and the Levites skinned the animals.
- 2 Chronicles 30:3
since they had been unable to observe it at the regular time, because not enough priests had consecrated themselves and the people had not been gathered in Jerusalem.
- 2 Chronicles 35:11
Through
Ezekiel 45:17And it shall be the prince’s part to provide the burnt offerings, grain offerings, and drink offerings for the feasts, New Moons, and Sabbaths—for all the appointed feasts of the house of Israel. He…
it leads to
- Isaiah 66:23
From one New Moon to another and from one Sabbath to another, all mankind will come to worship before Me,” says the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 31:3
The king contributed from his own possessions for the regular morning and evening burnt offerings and for the burnt offerings on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts, as written in the Law of…
- Ezekiel 46:4–12
The burnt offering that the prince presents to the LORD on the Sabbath day shall be six unblemished male lambs and an unblemished ram.
- Isaiah 66:23
About 2 Chronicles

Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonPatriarchsJudahJacob's fourth son who pledges himself for Benjamin; the tribe that carries the scepter to Shiloh (49:10) and the line to Christ (…
- PersonDivided kingdomHezekiahThe reforming king of Judah who trusted Jehovah against Sennacherib, spread the Assyrian letter before the LORD, was granted fifte…
This page draws on John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
