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2 Chronicles 30:25

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Then the whole assembly of Judah rejoiced along with the priests and Levites and the whole assembly that had come from Israel, including the foreigners who had come from Israel and those who lived in Judah.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And all the assembly of Judah, with the priests and the Levites, and all the assembly that came out of Israel, and the sojourners that came out of the land of Israel, and that dwelt in Judah, rejoiced.

KJV

And all the congregation of Judah, with the priests and the Levites, and all the congregation that came out of Israel, and the strangers that came out of the land of Israel, and that dwelt in Judah, rejoiced.

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Commentary

2 notes on this verse

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

The strangers that come out of the land of Israel - That is, the proselytes of the covenant who had embraced Judaism, and had submitted to the rite of circumcision, for none others could be permitted to eat of the passover.

This site's exposition

the strangers that came out of the land of Israel

on 2 Chronicles 30:25-26

Judah, the Levites, the congregation that came out of Israel, and the strangers who had joined themselves to Judah all rejoice together, a company the text names in full rather than leave as one undivided crowd. Verse 26 measures the joy against the one prior standard the book keeps for a great assembly, Solomon's dedication of the temple: since the time of Solomon the son of David king of Israel there was not the like in Jerusalem, a passover reaching further back for its precedent than any reign between.

How the passage was read

On 2 Chronicles 30:1-27

On 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

16 Hebrew words

Every 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.

  • וַֽיִּשְׂמְח֣וּ׀and they rejoiced

    vaiyismechuH8055 →155 times

  • כָּל־all

    kol-H3605 →5413 times

  • קְהַ֣ל[the] assembly of

    kehalH6951 →123 times

  • יְהוּדָ֗הJudah

    yehudahH3063 →819 times

  • וְהַכֹּהֲנִים֙and the priests

    vehakohanimH3548 →750 times

  • וְהַלְוִיִּ֔םand the Levites

    vehalviyimH3881 →291 times

  • וְכָל־and all

    vekholH3605 →5413 times

  • הַקָּהָ֖לthe assembly

    hakahalH6951 →123 times

  • הַבָּאִ֣יםwhich were coming

    habaimH935 →2568 times

  • מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑לfrom Israel

    miyisraelH3478 →2507 times

  • וְהַגֵּרִ֗יםand the sojourners

    vehagerimH1616 →

  • הַבָּאִים֙who were coming

    habaimH935 →2568 times

  • מֵאֶ֣רֶץfrom [the] land of

    meeretzH776 →2504 times

  • יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael

    yisraelH3478 →2507 times

  • וְהַיּוֹשְׁבִ֖יםand who were dwelling

    vehaiyoshevimH3427 →1079 times

  • בִּיהוּדָֽה׃in Judah

    bihudahH3063 →819 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

8 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

2 Chronicles 30:11Nevertheless, some from Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem.5 works2 Chronicles 30:18A large number of the people—many from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun—had not purified themselves, yet they ate the Passover, contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah interceded for them, saying, “May the LORD, who is good, provide atonement for everyone4 worksPsalms 92:4For You, O LORD, have made me glad by Your deeds; I sing for joy at the works of Your hands.2 works1 Chronicles 16:10–11Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.2 worksExodus 12:43–49And the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “This is the statute of the Passover: No foreigner is to eat of it.2 worksPsalms 104:34May my meditation be pleasing to Him, for I rejoice in the LORD.2 works
The other 2 cross-references, with their words ▾
2 Chronicles 15:9And he assembled all Judah and Benjamin, along with those from the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who had settled among them, for great numbers had come over to him from Israel when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.2 worksLeviticus 8:3and assemble the whole congregation at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.”2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each 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

    Psalms 92:4

    For You, O LORD, have made me glad by Your deeds; I sing for joy at the works of Your hands.

    it leads to

    • 2 Corinthians 2:14

      But thanks be to God, who always leads us triumphantly as captives in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him.

    • Psalms 8:6

      You made him ruler of the works of Your hands; You have placed everything under his feet:

    • Isaiah 65:13–14

      Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: “My servants will eat, but you will go hungry; My servants will drink, but you will go thirsty; My servants will rejoice, but you will be…

    • Psalms 126:3

      The LORD has done great things for us; we are filled with joy.

    • Luke 1:47

      and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!

  • Through

    2 Chronicles 30:18

    A large number of the people—many from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun—had not purified themselves, yet they ate the Passover, contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah interceded for them, saying, “May the LORD,…

    it leads to

    • James 5:15–16

      And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.

    • 1 Corinthians 11:28

      Each one must examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup.

  • Through

    2 Chronicles 30:11

    Nevertheless, some from Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem.

    it leads to

    • 2 Chronicles 30:18

      A large number of the people—many from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun—had not purified themselves, yet they ate the Passover, contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah interceded for them, saying, “May the LORD,…

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Solomon Receives the Queen of Sheba, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Solomon Receives the Queen of Sheba, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
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