2 Chronicles 30:2 “For the king and his officials and the whole assembly in Jerusalem had…”

2 Chronicles 30:2

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

And the King and his princes and all the Congregation had taken counsel in Ierusalem to keepe the Passeouer in the second moneth.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

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

Bible in Basic English

For the king, after discussion with his chiefs and all the body of the people in Jerusalem, had made a decision to keep the Passover in the second month.

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Cross references

“the king”

1 Chronicles 13:1–3 Proverbs 11:14 Proverbs 15:22 Ecclesiastes 4:13

1 Chronicles 13:1–3 · BSB

Then David conferred with all his leaders, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds.

Proverbs 11:14 · BSB

For lack of guidance, a nation falls, but with many counselors comes deliverance.

Proverbs 15:22 · BSB

Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.

Ecclesiastes 4:13 · BSB

Better is a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to take a warning.

“in the second month”

Numbers 9:10 Numbers 9:11

Numbers 9:10 · BSB

“Tell the Israelites: ‘When any one of you or your descendants is unclean because of a dead body, or is away on a journey, he may still observe the Passover to the LORD.

Numbers 9:11 · BSB

Such people are to observe it at twilight on the fourteenth day of the second month. They are to eat the lamb, together with unleavened bread and bitter herbs;

Also

2 Chronicles 30:15 2 Chronicles 30:13

2 Chronicles 30:15 · BSB

And on the fourteenth day of the second month they slaughtered the Passover lamb. The priests and Levites were ashamed, and they consecrated themselves and brought burnt offerings to the house of the LORD.

2 Chronicles 30:13 · BSB

In the second month, a very great assembly gathered in Jerusalem to celebrate the Feast of Unleavened Bread.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

1Then Hezekiah sent word throughout all Israel and Judah, and he also wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh inviting them to come to the house of the LORD in Jerusalem to keep the Passover of the LORD, the God of Israel.

3since they had been unable to keep it at the regular time, because not enough priests had consecrated themselves and the people had not been gathered in Jerusalem.

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