2 Chronicles 30:3 “since they had been unable to keep it at the regular time, because not…”

2 Chronicles 30:3

since 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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not sanctified themselves sufficiently, neither had the people gathered themselves together to Jerusalem.

World English Bible

For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not sanctified themselves in sufficient number, and the people had not gathered themselves together to Jerusalem.

American Standard Version

For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not sanctified themselves in sufficient number, neither had the people gathered themselves together to Jerusalem.

Geneva Bible 1599

For they could not keepe it at this time, because there were not Priests enow sanctified, neither was the people gathered to Ierusalem.

Darby Translation

For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not hallowed themselves in sufficient number, neither had the people been gathered together to Jerusalem.

Young's Literal Translation

for they have not been able to make it at that time, for the priests have not sanctified themselves sufficiently, and the people have not been gathered to Jerusalem.

Bible in Basic English

It was not possible to keep it at that time, because not enough priests had made themselves holy, and the people had not come together in Jerusalem.

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Cross references

“at that time”

Exodus 12:6 Exodus 12:18

Exodus 12:6 · BSB

You must keep it until the fourteenth day of the month, when the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel will slaughter the animals at twilight.

Exodus 12:18 · BSB

In the first month you are to eat unleavened bread, from the evening of the fourteenth day until the evening of the twenty-first day.

“because”

2 Chronicles 29:34

2 Chronicles 29:34 · BSB

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 consecrated themselves. For the Levites had been more…

Also

2 Chronicles 29:17

2 Chronicles 29:17 · BSB

They began the consecration on the first day of the first month, and on the eighth day of the month they reached the portico of the LORD. For eight more days they consecrated the house of the LORD itself, finishing on th…

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

In context

2For the king and his officials and the whole assembly in Jerusalem had decided to keep the Passover in the second month,

4This plan pleased the king and the whole assembly.

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