2 Chronicles 30 (NET)

2 Chronicles 30:1¹Hezekiah sent messages throughout Israel and Judah; he even wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh, summoning them to come to the Lord ’s temple in Jerusalem and observe a Passover celebration for the Lord God of Israel.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Cor 5:7-82 Chr 11:132 Chr 11:162 Chr 25:72 Chr 30:10-112 Chr 35:6Deut 16:2-6Exod 12:3-20Hos 11:8Hos 5:4

2 Chronicles 30:2²The king, his officials, and the entire assembly in Jerusalem decided to observe the Passover in the second month.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Num 9:10-111 Chr 13:1-32 Chr 30:132 Chr 30:15Eccl 4:13Prov 11:14Prov 15:22

2 Chronicles 30:3³They were unable to observe it at the regular time because not enough priests had consecrated themselves and the people had not assembled in Jerusalem.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Chr 29:34Exod 12:18Exod 12:62 Chr 29:17

2 Chronicles 30:4⁴The proposal seemed appropriate to the king and the entire assembly.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Chr 13:4

2 Chronicles 30:5⁵So they sent an edict throughout Israel from Beer Sheba to Dan, summoning the people to come and observe a Passover for the Lord God of Israel in Jerusalem, for they had not observed it on a nationwide scale as prescribed in the law.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Judg 20:11 Cor 11:22 Chr 24:92 Chr 35:182 Chr 36:22Dan 4:1-33Dan 6:8Deut 12:32Esth 3:12-15Esth 8:8-10

2 Chronicles 30:6⁶Messengers delivered the letters from the king and his officials throughout Israel and Judah. This royal edict read: “O Israelites, return to the Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, so he may return to you who have been spared from the kings of Assyria.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Jer 51:312 Kgs 15:192 Kgs 15:29Esth 8:14Jer 4:11 Chr 5:262 Chr 28:20Isa 55:6-7Job 9:25Ezek 33:11

2 Chronicles 30:7⁷Don’t be like your fathers and brothers who were unfaithful to the Lord God of their ancestors, provoking him to destroy them, as you can see.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Chr 29:8Ezek 20:13-18Zech 1:3-4

2 Chronicles 30:8⁸Now, don’t be stubborn like your fathers. Submit to the Lord and come to his sanctuary which he has permanently consecrated. Serve the Lord your God so that he might relent from his raging anger.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Chr 29:10Exod 32:9Deut 10:161 Chr 29:242 Chr 28:112 Chr 28:132 Chr 36:132 Kgs 23:26Col 3:22-24Deut 6:13

2 Chronicles 30:9⁹For if you return to the Lord, your brothers and sons will be shown mercy by their captors and return to this land. The Lord your God is merciful and compassionate; he will not reject you if you return to him.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Isa 55:7Mic 7:18Ps 86:5Ps 106:46Deut 30:2-41 Kgs 8:50Exod 34:6-7Neh 9:17Lev 26:40-422 Chr 15:2

2 Chronicles 30:10¹⁰The messengers journeyed from city to city through the land of Ephraim and Manasseh as far as Zebulun, but people mocked and ridiculed them.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Chr 36:162 Chr 30:6Acts 17:32Esth 3:13Esth 3:15Esth 8:10Esth 8:14Gen 19:14Heb 11:36Job 12:4

2 Chronicles 30:11¹¹But some men from Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Chr 30:182 Chr 30:212 Chr 30:251 Pet 5:62 Chr 11:162 Chr 12:122 Chr 12:6-72 Chr 33:122 Chr 33:192 Chr 33:23

2 Chronicles 30:12¹²In Judah God moved the people to unite and carry out the edict of the king and the officers in keeping with the Lord ’s message.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Jer 32:39Jer 24:7Phil 2:13Ps 110:32 Chr 29:252 Chr 29:362 Thess 2:13-14Deut 4:5-6Ezek 36:261 Chr 29:18-19

2 Chronicles 30:13¹³A huge crowd assembled in Jerusalem to observe the Feast of Unleavened Bread in the second month.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Chr 30:2Ps 84:7

2 Chronicles 30:14¹⁴They removed the altars in Jerusalem; they also removed all the incense altars and threw them into the Kidron Valley.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Chr 28:242 Chr 15:162 Chr 29:162 Sam 15:232 Chr 34:42 Chr 34:72 Kgs 18:222 Kgs 23:12-13Isa 2:18-20John 18:1

2 Chronicles 30:15¹⁵They slaughtered the Passover lamb on the fourteenth day of the second month. The priests and Levites were ashamed, so they consecrated themselves and brought burnt sacrifices to the Lord ’s temple.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Chr 29:342 Chr 29:152 Chr 30:242 Chr 31:182 Chr 5:11Exod 19:10Exod 19:22Ezek 16:61-63Ezek 43:10-11

2 Chronicles 30:16¹⁶They stood at their posts according to the regulations outlined in the law of Moses, the man of God. The priests were splashing the blood as the Levites handed it to them.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Chr 35:15Deut 33:12 Chr 35:10-112 Kgs 11:14Heb 11:28Lev 1:5

2 Chronicles 30:17¹⁷Because many in the assembly had not consecrated themselves, the Levites slaughtered the Passover lambs of all who were ceremonially unclean and could not consecrate their sacrifice to the Lord.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Chr 29:342 Chr 35:3-6Exod 12:6

2 Chronicles 30:18¹⁸The majority of the many people from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun were ceremonially unclean, yet they ate the Passover in violation of what is prescribed in the law. For Hezekiah prayed for them, saying: “May the Lord, who is good, forgiveCopy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Cor 11:28Jas 5:15-162 Chr 6:21Dan 9:19Num 9:10-142 Chr 30:112 Chr 30:25Exod 12:43-51Gen 20:7Num 19:20

2 Chronicles 30:19¹⁹everyone who has determined to follow God, the Lord God of his ancestors, even if he is not ceremonially clean according to the standards of the temple.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Chr 19:3Prov 23:26Job 11:13Ps 10:171 Chr 29:182 Chr 20:33Ezra 7:101 Sam 7:3Lev 12:4Lev 15:31-33

2 Chronicles 30:20²⁰The Lord responded favorably to Hezekiah and forgave the people.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Exod 15:26Jas 5:15-16Ps 103:3

2 Chronicles 30:21²¹The Israelites who were in Jerusalem observed the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with great joy. The Levites and priests were praising the Lord every day with all their might.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Exod 12:15Exod 13:61 Cor 5:7-82 Chr 20:212 Chr 29:25-272 Chr 30:262 Chr 7:10Acts 2:46Deut 12:12Deut 12:7

2 Chronicles 30:22²²Hezekiah expressed his appreciation to all the Levites, who demonstrated great skill in serving the Lord. They feasted for the seven days of the festival, and were making peace offerings and giving thanks to the Lord God of their ancestors.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Chr 32:6Neh 9:3Ezra 10:11Isa 40:1-22 Chr 15:32 Chr 17:92 Chr 35:32 Cor 4:62 Tim 4:2Deut 26:3-11

2 Chronicles 30:23²³The entire assembly then decided to celebrate for seven more days; so they joyfully celebrated for seven more days.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Kgs 8:652 Chr 7:9

2 Chronicles 30:24²⁴King Hezekiah of Judah supplied 1,000 bulls and 7,000 sheep for the assembly, while the officials supplied them with 1,000 bulls and 10,000 sheep. Many priests consecrated themselves.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Chr 29:342 Chr 35:7-81 Chr 29:3-92 Chr 30:3Eph 4:8Ezek 45:17

2 Chronicles 30:25²⁵The celebration included the entire assembly of Judah, the priests, the Levites, the entire assembly of those who came from Israel, the resident foreigners who came from the land of Israel, and those who were residents of Judah.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Chr 30:112 Chr 30:181 Chr 16:10-11Exod 12:43-49Ps 104:34Ps 92:4

2 Chronicles 30:26²⁶There was a great celebration in Jerusalem, unlike anything that had occurred in Jerusalem since the time of King Solomon son of David of Israel.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Chr 7:8-10

2 Chronicles 30:27²⁷The priests and Levites got up and pronounced blessings on the people. The Lord responded favorably to them as their prayers reached his holy dwelling place in heaven.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Deut 26:15Ps 68:52 Chr 23:18Acts 10:4Deut 10:8Isa 57:151 Kgs 8:301 Kgs 8:39Isa 63:15Isa 66:1