2 Chronicles 30
1 Hezekiah proclaims a solemn passover on the second month for Judah and Israel.
13 The assembly, having destroyed the altars of idolatry, keep the feast fourteen days.
27 The priests and Levites bless the people.
Israel ................................ Israel <03478> [Israel.]
Ephraim <0669> [Ephraim.]
temple <01004> [to the house.]
observe <06213> [to keep.]
king <04428> [the king.]
second month <08145 02320> [in the second month.]
In Ijar, as they could not celebrate in Nisan, the 14th of which month was the proper time. But Hezekiah and his counsellors justly concluded, that the regulation of the 14th day of the second month, which had been made for individuals who were hindered from eating the passover at the appointed season, might in their present circumstances be extended to the people at large.
time <06256> [at that time.]
priests <03548> [because.]
proposal ...... king <03474 04428> [pleased the king. Heb. was right in the eyes of the king.]
sent <05975> [established.]
edict <05674> [to make proclamation.]
Beer Sheba <0884> [from Beer-sheba.]
observe ................ observed <06213> [for they.]
Messengers <03212 07323> [the posts went.]
{Ratzim,} "runners," or couriers, of the same kind as the running footmen, who were formerly, before the establishment of posts, and still are in some places, trained, and kept on purpose to convey dispatches speedily by running.
king .......... royal ............................ kings <04428> [the king. Heb. the hand of the king. turn again.]
return .............. return <07725> [and he will.]
who have been spared <06413> [escaped.]
fathers ... brothers ........... ancestors <01 0251> [like.]
see <07200> [as.]
stubborn <07185> [be ye not stiffnecked. Heb. harden not your necks.]
Submit <03027 05414> [yield yourselves. Heb. give the hand.]
come .... sanctuary <0935 04720> [enter into.]
consecrated <06942> [which he hath.]
Serve <05647> [serve.]
raging <02740> [the fierceness.]
return ................. return .................... return <07725> [if ye turn.]
return ................. return .................... return <07725> [so that they shall.]
Lord ................... Lord <03068> [the Lord.]
reject <05493> [will not.]
reject <05493> [turn away.]
messengers journeyed <07323> [the posts.]
<07832> [they laughed.]
men ... Asher <0836 0582> [divers of Asher.]
It has been said, that Hezekiah had no right to invite Hoshea's subjects to repair to Jerusalem to his passover; but it may be presumed, that he was encouraged to do this by Hoshea himself, who was one of their best kings; besides which, both the golden calves having been taken away by the Assyrians, the apostate Israelites, being thus deprived of idols, had begun to return to the Lord, and to go up to Jerusalem to worship, some time before Hezekiah gave them this invitation.
humbled .... came <03665 0935> [humbled themselves.]
God <03027 0430> [the hand of God.]
edict <04687> [the commandment.]
command <01697> [by the word.]
assembled <0622> [there assembled.]
second month <02320 08145> [the second month.]
altars ......... incense <04196 06999> [altars.]
Valley <05158> [the brook.]
[Cedron.]
ashamed <03637> [were ashamed.]
consecrated <06942> [and sanctified.]
stood <05975> [they stood.]
posts <05977> [place. Heb. standing. after their manner.]
Moses <04872> [Moses.]
priests <03548> [the priests.]
Levites <03881> [the Levites.]
slaughtered <07821> [the killing.]
many .... Ephraim <0669 07227> [many of Ephraim.]
ceremonially <03808 02891> [had not cleansed.]
Passover <06453> [the passover.]
prayed <06419> [prayed.]
good <02896> [The good.]
determined <03559> [prepareth.]
ceremonially clean according to the standards <02893> [though he be not.]
forgave <07495> [healed.]
observed <04672> [present. Heb. found. the feast.]
great joy <08057 01419> [great gladness.]
priests <03548> [the priests.]
might <03627 05797> [loud instruments. Heb. instruments of strength.]
appreciation ..... Levites <03820 03881> [comfortably unto all. Heb. to the heart of all.]
demonstrated <07919> [taught.]
great <02896> [the good.]
giving thanks <03034> [and making.]
decided <03289> [took counsel.]
celebrate ...... so .... celebrated <06213> [to keep.]
They did not observe other seven days of unleavened bread, but offered sacrifices with praise and thanksgiving, and feasting, other seven days; and, as the people in general, and especially those who came out of the kingdom of Israel, would be unprepared for this additional expense, both Hezekiah and his princes liberally supplied them with cattle for sacrifices.
supplied ............. supplied <07311> [did give. Heb. lifted up, or offered.]
Many <07230> [a great.]
resident foreigners <01616> [the strangers.]
celebration <08055> [rejoiced.]
time <03117> [since the time.]
priests <03548> [the priests.]
prayers <08605> [their prayer.]
holy dwelling place <04583 06944> [his holy dwelling place. Heb. the habitation of his holiness.]
