2 Chronicles 30:1

Hezekiah Observes the Passover

30:1 Hezekiah 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 ¹  and observe a Passover celebration for the Lord God of Israel.

2 Chronicles 30:6

30:6 Messengers ²  delivered the letters from the king and his officials throughout Israel and Judah.

This royal edict read: ³  “O Israelites, return to the Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, so he may return ⁴  to you who have been spared from the kings of Assyria. ⁵ 

2 Chronicles 31:6

31:6 The Israelites and people of Judah ⁶  who lived in the cities of Judah also contributed a tenth of their cattle and sheep, as well as a tenth of the holy items consecrated to the Lord their God. They brought them and placed them in many heaps. ⁷ 

2 Chronicles 36:8

36:8 The rest of the events of Jehoiakim’s reign, including the horrible sins he committed and his shortcomings, are recorded in the Scroll of the Kings of Israel and Judah. ⁸  His son Jehoiachin replaced him as king.

¹ map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

² tn Heb “the runners.”

³ tn Heb “and according to the command of the king, saying.”

⁴ tn The jussive with vav conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the preceding imperative.

⁵ tn Heb “to the survivors who are left to you from the palm of the kings of Assyria.”

³ tn Heb “and the sons of Israel and Judah.”

⁴ tn Heb “heaps, heaps.” Repetition of the noun draws attention to the large number of heaps.

⁴ tn Heb “As for the rest of the events of Jehoiakim, and his horrible deeds which he did and that which was found against him, look, they are written on the scroll of the kings of Israel and Judah.”