2 Chronicles 30:1
And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, to keep the passover unto the LORD God of Israel.
2 For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the congregation in Jerusalem, to keep the passover in the second month.
3 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.
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- BSB
- Then 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.
- KJV
- And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, to keep the passover unto the LORD God of Israel.
- WEB
- Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the LORD’s house at Jerusalem, to keep the Passover to the LORD, the God of Israel.
- ASV
- And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of Jehovah at Jerusalem, to keep the passover unto Jehovah, the God of Israel.
- DARBY
- And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of Jehovah at Jerusalem, to hold the passover to Jehovah the God of Israel.
- BLB
- And sent Hezekiah to all Israel and Judah, and also he wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of YHWH at Jerusalem to keep the Passover to YHWH, God of Israel.
- ÅB
- Så sendte Hiskia bud omkring til hele Israel og Juda og skrev også brev til Efra'im og Manasse at de skulle komme til Herrens hus i Jerusalem og holde påske for Herren, Israels Gud.
- OTB
- Nå sendte Hiskia bud til hele Israel og Juda, og han skrev også brev til Efraim og Manasse, og inviterte dem til å komme til Herrens hus i Jerusalem, for å feire påsken for Herren, Israels Gud.
- B1930
- Så sendte Esekias bud omkring til hele Israel og Juda og skrev også brev til Efra'im og Manasse at de skulde komme til Herrens hus i Jerusalem og holde påske for Herren, Israels Gud.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Corinthians 5:7–8
Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:
Read in contextHosea 5:4
They will not frame their doings to turn unto their God: for the spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they have not known the LORD.
Read in context2 Chronicles 11:16
And after them out of all the tribes of Israel such as set their hearts to seek the LORD God of Israel came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice unto the LORD God of their fathers.
Read in contextExodus 12:3–20
Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house:
Read in context2 Chronicles 35:6
So kill the passover, and sanctify yourselves, and prepare your brethren, that they may do according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses.
Read in context2 Chronicles 11:13
And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel resorted to him out of all their coasts.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 16:2–6
Thou shalt therefore sacrifice the passover unto the LORD thy God, of the flock and the herd, in the place which the LORD shall choose to place his name there.
Read in contextHosea 7:8–9
Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people; Ephraim is a cake not turned.
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