2 Chronicles 30:2

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the congregation in Jerusalem, to keep the passover in the second month.

Complete Jewish Bible:

For the king, his officials and the entire Yerushalayim community had agreed to keep the Pesach in the second month.

Berean Standard Bible:

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

American Standard Version:

For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the assembly in Jerusalem, to keep the passover in the second month.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

For the king{H4428} had taken counsel{H3289}, and his princes{H8269}, and all the congregation{H6951} in Jerusalem{H3389}, to keep{H6213} the passover{H6453} in the second{H8145} month{H2320}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Numbers 9:10

  • Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If any man of you or of your posterity shall be unclean by reason of a dead body, or [be] in a journey afar off, yet he shall keep the passover unto the LORD.

Numbers 9:11

  • The fourteenth day of the second month at even they shall keep it, [and] eat it with unleavened bread and bitter [herbs].

2 Chronicles 30:13

  • ¶ And there assembled at Jerusalem much people to keep the feast of unleavened bread in the second month, a very great congregation.

1 Chronicles 13:1

  • ¶ And David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, [and] with every leader.

1 Chronicles 13:3

  • And let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we enquired not at it in the days of Saul.

Proverbs 11:14

  • ¶ Where no counsel [is], the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors [there is] safety.

2 Chronicles 30:15

  • Then they killed the passover on the fourteenth [day] of the second month: and the priests and the Levites were ashamed, and sanctified themselves, and brought in the burnt offerings into the house of the LORD.

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Commentary for 2 Chronicles 30:2

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H4428
    There are 1922 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מֶלֶךְ
    Transliteration: melek
    Pronunciation: meh'-lek
    Description: from מָלַךְ; a king; king, royal.
  2. Strong's Number: H3289
    There are 74 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יָעַץ
    Transliteration: yâʻats
    Pronunciation: yaw-ats'
    Description: a primitive root; to advise; reflexively, to deliberate or resolve; advertise, take advise, advise (well), consult, (give, take) counsel(-lor), determine, devise, guide, purpose.
  3. Strong's Number: H8269
    There are 368 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שַׂר
    Transliteration: sar
    Pronunciation: sar
    Description: from שָׂרַר; a head person (of any rank or class); captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord,(-task-)master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.
  4. Strong's Number: H6951
    There are 116 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: קָהָל
    Transliteration: qâhâl
    Pronunciation: kaw-hawl'
    Description: from קָהַל; assemblage (usually concretely); assembly, company, congregation, multitude.
  5. Strong's Number: H3389
    There are 600 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם
    Transliteration: Yᵉrûwshâlaim
    Pronunciation: yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im
    Description: rarely יְרוּשָׁלַיִם; a dual (in allusion to its two main hills (the true pointing, at least of the former reading, seems to be that of יְרוּשָׁלֵם)); probably from (the passive participle of) יָרָה and שָׁלַם; founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine; Jerusalem.
  6. Strong's Number: H6213
    There are 2286 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עָשָׂה
    Transliteration: ʻâsâh
    Pronunciation: aw-saw'
    Description: a primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application; accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, [phrase] feast, (fight-) ing man, [phrase] finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, [phrase] hinder, hold (a feast), [idiom] indeed, [phrase] be industrious, [phrase] journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, [phrase] officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, [idiom] sacrifice, serve, set, shew, [idiom] sin, spend, [idiom] surely, take, [idiom] thoroughly, trim, [idiom] very, [phrase] vex, be (warr-) ior, work(-man), yield, use.
  7. Strong's Number: H6453
    There are 46 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: פֶּסַח
    Transliteration: peçach
    Pronunciation: peh'-sakh
    Description: from פָּסַח; a pretermission, i.e. exemption; used only techically of the Jewish Passover (the festival or the victim); passover (offering).
  8. Strong's Number: H8145
    There are 151 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שֵׁנִי
    Transliteration: shênîy
    Pronunciation: shay-nee'
    Description: from שָׁנָה; properly, double, i.e. second; also adverbially, again; again, either (of them), (an-) other, second (time).
  9. Strong's Number: H2320
    There are 224 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: חֹדֶשׁ
    Transliteration: chôdesh
    Pronunciation: kho'-desh
    Description: from חָדַשׁ; the new moon; by implication, a month; month(-ly), new moon.