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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
assembled	וַיֵּֽאָסְפ֤וּ vai.ye.'a.se.Fu	H622	to gather for any purpose · conjunction + verb, niphal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ ye.ru.sha.Lim	H3389	Jerushalaim or Jerushalem · proper noun, a place name
much	רָ֔ב Rav	H7227	abundant (in quantity · adjective, masculine singular absolute
people	עַם 'am-	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
keep	לַעֲשׂ֛וֹת la.'a.Sot	H6213	to do or make · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
feast	חַ֥ג chag	H2282	a festival · noun, common masculine singular construct
bread	הַמַּצּ֖וֹת ha.ma.Tzot	H4682	properly · definite article + noun, common feminine plural absolute
second	הַשֵּׁנִ֑י ha.she.Ni	H8145	properly · definite article + ordinal number, masculine singular absolute
month	בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ ba.Cho.desh	H2320	the new moon · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
very	מְאֹֽד me.'Od	H3966	properly · cardinal number, masculine singular absolute
great	לָרֹ֥ב la.Ro	H7230	abundance (in any respect) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute
congregation	קָהָ֖ל ka.Hal	H6951	assemblage (usually concretely) · noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

2 Chronicles 30:2 For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the congregation in Jerusalem, to keep the passover in the second month.
Psalms 84:7 They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 30:13-20

The time appointed for the passover having arrived, a very great congregation came together upon the occasion, Ch2 30:13. Now here we have, I. The preparation they made for the passover, and good preparation it was: They took away all the idolatrous altars that were found, not only in the temple, but in Jerusalem, Ch2 30:14. Before they kept the feast, they cast out this old leaven. The best preparation we can make for the gospel passover is to cast away our iniquities, our spiritual idolatries. II. The celebration of the passover. In this the people were so forward and zealous that the priests and Levites blushed to see themselves out-done by the commonalty, to see them more ready to bring…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 30:10

the posts passed from city to city--It is not surprising that after so long a discontinuance of the sacred festival, this attempt to revive it should, in some quarters, have excited ridicule and opposition. Accordingly, among the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Zebulun, Hezekiah's messengers met with open insults and ill usage. Many, however, in these very districts, as well as throughout the kingdom of the ten tribes, generally complied with the invitation; while, in the kingdom of Judah, there was one unanimous feeling of high expectation and pious delight. The concourse that repaired to Jerusalem on the occasion was very great, and the occasion was ever after regarded as one of the great…

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Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 30:9

And will not turn away his face from you - Well expressed by the Targum: "For the Lord your God is gracious and merciful, and will not cause his majesty to ascend up from among you, if ye will return to his fear." The shechinah, of which the Targumist speaks, is the dwelling of the Divine Presence among men, and the visible symbol of that presence.

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 30:13

Dictionary and topics

Pentateuch — The five-fold volume, consisting of the first five books of the Old Testament. This word does not occur in Scripture, nor is it certainly known when the roll was thus divided into five portions…
Samaria, Country Of — Samaria at first included all the tribes over which Jeroboam made himself king, whether east or west of the river Jordan. (1 Kings 13:32) But whatever extent the word might have acquired, it…
Month · .An celebrated in — .An celebrated in

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2 Chronicles 30:13

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 30:13-20

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 30:10

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 30:9

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 30:13

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2 Chronicles 30:13

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 30:13-20

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 30:10

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 30:9

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 30:13

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Chronicles 30:11

Rashi on 2 Chronicles 30:9