2 Chronicles 30:21

And the children of Israel that were present at Jerusalem kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with great gladness: and the Levites and the priests praised the LORD day by day, singing with loud instruments unto the LORD.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
children	בְנֵֽי ve.nei-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Israel	יִ֠שְׂרָאֵל Yis.ra.'el	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
present	הַנִּמְצְאִ֨ים ha.nim.tze.'Im	H4672	properly · definite article + verb, niphal active participle, masculine plural absolute
Jerusalem	בִּֽירוּשָׁלִַ֜ם bi.ru.sha.Lim	H3389	Jerushalaim or Jerushalem · preposition + proper noun, a place name
kept	וַיַּעֲשׂ֣וּ vai.ya.'a.Su	H6213	to do or make · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
feast	חַ֧ג chag	H2282	a festival · noun, common masculine singular construct
bread	הַמַּצּ֛וֹת ha.ma.Tzot	H4682	properly · definite article + noun, common feminine plural absolute
seven	שִׁבְעַ֥ת shiv.'At	H7651	seven (as the sacred full one) · noun, common both genders singular construct
days	יָמִ֖ים ya.Mim	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · noun, common masculine plural absolute
great	גְדוֹלָ֑ה ge.do.Lah	H1419	great (in any sense) · adjective, feminine singular absolute
gladness	בְּשִׂמְחָ֣ה be.sim.Chah	H8057	blithesomeness or glee · preposition + noun, common feminine singular absolute
Levites	הַלְוִיִּ֧ם hal.vi.Yim	H3881	a Levite or descendant of Levi · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine plural absolute
priests	וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֛ים ve.ha.ko.ha.Nim	H3548	literally one officiating · conjunction + definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
praised	וּֽמְהַלְלִ֣ים u.me.ha.Lim	H1984	to be clear (orig. of sound · conjunction + verb, piel active participle, masculine plural absolute
LORD	לַ֠יהוָה la.Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · preposition + proper noun, a title
day	י֣וֹם Yom	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
day	בְּי֞וֹם be.Yom	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute
loud	עֹ֖ז 'oz	H5797	strength in various applications (force · noun, common masculine singular absolute
instruments	בִּכְלֵי bikh.lei-	H3627	something prepared · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
LORD	לַיהוָֽה la.Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · preposition + proper noun, a title

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Cross-references

Exodus 12:15 Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whosoever eateth leavened brea…
Exodus 13:6 Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to the LORD.
Leviticus 23:6 And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened bread unto the LORD: seven days ye must eat unleavened bread.
Deuteronomy 12:7 And there ye shall eat before the LORD your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein the…
Deuteronomy 12:12 And ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God, ye, and your sons, and your daughters, and your menservants, and your maidservants, and the L…
Deuteronomy 16:14 And thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite, the stran…
2 Chronicles 7:10 And on the three and twentieth day of the seventh month he sent the people away into their tents, glad and merry in heart for the goodness t…
2 Chronicles 20:21 And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the LORD, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went o…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 30:21–end

After the passover followed the feast of unleavened bread, which continued seven days. How that was observed we are here told, and every thing in this account looks pleasant and lively. 1. Abundance of sacrifices were offered to God in peace-offerings, by which they both acknowledged and implored the favour of God, and on part of which the offerers feasted with their friends during these seven days (Ch2 30:22), in token of their communion with God and the comfort they took in his favour and their reconciliation to him. To keep up this part of the service, that God's altar might be abundantly regaled with the fat and blood and his priests and people with the flesh of the peace-offerings, Heze…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 30:21

the children of Israel . . . kept the feast--The time appointed by the law for the continuance of the feast was seven days [Exo 12:15; Exo 13:6; Lev 23:6]; but in consequence of its having been allowed to fall so long into desuetude, they doubled the period of celebration and kept it fourteen days with unabated satisfaction and joy. Materials for the additional sacrificial meals were supplied by the munificence of the king and the princes.

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 30:18

A multitude of the people - had not cleansed themselves - As there were men from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, they were excusable, because they came from countries that had been wholly devoted to idolatry. The good Lord pardon every one - "The Lord, who is good, have mercy on this people who err." - T.

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 30:21

And the children of Israel that were present at Jerusalem kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with great gladness,.... Which, according to the law of Moses, were always to follow the passover, Exodus 12:18. and the Levites and the priests praised the Lord day by day, singing with loud instruments unto the Lord; or instruments of strength (t); so called not from the matter of them, or manner in which they were made, but either from the sound of them, as our version, or from the strength and power of God, which they set forth in praise; the Targum is,"with instruments of praise,''and so the word is sometimes used, see Psalm 8:2 compared with Matthew 21:16, the priests blew with trum…

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…
Church Of Israel · Worship of, consisted in: Praise — Worship of, consisted in: Praise
Month · .An celebrated in — .An celebrated in
Music · The Jews used: In religious feasts — The Jews used: In religious feasts
Praise · Should be offered: Day by day — Should be offered: Day by day

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Chronicles 30:21

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 30:21–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 30:21

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 30:18

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 30:21

Dictionary and topics

2 Chronicles 30:21

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 30:21–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 30:21

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 30:18

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 30:21

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Chronicles 30:20

Rashi on 2 Chronicles 30:21