2 Chronicles 30:25

And all the congregation of Judah, with the priests and the Levites, and all the congregation that came out of Israel, and the strangers that came out of the land of Israel, and that dwelt in Judah, rejoiced.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
congregation	קְהַ֣ל ke.Hal	H6951	assemblage (usually concretely) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Judah	יְהוּדָ֗ה ye.hu.Dah	H3063	Jehudah (or Judah) · proper noun, a place name
priests	וְהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ ve.ha.ko.ha.Nim	H3548	literally one officiating · conjunction + definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
Levites	וְהַלְוִיִּ֔ם ve.hal.vi.Yim	H3881	a Levite or descendant of Levi · conjunction + definite article + noun, gentilic masculine plural absolute
congregation	הַקָּהָ֖ל ha.ka.Hal	H6951	assemblage (usually concretely) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
out	הַבָּאִ֣ים ha.ba.'Im	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · definite article + verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
Israel	מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑ל mi.Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · preposition + proper noun, a place name
strangers	וְהַגֵּרִ֗ים ve.ha.ge.Rim	H1616	properly · conjunction + definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
out	הַבָּאִים֙ ha.ba.'Im	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · definite article + verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
land	מֵאֶ֣רֶץ me.'E.retz	H776	the earth (at large · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
dwelt	וְהַיּוֹשְׁבִ֖ים ve.hai.yo.she.Vim	H3427	properly · conjunction + definite article + verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
Judah	בִּיהוּדָֽה bi.hu.Dah	H3063	Jehudah (or Judah) · preposition + proper noun, a place name
rejoiced	וַֽיִּשְׂמְח֣וּ vai.yis.me.Chu	H8055	probably to brighten up · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural

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Cross-references

2 Chronicles 30:11 Nevertheless divers of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun humbled themselves, and came to Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 30:18 For a multitude of the people, even many of Ephraim, and Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet did they eat the…
Exodus 12:43-49 And the LORD said unto Moses and Aaron, This is the ordinance of the passover: There shall no stranger eat thereof:
1 Chronicles 16:10-11 Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.
Psalms 92:4 For thou, LORD, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands.
Psalms 104:34 My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.

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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 30:24

and a great number of priests sanctified themselves--so that there would be a sufficient number of hands for the additional services. Next: 2 Chronicles Chapter 31

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 30:25

The strangers that come out of the land of Israel - That is, the proselytes of the covenant who had embraced Judaism, and had submitted to the rite of circumcision, for none others could be permitted to eat of the passover.

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 30:25

And all the congregation of Judah, with the priests and Levites,.... The people that were gathered together out of the several cities of Judah, which no doubt was the largest congregation, with whom the priests and Levites are joined, as being of that kingdom, and dwellers in Jerusalem, where their office lay: and all the congregation that came out of Israel; out of the ten tribes, particularly Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, 2 Chronicles 30:18, and the strangers that came out of the land of Israel, and that dwelt in Judah, rejoiced; the proselytes, even such as were circumcised, who ate of the passover, and kept the feast of unleavened bread, as well as the other days of rejoicin…

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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

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 30:25

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 30:21–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 30:24

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 30:25

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 30:25

Dictionary and topics

2 Chronicles 30:25

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 30:21–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 30:24

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 30:25

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 30:25

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Chronicles 30:25

Rashi on 2 Chronicles 30:24