2 Chronicles 30:19

2 Chronicles 30:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)That prepareth his heart to seek God, the Lord God of his fathers, though he be not cleansed according to the purification of the sanctuary.
• New International Version (NIV)who sets their heart on seeking God—the Lord, the God of their ancestors—even if they are not clean according to the rules of the sanctuary.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)who sets his heart to seek God, the Lord, the God of his fathers, even though not according to the sanctuary's rules of cleanness."
• New King James Version (NKJV)who prepares his heart to seek God, the Lord God of his fathers, though he is not cleansed according to the purification of the sanctuary.”

Context of 2 Chronicles 30:19

17for there were many in the assembly who had not consecrated themselves, and so the Levites were in charge of slaughtering the Passover lambs for every unclean person to consecrate the lambs to the Lord. 18A large number of the people — many from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun — were ritually unclean, yet they had eaten the Passover contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah had interceded for them, saying, “May the good Lord provide atonement on behalf of whoever sets his whole heart on seeking God, the Lord, the God of his ancestors, even though not according to the purification rules of the sanctuary.” 20So the Lord heard Hezekiah and healed the people. 21The Israelites who were present in Jerusalem observed the Festival of Unleavened Bread seven days with great joy, and the Levites and the priests praised the Lord day after day with loud instruments.

2 Chronicles 30:19 word by word

כָּל־לְבָב֣וֹ הֵכִ֔ין לִדְר֛וֹשׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֥ים׀ יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י אֲבוֹתָ֑יו וְלֹ֖א כְּטָהֳרַ֥ת הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• preparethכּוּןkûn · to establish: establishH3559
• his heartלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
• to seekדָּרַשׁdârash · to seekH1875
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• of his fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
• according to the purificationטׇהֳרָהţohŏrâh · purifyingH2893
• of the sanctuaryקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 30:19

• 2 Chronicles 19:3However, some good is found in you, for you have eradicated the Asherah poles from the land and have determined in your heart to seek God.”
• 2 Chronicles 20:33However, the high places were not taken away; the people had not yet set their hearts on the God of their ancestors.
• 1 Samuel 7:3Samuel told them, “If you are returning to the Lord with all your heart, get rid of the foreign gods and the Ashtoreths that are among you, set your hearts on the Lord, and worship only him. Then he will rescue you from the Philistines.”
• 1 Chronicles 29:18Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our ancestors, keep this desire forever in the thoughts of the hearts of your people, and confirm their hearts toward you.
• Ezra 7:10Now Ezra had determined in his heart to study the law of the Lord, obey it, and teach its statutes and ordinances in Israel.
• Job 11:13As for you, if you redirect your heart and spread out your hands to him in prayer —
• Psalms 10:17Lord, you have heard the desire of the humble; you will strengthen their hearts. You will listen carefully,
• Proverbs 23:26My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my ways.
• Leviticus 12:4She will continue in purification from her bleeding for thirty-three days. She must not touch any holy thing or go into the sanctuary until completing her days of purification.
• Leviticus 15:31“You must keep the Israelites from their uncleanness, so that they do not die by defiling my tabernacle that is among them.
• Leviticus 21:17“Tell Aaron: None of your descendants throughout your generations who has a physical defect is to come near to present the food of his God.
• Leviticus 22:3Say to them: If any man from any of your descendants throughout your generations is in a state of uncleanness yet approaches the holy offerings that the Israelites consecrate to the Lord, that person will be cut off from my presence; I am the Lord.
• Numbers 9:6But there were some men who were unclean because of a human corpse, so they could not observe the Passover on that day. These men came before Moses and Aaron the same day
• Numbers 19:13Anyone who touches a body of a person who has died, and does not purify himself, defiles the tabernacle of the Lord. That person will be cut off from Israel. He remains unclean because the water for impurity has not been sprinkled on him, and his uncleanness is still on him.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 30:19

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-20Verses 13-20 The great thing needful in attendance upon God in solemn ordinances, is, that we make heart-work of it; all is nothing without this. Where this sincerity and fixedness of heart are, there may yet be many things short of the purification of the sanctuary. These defects need pardoning, healing grace; for omissions in duty are sins, as well as omissions of duty. If God should deal with us in strict justice, even as to the very best of our…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-19Many pilgrims traveled far from other countries and could not undergo the purification ceremonies. They were not ready to join the ceremony. Hezekiah let them eat the Passover without the sacrificial ritual, even though they were impure. He prayed for God to accept their worship. Hezekiah followed the restoration process (see 2 Chronicles 7:14).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 30:19

• Church
• Form
• Heart
• Intercession
• Israel
• Month
• Seekers

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Hezekiah
• Loud
• Pentateuch
• Purification
• Ezekiel
• Hezekiah (2)
• Names, Proper
• Priests and Levites

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 30

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings