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2 Chronicles 30:10
10And the couriers passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh, even to Zebulun; but they laughed them to scorn and mocked them.
2 Chronicles 30:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)So the posts passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh even unto Zebulun: but they laughed them to scorn, and mocked them.
- New International Version (NIV)The couriers went from town to town in Ephraim and Manasseh, as far as Zebulun, but people scorned and ridiculed them.
- English Standard Version (ESV)So the couriers went from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh, and as far as Zebulun, but they laughed them to scorn and mocked them.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So the runners passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh, as far as Zebulun; but they laughed at them and mocked them.
Context of 2 Chronicles 30:10
8Now, harden not your necks, as your fathers; yield yourselves to Jehovah, and come to his sanctuary, which he has sanctified for ever; and serve Jehovah your God, that the fierceness of his anger may turn away from you. 9For if ye return to Jehovah, your brethren and your children shall find compassion with those that have carried them captive, so that they shall come again unto this land; for Jehovah your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye return to him. And the couriers passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh, even to Zebulun; but they laughed them to scorn and mocked them. 11Nevertheless certain of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem. 12The hand of God was also upon Judah to give them one heart to do the commandment of the king and of the princes, by the word of Jehovah.
Read all of 2 Chronicles 302 Chronicles 30:10 word by word
וַיִּֽהְי֨וּ הָרָצִ֜ים עֹבְרִ֨ים מֵעִ֧יר׀ לָעִ֛יר בְּאֶֽרֶץ־אֶפְרַ֥יִם וּמְנַשֶּׁ֖ה וְעַד־זְבֻל֑וּן וַיִּֽהְיוּ֙ מַשְׂחִיקִ֣ים עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם וּמַלְעִגִ֖ים בָּֽם׃Read the interlinear
- couriersרוּץrûts · to run: runH7323
- passedעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
- cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
- Ephraimאֶפְרַ֫יִם'ephrayim · EphraimH669
- Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashsheh · ManassehH4519
- Zebulunזְבוּלֻןzebûlûn zebûlûn zebûlûn · ZebulunH2074
- laughedשָׂחַקώâchaq · to laughH7832
- mockedלָעַגlâ‛ag · to mockH3932
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 30:10
- 2 Chronicles 30:6And the couriers went with the letters from the king and his princes throughout Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying, Ye children of Israel, return to Jehovah the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and he will return to the remnant of you that are escaped out of the hand of the kings of Assyria.
- Esther 3:13And the letters were sent by couriers into all the king's provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, upon the thirteenth of the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, and [to take] the spoil of them for a prey.
- Esther 8:10And he wrote in the name of king Ahasuerus, and sealed [it] with the king's ring, and sent letters by couriers on horseback riding on coursers, horses of blood reared in the breeding studs:
- Job 9:25And my days are swifter than a runner: they flee away, they see no good.
- 2 Chronicles 36:16But they mocked at the messengers of God, and despised his words, and scoffed at his prophets, until the fury of Jehovah rose against his people, and there was no remedy.
- Genesis 19:14And Lot went out, and spoke to his sons-in-law, who had married his daughters, and said, Up, go out of this place, for Jehovah will destroy the city. But he was as if he jested, in the sight of his sons-in-law.
- Nehemiah 2:19And Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobijah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it; and they mocked us and despised us, and said, What is this thing which ye do? will ye rebel against the king?
- Job 12:4I am to be one that is a derision to his friend, I who call upon God, and whom he will answer: a derision is the just upright [man].
- Luke 8:53And they derided him, knowing that she had died.
- Luke 16:14And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things, and mocked him.
- Luke 22:63And the men who held him mocked him, beating [him];
- Luke 23:35And the people stood beholding, and the rulers also [with them] sneered, saying, He has saved others; let him save himself if this is the Christ, the chosen one of God.
- Acts 17:32And when they heard [of the] resurrection of the dead, some mocked, and some said, We will hear thee again also concerning this.
- Hebrews 11:36and others underwent trial of mockings and scourgings, yea, and of bonds and imprisonment.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 30:10
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Ephraim and Manasseh are mentioned as the two tribes nearest to Judah, Zebulun as one of the furthest off.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-11The Assyrians conquered the northern kingdom (2 Kings 17:5–28), and many people were exiled to Assyria. People from other conquered lands moved there. Most of these foreigners, along with the Israelites left by the Assyrians, saw Israel's defeat as proof that the Lord, the God of Israel, was powerless. They mocked the idea of traveling to Jerusalem to honor him.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1210-12. 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…Read the comment
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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
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