New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Chronicles 30:2-15

2For the king and his princes and all the assembly in Jerusalem had decided 1to celebrate the Passover in the second month, 3since they could not celebrate it 2at that time, because the priests had not consecrated themselves in sufficient numbers, nor had the people been gathered to Jerusalem. 4So the 3decision was right in the sight of the king and all the assembly. 5So they established a decree to circulate a 4proclamation throughout Israel 5from Beersheba to Dan, that they are to come to celebrate the Passover to the Lord God of Israel in Jerusalem. For they had not celebrated it in great numbers as was written. 6 6The 7couriers went throughout Israel and Judah with the letters from the hand of the king and his princes, even according to the command of the king, saying, “Sons of Israel, return to the Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, that He may return to those of you who escaped and are left from 8the 9hand of the kings of Assyria. 7 10Do not be like your fathers and your brothers, who were untrue to the Lord God of their fathers, so that 11He made them an object of horror, just as you see. 8Now do not 12stiffen your neck like your fathers, but 13yield to the Lord and enter His sanctuary which He has consecrated forever, and serve the Lord your God, 14that His burning anger may turn away from you. 9For 15if you return to the Lord, your brothers and your sons will find compassion in the presence of those who led them captive, and will return to this land. 16For the Lord your God is gracious and compassionate, and will not turn His face away from you if you return to Him.”

10So the 17couriers passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh, and as far as Zebulun, but 18they laughed at them with scorn and mocked them. 11Nevertheless, 19some men of Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem. 12The 20hand of God was also on Judah to give them one heart to do what the king and the princes commanded by the word of the Lord.

13Now many people were gathered at Jerusalem to celebrate the Feast of Unleavened Bread 21in the second month, a very large assembly. 14They got up and removed the altars which were in Jerusalem; they also 22removed all the incense altars and 23threw them into the brook Kidron. 15Then 24they slaughtered the Passover lambs on the fourteenth of the second month. And 25the priests and Levites were ashamed of themselves, and consecrated themselves and brought burnt offerings to the house of the Lord.

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Notes

1. 2 Chronicles 30:2 Num 9:10, 11; 2 Chr 30:13, 15 ↩
2. 2 Chronicles 30:3 2 Chr 29:17, 34 ↩
3. 2 Chronicles 30:4 Lit word ↩
4. 2 Chronicles 30:5 Lit voice ↩
5. 2 Chronicles 30:5 Judg 20:1 ↩
6. 2 Chronicles 30:6 Esth 8:14; Job 9:25; Jer 51:31 ↩
7. 2 Chronicles 30:6 Lit runners ↩
8. 2 Chronicles 30:6 2 Chr 28:20 ↩
9. 2 Chronicles 30:6 Lit palm ↩
10. 2 Chronicles 30:7 Ezek 20:13 ↩
11. 2 Chronicles 30:7 2 Chr 29:8 ↩
12. 2 Chronicles 30:8 Ex 32:9 ↩
13. 2 Chronicles 30:8 Lit give a hand ↩
14. 2 Chronicles 30:8 2 Chr 29:10 ↩
15. 2 Chronicles 30:9 Deut 30:2 ↩
16. 2 Chronicles 30:9 Ex 34:6, 7; Mic 7:18 ↩
17. 2 Chronicles 30:10 Lit runners ↩
18. 2 Chronicles 30:10 2 Chr 36:16 ↩
19. 2 Chronicles 30:11 2 Chr 30:18, 21, 25 ↩
20. 2 Chronicles 30:12 2 Cor 3:5; Phil 2:13; Heb 13:20, 21 ↩
21. 2 Chronicles 30:13 2 Chr 30:2 ↩
22. 2 Chronicles 30:14 2 Chr 28:24 ↩
23. 2 Chronicles 30:14 2 Chr 29:16 ↩
24. 2 Chronicles 30:15 2 Chr 30:2, 3 ↩
25. 2 Chronicles 30:15 2 Chr 29:34 ↩

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