New English Translation
2 Chronicles 30:11
11But some men from Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 30:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Nevertheless divers of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun humbled themselves, and came to Jerusalem.
- New International Version (NIV)Nevertheless, some from Asher, Manasseh and Zebulun humbled themselves and went to Jerusalem.
- English Standard Version (ESV)However, some men of Asher, of Manasseh, and of Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Nevertheless some from Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem.
Context of 2 Chronicles 30:11
9For if you return to the Lord, your brothers and sons will be shown mercy by their captors and return to this land. The Lord your God is merciful and compassionate; he will not reject you if you return to him.” 10The messengers journeyed from city to city through the land of Ephraim and Manasseh as far as Zebulun, but people mocked and ridiculed them. But some men from Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem. 12In Judah God moved the people to unite and carry out the edict the king and the officers had issued at the Lord’s command. 13A huge crowd assembled in Jerusalem to observe the Feast of Unleavened Bread in the second month.
Read all of 2 Chronicles 302 Chronicles 30:11 word by word
אַךְ־אֲנָשִׁ֛ים מֵאָשֵׁ֥ר וּמְנַשֶּׁ֖ה וּמִזְּבֻל֑וּן נִֽכְנְע֔וּ וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ לִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Nevertheless diversאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
- of Asherאָשֵׁר'âshêr · AsherH836
- and Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashsheh · ManassehH4519
- and of Zebulunזְבוּלֻןzebûlûn zebûlûn zebûlûn · ZebulunH2074
- humbledכָּנַעkâna‛ · be humbleH3665
- themselves, and cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 30:11
- 2 Chronicles 30:18The majority of the many people from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun were ceremonially unclean, yet they ate the Passover in violation of what is prescribed in the law. For Hezekiah prayed for them, saying: “May the Lord, who is good, forgive
- 2 Chronicles 11:16Those among all the Israelite tribes who were determined to worship the Lord God of Israel followed them to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the Lord God of their ancestors.
- Acts 17:34But some people joined him and believed. Among them were Dionysius, who was a member of the Areopagus, a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
- 2 Chronicles 12:6The leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, “The Lord is just.”
- 2 Chronicles 33:12In his pain Manasseh asked the Lord his God for mercy and truly humbled himself before the God of his ancestors.
- 2 Chronicles 34:27‘You displayed a sensitive spirit and humbled yourself before God when you heard his words concerning this place and its residents. You humbled yourself before me, tore your clothes and wept before me, and I have heard you,’ says the Lord.
- Exodus 10:3So Moses and Aaron came to Pharaoh and told him, “Thus says the Lord, the God of the Hebrews: ‘How long do you refuse to humble yourself before me? Release my people so that they may serve me!
- Leviticus 26:41(and I myself will walk in hostility against them and bring them into the land of their enemies), and then their uncircumcised hearts become humbled and they make up for their iniquity,
- Daniel 5:22“But you, his son Belshazzar, have not humbled yourself, although you knew all this.
- Luke 14:11For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
- Luke 18:14I tell you that this man went down to his home justified rather than the Pharisee. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
- James 4:10Humble yourselves before the Lord and he will exalt you.
- 1 Peter 5:6And God will exalt you in due time, if you humble yourselves under his mighty hand
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 30:11
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Compare 2 Chronicles 30:18. Hence, five of the ten tribes certainly sent representatives. Two - Reuben and Gad - were in captivity. One - Dan - was absorbed into Judah. Simeon and Naphtali, which alone remained, seem to have been more than ordinarily idolatrous 2 Chronicles 34:6.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11Some people humbled themselves, meeting the first requirement in Solomon’s formula (2 Chronicles 7:14).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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