2 Chronicles 30:15

2 Chronicles 30:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then they killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the second month: and the priests and the Levites were ashamed, and sanctified themselves, and brought in the burnt offerings into the house of the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)They slaughtered the Passover lamb on the fourteenth day of the second month. The priests and the Levites were ashamed and consecrated themselves and brought burnt offerings to the temple of the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they slaughtered the Passover lamb on the fourteenth day of the second month. And the priests and the Levites were ashamed, so that they consecrated themselves and brought burnt offerings into the house of the Lord.
• New Living Translation (NLT)On the fourteenth day of the second month, one month later than usual, the people slaughtered the Passover lamb. This shamed the priests and Levites, so they purified themselves and brought burnt offerings to the Temple of the Lord.

Context of 2 Chronicles 30:15

13Now many people, a very great assembly, gathered at Jerusalem to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread in the second month. 14They arose and took away the altars that were in Jerusalem, and they took away all the incense altars and cast them into the Brook Kidron. Then they slaughtered the Passover lambs on the fourteenth day of the second month. The priests and the Levites were ashamed, and sanctified themselves, and brought the burnt offerings to the house of the Lord. 16They stood in their place according to their custom, according to the Law of Moses the man of God; the priests sprinkled the blood received from the hand of the Levites. 17For there were many in the assembly who had not sanctified themselves; therefore the Levites had charge of the slaughter of the Passover lambs for everyone who was not clean, to sanctify them to the Lord.

2 Chronicles 30:15 word by word

וַיִּשְׁחֲט֣וּ הַפֶּ֔סַח בְּאַרְבָּעָ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ הַשֵּׁנִ֑י וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֨ים וְהַלְוִיִּ֤ם נִכְלְמוּ֙ וַיִּֽתְקַדְּשׁ֔וּ וַיָּבִ֥יאוּ עֹל֖וֹת בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then they killedשָׁחַטshâchaţ · to slaughterH7819
• the passoverפֶּ֫סַחpesach · PassoverH6453
• on the fourteenthעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
• on the fourteenthאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
• of the secondשֵׁנִיshênîy · secondH8145
• monthחֹ֫דֶשׁchôdesh · monthH2320
• and the priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• and the Levitesלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
• were ashamedכָּלַםkâlam · be humiliatedH3637
• and sanctifiedקָדַשׁqâdash · to consecrate: consecateH6942
• themselves, and brought inבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• the burnt offeringsעֹלָה‛ôlâh ‛ôlâh · burnt offeringH5930
• into the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 30:15

• 2 Chronicles 29:34But the priests were too few, so that they could not skin all the burnt offerings; therefore their brethren the Levites helped them until the work was ended and until the other priests had sanctified themselves, for the Levites were more diligent in sanctifying themselves than the priests.
• Ezekiel 16:61Then you will remember your ways and be ashamed, when you receive your older and your younger sisters; for I will give them to you for daughters, but not because of My covenant with you.
• Ezekiel 43:10“Son of man, describe the temple to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities; and let them measure the pattern.
• 2 Chronicles 30:24For Hezekiah king of Judah gave to the assembly a thousand bulls and seven thousand sheep, and the leaders gave to the assembly a thousand bulls and ten thousand sheep; and a great number of priests sanctified themselves.
• 2 Chronicles 5:11And it came to pass when the priests came out of the Most Holy Place (for all the priests who were present had sanctified themselves, without keeping to their divisions),
• 2 Chronicles 29:15And they gathered their brethren, sanctified themselves, and went according to the commandment of the king, at the words of the Lord, to cleanse the house of the Lord.
• 2 Chronicles 31:18and to all who were written in the genealogy—their little ones and their wives, their sons and daughters, the whole company of them—for in their faithfulness they sanctified themselves in holiness.
• Exodus 19:10Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow, and let them wash their clothes.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 30:15

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15The laggart priests and Levites, who from want of zeal for the Yahweh-worship, or from actual inclination to idolatry, had neglected to purify themselves (2 Chronicles 30:3 and marginal reference), were now shamed by the general ardor, and sanctified themselves for the Paschal festival. And brought in the burnt offerings - Received them, i. e. from the offerers at the doors of the inner court, and took them up to the brass altar in front of the porch. No…Read the comment
• 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. 15The priests were not ready for the large crowd. The issue might have been with priests from outside the city who missed the earlier purification. However, the people's response was better than that of the professional clerics, which was embarrassing for the clerics.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. the priests and the Levites were ashamed--Though the Levites are associated in this statement, the priests were principally referred to; those of them who had been dilatory or negligent in sanctifying themselves (2Ch 29:34) were put to the blush and stimulated to their duty by the greater alacrity and zeal of the people.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 30:15

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In the dictionaries

• Hezekiah
• Loud
• Pentateuch
• Purification
• Hezekiah (2)
• Names, Proper
• Priests and Levites
• Sacrifice
• Worship
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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