The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 30:23 Explained

2 Chronicles 30:23

KJV: And the whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days: and they kept other seven days with gladness.

YLT: And all the assembly take counsel to keep other seven days, and they keep seven days with joy;

Darby: And the whole congregation took counsel to observe other seven days; and they observed the seven days with gladness.

ASV: And the whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days; and they kept other'seven days with gladness.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the whole assembly  took counsel  to keep  other  seven  days:  and they kept  [other] seven  days  with gladness. 

What does 2 Chronicles 30:23 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Chronicles 30:13-27 - Whole-Hearted Seeking Of God
As necessary preliminary to the right observance of the approaching feast, the removal of the altars erected by Ahaz was resolved upon. The feast and its antitype can be observed only as the leaven of evil is put away, 1 Corinthians 5:7. So great was the zeal of the people, that it shamed the priests and Levites into a new earnestness. There were irregularities in the celebration, as, for instance, the Levites slaughtered the paschal victims for every one that had not passed through the usual process of ceremonial cleansing. But the intention of the crowds was right, and in answer to Hezekiah's prayer, no penalty was inflicted for these violations of the prescribed ritual. Another proof is thus afforded that the main thing with God is the attitude of the heart, Psalms 69:31.
When spiritual captivities are turned, there is an outburst of singing. Each great revival has had its Gregorian chants, its Luther's hymns, its Charles Wesley, its Havergal, its Sankey.
The immense numbers of slaughtered beasts were necessitated by the presence of vast multitudes of people, who needed to be supported while at Jerusalem. Only a small portion of the animal was presented on the altar, the remainder being eaten by the offerers. [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Chronicles 30

1  Hezekiah proclaims a solemn passover on the second month for Judah and Israel
13  The assembly, having destroyed the altars of idolatry, keep the feast fourteen days
27  The priests and Levites bless the people

What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 30:23 mean?

And agreed whole the assembly to keep [the feast] seven days another and they kept it seven [another] days with gladness
וַיִּוָּֽעֲצוּ֙ כָּל־ הַקָּהָ֔ל לַעֲשׂ֕וֹת שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִ֖ים אֲחֵרִ֑ים וַיַּֽעֲשׂ֥וּ שִׁבְעַת־ יָמִ֖ים שִׂמְחָֽה

וַיִּוָּֽעֲצוּ֙  And  agreed 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: יׄועֵץ 
Sense: to advise, consult, give counsel, counsel, purpose, devise, plan.
כָּל־  whole 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
הַקָּהָ֔ל  the  assembly 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: קָהָל  
Sense: assembly, company, congregation, convocation.
לַעֲשׂ֕וֹת  to  keep  [the  feast] 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
שִׁבְעַ֥ת  seven 
Parse: Number, masculine singular construct
Root: שֶׁבַע  
Sense: seven (cardinal number).
יָמִ֖ים  days 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
אֲחֵרִ֑ים  another 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural
Root: אַחֵר  
Sense: another, other, following.
וַיַּֽעֲשׂ֥וּ  and  they  kept  it 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
שִׁבְעַת־  seven 
Parse: Number, masculine singular construct
Root: שֶׁבַע  
Sense: seven (cardinal number).
יָמִ֖ים  [another]  days 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
שִׂמְחָֽה  with  gladness 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: שִׂמְחָה  
Sense: joy, mirth, gladness.

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