The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 30:1 Explained

2 Chronicles 30:1

KJV: And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, to keep the passover unto the LORD God of Israel.

YLT: And Hezekiah sendeth unto all Israel and Judah, and also letters he hath written unto Ephraim and Manasseh, to come in to the house of Jehovah in Jerusalem, to make a passover to Jehovah, God of Israel.

Darby: And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of Jehovah at Jerusalem, to hold the passover to Jehovah the God of Israel.

ASV: And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of Jehovah at Jerusalem, to keep the passover unto Jehovah, the God of Israel.

Discover 2 Chronicles 30:1

CONTEXT: What is the Context of 2 Chronicles 30:1?

MEANING: What does 2 Chronicles 30:1 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 30:1 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in 2 Chronicles 30:1?

What is the context of 2 Chronicles 30:1?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, to keep the passover unto the LORD God of Israel.

What does 2 Chronicles 30:1 Mean?

Verse Meaning

"Following the restoration of the temple and its services in ch29 , the emphasis now falls heavily upon Hezekiah"s strenuous efforts to reunite in worship the hitherto separated peoples of the north and south." ^[1]

Hezekiah wanted all the Israelites, namely, those left in the Northern Kingdom following its captivity, as well as the Judahites, to rededicate themselves to Yahweh ( 2 Chronicles 30:1-9). Many in Israel had no interest in doing this ( 2 Chronicles 30:10), but some responded positively, as did many of the people in Judah ( 2 Chronicles 30:11-12). The complete repentance of the Israelites in the north might have resulted in God setting free many of the captive exiles ( 2 Chronicles 30:9).

"Sometimes people refuse to repent out of a sense of hopelessness, but Hezekiah reminds that it is never too late to return to God." ^[2]

Large numbers of the people who came to the feast had not prepared themselves as the Mosaic Law specified. This group included priests and Levites who were ashamed of their uncleanness ( 2 Chronicles 30:15). This revelation shows how the people had disregarded the Law. God pardoned ritual uncleanness if the worshipper"s heart was right ( 2 Chronicles 30:18-20; cf. John 7:22-23; John 9:14-16). The heart attitude is more important than ritual cleanliness.

The feast was such a success that Hezekiah extended the celebration another week ( 2 Chronicles 30:23). Great joy followed return to the Lord and His temple ( 2 Chronicles 30:26).

"Hezekiah is portrayed here as a second Solomon ( 2 Chronicles 30:26), and the celebration of the Passover is a watershed between the disruption of Israel after Solomon"s death and a return to the spiritual conditions that existed in Solomon"s day." ^[3]

God paid attention to the prayers of the rededicated Israelites ( 2 Chronicles 30:27). Josiah carried out his Passover ( 2 Chronicles 35:1-19) in stricter conformity to the Mosaic Law, but Hezekiah"s Passover was the greatest-in terms of participation and spiritual renewal-since Solomon"s reign ( 2 Chronicles 30:26).

Context Summary

2 Chronicles 30:1-12 - A Summons To The Nation

Though one of the most important feasts, the Passover had long been neglected. When a spiritual revival takes place, men naturally begin to observe the old sacred institutions, through which religious feeling can express itself. As the proper month for observing it had gone, rather than miss the whole year, the king and his people resolved to observe their annual festival in the second month, as provided in Numbers 9:10-11. The quickened life of Judah revealed itself in a fervent yearning for national unity, and the invitation to share in celebrating the Passover was distributed from Dan to Beersheba. Many mocked, imputing Hezekiah's appeal to low motives of ambition and self-aggrandizement. We cannot doubt that Isaiah prompted the king to suggest that if Israel would accept the invitation and join in a common act of penitence and faith, it would probably lead to the rehabilitation of their national life. In putting aside this suggestion, Israel not only flouted the royal proposal, but destroyed one of the last methods of undoing the ruin which had already commenced in the Northern Kingdom. [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 30:1 mean?

And sent Hezekiah to all Israel and Judah and also letters wrote Ephraim and Manasseh that they should come to the house of Yahweh at Jerusalem to keep the Passover to Yahweh God of Israel

וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח יְחִזְקִיָּ֜הוּ עַל־ כָּל־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל וִֽיהוּדָ֗ה וְגַֽם־ אִגְּרוֹת֙ כָּתַב֙ אֶפְרַ֣יִם וּמְנַשֶּׁ֔ה לָב֥וֹא לְבֵית־ יְהוָ֖ה בִּֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת פֶּ֔סַח לַיהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח	And sent
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: שָׁלַח Sense: to send, send away, let go, stretch out.
יְחִזְקִיָּ֜הוּ	Hezekiah
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: חִזְקִיָּה Sense: 2th king of Judah, son of Ahaz and Abijah; a good king in that he served Jehovah and did away with idolatrous practices.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל	Israel
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
וִֽיהוּדָ֗ה	and Judah
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יְהוּדָה Sense: the son of Jacob by Leah.
וְגַֽם־	and also
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Conjunction Root: גַּם Sense: also, even, indeed, moreover, yea.
אִגְּרוֹת֙	letters
Parse: Noun, feminine plural Root: אִגֶּרֶת Sense: letter, missive.
כָּתַב֙	wrote
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: כָּתַב Sense: to write, record, enrol.
אֶפְרַ֣יִם	Ephraim
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אֶפְרַיִם Sense: second son of Joseph, blessed by him and given preference over first son, Manasseh.
וּמְנַשֶּׁ֔ה	and Manasseh
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: מְנַשֶּׁה Sense: the eldest son of Joseph and progenitor of the tribe of Manasseh.
לָב֥וֹא	that they should come
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: בֹּוא Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
לְבֵית־	to the house
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בַּיִת Sense: house.
יְהוָ֖ה	of Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
בִּֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם	at Jerusalem
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: יְרוּשָׁלַםִ Sense: the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split.
לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת	to keep
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: עָשָׂה Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
פֶּ֔סַח	the Passover
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: פֶּסַח Sense: passover.
לַיהוָ֖ה	to Yahweh
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
אֱלֹהֵ֥י	God
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: אֱלֹהִים Sense: (plural).
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל	of Israel
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.

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