The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 30:11 Explained

2 Chronicles 30:11

KJV: Nevertheless divers of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun humbled themselves, and came to Jerusalem.

YLT: only, certain from Asher, and Manasseh, and from Zebulun, have been humbled, and come in to Jerusalem.

Darby: Nevertheless certain of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem.

ASV: Nevertheless certain men of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun humbled themselves, and came to Jerusalem.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Nevertheless divers  of Asher  and Manasseh  and of Zebulun  humbled  themselves, and came  to Jerusalem. 

What does 2 Chronicles 30:11 Mean?

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 30:11 mean?

Nevertheless some from Asher and Manasseh and Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem
אַךְ־ אֲנָשִׁ֛ים מֵאָשֵׁ֥ר וּמְנַשֶּׁ֖ה וּמִזְּבֻל֑וּן נִֽכְנְע֔וּ וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ לִירוּשָׁלִָֽם

אַךְ־  Nevertheless 
Parse: Adverb
Root: אַךְ  
Sense: indeed, surely (emphatic).
אֲנָשִׁ֛ים  some 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֱנׄושׁ 
Sense: man, mortal man, person, mankind.
מֵאָשֵׁ֥ר  from  Asher 
Parse: Preposition-m, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָשֵׁר  
Sense: son of Jacob and Zilpah.
וּמְנַשֶּׁ֖ה  and  Manasseh 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מְנַשֶּׁה  
Sense: the eldest son of Joseph and progenitor of the tribe of Manasseh.
וּמִזְּבֻל֑וּן  and  Zebulun 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: זְבוּלוּן  
Sense: the 0th of the sons of Jacob, 6th and last of Leah; progenitor of Zebulun.
נִֽכְנְע֔וּ  humbled  themselves 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: כָּנַע  
Sense: to be humble, be humbled, be subdued, be brought down, be low, be under, be brought into subjection.
וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ  and  came 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
לִירוּשָׁלִָֽם  to  Jerusalem 
Parse: Preposition-l, 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.