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2 Chronicles 30:11
Nevertheless, some from Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the response of northern Israelite tribes to royal couriers sent to summon them to Jerusalem for the Passover. While the broader region scorned the messengers, this verse isolates the specific groups that ultimately obeyed.
The words — נִכְנְעוּ (nikh.ne.'U) literally means "they humbled themselves," denoting a deliberate lowering of resistance. וַ/יָּבֹ֖אוּ (va/i.ya.Vo.'u) translates to "and they came," marking the physical movement of these men to the city.
The thread — The same northern tribes reappear in 2 Chronicles 30:18 as participants who ate the feast without purification, and in 2 Chronicles 30:25 as part of the larger assembly that rejoiced with Judah.
Why it lands — The text documents a factual shift from mockery to attendance, requiring readers to track which groups respond to official summons. It demands a clear assessment of how external invitations intersect with internal willingness to gather.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Nevertheless divers of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun humbled themselves, and came to Jerusalem.
Cross-references
- 2 Chronicles 30:18 A large number of the people—many from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun—had not purified themselves, yet they ate the Passover, contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah interceded for them, saying, “May the LORD, who is good, provide atonement for everyone
- 2 Chronicles 30:21 The Israelites who were present in Jerusalem celebrated the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with great joy, and the Levites and priests praised the LORD day after day, accompanied by loud instruments of praise to the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 30:25 Then the whole assembly of Judah rejoiced along with the priests and Levites and the whole assembly that had come from Israel, including the foreigners who had come from Israel and those who lived in Judah.
- Exodus 10:3 So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and told him, “This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.
- Leviticus 26:41 and I acted with hostility toward them and brought them into the land of their enemies—and if their uncircumcised hearts will be humbled and they will make amends for their iniquity,
- 2 Chronicles 11:16 Those from every tribe of Israel who had set their hearts to seek the LORD their God followed the Levites to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the LORD, the God of their fathers.
- 2 Chronicles 12:6 So the leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, “The LORD is righteous.”
- 2 Chronicles 12:12 Because Rehoboam humbled himself, the anger of the LORD turned away from him, and He did not destroy him completely. Indeed, conditions were good in Judah.
- 2 Chronicles 33:12 And in his distress, Manasseh sought the favor of the LORD his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his fathers.
- 2 Chronicles 33:19 His prayer and how God received his plea, as well as all his sin and unfaithfulness, and the sites where he built high places and set up Asherah poles and idols before he humbled himself, they are indeed written in the Records of the Seers.