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2 Chronicles 30:2
For the king and his officials and the whole assembly in Jerusalem had decided to keep the Passover in the second month,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Hezekiah and his officials convene with the Jerusalem assembly to announce a delayed Passover celebration. This decision follows Hezekiah’s initial invitations and precedes the second-month gathering described in the surrounding narrative.
The words — וַיּוּעַץ (va'yatz) literally means "he took counsel," denoting a formal administrative deliberation. הַפֶּסַח (haPesaḥ) directly names "the Passover," identifying the specific festival being rescheduled.
The thread — The second-month observance aligns with the provision in Numbers 9:10 for delayed Passover attendance. The leadership consultation pattern parallels the administrative conferencing recorded in 1 Chronicles 13:1.
Why it lands — The text requires readers to accept that worship schedules may legitimately shift when ritual preparation or logistical gathering falls short. It establishes that collective leadership decision-making is the mechanism for adjusting religious observance under practical constraints.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the congregation in Jerusalem, to keep the passover in the second month.
Cross-references
- Numbers 9:10 “Tell the Israelites: ‘When any one of you or your descendants is unclean because of a dead body, or is away on a journey, he may still observe the Passover to the LORD.
- 1 Chronicles 13:1 Then David conferred with all his leaders, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds.
- 2 Chronicles 30:13 In the second month, a very great assembly gathered in Jerusalem to celebrate the Feast of Unleavened Bread.
- 2 Chronicles 30:15 And on the fourteenth day of the second month they slaughtered the Passover lamb. The priests and Levites were ashamed, and they consecrated themselves and brought burnt offerings to the house of the LORD.
- Proverbs 11:14 For lack of guidance, a nation falls, but with many counselors comes deliverance.
- Proverbs 15:22 Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.
- Ecclesiastes 4:13 Better is a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to take a warning.