KJV 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.
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2 Chronicles 30:2
For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the congregation in Jerusalem, to keep the passover in the second month.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
For the king and his officials and the whole assembly in Jerusalem had decided to keep the Passover in the second month,
WEB World English Bible
For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the assembly in Jerusalem, to keep the Passover in the second month.
ASV American Standard Version
For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the assembly in Jerusalem, to keep the passover in the second month.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the king taketh counsel, and his heads, and all the assembly in Jerusalem, to make the passover in the second month,
Surrounding context — 2 Chronicles 30
1 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.
2 For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the congregation in Jerusalem, to keep the passover in the second month.
3 For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not sanctified themselves sufficiently, neither had the people gathered themselves together to Jerusalem.
4 And the thing pleased the king and all the congregation.
5 So they established a decree to make proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beersheba even to Dan, that they should come to keep the passover unto the LORD God of Israel at Jerusalem: for they had not done [it] of a long [time in such sort] as it was written.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיִּוָּעַ֨ץH3289 · ya.atsto adviseהַמֶּ֧לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingוְשָׂרָ֛יוH8269 · sarrulerוְכָל־H3605 · kolallהַקָּהָ֖לH6951 · qa.halassemblyבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םH3389 · ye.ru.sha.laimJerusalemלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתH6213 · a.sahto make: doהַפֶּ֖סַחH6453 · pe.sachPassoverבַּחֹ֥דֶשׁH2320 · cho.deshmonthהַשֵּׁנִֽי׃H8145 · she.nisecond
Cross-references
Numbers 9:10-11Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If any man of you or of your posterity shall be unclean by reason of a dead body, or [be] in a journey afar off, yet he shall keep the passover unto the LORD.Proverbs 11:14Where no counsel [is], the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellers [there is] safety.2 Chronicles 30:13And there assembled at Jerusalem much people to keep the feast of unleavened bread in the second month, a very great congregation.Ecclesiastes 4:13Better [is] a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.2 Chronicles 30:15Then they killed the passover on the fourteenth [day] of the second month: and the priests and the Levites were ashamed, and sanctified themselves, and brought in the burnt offerings into the house of the LORD.Proverbs 15:22Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellers they are established.1 Chronicles 13:1-3And David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, [and] with every leader.
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