2 Chronicles 30:3 ASV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 30:1-12

Here is, I. A passover resolved upon. That annual feast was instituted as a memorial of the bringing of the children of Israel out of Egypt. It happened that the reviving of the temple service fell within the appointed days of that feast, the seventeenth day of the first month: this brought that forgotten solemnity to mind. ?What shall we do,? says Hezekiah, ?about the passover? It is a very comfortable ordinance, and has been long neglected. How shall we revive it? The time has elapsed for... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 30:3

For they could not keep it at the time ,.... In the month Nisan, as the Targum adds, on the fourteenth day of the month, as the law enjoined, because the cleansing of the temple was not finished until the sixteenth day, see 2 Chronicles 29:17 and, besides this, two other reasons follow: because the priests had not sanctified themselves sufficiently ; that is, a sufficient number of them were not sanctified, to slay all the passover lambs the people that came to the feast would want: ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 30:1-11

Letters to Ephraim: generosity. Hezekiah now took a very bold and decided course. There had been no direct dealings between the king or court of Judah and the people of Ephraim (Israel) since the kingdom of David was rent in twain. If we understand that this action was taken in the first year of his reign, while Hoshea was on the throne of Samaria, it certainly was bold even to audacity, and was calculated to rouse the resentment of that ruler. If, however, we hold (with Keil and others)... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 30:1-12

Preparations for a grand national Passover. I. A PASSOVER DECIDED ON . ( 2 Chronicles 30:1 , 2 Chronicles 30:5 .) 1 . By whom ! Hezekiah, his princes, and all the congregation in Jerusalem, with both of whom he had taken counsel. The important step, not adopted without deliberation, was concurred in by the entire body of the people ( 2 Chronicles 30:4 ). If any in the nation held aloof, these were the priests and the Levites ( 2 Chronicles 30:15 ). 2 . For whom... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 30:1-27

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 30:1-27

The celebration of the Passover, with its sacred suggestions. The whole of this chapter is concerned with Hezekiah's call of priests, Levites, princes, and congregation of the people to observe and celebrate with himself the grand solemnity of the Passover. From the analogy of the precedent provided for individual cases of certain kinds of necessity ( Numbers 9:10 ), this celebration for the whole nation is fixed for the fourteenth day of the second month instead of the first. This was... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 30:3

At that time . The words seem like a reminiscence of the "at that day," twice occurring in 2 Chronicles 30:6 of Numbers 9:1-23 . But anyway the meaning is plain "at the appointed season." read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 30:3

At that time - i. e. in the first month, at the time of the events mentioned in 2 Chronicles 29:0. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 30:3

2 Chronicles 30:3. For they could not keep it at that time Which God had appointed for it, both because the temple was not then purified and prepared, and also for two other reasons, which he here adds. The priests had not sanctified themselves sufficiently To wit, in such a manner as was fit, nor in such numbers as were necessary for the slaying and offering of so many thousands of paschal-offerings, as appears, because they were not sufficient for those offerings, which were... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 30:1-27

Hezekiah’s religious reforms (29:1-31:21)Immediately he became king, Hezekiah began a thorough reformation of Judah’s religion. This was prompted partly by the preaching of the prophet Micah (Jeremiah 26:17-19; see notes on 2 Kings 18:1-12).The Chronicler gives a detailed account of Hezekiah’s work, particularly that part of it which affected the temple, the priests and the Levites. Hezekiah called a meeting of priests and Levites and told them plainly that neglect of the temple was the reason... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 30:1-12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 30:3

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 30:1-11

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 30:1-12

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 30:1-27

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 30:1-27

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 30:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 30:3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 30:3

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 30:1-27

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