2 Chronicles 30:2
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New International Version (©2011)
The king and his officials and the whole assembly in Jerusalem decided to celebrate the Passover in the second month.

New Living Translation (©2007)
The king, his officials, and all the community of Jerusalem decided to celebrate Passover a month later than usual.

English Standard Version (©2001)
For the king and his princes and all the assembly in Jerusalem had taken counsel to keep the Passover in the second month—

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
For the king and his princes and all the assembly in Jerusalem had decided to celebrate the Passover in the second month,

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the congregation in Jerusalem, to keep the passover in the second month.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
For the king and his officials and the entire congregation in Jerusalem decided to observe the Passover of the LORD in the second month,

International Standard Version (©2012)
The king, his princes, and the entire assembly in Jerusalem had mutually decided to observe the Passover in the second month,

NET Bible (©2006)
The king, his officials, and the entire assembly in Jerusalem decided to observe the Passover in the second month.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
The king, his officials, and the whole assembly in Jerusalem decided to celebrate the Passover in the second month.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the congregation in Jerusalem, to keep the passover in the second month.

American 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.

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.

Douay-Rheims Bible
For the king, taking counsel, and the princes, and all the assembly of Jerusalem, decreed to keep the phase the second month.

Darby Bible Translation
And the king took counsel, and his princes, and the whole congregation in Jerusalem, to hold the passover in the second month.

English Revised Version
For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the congregation in Jerusalem, to keep the passover in the second month.

Webster's Bible Translation
For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the congregation in Jerusalem, to keep the passover in the second month.

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.

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,

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

30:1-12 Hezekiah made Israel as welcome to the passover, as any of his own subjects. Let us yield ourselves unto the Lord. Say not, you will do what you please, but resolve to do what he pleases. We perceive in the carnal mind a stiffness, an obstinacy, an unaptness to compel with God; we have it from our fathers: this must be overcome. Those who, through grace, have turned to God themselves, should do all they can to bring others to him. Numbers will be scorners, but some will be humbled and benefited; perhaps where least expected. The rich mercy of God is the great argument by which to enforce repentance; the vilest who submit and yield themselves to the Lord, seek his grace, and give themselves to his service, shall certainly be saved. Oh that messengers were sent forth to carry these glad tidings to every city and every village, through every land!

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 2. - This and the following verse are well explained by Numbers 9:6-13, where the particular instance of the "defilement by a dead body" simply exemplified other legitimate instances of defilement or non-sanctification (2 Chronicles 29:5, 15, 34), and where absence on a journey similarly exemplified other unavoidable absence.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the congregation in Jerusalem,.... He and his nobles, and the great sanhedrim or senate of the nation, had consulted together:

to keep the passover in the second month; in the month Ijar, as the Targum, because they could not keep it in the first month, as it should have been kept, according to the law of God, for the reasons following.

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Hezekiah Proclaims a Passover
1And 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 to the LORD God of Israel. 2For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the congregation in Jerusalem, to keep the passover in the second month. 3For 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. …

Numbers 9:10 "Tell the Israelites: 'When any of you or your descendants are unclean because of a dead body or are away on a journey, they are still to celebrate the LORD's Passover,
Numbers 9:11 but they are to do it on the fourteenth day of the second month at twilight. They are to eat the lamb, together with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.
2 Chronicles 30:1 Hezekiah sent word to all Israel and Judah and also wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh, inviting them to come to the temple of the LORD in Jerusalem and celebrate the Passover to the LORD, the God of Israel.
2 Chronicles 30:13 A very large crowd of people assembled in Jerusalem to celebrate the Festival of Unleavened Bread in the second month.
2 Chronicles 30:15 They slaughtered the Passover lamb on the fourteenth day of the second month. The priests and the Levites were ashamed and consecrated themselves and brought burnt offerings to the temple of the LORD.