2 Chronicles 30:23
◄  2 Chronicles 30:23  ►
New International Version (©2011)
The whole assembly then agreed to celebrate the festival seven more days; so for another seven days they celebrated joyfully.

New Living Translation (©2007)
The entire assembly then decided to continue the festival another seven days, so they celebrated joyfully for another week.

English Standard Version (©2001)
Then the whole assembly agreed together to keep the feast for another seven days. So they kept it for another seven days with gladness.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Then the whole assembly decided to celebrate the feast another seven days, so they celebrated the seven days with joy.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
And the whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days: and they kept other seven days with gladness.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
The whole congregation decided to observe seven more days, so they observed seven days with joy,

International Standard Version (©2012)
After this, the whole assembly agreed to celebrate for another seven days, and so they did—and they were very happy to do so!

NET Bible (©2006)
The entire assembly then decided to celebrate for seven more days; so they joyfully celebrated for seven more days.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Then the whole assembly decided to celebrate the festival for seven more days. So they joyfully celebrated for seven more days.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And the whole assembly took counsel to keep another seven days: and they kept another seven days with gladness.

American King James Version
And the whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days: and they kept other seven days with gladness.

American Standard Version
And the whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days; and they kept other'seven days with gladness.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And it pleased the whole multitude to keep other seven days: which they did with great joy.

Darby Bible Translation
And the whole congregation took counsel to observe other seven days; and they observed the seven days with gladness.

English Revised Version
And the whole congregation took counsel to keep other seven days: and they kept other seven days with gladness.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days: and they kept other seven days with gladness.

World English Bible
The whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days; and they kept [other] seven days with gladness.

Young's Literal Translation
And all the assembly take counsel to keep other seven days, and they keep seven days with joy;

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

30:21-27 Many prayers were put up to God with the peace-offerings. In these Israel looked to God as the God of their fathers, a God in covenant with them. There was also abundance of good preaching. The Levites read and explained the Scriptures. Faith cometh by hearing, and true religion preaching has abounded. They sang psalms every day: praising God should be much of our work in religious assemblies. Having kept the seven days of the feast in this religious manner, they had so much comfort in it, that they kept other seven days also. This they did with gladness. Holy duties should be done with holy gladness. And when sinners humble themselves before the Lord, they may expect gladness in his ordinances. Those who taste this happiness will not soon grow weary of it, but will be glad to prolong their enjoyment.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 23. - This and the following verso should read as one. Hezekiah no doubt wished, by prolonging the feast and the joy, to make the more lasting impression on the people and the more hopeful conversion of them.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days,.... They consulted among themselves, and with the king and his nobles about it, who all agreed to it:

and they kept other seven days with gladness; not altogether in the same manner they had kept the preceding seven days; they did not slay and eat passover lambs, nor did they eat unleavened bread, but offered peace offerings, and feasted upon them; and sung the praises of God, and attended to the instructions of the priests and Levites, being in a very agreeable frame of mind for religious exercises.

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Hezekiah Celebrates the Passover
…22And Hezekiah spoke comfortably to all the Levites that taught the good knowledge of the LORD: and they did eat throughout the feast seven days, offering peace offerings, and making confession to the LORD God of their fathers. 23And the whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days: and they kept other seven days with gladness. 24For Hezekiah king of Judah did give to the congregation a thousand bullocks and seven thousand sheep; and the princes gave to the congregation a thousand bullocks and ten thousand sheep: and a great number of priests sanctified themselves. …

1 Kings 8:65 So Solomon observed the festival at that time, and all Israel with him--a vast assembly, people from Lebo Hamath to the Wadi of Egypt. They celebrated it before the LORD our God for seven days and seven days more, fourteen days in all.
2 Chronicles 30:24 Hezekiah king of Judah provided a thousand bulls and seven thousand sheep and goats for the assembly, and the officials provided them with a thousand bulls and ten thousand sheep and goats. A great number of priests consecrated themselves.