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

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

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

Berean Standard Bible
The whole assembly agreed to observe seven more days, so they observed seven days with joy.

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

New King James Version
Then the whole assembly agreed to keep the feast another seven days, and they kept it another seven days with gladness.

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

NASB 1995
Then the whole assembly decided to celebrate the feast another seven days, so they celebrated the seven days with joy.

NASB 1977
Then the whole assembly decided to celebrate the feast another seven days, so they celebrated the seven days with joy.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then the whole assembly took counsel to determine to celebrate the feast another seven days, so they celebrated the seven days with gladness.

Amplified Bible
Then the whole assembly decided to celebrate [the feast] for another seven days; and they celebrated it another seven days with joy.

Christian Standard Bible
The whole congregation decided to observe seven more days, so they observed seven days with joy,

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

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

Contemporary English Version
Everyone was so excited that they agreed to celebrate seven more days.

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

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

Good News Translation
they all decided to celebrate for another seven days. So they celebrated with joy.

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

Majority Standard Bible
The whole assembly agreed to observe seven more days, so they observed seven days with joy.

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

New Heart English Bible
The whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days; and they kept another 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 another seven days, and they kept another seven days with gladness.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And all the assembly take counsel to keep [it] another seven days, and they keep [it for] seven days [with] joy;

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

Smith's Literal Translation
And all the convocation will take counsel to do other seven days: and they will do seven days with gladness.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And it pleased the whole multitude to keep other seven days: which they did with great joy.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And it pleased the entire multitude that they should celebrate, even for another seven days. And they did this with enormous gladness.

New American Bible
the whole assembly agreed to celebrate another seven days. So with joy they celebrated seven days more.

New Revised Standard Version
Then the whole assembly agreed together to keep the festival for another seven days; so they kept it for another seven days with gladness.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And the whole assembly stayed over to celebrate another seven days; and they kept the other seven days with gladness.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And all the people of Israel were constrained to make seven extra days, and seven days of joy.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And the whole congregation took counsel to keep other seven days; and they kept other seven days with gladness.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the congregation purposed together to keep other seven days: and they kept seven days with gladness.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Hezekiah Celebrates the Passover
22And Hezekiah encouraged all the Levites who performed skillfully before the LORD. For seven days they ate their assigned portion, sacrificing fellowship offerings and giving thanks to the LORD, the God of their fathers. 23The whole assembly agreed to observe seven more days, so they observed seven days with joy. 24For Hezekiah king of Judah contributed a thousand bulls and seven thousand sheep for the assembly, and the officials contributed a thousand bulls and ten thousand sheep for the assembly, and a great number of priests consecrated themselves.…

Cross References
1 Kings 8:65
So at that time Solomon and all Israel with him—a great assembly of people from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of Egypt—kept the feast before the LORD our God for seven days and seven more days—fourteen days in all.

Nehemiah 8:18
Day after day, from the first day to the last, Ezra read from the Book of the Law of God. The Israelites kept the feast for seven days, and on the eighth day they held an assembly, according to the ordinance.

Leviticus 23:36
For seven days you are to present a food offering to the LORD. On the eighth day you are to hold a sacred assembly and present a food offering to the LORD. It is a solemn assembly; you must not do any regular work.

Numbers 29:35-38
On the eighth day you are to hold a solemn assembly; you must not do any regular work. / As a pleasing aroma to the LORD, you are to present a food offering, a burnt offering of one bull, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old, all unblemished, / along with the grain and drink offerings for the bulls, rams, and lambs, according to the number prescribed. ...

1 Kings 12:32-33
And Jeroboam ordained a feast on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, like the feast that was in Judah, and he offered sacrifices on the altar; he made this offering in Bethel to sacrifice to the calves he had set up, and he installed priests in Bethel for the high places he had set up. / On the fifteenth day of the eighth month, a month of his own choosing, Jeroboam offered sacrifices on the altar he had set up in Bethel. So he ordained a feast for the Israelites, offered sacrifices on the altar, and burned incense.

2 Chronicles 7:8-10
So at that time Solomon and all Israel with him—a very great assembly of people from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of Egypt—kept the feast for seven days. / On the eighth day they held a solemn assembly, for the dedication of the altar had lasted seven days, and the feast seven days more. / On the twenty-third day of the seventh month, Solomon sent the people away to their homes, joyful and glad of heart for the good things that the LORD had done for David, for Solomon, and for His people Israel.

Exodus 12:15-20
For seven days you must eat unleavened bread. On the first day you are to remove the leaven from your houses. Whoever eats anything leavened from the first day through the seventh must be cut off from Israel. / On the first day you are to hold a sacred assembly, and another on the seventh day. You must not do any work on those days, except to prepare the meals—that is all you may do. / So you are to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread, for on this very day I brought your divisions out of the land of Egypt. You must keep this day as a permanent statute for the generations to come. ...

Deuteronomy 16:13-15
You are to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles for seven days after you have gathered the produce of your threshing floor and your winepress. / And you shall rejoice in your feast—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite, as well as the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widows among you. / For seven days you shall celebrate a feast to the LORD your God in the place He will choose, because the LORD your God will bless you in all your produce and in all the work of your hands, so that your joy will be complete.

2 Chronicles 35:17-19
The Israelites who were present also observed the Passover at that time, as well as the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days. / No such Passover had been observed in Israel since the days of Samuel the prophet. None of the kings of Israel ever observed a Passover like the one that Josiah observed with the priests, the Levites, all Judah, the Israelites who were present, and the people of Jerusalem. / In the eighteenth year of Josiah’s reign, this Passover was observed.

Ezra 6:22
For seven days they kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread with joy, because the LORD had made them joyful and turned the heart of the king of Assyria toward them to strengthen their hands in the work on the house of the God of Israel.

Acts 2:46
With one accord they continued to meet daily in the temple courts and to break bread from house to house, sharing their meals with gladness and sincerity of heart,

Acts 20:7
On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Since Paul was ready to leave the next day, he talked to them and kept on speaking until midnight.

Luke 24:53
praising God continually in the temple.

John 7:37-38
On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. / Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’”

Matthew 26:17-19
On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?” / He answered, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him that the Teacher says, ‘My time is near. I will keep the Passover with My disciples at your house.’” / So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them and prepared the Passover.


Treasury of Scripture

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

took counsel

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.

2 Chronicles 7:9
And in the eighth day they made a solemn assembly: for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.

1 Kings 8:65
And at that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with him, a great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt, before the LORD our God, seven days and seven days, even fourteen days.

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2 Chronicles 30
1. Hezekiah proclaims a solemn passover on the second month for Judah and Israel.
13. The assembly, having destroyed the altars of idolatry, keep the feast fourteen days
27. The priests and Levites bless the people














The whole assembly
This phrase refers to the collective gathering of the Israelites who had come together for the Passover celebration. The Hebrew word for "assembly" is "קָהָל" (qahal), which signifies a congregation or gathering of people for a specific purpose. Historically, this assembly included not only the people of Judah but also those from Israel who had responded to Hezekiah's invitation. This unity among the tribes, despite the division of the kingdom, reflects a moment of spiritual revival and communal worship, emphasizing the importance of collective faith and obedience to God.

agreed to observe
The Hebrew root for "agreed" is "יָעַץ" (ya'ats), meaning to counsel or decide together. This indicates a unanimous decision made by the assembly, highlighting the communal commitment to extend the celebration. The decision to observe more days was not just a passive acceptance but an active choice to continue in worship and celebration, demonstrating a deep desire to honor God beyond the prescribed time.

seven more days
The number seven in the Bible often symbolizes completeness or perfection. By choosing to extend the celebration by seven more days, the assembly was seeking a complete and perfect expression of their worship and gratitude. This extension signifies a fullness of joy and dedication to God, reflecting a heart fully turned towards Him.

so they observed
The act of observing here is more than just a ritualistic practice; it is an intentional act of worship. The Hebrew word "עָשָׂה" (asah) implies doing or making, suggesting that the people actively participated in the celebration. This active participation is a reminder of the importance of engaging with God not just in spirit but also in action, embodying faith through deeds.

seven days with joy
The joy experienced by the assembly is a profound expression of their spiritual renewal and the blessings of obedience. The Hebrew word for joy, "שִׂמְחָה" (simchah), conveys a sense of gladness and delight. This joy was not merely an emotional response but a deep-seated contentment and satisfaction in the presence of God. Historically, this period of joy would have been marked by feasting, singing, and communal worship, serving as a testament to the transformative power of God's presence among His people.

(23) Took counsel.--Determined, the result of taking counsel (2Chronicles 30:2).

To keep.--Literally, to do or make.

Other seven days.--As a prolongation of the festivities. (Comp. 2Chronicles 7:9.)

With gladness.--Simh?h, an adverbial accusative. But some Hebrew MSS. express the with, as in 2Chronicles 7:10. The chronicler is fond of dwelling upon the joy of the ancient festivals, as though he would suggest greater whole-heartedness and magnificence to the people and princes of his own day.

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.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
The whole
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

assembly
הַקָּהָ֔ל (haq·qā·hāl)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6951: Assembly, convocation, congregation

agreed
וַיִּוָּֽעֲצוּ֙ (way·yiw·wā·‘ă·ṣū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 3289: To advise, to deliberate, resolve

to observe
לַעֲשׂ֕וֹת (la·‘ă·śō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 6213: To do, make

seven
שִׁבְעַ֥ת (šiḇ·‘aṯ)
Number - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7651: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number

more
אֲחֵרִ֑ים (’ă·ḥê·rîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 312: Hinder, next, other

days,
יָמִ֖ים (yā·mîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3117: A day

so they observed
וַיַּֽעֲשׂ֥וּ (way·ya·‘ă·śū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 6213: To do, make

seven
שִׁבְעַת־ (šiḇ·‘aṯ-)
Number - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7651: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number

days
יָמִ֖ים (yā·mîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3117: A day

with joy.
שִׂמְחָֽה׃ (śim·ḥāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8057: Blithesomeness, glee


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