The whole assembly took counsel to keep another seven days, and they kept another seven days with gladness.
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The whole assembly took counsel to keep another seven days, and they kept another seven days with gladness.
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And the whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days: and they kept other seven days with gladness.
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And the whole congregation took counsel to keep other seven days; and they kept other seven days with gladness.
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Passages linked to 2 Chronicles 30:23 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Kings 8:65 So Solomon held the feast at that time, and all Israel with him, a great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of Egypt, before Yahweh our God, seven days and seven more days, even fourteen days.
- 2 Chronicles 7:9 On the eighth day, they held a solemn assembly; for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ch 30:23 And the whole assembly took counsel to…
2Ch 30:23 And the whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days: and they kept [other] seven days with gladness.
Ver. 23. And they kept other seven days.] Gaudet solennitas haec produci, as Augustine saith of the feast of pentecost. This they did, partly to make amends for their former neglect of this holy service, and partly to keep their hearts in so good a frame, to retain the gladness they had in the first seven: as the silkworm stretcheth forth herself before she spinneth her finest thread.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Not in the same manner as they had done…
Not in the same manner as they had done the former, with offering new paschal lambs, and eating only unleavened bread, (of which there is not the least intimation in the text,) but only in the solemn worship of God, by sacrifices, and prayers, and praises, and public instruction of that great congregation in the good knowledge of the Lord; which was so dear to Hezekiah, 2Ch 30:22, and at this time most seasonable and necessary for the people, after so long and dismal a night of ignorance, superstition, and idolatry, as both Israel and Judah had been involved in.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain For Hezekiah king of Judah did give to the…
For Hezekiah king of Judah did give to the congregation one thousand bullocks, and seven thousand sheep,.... He separated them, as Kimchi interprets it, from his own herds and flocks; or out of his own substance, at his own expense purchased them; or lifted them up, as the word signifies, as heave offerings to the Lord; and gave them to the people for thank offerings to feast upon:
and the princes gave to the congregation one thousand bullocks, and ten thousand sheep: for the same purposes, following the king's example:
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and a great number of priests sanctified themselves; besides those who had before, that they might be fit to offer this great number of sacrifices.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 2Ch 30:23. They kept other seven days with gladness…
2Ch 30:23. They kept other seven days with gladness — Not in the same manner as they had done the former, but in the solemn worship of God, by sacrifices, and prayers, and praises, and public instructions of that great congregation, in the good knowledge of the Lord; which was very necessary for the people, after so long and dismal a night of ignorance, superstition, and idolatry.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain To keep other seven days - This was a…
To keep other seven days - This was a voluntary addition to the requirements of the Law - the fruit and sign of the abounding zeal which characterized the time. Hezekiah and the princes probably proposed it to the people, and presented them with sacrificial animals.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Joy, though not prescribed by the law. M. ---…
Joy, though not prescribed by the law. M. --- This we should call a work of supererogation, (W.) which gives Protestants so much offence. H.
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 23. assembly] R.V. congregation, as in 2Ch_30:13; 2Ch_30:17. LXX.…
23. assembly] R.V. congregation, as in 2Ch_30:13; 2Ch_30:17. LXX. ἡ ἐκκλησία.
other seven days] Cp. 2Ch_7:9 (Solomon’s Dedication Feast).
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (23) Took counsel.—Determined, the result of taking counsel (2Ch_30:2).
(23) Took counsel.—Determined, the result of taking counsel (2Ch_30:2).
To keep.—Literally, to do or make.
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Other seven days.—As a prolongation of the festivities. (Comp. 2Ch_7:9.)
With gladness.—Simhâh, an adverbial accusative. But some Hebrew MSS. express the with, as in 2Ch_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.
A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain This and the following verso should read as one.…
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.
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Hezekiah ... gave the assembly ... bulls and ...…
Hezekiah ... gave the assembly ... bulls and ... sheep as an offering
Hezekiah gave the animals to the people as an offering to the Lord for the people to eat.
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one thousand bulls ... seven thousand sheep ... one thousand bulls ... ten thousand sheep and goats
"1,000 bulls ... 7,000 sheep ... 1,000 bulls ... 10,000 sheep and goats" (See: Numbers)
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kingdom of Judah
cow
ewe
goat
priest
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