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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/30.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/30.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />The plan seemed right both to the king and to the whole assembly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/30.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />This plan for keeping the Passover seemed right to the king and all the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/30.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />and the plan seemed right to the king and all the assembly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/30.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />This plan pleased the king and the whole assembly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/30.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the thing pleased the king and all the congregation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/30.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And the matter pleased the king and all the assembly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/30.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the decision was right in the sight of the king and all the assembly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/30.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Thus the thing was right in the sight of the king and all the assembly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/30.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Thus the thing was right in the sight of the king and all the assembly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/30.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Thus the thing was right in the eyes of the king and in the eyes of all the assembly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/30.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Thus the [decision to set a] new time pleased the king and the entire assembly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/30.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The proposal pleased the king and the congregation,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/30.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The proposal pleased the king and the congregation, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/30.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the thing was right in the eyes of the king and of all the assembly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/30.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the thing was right in the eyes of the king and of all the congregation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/30.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The king and the whole assembly considered their plan to be the right thing to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/30.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The king and the people were pleased with their plan, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/30.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />This decision seemed to be a good one in the opinion of the king and of the entire assembly, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/30.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />This plan pleased the king and the whole assembly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/30.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The proposal seemed appropriate to the king and the entire assembly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/30.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The thing was right in the eyes of the king and of all the assembly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/30.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the thing pleased the king and all the congregation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/30.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The thing was right in the eyes of the king and of all the assembly. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/30.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the thing is right in the eyes of the king, and in the eyes of all the assembly,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/30.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the thing is right in the eyes of the king, and in the eyes of all the assembly,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/30.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the word will be straight in the eyes of the king, and in the eyes of all the convocation.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/30.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the thing pleased the king, and all the people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/30.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the word was pleasing to the king, and to the entire multitude.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/30.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />This seemed right to the king and the entire assembly,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/30.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The plan seemed right to the king and all the assembly.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/30.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the thing pleased the king and all the people of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/30.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the matter was beautiful in the eyes of the King and in the eyes of all the people of Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/30.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the thing was right in the eyes of the king and of all the congregation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/30.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the proposal pleased the king and the congregation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/30-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=7738" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/30.htm">Hezekiah Proclaims a Passover</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>since they had been unable to observe it at the regular time, because not enough priests had consecrated themselves and the people had not been gathered in Jerusalem. <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: had·dā·ḇār (Art:: N-ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">This proposal</a> <a href="/hebrew/3474.htm" title="3474: way·yî·šar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To be smooth, straight, or right. A primitive root; to be straight or even; figuratively, to be right, pleasant, prosperous.">pleased</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: bə·‘ê·nê (Prep-b:: N-cdc) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">the king</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ū·ḇə·‘ê·nê (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-cdc) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">the whole</a> <a href="/hebrew/6951.htm" title="6951: haq·qā·hāl (Art:: N-ms) -- Assembly, convocation, congregation. From qahal; assemblage.">assembly.</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>So they established a decree to circulate a proclamation throughout Israel, from Beersheba to Dan, that the people should come to keep the Passover of the LORD, the God of Israel, in Jerusalem. For they had not observed it as a nation as prescribed.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/18-1.htm">2 Kings 18:1-6</a></span><br />In the third year of the reign of Hoshea son of Elah over Israel, Hezekiah son of Ahaz became king of Judah. / He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother’s name was Abi, the daughter of Zechariah. / And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father David had done. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-1.htm">2 Chronicles 29:1-11</a></span><br />Hezekiah was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother’s name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah. / And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father David had done. / In the first month of the first year of his reign, Hezekiah opened and repaired the doors of the house of the LORD. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-35.htm">2 Chronicles 29:35-36</a></span><br />Furthermore, the burnt offerings were abundant, along with the fat of the peace offerings and the drink offerings for the burnt offerings. So the service of the house of the LORD was established. / Then Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced at what God had prepared for the people, because everything had been accomplished so quickly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/31-20.htm">2 Chronicles 31:20-21</a></span><br />So this is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah. He did what was good and upright and true before the LORD his God. / He acted with all his heart in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law and the commandments, in order to seek his God. And so he prospered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-21.htm">2 Kings 23:21-23</a></span><br />The king commanded all the people, “Keep the Passover of the LORD your God, as it is written in this Book of the Covenant.” / No such Passover had been observed from the days of the judges who had governed Israel through all the days of the kings of Israel and Judah. / But in the eighteenth year of Josiah’s reign, this Passover was observed to the LORD in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/35-1.htm">2 Chronicles 35:1-19</a></span><br />Then Josiah kept the Passover to the LORD in Jerusalem, and the Passover lamb was slaughtered on the fourteenth day of the first month. / He appointed the priests to their duties and encouraged them in the service of the house of the LORD. / To the Levites who taught all Israel and were holy to the LORD, Josiah said: “Put the holy ark in the temple built by Solomon son of David king of Israel. It is not to be carried around on your shoulders. Now serve the LORD your God and His people Israel. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/12-28.htm">1 Kings 12:28-33</a></span><br />After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves and said to the people, “Going up to Jerusalem is too much for you. Here, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.” / One calf he set up in Bethel, and the other in Dan. / And this thing became a sin; the people walked as far as Dan to worship before one of the calves. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/11-13.htm">2 Chronicles 11:13-17</a></span><br />Moreover, the priests and Levites from all their districts throughout Israel stood with Rehoboam. / For the Levites left their pasturelands and their possessions and went to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons had rejected them as priests of the LORD. / And Jeroboam appointed his own priests for the high places and for the goat demons and calf idols he had made. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/15-8.htm">2 Chronicles 15:8-15</a></span><br />When Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Azariah son of Oded the prophet, he took courage and removed the detestable idols from the whole land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. He then restored the altar of the LORD that was in front of the portico of the LORD’s temple. / And he assembled all Judah and Benjamin, along with those from the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who had settled among them, for great numbers had come over to him from Israel when they saw that the LORD his God was with him. / So they gathered together in Jerusalem in the third month of the fifteenth year of Asa’s reign. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/34-29.htm">2 Chronicles 34:29-33</a></span><br />Then the king summoned all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem. / And he went up to the house of the LORD with all the people of Judah and Jerusalem, as well as the priests and the Levites—all the people great and small—and in their hearing he read all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of the LORD. / So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of the covenant that were written in this book. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-8.htm">2 Chronicles 7:8-10</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-3.htm">2 Chronicles 20:3-4</a></span><br />Jehoshaphat was alarmed and set his face to seek the LORD. And he proclaimed a fast throughout Judah. / So the people of Judah gathered to seek the LORD, and indeed, they came from all the cities of Judah to seek Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/24-4.htm">2 Chronicles 24:4-14</a></span><br />Some time later, Joash set his heart on repairing the house of the LORD. / So he gathered the priests and Levites and said, “Go out to the cities of Judah and collect the money due annually from all Israel, to repair the house of your God. Do it quickly.” The Levites, however, did not make haste. / So the king called Jehoiada the high priest and said, “Why have you not required the Levites to bring from Judah and Jerusalem the tax imposed by Moses the servant of the LORD and by the assembly of Israel for the Tent of the Testimony?” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-25.htm">2 Chronicles 29:25-30</a></span><br />Hezekiah stationed the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres according to the command of David, of Gad the king’s seer, and of Nathan the prophet. For the command had come from the LORD through His prophets. / The Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets. / And Hezekiah ordered that the burnt offering be sacrificed on the altar. When the burnt offering began, the song of the LORD and the trumpets began as well, accompanied by the instruments of David king of Israel. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/30-12.htm">2 Chronicles 30:12-13</a></span><br />Moreover, the power of God was on the people in Judah to give them one heart to obey the command of the king and his officials according to the word of the LORD. / In the second month, a very great assembly gathered in Jerusalem to celebrate the Feast of Unleavened Bread.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the thing pleased the king and all the congregation.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/13-4.htm">1 Chronicles 13:4</a></b></br> And all the congregation said that they would do so: for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/30-2.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-2.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-8.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-8.htm">Plan</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-7.htm">Pleased</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-2.htm">Right</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/13-4.htm">Seemed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-6.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-2.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/30-13.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-13.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-2.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-15.htm">Plan</a> <a href="/nehemiah/2-6.htm">Pleased</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-16.htm">Right</a> <a href="/esther/1-21.htm">Seemed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-23.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-23.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 30</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/30-1.htm">Hezekiah proclaims a solemn passover on the second month for Judah and Israel.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/30-13.htm">The assembly, having destroyed the altars of idolatry, keep the feast fourteen days</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/30-27.htm">The priests and Levites bless the people</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/30.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_chronicles/30.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>This plan pleased the king</b><br>The king referred to here is Hezekiah, who reigned over Judah. Hezekiah is noted for his religious reforms and efforts to restore proper worship of Yahweh. His reign is marked by a return to the worship practices outlined in the Mosaic Law, which had been neglected by his predecessors. The "plan" mentioned involves the decision to celebrate the Passover, which had not been observed according to the prescribed manner for some time. This reflects Hezekiah's commitment to spiritual renewal and adherence to God's commandments. The king's approval indicates his leadership role in guiding the nation back to faithfulness.<p><b>and the whole assembly.</b><br>The "whole assembly" refers to the gathered people of Judah, and possibly some from the northern kingdom of Israel, who were invited to participate in the Passover celebration. This collective agreement underscores a communal desire to return to the covenantal practices established by God. It highlights a moment of unity among the people, transcending previous divisions between the northern and southern kingdoms. The assembly's approval suggests a widespread recognition of the need for repentance and restoration of proper worship. This unity can be seen as a foreshadowing of the ultimate reconciliation and unity found in Christ, who fulfills the law and the prophets.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/h/hezekiah.htm">Hezekiah</a></b><br>The King of Judah who initiated religious reforms and sought to restore the worship of Yahweh, including the celebration of the Passover.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_assembly.htm">The Assembly</a></b><br>The gathering of leaders and people of Judah who were involved in the decision-making process regarding the Passover celebration.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The central place of worship in Judah where the Passover was to be celebrated, symbolizing unity and devotion to God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/passover.htm">Passover</a></b><br>A significant Jewish festival commemorating the Israelites' deliverance from Egypt, which Hezekiah sought to reinstate as a national observance.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_proposal.htm">The Proposal</a></b><br>The plan to celebrate the Passover in the second month, as the first month had already passed, showing flexibility in the pursuit of spiritual renewal.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_godly_leadership.htm">The Importance of Godly Leadership</a></b><br>Hezekiah's initiative demonstrates the impact of a leader committed to spiritual renewal. Leaders today should seek God's guidance in leading their communities back to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_in_worship.htm">Unity in Worship</a></b><br>The assembly's agreement highlights the power of unity in worship. Believers should strive for harmony and collective devotion in their faith communities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/flexibility_in_observance.htm">Flexibility in Observance</a></b><br>The decision to celebrate Passover in the second month shows the importance of flexibility in religious observance when circumstances require it. Christians should be open to adapting practices to maintain their spiritual commitments.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/revival_and_reform.htm">Revival and Reform</a></b><br>Hezekiah's reforms remind us of the need for continual revival and reform in our spiritual lives. We should regularly evaluate and renew our commitment to God's ways.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_tradition.htm">The Role of Tradition</a></b><br>While traditions are important, Hezekiah's actions show that they should not hinder spiritual growth. Believers should honor traditions that draw them closer to God while being willing to adjust when necessary.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_30.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 30</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_hezekiah_invite_exiled_israel.htm">In 2 Chronicles 30:6, how could King Hezekiah send invitations throughout the northern kingdom if they had already been exiled according to 2 Kings 17?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_2_chr_9_25_and_1_kgs_4_26_differ.htm">Why do the numbers listed in 2 Chronicles 9:25 about Solomon's horses and chariots differ from related passages like 1 Kings 4:26?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_many_baths_did_solomon_build.htm">Solomon built a facility containing how many baths? Two thousand (1 Kings 7:26) Over three thousand (2 Chronicles 4:5)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_the_bronze_sea's_capacity_differ.htm">How do we reconcile the apparent capacity discrepancy of the bronze sea between 1 Kings 7:26 (2,000 baths) and 2 Chronicles 4:5 (3,000 baths)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/30.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) <span class= "bld">The thing pleased.</span>--<span class= "ital">The matter</span> (or <span class= "ital">proposal</span>)<span class= "ital"> was right in the eyes of the king</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e.,</span> the proposal to keep the Passover in the second month, and to invite the northern tribes.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/30.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - This verse betokens the careful consideration on the part of "king, princes, and all the congregation," that had been given to the distinct question, whether the exact present circumstances legitimately fell under the description of <a href="/numbers/9-6.htm">Numbers 9:6-13</a>; and the issue was that they decided that they <span class="accented">did</span>, they "ruled the thing right" (<span class="hebrew">וַיִּישַׁר הַדָבָר</span>) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/30-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The proposal</span><br /><span class="heb">הַדָּבָ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(had·dā·ḇār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">pleased</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּישַׁ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yî·šar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3474.htm">Strong's 3474: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be straight, even, to be, right, pleasant, prosperous</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the king</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ham·me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְעֵינֵ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·‘ê·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - cdc<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the assembly.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַקָּהָֽל׃</span> <span class="translit">(haq·qā·hāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6951.htm">Strong's 6951: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assembly, convocation, congregation</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/30-4.htm">2 Chronicles 30:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/30-4.htm">2 Chronicles 30:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/30-4.htm">2 Chronicles 30:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/30-4.htm">2 Chronicles 30:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/30-4.htm">2 Chronicles 30:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/30-4.htm">2 Chronicles 30:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/30-4.htm">2 Chronicles 30:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/30-4.htm">2 Chronicles 30:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/30-4.htm">2 Chronicles 30:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/30-4.htm">2 Chronicles 30:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/30-4.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 30:4 The thing was right in the eyes (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/30-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 30:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 30:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/30-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 30:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 30:5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>