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The priests and the Levites were ashamed and consecrated themselves and brought burnt offerings to the temple of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/30.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />On the fourteenth day of the second month, one month later than usual, the people slaughtered the Passover lamb. This shamed the priests and Levites, so they purified themselves and brought burnt offerings to the Temple of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/30.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And they slaughtered the Passover lamb on the fourteenth day of the second month. And the priests and the Levites were ashamed, so that they consecrated themselves and brought burnt offerings into the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/30.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And on the fourteenth day of the second month they slaughtered the Passover lamb. The priests and Levites were ashamed, and they consecrated themselves and brought burnt offerings to the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/30.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then they killed the passover on the fourteenth <i>day</i> of the second month: and the priests and the Levites were ashamed, and sanctified themselves, and brought in the burnt offerings into the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/30.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then they slaughtered the Passover <i>lambs</i> on the fourteenth <i>day</i> of the second month. The priests and the Levites were ashamed, and sanctified themselves, and brought the burnt offerings to the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/30.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then they slaughtered the Passover <i>lambs</i> on the fourteenth of the second month. And the priests and Levites were ashamed of themselves, and consecrated themselves and brought burnt offerings to the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/30.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then they slaughtered the Passover lambs on the fourteenth of the second month. And the priests and Levites were ashamed of themselves, and consecrated themselves and brought burnt offerings to the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/30.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then they slaughtered the Passover <i>lambs</i> on the fourteenth of the second month. And the priests and Levites were ashamed of themselves and consecrated themselves, and brought burnt offerings to the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/30.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then they slaughtered the Passover <i>lambs</i> on the fourteenth of the second month. And the priests and Levites were ashamed of themselves, and set themselves apart as holy and brought burnt offerings to the house of Yahweh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/30.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then they slaughtered the Passover <i>lambs</i> on the fourteenth day of the second month. And the priests and the Levites were ashamed of themselves, and consecrated themselves and brought burnt offerings to the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/30.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They slaughtered the Passover lamb on the fourteenth day of the second month. The priests and Levites were ashamed, and they consecrated themselves and brought burnt offerings to the LORD’s temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/30.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They slaughtered the Passover lamb on the fourteenth day of the second month. The priests and Levites were ashamed, and they consecrated themselves and brought burnt offerings to the LORD&#8217s temple. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/30.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then they killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the second month: and the priests and the Levites were ashamed, and sanctified themselves, and brought burnt-offerings into the house of Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/30.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then they killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the second month: and the priests and the Levites were ashamed, and sanctified themselves, and brought burnt offerings into the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/30.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They slaughtered the Passover lamb on the fourteenth day of the second month. The priests and Levites were ashamed, so they performed the ceremonies to make themselves holy. Then they brought burnt offerings to the LORD's temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/30.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />And on the fourteenth day of the month they killed the lambs for the Passover sacrifice. The priests and Levites who were not ritually clean became so ashamed that they dedicated themselves to the LORD, and now they could sacrifice burnt offerings in the Temple. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/30.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then they slaughtered the Passover lamb on the fourteenth day of the second month. The priests and descendants of Levi felt ashamed of themselves, so they consecrated themselves and brought burnt offerings to the LORD's Temple. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/30.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And on the fourteenth day of the second month they slaughtered the Passover lamb. The priests and Levites were ashamed, and they consecrated themselves and brought burnt offerings to the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/30.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They slaughtered the Passover lamb on the fourteenth day of the second month. The priests and Levites were ashamed, so they consecrated themselves and brought burnt sacrifices to the LORD's temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/30.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then they killed the Passover lamb on the fourteenth day of the second month: and the priests and the Levites were ashamed, and sanctified themselves, and brought burnt offerings into the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/30.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then they killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the second month: and the priests and the Levites were ashamed, and sanctified themselves, and brought in the burnt-offerings into the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/30.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then they killed the Passover on the fourteenth day of the second month. The priests and the Levites were ashamed, and sanctified themselves, and brought burnt offerings into Yahweh’s house. <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 they slaughter the Passover-offering on the fourteenth of the second month, and the priests and the Levites have been ashamed, and sanctify themselves, and bring in burnt-offerings to the house of YHWH.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/30.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and they slaughter the passover-offering on the fourteenth of the second month, and the priests and the Levites have been ashamed, and sanctify themselves, and bring in burnt-offerings to the house of Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/30.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />They will slaughter the passover in the fourteenth to the second month: and the priests and the Levites were ashamed, and they will consecrate themselves and bring burnt-offerings to the house of Jehovah.<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 they immolated the phase on the fourteenth day of the second month. And the priests and the Levites being at length sanctified offered holocausts in the house of the Lord. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/30.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then they immolated the Passover on the fourteenth day of the second month. Also, the priests and Levites, at length having been sanctified, offered the holocausts in the house of the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/30.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They slaughtered the Passover on the fourteenth day of the second month. The priests and Levites were shamed into sanctifying themselves and brought burnt offerings into the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/30.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They slaughtered the passover lamb on the fourteenth day of the second month. The priests and the Levites were ashamed, and they sanctified themselves and brought burnt offerings into the house of the LORD.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/30.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then they celebrated the passover on the fourteenth day of the second month; and the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves and brought in burnt offerings to the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/30.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they made Passover on the fourteenth, for seven days in the second month, and the Priests and the Levites were sanctified, and they brought sacrifices to the house of LORD JEHOVAH.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/30.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Then they killed the passover lamb on the fourteenth day of the second month; and the priests and the Levites were ashamed, and sanctified themselves, and brought burnt-offerings into the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/30.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Then they killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the second month: and the priests and the Levites repented, and purified <i>themselves</i>, and brought whole-burnt-offerings into the house of the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/30-15.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=7878" 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 Celebrates the Passover</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">14</span>They proceeded to remove the altars in Jerusalem and to take away the incense altars and throw them into the Kidron Valley. <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/702.htm" title="702: bə·’ar·bā·‘āh (Prep-b:: Number-ms) -- Four. Masculine oarbaah; from raba'; four.">And on the fourteenth</a> <a href="/hebrew/6240.htm" title="6240: ‘ā·śār (Number-ms) -- Ten. For eser; ten, i.e. -teen; also -teenth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8145.htm" title="8145: haš·šê·nî (Art:: Number-oms) -- Second (an ord. number). From shanah; properly, double, i.e. Second; also adverbially, again.">day of the second</a> <a href="/hebrew/2320.htm" title="2320: la·ḥō·ḏeš (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- New moon, a month. From chadash; the new moon; by implication, a month.">month</a> <a href="/hebrew/7819.htm" title="7819: way·yiš·ḥă·ṭū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To slaughter, beat. A primitive root; to slaughter.">they slaughtered</a> <a href="/hebrew/6453.htm" title="6453: hap·pe·saḥ (Art:: N-ms) -- Passover. From pacach; a pretermission, i.e. Exemption; used only techically of the Jewish Passover.">the Passover lamb.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3548.htm" title="3548: wə·hak·kō·hă·nîm (Conj-w, Art:: N-mp) -- Priest. Active participle of kahan; literally, one officiating, a priest; also an acting priest.">The priests</a> <a href="/hebrew/3881.htm" title="3881: wə·hal·wî·yim (Conj-w, Art:: N-proper-mp) -- Desc. of Levi. Or Leviy; patronymically from Leviy; a Levite or descendant of Levi.">and Levites</a> <a href="/hebrew/3637.htm" title="3637: niḵ·lə·mū (V-Nifal-Perf-3cp) -- To be humiliated. A primitive root; properly, to wound; but only figuratively, to taunt or insult.">were ashamed,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6942.htm" title="6942: way·yiṯ·qad·də·šū (Conj-w:: V-Hitpael-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To be set apart or consecrated. A primitive root; to be clean.">and they consecrated themselves</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇî·’ū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">and brought</a> <a href="/hebrew/5930.htm" title="5930: ‘ō·lō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Whole burnt offering. Or mowlah; feminine active participle of alah; a step or; usually a holocaust.">burnt offerings</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">to the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD.</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>They stood at their prescribed posts, according to the Law of Moses the man of God. The priests sprinkled the blood, which they received from the hand of the Levites.…<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="/exodus/12-6.htm">Exodus 12:6</a></span><br />You must keep it until the fourteenth day of the month, when the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel will slaughter the animals at twilight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/23-5.htm">Leviticus 23:5</a></span><br />The Passover to the LORD begins at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/9-3.htm">Numbers 9:3</a></span><br />You are to observe it at the appointed time, at twilight on the fourteenth day of this month, in accordance with its statutes and ordinances.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/28-16.htm">Numbers 28:16</a></span><br />The fourteenth day of the first month is the LORD’s Passover.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/16-1.htm">Deuteronomy 16:1-2</a></span><br />Observe the month of Abib and celebrate the Passover to the LORD your God, because in the month of Abib the LORD your God brought you out of Egypt by night. / You are to offer to the LORD your God the Passover sacrifice from the herd or flock in the place the LORD will choose as a dwelling for His Name.<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</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezra/6-19.htm">Ezra 6:19-20</a></span><br />On the fourteenth day of the first month, the exiles kept the Passover. / All the priests and Levites had purified themselves and were ceremonially clean. And the Levites slaughtered the Passover lamb for all the exiles, for their priestly brothers, and for themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-11.htm">Isaiah 1:11</a></span><br />“What good to Me is your multitude of sacrifices?” says the LORD. “I am full from the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed cattle; I take no delight in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/45-21.htm">Ezekiel 45:21</a></span><br />On the fourteenth day of the first month you are to observe the Passover, a feast of seven days, during which unleavened bread shall be eaten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-17.htm">Matthew 26:17-19</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/14-12.htm">Mark 14:12-16</a></span><br />On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed, Jesus’ disciples asked Him, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?” / So He sent two of His disciples and told them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jug of water will meet you. Follow him, / and whichever house he enters, say to the owner, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is My guest room, where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-7.htm">Luke 22:7-13</a></span><br />Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed. / Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.” / “Where do You want us to prepare it?” they asked. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/2-13.htm">John 2:13</a></span><br />When the Jewish Passover was near, Jesus went up to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-55.htm">John 11:55</a></span><br />Now the Jewish Passover was near, and many people went up from the country to Jerusalem to purify themselves before the Passover.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then they killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the second month: and the priests and the Levites were ashamed, and sanctified themselves, and brought in the burnt offerings into the house of the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">were ashamed</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/29-34.htm">2 Chronicles 29:34</a></b></br> But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the burnt offerings: wherefore their brethren the Levites did help them, till the work was ended, and until the <i>other</i> priests had sanctified themselves: for the Levites <i>were</i> more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/16-61.htm">Ezekiel 16:61-63</a></b></br> Then thou shalt remember thy ways, and be ashamed, when thou shalt receive thy sisters, thine elder and thy younger: and I will give them unto thee for daughters, but not by thy covenant… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/43-10.htm">Ezekiel 43:10,11</a></b></br> Thou son of man, shew the house to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities: and let them measure the pattern… </p><p class="hdg">and sanctified</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/30-24.htm">2 Chronicles 30:24</a></b></br> For 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/5-11.htm">2 Chronicles 5:11</a></b></br> And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy <i>place</i>: (for all the priests <i>that were</i> present were sanctified, <i>and</i> did not <i>then</i> wait by course:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/29-15.htm">2 Chronicles 29:15,34</a></b></br> And they gathered their brethren, and sanctified themselves, and came, according to the commandment of the king, by the words of the LORD, to cleanse the house of the LORD… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_chronicles/19-5.htm">Ashamed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-28.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-35.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-35.htm">Burnt-Offerings</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-8.htm">Consecrated</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-24.htm">Death</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/25-21.htm">Fourteenth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-8.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-1.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-24.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-34.htm">Levites</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-13.htm">Month</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-35.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-5.htm">Passover</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-6.htm">Passover-Offering</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-3.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-14.htm">s</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-8.htm">Sanctified</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-34.htm">Sanctify</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-13.htm">Second</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-8.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/8-12.htm">Shamed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-5.htm">Slaughter</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-24.htm">Slaughtered</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-35.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-11.htm">Themselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezra/8-22.htm">Ashamed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-5.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-2.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-2.htm">Burnt-Offerings</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-17.htm">Consecrated</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-17.htm">Death</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-1.htm">Fourteenth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-17.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-10.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-21.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-17.htm">Levites</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-7.htm">Month</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-22.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-17.htm">Passover</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-1.htm">Passover-Offering</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-16.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-2.htm">s</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-17.htm">Sanctified</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-17.htm">Sanctify</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-12.htm">Second</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-21.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/psalms/6-10.htm">Shamed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-17.htm">Slaughter</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-1.htm">Slaughtered</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-11.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-17.htm">Themselves</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'; 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However, due to the unpreparedness of the people and the priests, King Hezekiah invoked the provision in the Law (<a href="/numbers/9-10.htm">Numbers 9:10-11</a>) that allowed for a second Passover in the second month for those who were unclean or on a journey. This reflects the flexibility within the Law to accommodate the people's needs and emphasizes God's desire for His people to worship Him.<p><b>they slaughtered the Passover lamb.</b><br>The slaughtering of the Passover lamb is a central act of the Passover celebration, commemorating the Israelites' deliverance from Egypt (Exodus 12). The lamb is a type of Christ, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world (<a href="/john/1-29.htm">John 1:29</a>). This act of slaughtering signifies the atonement and redemption provided through the shedding of blood, pointing forward to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus.<p><b>The priests and Levites were ashamed,</b><br>The shame of the priests and Levites likely stems from their previous neglect of duty and the spiritual decline that had occurred in Judah. Their shame indicates a recognition of their failure to uphold their responsibilities in leading the people in worship and maintaining the temple. This moment of shame leads to repentance and a renewed commitment to their sacred duties.<p><b>and they consecrated themselves</b><br>Consecration involves purification and dedication to the service of God. The priests and Levites needed to be ceremonially clean to perform their duties, as outlined in the Law (Leviticus 8). This act of consecration signifies a return to holiness and a readiness to serve God faithfully, aligning with the broader theme of revival under King Hezekiah's reforms.<p><b>and brought burnt offerings to the house of the LORD.</b><br>Burnt offerings were a key aspect of Old Testament worship, symbolizing atonement, dedication, and worship (Leviticus 1). By bringing these offerings to the temple, the priests and Levites were restoring proper worship practices and reestablishing the temple as the center of spiritual life in Judah. This act also reflects the people's renewed commitment to God and His covenant, as they seek to restore their relationship with Him.<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 called for the celebration of the Passover, even inviting the northern tribes to join.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/p/priests_and_levites.htm">Priests and Levites</a></b><br>Religious leaders responsible for temple duties, who initially were not prepared but later consecrated themselves for the Passover.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/passover.htm">Passover</a></b><br>A significant Jewish festival commemorating the Israelites' deliverance from Egypt, which Hezekiah reinstated as part of his reforms.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The central place of worship where the Passover was celebrated, emphasizing the unity and centrality of worship in the life of Israel.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_house_of_the_lord.htm">The House of the LORD</a></b><br>Refers to the temple in Jerusalem, the focal point of worship and sacrifices.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance_and_consecration.htm">The Importance of Repentance and Consecration</a></b><br>The priests and Levites felt shame and responded by consecrating themselves. This highlights the need for personal repentance and dedication before serving God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_grace_in_second_chances.htm">God's Grace in Second Chances</a></b><br>The Passover was celebrated in the second month, a provision for those who were unclean or away during the first month (<a href="/numbers/9-10.htm">Numbers 9:10-11</a>). This demonstrates God's grace in allowing second chances for worship and obedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_in_worship.htm">Unity in Worship</a></b><br>Hezekiah's invitation to the northern tribes to join in the Passover celebration emphasizes the importance of unity among God's people in worship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_centrality_of_sacrifice.htm">The Centrality of Sacrifice</a></b><br>The slaughtering of the Passover lamb and the offering of burnt offerings point to the central role of sacrifice in atonement and worship, foreshadowing Christ's ultimate sacrifice.<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/what_does_the_bible_say_on_damascus.htm">What is the significance of Kidron Valley?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_manage_sacrifices_in_2_chron_30_24.htm">In 2 Chronicles 30:24, how could authorities practically handle the huge numbers of sacrifices without facing sanitary or organizational challenges?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_2_chr_35_18_ignore_hezekiah's_passover.htm">In 2 Chronicles 35:18, why does the text claim no Passover like Josiah's had been celebrated 'since the days of Samuel,' seemingly ignoring the grand Passover of Hezekiah in 2 Chronicles 30?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_isaiah_52_11_conflict_with_ot_laws.htm">Could Isaiah 52:11's exhortation for ritual purity conflict with other Old Testament laws that detail different cleansing practices?</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>(15) <span class= "bld">And the priests and the Levites were ashamed, and sanctified themselves.</span>--Ashamed of their former reluctance to purify themselves from the defilement contracted by their connection with illegal cults and sanctuaries during the late reign (<a href="/2_chronicles/29-34.htm" title="But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the burnt offerings: why their brothers the Levites did help them, till the work was ended, and until the other priests had sanctified themselves: for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests.">2Chronicles 29:34</a>; and <a href="/2_chronicles/30-3.htm" title="For 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.">2Chronicles 30:3</a>, <span class= "ital">supra</span>)<span class= "ital">.</span> In the former passage the Levites are favourably contrasted with the priests; here they are spoken of in the same terms, a verbal inaccuracy apparently due to the writer's desire to be brief.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/30.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Were ashamed</span>; Hebrew, <span class="hebrew">גִכְלְמוּ</span>. This word, occurring in one conjugation or another thirty-eight times, expresses in every instance a genuine shame. It now was the forerunner of a practical repenting. <span class="cmt_word">And brought in... into</span>; better rendered, <span class="accented">and carried up to the house of the Lord.</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/30-15.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">And on the fourteenth</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאַרְבָּעָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’ar·bā·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_702.htm">Strong's 702: </a> </span><span class="str2">Four</span><br /><br /><span class="word">day of the second</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשֵּׁנִ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8145.htm">Strong's 8145: </a> </span><span class="str2">Second (an ordinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">month</span><br /><span class="heb">לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(la·ḥō·ḏeš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2320.htm">Strong's 2320: </a> </span><span class="str2">The new moon, a month</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they slaughtered</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּשְׁחֲט֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiš·ḥă·ṭū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7819.htm">Strong's 7819: </a> </span><span class="str2">To slaughter, beat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Passover lamb.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַפֶּ֔סַח</span> <span class="translit">(hap·pe·saḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6453.htm">Strong's 6453: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pretermission, exemption, Passover</span><br /><br /><span class="word">The priests</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֨ים</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hak·kō·hă·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> </span><span class="str2">Priest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Levites</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַלְוִיִּ֤ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hal·wî·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3881.htm">Strong's 3881: </a> </span><span class="str2">Levites -- descendant of Levi</span><br /><br /><span class="word">were ashamed,</span><br /><span class="heb">נִכְלְמוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(niḵ·lə·mū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3637.htm">Strong's 3637: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wound, to taunt, insult</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and they consecrated themselves</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּֽתְקַדְּשׁ֔וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiṯ·qad·də·šū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6942.htm">Strong's 6942: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be set apart or consecrated</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and brought</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּבִ֥יאוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·ḇî·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">burnt offerings</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹל֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·lō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5930.htm">Strong's 5930: </a> </span><span class="str2">Whole burnt offering</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the house</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּ֥ית</span> <span class="translit">(bêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/30-15.htm">2 Chronicles 30:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/30-15.htm">2 Chronicles 30:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/30-15.htm">2 Chronicles 30:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/30-15.htm">2 Chronicles 30:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/30-15.htm">2 Chronicles 30:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/30-15.htm">2 Chronicles 30:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/30-15.htm">2 Chronicles 30:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/30-15.htm">2 Chronicles 30:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/30-15.htm">2 Chronicles 30:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/30-15.htm">2 Chronicles 30:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/30-15.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 30:15 Then they killed the Passover (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/30-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 30:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 30:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/30-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 30:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 30:16" /></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>