2 Chronicles 30:3

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

They could not celebrate it at the proper time because not enough priests had consecrated themselves, and the people had not gathered in Jerusalem.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    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.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    For they could{H3201} not keep{H6213} it at that time,{H6256} because the priests{H3548} had not sanctified{H6942} themselves in sufficient{H4078} number, neither had the people{H5971} gathered themselves together{H622} to Jerusalem.{H3389}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    For they could{H3201}{(H8804)} not keep{H6213}{(H8800)} it at that time{H6256}, because the priests{H3548} had not sanctified{H6942}{(H8694)} themselves sufficiently{H4078}{(H8676)}{H1767}, neither had the people{H5971} gathered themselves together{H622}{(H8738)} to Jerusalem{H3389}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    for at that tyme they coulde not kepe it, because the prestes were not sanctified ynough, and the people were not yet come together vnto Ierusalem.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    For they could not keepe it at this time, because there were not Priests enow sanctified, neither was the people gathered to Ierusalem.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    For they coulde not kepe it at that time, because the priestes were not sanctified sufficiently, neither was the people gathered together to Hierusalem.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not sanctified themselves in sufficient number, neither had the people gathered themselves together to Jerusalem.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    for they have not been able to make it at that time, for the priests have not sanctified themselves sufficiently, and the people have not been gathered to Jerusalem.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not sanctified themselves in sufficient number, neither had the people gathered themselves together to Jerusalem.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not sanctified themselves in sufficient number, neither had the people gathered themselves together to Jerusalem.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    It was not possible to keep it at that time, because not enough priests had made themselves holy, and the people had not come together in Jerusalem.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not sanctified themselves in sufficient number, neither had the people gathered themselves together to Jerusalem.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    They were unable to observe it at the regular time because not enough priests had consecrated themselves and the people had not assembled in Jerusalem.

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Chr 29:34 : 34 But because there were too few priests to skin all the burnt offerings, their Levite brothers helped them until the work was completed and the priests had consecrated themselves, for the Levites were more diligent in consecrating themselves than the priests.
  • Exod 12:6 : 6 Keep it until the fourteenth day of this month. Then the whole assembly of the community of Israel shall slaughter it at twilight.
  • Exod 12:18 : 18 From the evening of the fourteenth day of the first month until the evening of the twenty-first day, you shall eat unleavened bread.
  • 2 Chr 29:17 : 17 They began the consecration on the first day of the first month, and on the eighth day of the month, they reached the vestibule of the LORD. For eight days, they consecrated the house of the LORD, and on the sixteenth day of the first month, they completed their work.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 2 Chr 30:1-2
    2 verses
    83%

    1 Hezekiah sent word to all Israel and Judah and also wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh, inviting them to come to the house of the LORD in Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover to the LORD, the God of Israel.

    2 The king, his officials, and the whole assembly in Jerusalem decided to observe the Passover in the second month.

  • 2 Chr 30:13-19
    7 verses
    78%

    13 A very large crowd of people assembled in Jerusalem to celebrate the Feast of Unleavened Bread in the second month.

    14 They removed the altars in Jerusalem, as well as all the incense altars, and threw them into the Kidron Valley.

    15 They slaughtered the Passover lambs on the fourteenth day of the second month. The priests and Levites, ashamed of their neglect, consecrated themselves and brought burnt offerings to the temple of the LORD.

    16 Then they stood at their prescribed places, according to the Law of Moses the man of God. The priests sprinkled the blood handed to them by the Levites.

    17 Since many in the assembly had not consecrated themselves, the Levites were responsible for slaughtering the Passover lambs for everyone who was not ceremonial clean to dedicate them to the LORD.

    18 Although most of the people from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun had not purified themselves, they ate the Passover contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, 'May the LORD, who is good, pardon everyone

    19 who sets their heart on seeking God—the LORD, the God of their ancestors—even if they are not clean according to the rules of the sanctuary.'

  • 2 Chr 30:4-5
    2 verses
    76%

    4 This plan seemed right to the king and the whole assembly.

    5 So they decided to send a proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beersheba to Dan, calling the people to come to Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover to the LORD, the God of Israel, because it had not been observed in large numbers as prescribed.

  • 2 Chr 29:34
    75%

    34 But because there were too few priests to skin all the burnt offerings, their Levite brothers helped them until the work was completed and the priests had consecrated themselves, for the Levites were more diligent in consecrating themselves than the priests.

  • Ezra 6:19-20
    2 verses
    73%

    19 The exiles celebrated the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.

    20 The priests and Levites had purified themselves together, and all of them were ceremonially clean. They slaughtered the Passover lamb for all the exiles, for their brothers the priests, and for themselves.

  • 2 Chr 35:16-19
    4 verses
    73%

    16 So all the service of the LORD was arranged that day to observe the Passover and to offer burnt offerings on the altar of the LORD, as commanded by King Josiah.

    17 The Israelites who were present celebrated the Passover at that time, and the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days.

    18 There had not been a Passover celebrated like this in Israel since the days of Samuel the prophet. None of the kings of Israel had celebrated a Passover such as Josiah did with the priests, the Levites, all Judah and Israel who were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

    19 This Passover was observed in the eighteenth year of Josiah's reign.

  • 2 Kgs 23:21-23
    3 verses
    72%

    21 The king commanded all the people, 'Celebrate the Passover to the LORD your God as it is written in the Book of the Covenant.'

    22 For no Passover like it had been observed since the days of the judges who ruled Israel, or throughout all the days of the kings of Israel and Judah.

    23 But in the eighteenth year of King Josiah, this Passover was celebrated to the LORD in Jerusalem.

  • 1 Chr 15:13-14
    2 verses
    72%

    13 For because you did not carry it the first time, the LORD our God broke out against us, since we did not seek Him according to the proper procedure."

    14 So the priests and the Levites consecrated themselves in order to bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel.

  • Ezra 3:1
    71%

    1 When the seventh month came, and the Israelites were in their cities, the people gathered together as one in Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chr 5:11
    71%

    11 When the priests came out of the holy place, for all the priests who were present had consecrated themselves without regard to their divisions,

  • Neh 12:30
    71%

    30 The priests and the Levites purified themselves, and then they purified the people, the gates, and the wall.

  • 2 Chr 29:15-17
    3 verses
    70%

    15 They gathered their fellow Levites, consecrated themselves, and went in as the king commanded, in accordance with the words of the LORD, to purify the house of the LORD.

    16 The priests entered the inner part of the house of the LORD to cleanse it. They brought out all the unclean things they found in the temple of the LORD and carried them to the courtyard of the house of the LORD. The Levites then took them and carried them out to the Kidron Valley.

    17 They began the consecration on the first day of the first month, and on the eighth day of the month, they reached the vestibule of the LORD. For eight days, they consecrated the house of the LORD, and on the sixteenth day of the first month, they completed their work.

  • 2 Chr 35:14
    70%

    14 Afterward, they prepared portions for themselves and the priests, because the priests, descendants of Aaron, were busy offering the burnt offerings and fat portions until nightfall. So the Levites prepared portions for themselves and the priests, the descendants of Aaron.

  • 2 Kgs 12:6
    70%

    6 let the priests receive it each from their acquaintances, and they shall use it to repair any damage found in the temple.'

  • Num 9:6-7
    2 verses
    70%

    6 There were some men who were unclean because of contact with a dead body, and they could not keep the Passover on that day. They came before Moses and Aaron on that day,

    7 and those men said to him, "We are unclean because of contact with a dead body. Why should we be excluded from presenting the LORD's offering at its appointed time with the rest of the people of Israel?"

  • 2 Chr 24:5
    69%

    5 He gathered the priests and Levites and said to them, "Go out to the cities of Judah and collect from all Israel money to repair the house of your God annually. Hurry and do this task." But the Levites did not act quickly.

  • 2 Kgs 23:9
    69%

    9 However, the priests of the high places did not go up to the altar of the Lord in Jerusalem but ate unleavened bread among their fellow priests.

  • 2 Chr 7:2
    69%

    2 The priests could not enter the Temple of the LORD because the glory of the LORD filled it.

  • 2 Chr 36:14
    69%

    14 Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people multiplied their unfaithful deeds, following all the abominations of the nations. They defiled the house of the LORD, which He had sanctified in Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chr 35:1
    69%

    1 Josiah celebrated the Passover to the LORD in Jerusalem, and they slaughtered the Passover lamb on the fourteenth day of the first month.

  • Ezra 2:62-63
    2 verses
    69%

    62 These searched for their family records, but they could not find them and were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.

    63 The governor instructed them not to eat of the most holy things until a priest could consult the Urim and Thummim.

  • 2 Chr 35:10
    69%

    10 When everything was ready, the priests stood in their places, and the Levites in their divisions, according to the king's command.

  • 2 Chr 5:3
    69%

    3 All the men of Israel came together before the king at the festival in the seventh month.

  • 2 Chr 30:24
    68%

    24 Hezekiah king of Judah contributed a thousand bulls and seven thousand sheep for the assembly, and the officials provided a thousand bulls and ten thousand sheep. A large number of priests consecrated themselves.

  • Neh 7:64-65
    2 verses
    68%

    64 These searched for their records in the genealogical listings, but they could not be found, so they were disqualified from the priesthood.

    65 The governor told them not to eat the most holy food until there was a priest ministering with the Urim and Thummim.

  • Ezra 10:9
    68%

    9 So, within three days, all the men of Judah and Benjamin had gathered in Jerusalem. It was the twentieth day of the ninth month, and all the people sat in the square before the house of God, trembling because of the matter and because of the heavy rain.

  • Num 9:13
    68%

    13 But if anyone who is clean and is not on a journey fails to observe the Passover, that person shall be cut off from his people because he did not present the LORD's offering at its appointed time. That person shall bear his sin.

  • 2 Chr 31:4
    68%

    4 He also commanded the people living in Jerusalem to give the portion due to the priests and Levites so that they could devote themselves fully to the Law of the Lord.

  • 1 Kgs 3:2
    68%

    2 However, the people were still sacrificing on the high places because no house had yet been built for the name of the LORD.

  • 2 Chr 20:33
    68%

    33 However, the high places were not removed, and the people still had not fully set their hearts on the God of their ancestors.

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