2 Chronicles 30 · Verse 18

2 Chronicles 30:18

For a multitude of the people, even many of Ephraim, and Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet did they eat the passover otherwise than it was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, The good Lord pardon every one
2 Chronicles 30:18, King James Version

2 Chronicles 30:18 in other translations

BSBA large number of the people—many from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun—had not purified themselves, yet they ate the Passover, contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah interceded for them, saying, “May the LORD, who is good, provide atonement for everyone
WEBFor a multitude of the people, even many of Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet they ate the Passover other than the way it is written. For Hezekiah had prayed for them, saying, “May the good LORD pardon everyone
ASVFor a multitude of the people, even many of Ephraim and Manasseh, Issachar and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet did they eat the passover otherwise than it is written. For Hezekiah had prayed for them, saying, The good Jehovah pardon every one
YLTfor a multitude of the people, many from Ephraim and Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, have not been cleansed, but have eaten the passover otherwise than it is written; but Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, ‘Jehovah, who is good, doth receive atonement for every one
DARBYFor a multitude of the people, many of Ephraim and Manasseh, Issachar and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, and they ate the passover otherwise than it was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them saying, Jehovah, who is good, forgive every one
BBEFor a great number of the people from Ephraim and Manasseh, Issachar and Zebulun, had not made themselves clean, but they took the Passover meal, though not in the right way. For Hezekiah had made prayer for them, saying, May the good Lord have mercy on everyone
WebsterFor a multitude of the people, even many of Ephraim, and Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet they ate the passover otherwise than it was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, The good LORD pardon every one,

What does 2 Chronicles 30:18 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 30:16-18

16-18. the priests sprinkled the blood, which they received of the hand of the Levites--This was a deviation from the established rules and practices in presenting the offerings of the temple. The reason was, that many present on the occasion having not sanctified themselves, the Levites slaughtered the paschal victims (see on 2Ch 35:5) for everyone that was unclean. At other times the heads of families killed the…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 18 A multitude of the people - had not cleansed themselves - As there were men from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, they were excusable, because they came from countries that had been wholly devoted to idolatry. The good Lord pardon every one - "The Lord, who is good, have mercy on this people who err." - T.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Chronicles 30:13-20

The great thing needful in attendance upon God in solemn ordinances, is, that we make heart-work of it; all is nothing without this. Where this sincerity and fixedness of heart are, there may yet be many things short of the purification of the sanctuary. These defects need pardoning, healing grace; for omissions in duty are sins, as well as omissions of duty. If God should deal with us in strict justice, even as to…

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2 Chronicles 30:18 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כִּ֣יkiforH3588
מַרְבִּ֣יתmar.Bit[the] greater part ofH4768
הָעָ֡םha.'Amthe peopleH5971
רַ֠בַּתRa.batmanyH7227
מֵֽאֶפְרַ֨יִםme.'ef.Ra.yimfrom EphraimH669
וּמְנַשֶּׁ֜הu.me.na.Shehand ManassehH4519
יִשָּׂשכָ֤רyi.so.sh.KharIssacharH3485
וּזְבֻלוּן֙u.ze.vu.Lunand ZebulunH2074
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
הִטֶּהָ֔רוּhi.te.Ha.ruthey had purified themselvesH2891
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
אָכְל֥וּ'a.khe.Luthey ateH398
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַפֶּ֖סַחha.Pe.sachthe passoverH6453
בְּלֹ֣אbe.Lo'with notH3808
כַכָּת֑וּבkha.ka.Tuvaccording to <the> [what] is writtenH3789
כִּי֩kiforH3588
הִתְפַּלֵּ֨לhit.pa.Lelhe had prayedH6419
יְחִזְקִיָּ֤הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huHezekiahH2396
עֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.Hemon themH5921
לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor<to> sayingH559
יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahwehH3068
הַטּ֖וֹבha.Tov<the> goodH2896
יְכַפֵּ֥רye.kha.Permay he make atonementH3722
בְּעַֽד\׃be.'AdforH1157

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 30:18

  • 1 Corinthians 11:28

    But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.

  • James 5:15-16

    And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

  • Numbers 9:10-14

    Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If any man of you or of your posterity shall be unclean by reason of a dead body, or be in a journey afar off, yet he shall keep the passover unto the Lord. The fourteenth day of the second month at even they shall keep it, and eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. They shall leave none of it unto the morning, nor break any bone of it: according to all the ordinances of the passover they shall keep it. But the man that is clean, and is not in a journey, and forbeareth to keep the passover, even the same soul shall be cut off from among his people: because he brought not the offering of the Lord in his appointed season, that man shall bear his sin. …

  • Daniel 9:19

    O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name.

  • 2 Chronicles 6:21

    Hearken therefore unto the supplications of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, which they shall make toward this place: hear thou from thy dwelling place, even from heaven; and when thou hearest, forgive.

  • Numbers 19:20

    But the man that shall be unclean, and shall not purify himself, that soul shall be cut off from among the congregation, because he hath defiled the sanctuary of the Lord: the water of separation hath not been sprinkled upon him; he is unclean.

  • 2 Chronicles 30:25

    And all the congregation of Judah, with the priests and the Levites, and all the congregation that came out of Israel, and the strangers that came out of the land of Israel, and that dwelt in Judah, rejoiced.

  • Psalms 25:8

    Good and upright is the Lord: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.

  • 2 Chronicles 30:11

    Nevertheless divers of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun humbled themselves, and came to Jerusalem.

  • Genesis 20:7

    Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.

  • Exodus 12:43-51

    And the Lord said unto Moses and Aaron, This is the ordinance of the passover: There shall no stranger eat thereof: But every man’s servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof. A foreigner and an hired servant shall not eat thereof. In one house shall it be eaten; thou shalt not carry forth ought of the flesh abroad out of the house; neither shall ye break a bone thereof. …

  • Psalms 86:5

    For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
many of Ephraim.
11
had not cleansed.
Nu 9:10-14; 19:20; 1Co 11:28
the passover.
Ex 12:43-51
prayed.
Ge 20:7,17; Job 42:8,9; Jas 5:15,16; 1Jo 5:16
The good.
6:21; Ex 34:6-9; Nu 14:18-20; Ps 25:8; 36:5; 86:5; 119:68; Da 9:19

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Context

  • 2 Chronicles 30:17

    For there were many in the congregation that were not sanctified: therefore the Levites had the charge of the killing of the passovers for every one that was not clean, to sanctify them unto the Lord.

  • 2 Chronicles 30:18

    For a multitude of the people, even many of Ephraim, and Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet did they eat the passover otherwise than it was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, The good Lord pardon every one

  • 2 Chronicles 30:19

    That prepareth his heart to seek God, the Lord God of his fathers, though he be not cleansed according to the purification of the sanctuary.

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2 Chronicles 30:18 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Porque una gran multitud del pueblo de Ephraim y Manasés, y de Issachâr y Zabulón, no se habían purificado, y comieron la pascua no conforme á lo que está escrito. Mas Ezechîas oró por ellos, diciendo: Jehová, que es bueno, sea propicio á todo aquel que ha apercibido su corazón para buscar á Dios,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Car une grande partie du peuple, beaucoup de ceux d’Éphraïm, et de Manassé, et d’Issacar, et de Zabulon, ne s’étaient pas purifiés, et ils mangèrent la pâque, non comme il est écrit; mais Ézéchias pria pour eux, disant: Que l’ Éternel, qui est bon, pardonne à
German
Elberfelder 1871
Denn ein großer Teil des Volkes, viele von Ephraim und Manasse, Issaschar und Sebulon, hatten sich nicht gereinigt, sondern aßen das Passah nicht, wie es vorgeschrieben ist. Doch Jehiskia bat für sie und sprach: Jehova, der Gütige, möge einem jeden vergeben,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Magna etiam pars populi de Ephraim, et Manasse, et Issachar, et Zabulon, quæ sanctificata non fuerat, comedit Phase non juxta quod scriptum est: et oravit pro eis Ezechias, dicens: Dominus bonus propitiabitur