2 Chronicles 30:13

Passover Reinstituted

13 Now many people were gathered at Jerusalem to celebrate the Feast of Unleavened Bread 1in the second month, a very large assembly.

2 Chronicles 30:13 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 30:13

And there assembled at Jerusalem much people
Out of the several tribes:

to keep the feast of unleavened bread:
the passover, which was eaten with unleavened bread:

in the second month:
the month Ijar:

a very great congregation;
such as had not been seen on such an occasion for many years.

2 Chronicles 30:13 In-Context

11 Nevertheless some men of Asher, Manasseh and Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem.
12 The hand of God was also on Judah to give them one heart to do what the king and the princes commanded by the word of the LORD .
13 Now many people were gathered at Jerusalem to celebrate the Feast of Unleavened Bread in the second month, a very large assembly.
14 They arose and removed the altars which were in Jerusalem; they also removed all the incense altars and cast them into the brook Kidron.
15 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 .

Cross References 1

  • 1. 2 Chronicles 30:2
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