For the king had taken counsel with his princes and all the assembly in Jerusalem to keep the Passover in the second month.
Parallel translations
- KJV For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the congregation in Jerusalem, to keep the passover in the second month.
- BSB For the king and his officials and the whole assembly in Jerusalem had decided to keep the Passover in the second month,
- ESV For the king and his princes and all the assembly in Jerusalem had taken counsel to keep the Passover in the second month—
- NKJV For the king and his leaders and all the assembly in Jerusalem had agreed to keep the Passover in the second month.
- NASB For the king and his princes and all the assembly in Jerusalem had decided to celebrate the Passover in the second month,
- NLT The king, his officials, and all the community of Jerusalem decided to celebrate Passover a month later than usual.
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Cross-references · 7
- Num 9:10–11“Say to the children of Israel, ‘If any man of you or of your generations is unclean by reason of a dead body, or is on a journey far away, he shall still keep the Passover to Yahweh.
- Prov 11:14Where there is no wise guidance, the nation falls, but in the multitude of counselors there is victory.
- Eccl 4:13Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king who doesn’t know how to receive admonition any more.
- 2 Chr 30:15Then 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.
- 1 Chr 13:1–3David consulted with the captains of thousands and of hundreds, even with every leader.
- 2 Chr 30:13Many people assembled at Jerusalem to keep the feast of unleavened bread in the second month, a very great assembly.
- Prov 15:22Where there is no counsel, plans fail; but in a multitude of counselors they are established.
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