because they were not able to observe it at the appropriate time. Not enough of the priests had consecrated themselves,(A) and the people hadn’t been gathered together in Jerusalem. The proposal pleased the king and the congregation, so they affirmed the proposal and spread the message throughout all Israel, from Beer-sheba to Dan,(B) to come to observe the Passover of the Lord, the God of Israel in Jerusalem, for they hadn’t observed it often,[a] as prescribed.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 30:5 Or in great numbers
  2. 30:5 Lit often, according to what is written

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