2 Chronicles 30:4
New International Version
The plan seemed right both to the king and to the whole assembly.

New Living Translation
This plan for keeping the Passover seemed right to the king and all the people.

English Standard Version
and the plan seemed right to the king and all the assembly.

Berean Standard Bible
This plan pleased the king and the whole assembly.

King James Bible
And the thing pleased the king and all the congregation.

New King James Version
And the matter pleased the king and all the assembly.

New American Standard Bible
So the decision was right in the sight of the king and all the assembly.

NASB 1995
Thus the thing was right in the sight of the king and all the assembly.

NASB 1977
Thus the thing was right in the sight of the king and all the assembly.

Legacy Standard Bible
Thus the thing was right in the eyes of the king and in the eyes of all the assembly.

Amplified Bible
Thus the [decision to set a] new time pleased the king and the entire assembly.

Christian Standard Bible
The proposal pleased the king and the congregation,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The proposal pleased the king and the congregation,

American Standard Version
And the thing was right in the eyes of the king and of all the assembly.

English Revised Version
And the thing was right in the eyes of the king and of all the congregation.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The king and the whole assembly considered their plan to be the right thing to do.

Good News Translation
The king and the people were pleased with their plan,

International Standard Version
This decision seemed to be a good one in the opinion of the king and of the entire assembly,

Majority Standard Bible
This plan pleased the king and the whole assembly.

NET Bible
The proposal seemed appropriate to the king and the entire assembly.

New Heart English Bible
The thing was right in the eyes of the king and of all the assembly.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the thing pleased the king and all the congregation.

World English Bible
The thing was right in the eyes of the king and of all the assembly.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And the thing is right in the eyes of the king, and in the eyes of all the assembly,

Young's Literal Translation
And the thing is right in the eyes of the king, and in the eyes of all the assembly,

Smith's Literal Translation
And the word will be straight in the eyes of the king, and in the eyes of all the convocation.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the thing pleased the king, and all the people.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And the word was pleasing to the king, and to the entire multitude.

New American Bible
This seemed right to the king and the entire assembly,

New Revised Standard Version
The plan seemed right to the king and all the assembly.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And the thing pleased the king and all the people of Israel.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the matter was beautiful in the eyes of the King and in the eyes of all the people of Israel.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And the thing was right in the eyes of the king and of all the congregation.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the proposal pleased the king and the congregation.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Hezekiah Proclaims a Passover
3since they had been unable to observe it at the regular time, because not enough priests had consecrated themselves and the people had not been gathered in Jerusalem. 4This proposal pleased the king and the whole assembly. 5So they established a decree to circulate a proclamation throughout Israel, from Beersheba to Dan, that the people should come to keep the Passover of the LORD, the God of Israel, in Jerusalem. For they had not observed it as a nation as prescribed.…

Cross References
2 Kings 18:1-6
In the third year of the reign of Hoshea son of Elah over Israel, Hezekiah son of Ahaz became king of Judah. / He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother’s name was Abi, the daughter of Zechariah. / And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father David had done. ...

2 Chronicles 29:1-11
Hezekiah was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother’s name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah. / And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father David had done. / In the first month of the first year of his reign, Hezekiah opened and repaired the doors of the house of the LORD. ...

2 Chronicles 29:35-36
Furthermore, the burnt offerings were abundant, along with the fat of the peace offerings and the drink offerings for the burnt offerings. So the service of the house of the LORD was established. / Then Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced at what God had prepared for the people, because everything had been accomplished so quickly.

2 Chronicles 31:20-21
So this is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah. He did what was good and upright and true before the LORD his God. / He acted with all his heart in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law and the commandments, in order to seek his God. And so he prospered.

2 Kings 23:21-23
The king commanded all the people, “Keep the Passover of the LORD your God, as it is written in this Book of the Covenant.” / No such Passover had been observed from the days of the judges who had governed Israel through all the days of the kings of Israel and Judah. / But in the eighteenth year of Josiah’s reign, this Passover was observed to the LORD in Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 35:1-19
Then Josiah kept the Passover to the LORD in Jerusalem, and the Passover lamb was slaughtered on the fourteenth day of the first month. / He appointed the priests to their duties and encouraged them in the service of the house of the LORD. / To the Levites who taught all Israel and were holy to the LORD, Josiah said: “Put the holy ark in the temple built by Solomon son of David king of Israel. It is not to be carried around on your shoulders. Now serve the LORD your God and His people Israel. ...

1 Kings 12:28-33
After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves and said to the people, “Going up to Jerusalem is too much for you. Here, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.” / One calf he set up in Bethel, and the other in Dan. / And this thing became a sin; the people walked as far as Dan to worship before one of the calves. ...

2 Chronicles 11:13-17
Moreover, the priests and Levites from all their districts throughout Israel stood with Rehoboam. / For the Levites left their pasturelands and their possessions and went to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons had rejected them as priests of the LORD. / And Jeroboam appointed his own priests for the high places and for the goat demons and calf idols he had made. ...

2 Chronicles 15:8-15
When Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Azariah son of Oded the prophet, he took courage and removed the detestable idols from the whole land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. He then restored the altar of the LORD that was in front of the portico of the LORD’s temple. / And he assembled all Judah and Benjamin, along with those from the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who had settled among them, for great numbers had come over to him from Israel when they saw that the LORD his God was with him. / So they gathered together in Jerusalem in the third month of the fifteenth year of Asa’s reign. ...

2 Chronicles 34:29-33
Then the king summoned all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem. / And he went up to the house of the LORD with all the people of Judah and Jerusalem, as well as the priests and the Levites—all the people great and small—and in their hearing he read all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of the LORD. / So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of the covenant that were written in this book. ...

2 Chronicles 7:8-10
So at that time Solomon and all Israel with him—a very great assembly of people from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of Egypt—kept the feast for seven days. / On the eighth day they held a solemn assembly, for the dedication of the altar had lasted seven days, and the feast seven days more. / On the twenty-third day of the seventh month, Solomon sent the people away to their homes, joyful and glad of heart for the good things that the LORD had done for David, for Solomon, and for His people Israel.

2 Chronicles 20:3-4
Jehoshaphat was alarmed and set his face to seek the LORD. And he proclaimed a fast throughout Judah. / So the people of Judah gathered to seek the LORD, and indeed, they came from all the cities of Judah to seek Him.

2 Chronicles 24:4-14
Some time later, Joash set his heart on repairing the house of the LORD. / So he gathered the priests and Levites and said, “Go out to the cities of Judah and collect the money due annually from all Israel, to repair the house of your God. Do it quickly.” The Levites, however, did not make haste. / So the king called Jehoiada the high priest and said, “Why have you not required the Levites to bring from Judah and Jerusalem the tax imposed by Moses the servant of the LORD and by the assembly of Israel for the Tent of the Testimony?” ...

2 Chronicles 29:25-30
Hezekiah stationed the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres according to the command of David, of Gad the king’s seer, and of Nathan the prophet. For the command had come from the LORD through His prophets. / The Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets. / And Hezekiah ordered that the burnt offering be sacrificed on the altar. When the burnt offering began, the song of the LORD and the trumpets began as well, accompanied by the instruments of David king of Israel. ...

2 Chronicles 30:12-13
Moreover, the power of God was on the people in Judah to give them one heart to obey the command of the king and his officials according to the word of the LORD. / In the second month, a very great assembly gathered in Jerusalem to celebrate the Feast of Unleavened Bread.


Treasury of Scripture

And the thing pleased the king and all the congregation.

1 Chronicles 13:4
And all the congregation said that they would do so: for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.

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2 Chronicles 30
1. Hezekiah proclaims a solemn passover on the second month for Judah and Israel.
13. The assembly, having destroyed the altars of idolatry, keep the feast fourteen days
27. The priests and Levites bless the people














The proposal
This phrase refers to the plan initiated by King Hezekiah to invite all Israel and Judah to celebrate the Passover in Jerusalem. The Hebrew root for "proposal" is "davar," which often means "word" or "matter." This indicates that the proposal was not just a casual suggestion but a significant and deliberate plan. Historically, this proposal was crucial because it aimed to reunite the divided kingdom of Israel and Judah in worship, reflecting Hezekiah's desire for spiritual renewal and national unity.

pleased
The Hebrew word here is "yashar," which means to be right, straight, or pleasing. This indicates that the proposal was not only acceptable but also aligned with what was considered right and good in the eyes of the king and the assembly. The use of "pleased" suggests a harmonious agreement, which is significant given the historical context of division and conflict between the northern and southern kingdoms.

the king
Referring to King Hezekiah, this highlights his role as a godly leader who sought to restore proper worship and obedience to God. Hezekiah is known for his reforms and efforts to bring the people back to the worship of Yahweh. His leadership is a model of how a ruler can influence a nation towards righteousness and spiritual revival.

and all the assembly
This phrase underscores the collective agreement and unity among the people. The "assembly" refers to the gathering of leaders and representatives from the tribes of Israel and Judah. The Hebrew word "qahal" is used here, which denotes a congregation or community gathered for a purpose. This unity was significant, as it showed a collective desire to return to the covenantal practices commanded by God, despite previous divisions.

(4) The thing pleased.--The matter (or proposal) was right in the eyes of the king--i.e., the proposal to keep the Passover in the second month, and to invite the northern tribes.

Verse 4. - This verse betokens the careful consideration on the part of "king, princes, and all the congregation," that had been given to the distinct question, whether the exact present circumstances legitimately fell under the description of Numbers 9:6-13; and the issue was that they decided that they did, they "ruled the thing right" (וַיִּישַׁר הַדָבָר)

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
The proposal
הַדָּבָ֖ר (had·dā·ḇār)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

pleased
וַיִּישַׁ֥ר (way·yî·šar)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3474: To be straight, even, to be, right, pleasant, prosperous

the king
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4428: A king

and
וּבְעֵינֵ֖י (ū·ḇə·‘ê·nê)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - cdc
Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain

all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the assembly.
הַקָּהָֽל׃ (haq·qā·hāl)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6951: Assembly, convocation, congregation


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