2 Chronicles 30:4 Meaning
And the thing pleased the king and all the congregation.
Context Explained
2For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the congregation in Jerusalem, to keep the passover in the second month.
3For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not sanctified themselves sufficiently, neither had the people gathered themselves together to Jerusalem.
4And the thing pleased the king and all the congregation.
5So they established a decree to make proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beer-sheba even to Dan, that they should come to keep the passover unto the LORD God of Israel at Jerusalem: for they had not done it of a long time in such sort as it was written.
6So the posts went with the letters from the king and his princes throughout all Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying, Ye children of Israel, turn again unto the LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and he will return to the remnant of you, that are escaped out of the hand of the kings of Assyria.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
James 4:8
This verse encourages drawing near to God, similar to the call for Israel to return to the Lord.
Isaiah 55:7
This verse invites the wicked to forsake their ways, echoing the message of repentance in Chronicles.
2 Chronicles 7:14
This verse emphasizes the importance of humility and seeking God, paralleling the call to return in Chronicles.
Source: 2 Chronicles 30:4