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2 Chronicles 30:23-25
New English Translation
2 Chronicles 30:23-25
New English Translation
23 The entire assembly then decided to celebrate for seven more days; so they joyfully celebrated for seven more days. 24 King Hezekiah of Judah supplied 1,000 bulls and 7,000 sheep[a] for the assembly, while the officials supplied them[b] with 1,000 bulls and 10,000 sheep. Many priests consecrated themselves. 25 The celebration included[c] the entire assembly of Judah, the priests, the Levites, the entire assembly of those who came from Israel, the resident foreigners[d] who came from the land of Israel, and those who were residents of Judah.
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- 2 Chronicles 30:24 tn The Hebrew term צֹאן (tsoʾn, translated “sheep” twice in this verse) denotes smaller livestock in general; depending on context it can refer to sheep only or goats only, but there is nothing in the immediate context here to specify one or the other.
- 2 Chronicles 30:24 tn Heb “the assembly.” The pronoun “them” has been used in the translation for stylistic reasons, to avoid redundancy.
- 2 Chronicles 30:25 tn Heb “they rejoiced.”
- 2 Chronicles 30:25 sn The term גֵּר (ger) refers to a foreign resident, but with different social implications in different settings. In Mosaic Law the resident foreigner was essentially a naturalized citizen and convert to worshiping the God of Israel (see Exod 12:19, 48; Deut 29:10-13). Here the term refers to those who had immigrated (or fled as refugees) from the conquered northern kingdom as well as those already residents of the southern kingdom of Judah.
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