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Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

2 Chronicles 30:22

Verse 2 Chronicles 30:22. Spake comfortably unto all the Levites] On such occasions the priests and Levites had great fatigue, and suffered many privations; and therefore had need of that encouragement which this prudent and pious king gave. It is a fine and expressive character given of these men, "They taught the good knowledge of God to the people." This is the great work, or should be so, of every Christian minister. They should convey that knowledge of God to the people by which they may be saved; that is, the good knowledge of the Lord.

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See also 2 Chronicles 30:22 in other biblical comments:

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    The “knowledge” intended is perhaps chiefly ritualistic and musical - such knowledge as enabled them to conduct the service of the sanctuary satisfactorily. THEY DID EAT THROUGHOUT THE FEAST - literal...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 30 THE PASSOVER _ 1. Preparations for the great Passover (2 Chronicles 30:1)_ 2. The celebration of the Passover (2 Chronicles 30:15) 3. The concluding festive days ...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    2 Chronicles 29:1 to 2 Chronicles 32:33. THE REIGN OF HEZEKIAH (see notes on 2 Kings 18:2 f., 2 Kings 18:13;...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    COMFORTABLY. Compare Isaiah 40:2. OFFERING. Hebrew. _zabach._ App-43....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _that taught the good knowledge of the Lord_ R.V. THAT WERE WELL SKILLED IN THE SERVICE OF THE LORD. _and they did eat … seven days_ R.V. SO THEY DID EAT … FOR THE SEVEN DAYS, i.e. the usual seven da...

  • Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

    DISCOURSE: 426 DELIGHT IN ORDINANCE 2 Chronicles 30:22. _They did eat throughout the feast seven days, offering peace-offerings, and making confession to the Lord God of their fathers. And the whole...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    HEZEKIAH SPAKE COMFORTABLY, &C.— _For Hezekiah had with gentle discourse persuaded the Levites, who were intelligent in divine things, that they should celebrate the festival seven days, and offer pea...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    14. THE REIGN OF HEZEKIAH (29-32) TEXT 2 Chronicles 29:1. Hezekiah began to reign when he was five and twenty years old; and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was A...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _AND HEZEKIAH SPAKE COMFORTABLY UNTO ALL THE LEVITES THAT TAUGHT THE GOOD KNOWLEDGE OF THE LORD: AND_ _ THEY DID EAT THROUGHOUT THE FEAST SEVEN DAYS, OFFERING PEACE OFFERINGS, AND MAKING CONFESSION TO...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    30:22 Jehovah; (a-17) Or 'had good insight into the knowledge of Jehovah.'...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    REIGN OF HEZEKIAH (CONTINUED) This chapter relates how a passover was kept on the second month for Israel and Judah....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    2 CHRONICLES: GOD DESIRES LOYAL PEOPLE The *Kingdom called Judah 2 CHRONICLES CHAPTER S 10 TO 36 _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 30 HEZEKIAH’S *PASSOVER *FEAST – 2 CHRONICLES 30:1-27 v1

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    SPAKE COMFORTABLY. — See margin, and comp. Isaiah 40:2. THAT TAUGHT THE GOOD KNOWLEDGE OF THE LORD. — Rather, _were showing good skill for_ (in honour of) _Jehovah,_ in their chanting and playing. Th...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ יְדַבֵּ֣ר יְחִזְקִיָּ֗הוּ עַל ־לֵב֙ כָּל ־

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    HEZEKIAH: THE RELIGIOUS VALUE OF MUSIC 2 Chronicles 29:1; 2 Chronicles 30:1; 2 Chronicles 31:1;...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    WHOLE-HEARTED SEEKING OF GOD 2 Chronicles 30:13 As necessary preliminary to the right observance of the approaching feast, the removal of the altars erected by Ahaz was resolved upon. The feast and i...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    For a long time the proper feasts of the Lord had not been observed. Hezekiah made arrangements to keep the Passover. It is very beautiful to see how his heart took in the whole nation. In all probabi...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Heart; encouraged them to bear the fatigue for other seven days. --- Lord; being of good dispositions, (C.) and able musicians. Sa) M. --- Praising. Prot. "making confession to." But the sense is the...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    This feast, agreeable to the original appointment by Moses, followed up the holy service of the passover. And the joy of the people, of all ranks and orders among them, can better be conceived than ex...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 27 THROUGH 31. Jotham, the son of Uzziah, walks uprightly; and he avoids his father's fault; but the people are still corrupt. Nevertheless the faithfulness...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND HEZEKIAH SPAKE COMFORTABLY TO ALL THE LEVITES,.... Or "to the heart" u of them, such things as were very encouraging to them to go on in the work and worship of God, commending their singing, exho...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And Hezekiah spake comfortably unto all the Levites that taught the good knowledge of the LORD: and they did eat throughout the feast seven days, offering peace offerings, and making confession to the...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Hezekiah spake comfortably unto all the Levites_ Commended them for their care and diligence, and thereby encouraged them to a cheerful and diligent attendance upon their holy ministrations, and to c...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 Hezekiah proclaimeth a solemne Passeouer on the second moneth, for Iudah and Israel. 13 The assembly hauing destroyed the altars of idolatry, keepe the feast fourteene dayes. 27 The Priests and Le...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And Hezekiah spake comfortably unto all the Levites that taught the good knowledge of the Lord, literally, "he spake to the heart," he addressed cordial, loving, encouraging words to them. AND THEY DI...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE JOYFUL CELEBRATION...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    KEEPING THE PASSOVER (vv.1-27) The concern of Hezekiah to honour the Lord was then extended to his purpose that the Passover should be kept and that all Israel should be invited to this feast. There...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    COMFORTABLY UNTO ALL: _ Heb._ to the heart of all etc....

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    21-27 Many prayers were put up to God with the peace-offerings. In these Israel looked to God as the God of their fathers, a God in covenant with them. There was also abundance of good preaching. The...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    SPAKE COMFORTABLY UNTO ALL THE LEVITES; encouraged them to a cheerful and diligent attendance upon their holy ministrations by the promise of his favour and utmost care for them, which he faithfully p...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    2 Chronicles 30:22 Hezekiah H3169 encouragement H1696 (H8762) H3820 Levites H3881 taught H7919 (H8688) good...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Preparations for the passover and its observance. CHARACTERS: God, Hezekiah. CONCLUSION: In every true reformation, the doctrine of the atonement must be emphasized. God's grace will meet...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    2 Chronicles 30:2. _To keep the passover in the second month,_ one month later because the apostate priests were as yet unclean. See the calendar in Exodus 12. To defer the passover eleven months woul...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 30:1 Hezekiah demonstrates his commitment to the Law of Moses by holding the Passover celebration immediately after the reconsecration of the temple. The ceremony dif...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL NOTES.] Preparations for Passover (2 Chronicles 30:1); the keeping of Passover (2 Chronicles 30:13); H.’S prayer for unclean persons (2 Chronicles 30:18); the solemnities of the second sev

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION This chapter contains the account of Hezekiah's arrangements after the restoration for the observance of the Passover—arrangements more than ordinarily interesting to notice in respect of,...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and to Judah, they wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh, [this is up in the northern] that they should come to the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, to keep the pas...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    2 Chronicles 15:3; 2 Chronicles 17:9; 2 Chronicles 32:6; 2 Chronicles 35:3;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Spoke comfortably — Encouraged them to a chearful and diligent attendance upon their holy ministrations. Princes and magistrates by encouraging faithful and laborious preachers, greatly promote the ki...

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