2 Chronicles 30:3

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

because they were not able to observe it at the appropriate time. Not enough of the priests had consecrated themselves,  and the people hadn’t been gathered together in Jerusalem.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 29:34

However, since there were not enough priests, they weren’t able to skin all the burnt offerings, so their Levite brothers helped them  until the work was finished and until the priests consecrated themselves. For the Levites were more conscientious  , to consecrate themselves than the priests were.

Exodus 12:18

You are to eat unleavened bread in the first month,  from the evening of the fourteenth day of the month until the evening of the twenty-first day.

Exodus 12:6

You are to keep it until the fourteenth day of this month; then the whole assembly of the community of Israel will slaughter the animals at twilight.

2 Chronicles 29:17

They began the consecration on the first day of the first month, and on the eighth day of the month they came to the portico of the Lord’s temple. They consecrated the Lord’s temple for eight days, and on the sixteenth day of the first month they finished.

2 Chronicles 30:4

The proposal pleased the king and the congregation,

2 Chronicles 30:15

They slaughtered the Passover lamb  on the fourteenth day of the second month. The priests and Levites were ashamed, and they consecrated themselves and brought burnt offerings to the Lord’s temple.

2 Chronicles 30:24

for King Hezekiah of Judah contributed one thousand bulls and seven thousand sheep for the congregation. Also, the officials contributed one thousand bulls and ten thousand sheep for the congregation,  and many priests consecrated themselves.

2 Chronicles 35:6

Slaughter the Passover lambs,  consecrate yourselves,  and make preparations for your brothers to carry out the word of the Lord through Moses.’