2 Chronicles 30:1

Easy To Read Version

King Hezekiah sent messages to all the people of Israel and Judah. He wrote letters to the people of Ephraim and Manasseh {\cf2\super [361]} also. Hezekiah invited all those people to come to the Lord’s temple {\cf2\super [362]} in Jerusalem so they all could celebrate the Passover {\cf2\super [363]} for the Lord God of Israel.

Cross References

2 Kings 23:22

The people had not celebrated a Passover like this since the days that the judges ruled Israel. None of the kings of Israel or the Kings of Judah ever had such a big celebration for Passover.

2 Chronicles 11:13

The priests and the Levites from all over Israel agreed with Rehoboam and joined him.

2 Chronicles 11:16

When the Levites left Israel, those people in all the family groups of Israel who were faithful to the Lord God of Israel came to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the Lord God of their fathers.

2 Chronicles 25:7

But a man of God {\cf2\super [286]} came to Amaziah. The man of God said, “King, don’t let the army of Israel go with you. The Lord is not with Israel. The Lord is not with the people of Ephraim. {\cf2\super [287]}

2 Chronicles 29:36

Hezekiah and the people were very happy about the things God prepared for his people. And they were happy he did it so quickly!

2 Chronicles 30:2

King Hezekiah agreed with all his officials and all the assembly in Jerusalem to have the Passover in the second month.

2 Chronicles 35:6

Kill the Passover lambs, make yourselves holy to the Lord. Make the lambs ready for your brothers, the people of Israel. Do all the things the Lord commanded us to do. The Lord gave us all those commands through Moses.”

Jeremiah 29:1

Jeremiah sent a letter to the Jewish captives {\cf2\super [225]} in Babylon. He sent it to the elders (leaders), the priests, the prophets, and all the other people that were living in Babylon. These were the people that Nebuchadnezzar took from Jerusalem and brought to Babylon.

Hosea 11:8

“Ephraim, {\cf2\super [121]} I don’t want to give you up.\par Israel, I want to protect you.\par I don’t want to make you like Admah! {\cf2\super [122]} \par I don’t want to make you like Zeboiim! {\cf2\super [123]} \par I am changing my mind.\par My love for you is too strong.\par

Hosea 5:4

The people of Israel have done many bad things. And those bad things keep them from coming back to their God. They are always thinking of ways to chase after other gods. They don’t know the Lord.

Joshua 14:4

{The twelve family groups were given their own land.} The sons of Joseph had divided into two family groups—Manasseh and Ephraim. {And each family group received some land. But} the people from the family group of Levi were not given any land. They were given only some towns to live in. {And these towns were in every family group’s land.} They were also given fields for their animals.