2 Chronicles 30:25

“And all the congregation of Judah, with the priests and Levites, etc.] The people that were gathered together out of the several cities of Judah, which no doubt was the largest congregation, with whom the priests and Levites are joined, as being of that kingdom, and dwellers in Jerusalem, where their office lay: and all the congregation that came out of Israel; out of the ten tribes, particularly Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, (<143018>2 Chronicles 30:18), and the strangers that came out of the land of Israel, and that dwelt in Judah, rejoiced; the proselytes, even such as were circumcised, who ate of the passover, and kept the feast of unleavened bread, as well as the other days…”

“The strangers - See the 2 Chronicles 15:9 note. return to 'Top of Page'”

“30:25 In this joyful celebration, no one was regarded as a foreigner, and those who had been estranged were reunited.”

“the strangers: Ch2 30:11, Ch2 30:18; Exo 12:43-49 rejoiced: Ch1 16:10, Ch1 16:11; Psa 92:4, Psa 104:34 2 Chronicles 30:26”

“Concluding remarks on this festival. There took part in it (1) the whole congregation of Judah, and the priests and Levites; (2) the whole congregation of those who had come out of Israel (the ten tribes); (3) the strangers, both those who came out of the land of Israel and those dwelling in Judah. Ch2 30:26 The joy was great, for there had not been the like in Jerusalem since the days of Solomon. The meaning is, that this feast could be compared only with the feast at the dedication of the temple in the time of Solomon, Ch2 7:1-10, in respect to its length, the richness of the sacrificial gifts, the multitude of those who participated, and the joyous feeling it caused" (Berth.). The feast…”