Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 30:25
And all the congregation of Judah, with the priests and the Levites, and all the congregation that came out of Israel, and the strangers that came out of the land of Israel, and that dwelt in Judah, rejoiced.
25. the strangers ] i.e. men of alien descent dwelling in Israel with certain conceded, not inherited, rights, and with most of the obligations of the native Israelite. LXX. . Cp. 2Ch 2:17; 1Ch 22:2 for the unfavourable side of a “stranger’s” position.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
The strangers – See the 2Ch 15:9 note.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Verse 25. The strangers that come out of the land of Israel] That is, the proselytes of the covenant who had embraced Judaism, and had submitted to the rite of circumcision, for none others could be permitted to eat of the passover.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
And all the congregation of Judah, with the priests and Levites,…. 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, 2Ch 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 of rejoicing, the former of which none might partake of but circumcised persons; and it can hardly be thought that any other would come out of Israel on such an occasion, see
Ex 12:48.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
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.
2Ch 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, 2Ch 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 at the dedication of the temple had been a festival of fourteen days; for the feast of tabernacles, which lasted seven days, came immediately after the proper dedicatory feast, and since the time of Solomon all the tribes had never been united at a feast in Jerusalem.
2Ch 30:27 At the end of the Levitic priests dismissed the people with the blessing (the before in some MSS, and which the lxx, Vulg., and Syr. also have, is a copyist’s gloss brought from 2Ch 30:25; cf. against it, 2Ch 23:18), and the historian adds, “Their voice was heard, and their prayer came to His holy dwelling-place, to heaven.” This conclusion he draws from the divine blessing having been upon the festival; traceable partly in the zeal which the people afterwards showed for the public worship in the temple (2 Chron 31), partly in the deliverance of Judah and Jerusalem from the attack of the Assyrian Sennacherib (2 Chron 32).
Fuente: Keil & Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament
(25) And all the congregation.Three classes of persons took part in the festival(1) the Judseans, including the priests and Levites; (2) their Israelite guests; (3) the strangersgrmi.e., the proselytes, both those who came from the northern kingdom arid those who dwelt in Judah. The word grm is not the same as grm (2Ch. 15:9), with which Langes comment confuses it. (Comp. Lev. 17:12.)
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
2Ch 30:25 And all the congregation of Judah, with the priests and the Levites, and all the congregation that came out of Israel, and the strangers that came out of the land of Israel, and that dwelt in Judah, rejoiced.
Ver. 25. And all the congregation rejoiced.] This was right; for all God’s worships were to be celebrated with joy; Deu 12:7 and joy is a condition of an acceptable service. Deu 26:14 Sacrifices offered in mourning were an abomination, Hos 9:4 yea, accursed of God. Deu 28:47
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
strangers = sojourners. Exo 12:48, Exo 12:49.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
the strangers: 2Ch 30:11, 2Ch 30:18, Exo 12:43-49
rejoiced: 1Ch 16:10, 1Ch 16:11, Psa 92:4, Psa 104:34
Reciprocal: Lev 8:3 – General 2Ch 15:9 – the strangers