2 Chronicles 30:23

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21 So the children of Israel who were present at Jerusalem kept ^athe Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with great gladness; and the Levites and the priests praised the Lord day by day, singing to the Lord, accompanied by loud instruments.

22 And Hezekiah gave encouragement to all the Levites ^awho taught the good knowledge of the Lord; and they ate throughout the feast seven days, offering peace offerings and ^bmaking confession to the Lord God of their fathers.

23 Then the whole assembly agreed to keep the feast ^aanother seven days, and they kept it another seven days with gladness.

24 For Hezekiah king of Judah ^agave to the assembly a thousand bulls and seven thousand sheep, and the leaders gave to the assembly a thousand bulls and ten thousand sheep; and a great number of priests ^bsanctified themselves.

25 The whole assembly of Judah rejoiced, also the priests and Levites, all the assembly that came from Israel, the sojourners ^awho came from the land of Israel, and those who dwelt in Judah.

26 So there was great joy in Jerusalem, for since the time of ^aSolomon the son of David, king of Israel, there had been nothing like this in Jerusalem.

27 Then the priests, the Levites, arose and ^ablessed the people, and their voice was heard; and their prayer came up to ^bHis holy dwelling place, to heaven.

Verse Comparison: 2 Chronicles 30:23

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American Standard Version
And the whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days; and they kept `other' seven days with gladness.

Amplified® Bible
And the whole assembly took counsel to prolong the feast another seven days; and they kept it another seven days with joy.

Contemporary English Version
Everyone was so excited that they agreed to celebrate seven more days.

Darby English Version
And the whole congregation took counsel to observe other seven days; and they observed the seven days with gladness.

Good News Bible
they all decided to celebrate for another seven days. So they celebrated with joy.

King James Version
And the whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days: and they kept other seven days with gladness.

New American Standard Bible
Then the whole assembly decided to celebrate {the feast} another seven days, so they celebrated the seven days with joy.

New International Version
The whole assembly then agreed to celebrate the festival seven more days; so for another seven days they celebrated joyfully.

New King James Version
Then the whole assembly agreed to keep the feast another seven days, and they kept it another seven days with gladness.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then the whole assembly decided to celebrate the feast another seven days, so they celebrated the seven days with joy.

Revised Standard Version
Then the whole assembly agreed together to keep the feast for another seven days; so they kept it for another seven days with gladness.

Young's Literal Translation
And all the assembly take counsel to keep other seven days, and they keep seven days `with' joy;

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