Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
since they could not celebrate it
King James Version
For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not sanctified themselves sufficiently, neither had the people gathered themselves together to Jerusalem.
Holman Bible
because they were not able to observe it at the appropriate time. Not enough of the priests had consecrated themselves
International Standard Version
but they had been unable to celebrate it then because not enough priests had consecrated themselves and the people had not yet been gathered together in Jerusalem.
A Conservative Version
For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not sanctified themselves in sufficient number, neither had the people gathered themselves together to Jerusalem.
American Standard Version
For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not sanctified themselves in sufficient number, neither had the people gathered themselves together to Jerusalem.
Amplified
since they could not celebrate it at that time because a sufficient number of priests had not consecrated themselves, nor had the people assembled at Jerusalem.
Bible in Basic English
It was not possible to keep it at that time, because not enough priests had made themselves holy, and the people had not come together in Jerusalem.
Darby Translation
For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not hallowed themselves in sufficient number, neither had the people been gathered together to Jerusalem.
Julia Smith Translation
For they could not do it at that time for the priests consecrated not themselves sufficiently, and the people were not gathered to Jerusalem.
King James 2000
For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not sanctified themselves sufficiently, neither had the people gathered themselves together to Jerusalem.
Lexham Expanded Bible
but they were not able to make it at that time, for the priests had not consecrated themselves {in sufficient numbers}, and the people had not been assembled in Jerusalem--
Modern King James verseion
For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not made themselves pure enough, nor had the people gathered to Jerusalem.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For they could not keep it at that time: for there were not priests enough sanctified, neither was the people gathered together to Jerusalem.
NET Bible
They were unable to observe it at the regular time because not enough priests had consecrated themselves and the people had not assembled in Jerusalem.
New Heart English Bible
For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not sanctified themselves in sufficient number, neither had the people gathered themselves together to Jerusalem.
The Emphasized Bible
For they were unable to keep it at that time, - because, the priests, had not hallowed themselves in sufficient numbers, and, the people, had not gathered themselves unto Jerusalem.
Webster
For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not sanctified themselves sufficiently, neither had the people assembled themselves at Jerusalem.
World English Bible
For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not sanctified themselves in sufficient number, neither had the people gathered themselves together to Jerusalem.
Youngs Literal Translation
for they have not been able to make it at that time, for the priests have not sanctified themselves sufficiently, and the people have not been gathered to Jerusalem.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Chronicles 30:3
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Context Readings
Hezekiah Celebrates Passover
2
The king, his officials, and the whole assembly in Jerusalem decided to celebrate the Passover in the second month.
3 since they could not celebrate it
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Cross References
2 Chronicles 29:34
Since there were not enough priests to kill all these animals, the Levites helped them until the work was finished. By then more priests had made themselves ritually clean. The Levites were more faithful in keeping ritually clean than the priests were.
Exodus 12:6
Take care of it until the fourteenth day of this month. Then at dusk, all the assembled people from the community of Israel must slaughter their animals.
Exodus 12:18
In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at evening, you shall eat unleavened bread, until the twenty-first day of the month at evening.
2 Chronicles 29:17
They started on the first day of the first month. On the eighth day they went into Jehovah's entrance hall. For eight days they performed the ceremonies to make Jehovah's Temple holy. They finished on the sixteenth day of the first month.