2 Chroniques 30:22

Darby's French Translation

Et Ézéchias parla au coeur de tous les lévites qui étaient entendus dans la bonne connaissance à l'égard de l'Éternel; et ils mangèrent pendant les sept jours les offrandes de la fête, sacrifiant des sacrifices de prospérités et exaltant l'Éternel, le Dieu de leurs pères.

Parallel Translations

La Bible Ostervald (1996)
Et Ézéchias parla au cœur de tous les Lévites, qui se montraient intelligents dans la bonne science du service de l'Éternel. Ils mangèrent les repas de la fête pendant sept jours, offrant des sacrifices de prospérités, et louant l'Éternel le Dieu de leurs pères.

Louis Segond (1910)
Ezéchias parla au coeur de tous les Lévites, qui montraient une grande intelligence pour le service de l'Eternel. Ils mangèrent les victimes pendant sept jours, offrant des sacrifices d'actions de grâces, et louant l'Eternel, le Dieu de leurs pères.

La Bible David Martin (1744)
Et Ezéchias parla à tous les Lévites qui étaient entendus dans tout ce qui [concerne le service de] l'Eternel, [il leur parla, dis-je], selon leur cœur; et ils mangèrent [des sacrifices] dans la fête solennelle pendant sept jours, offrant des sacrifices de prospérités, et louant l'Eternel le Dieu de leurs pères.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

comfortably unto all: Heb. to the heart of all, 2 Chronicles 32:6, Isaiah 40:1, Isaiah 40:2, Hosea 2:14

taught: 2 Chronicles 15:3, 2 Chronicles 17:9, 2 Chronicles 35:3, Deuteronomy 33:10, Ezra 7:10, Ezra 7:25, Nehemiah 8:7, Nehemiah 8:8, Nehemiah 8:18, Nehemiah 9:3, 2 Timothy 4:2

the good: Proverbs 2:6, Proverbs 2:7, Proverbs 8:6, John 17:3, 2 Corinthians 4:6, Philippians 3:8

and making: Deuteronomy 26:3-11, Ezra 10:11, Nehemiah 9:3

Reciprocal: Genesis 34:3 - kindly unto the damsel Exodus 18:12 - Aaron Leviticus 10:11 - General Joshua 7:19 - make 1 Kings 3:15 - peace offerings 2 Chronicles 17:7 - to teach Nehemiah 8:9 - the Levites Psalms 119:99 - than all Proverbs 28:12 - righteous Malachi 2:7 - the priest's Hebrews 8:11 - Know the

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Hezekiah spake comfortably to all the Levites,.... Or "to the heart" u of them, such things as were very encouraging to them to go on in the work and worship of God, commending their singing, exhorting them to diligence in instructing the people, promising them his favour and protection:

even those that taught the good knowledge of the Lord; who instructed the people well in his word, worship, and ordinances; though some restrain this to their skill in singing the praises of God, both vocally and instrumentally, and their abilities and diligence in teaching others:

and they did eat throughout the feast: or did eat the feast; that is, the sacrifices of it; not the Levites only, but the king, and all the congregation:

offering peace offerings; part of which belonged to the Lord, another part to the priests, and a third to the offerers, on which they feasted with their friends; and this they did throughout all the seven days of the feast:

and making confession to the Lord God of their fathers; confessing their sins of omission and commission they had been guilty of; owning the goodness, grace, and mercy of God towards them; blessing and praising his name for the restoration of his worship and ordinances among them.

u על לב "ad cor", Pagninus, Montanus, &c.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The “knowledge” intended is perhaps chiefly ritualistic and musical - such knowledge as enabled them to conduct the service of the sanctuary satisfactorily.

They did eat throughout the feast - literally, “they did eat the feast;” i. e. “they kept the feast,” which was essentially kept by the eating of unleavened bread. The Levites kept the feast during the full term appointed for it, never failing in their duties, but taking their part day after day, both in the sacrifice of the victims and in singing praises to God.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Chronicles 30:22. Spake comfortably unto all the Levites — On such occasions the priests and Levites had great fatigue, and suffered many privations; and therefore had need of that encouragement which this prudent and pious king gave. It is a fine and expressive character given of these men, "They taught the good knowledge of God to the people." This is the great work, or should be so, of every Christian minister. They should convey that knowledge of God to the people by which they may be saved; that is, the good knowledge of the Lord.