2 Chronicles 30:15Then they killed the Passover on the fourteenth day of the second month: and the priests and the Levites were ashamed, and sanctified themselves, and brought burnt offerings into the house of Yahweh.
The setting
Temple courts, Jerusalem, Israel, ~715 BC. The 14th day of the second month (Iyyar). Priests and Levites who had been spiritually unprepared are now hurriedly purifying themselves while thousands wait for the Passover sacrifice.
The emotion here: recording both failure and redemption with hope
The original word
bôsh (בּוֹשׁ) — deep shame that leads to action, not just embarrassment but conviction
Why it matters
This Passover was celebrated a month late because there weren't enough consecrated priests ready in the first month
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Chronicles 30:15
The shame came AFTER the people gathered - the priests realized they were unprepared for what God was doing
Common misconceptionPeople think the priests were ashamed of the people's sins, but they were actually ashamed of their own spiritual unpreparedness when God moved powerfully.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 2 Chronicles 30:15
Bible Genome reading
2 Chronicles 30:15 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Chronicles 30:15 comes from the book of 2 Chronicles, written during the Divided Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 40% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include Passover, sanctification. Notable phrases: killed the Passover; priests and Levites were ashamed; sanctified themselves.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same worship
“Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God; Yahweh is one:”
— Deuteronomy 6:4
“and you shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.”
— Deuteronomy 6:5
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:”
— Ecclesiastes 3:1
“Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.”
— John 14:6
“Jesus said to them, "Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM."”
— John 8:58
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