2 Chronicles 30:18For a multitude of the people, even many of Ephraim and Manasseh, Issachar and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet they ate the Passover otherwise than it is written. For Hezekiah had prayed for them, saying, "May the good Yahweh pardon everyone
The setting
Jerusalem, 715 BC. Tribes from the destroyed northern kingdom eat Passover despite ritual impurity. King Hezekiah intercedes in prayer. Modern-day Jerusalem, Israel.
The emotion here: tension between law and mercy, marveling at Hezekiah's bold intercession
The original word
taher (טָהֵר) — to be clean, pure, both physically and ceremonially
Why it matters
Ephraim and Manasseh were part of the northern kingdom conquered by Assyria in 722 BC - these were survivors
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Chronicles 30:18
The verse cuts off mid-sentence - Hezekiah's prayer continues in verse 19, showing his urgent intercession
Common misconceptionPeople think this shows God doesn't care about His standards, but it actually shows that heart condition matters more than perfect procedure when both can't be achieved
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
2 Chronicles 30:18 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Chronicles 30:18 comes from the book of 2 Chronicles, written during the United Kingdom period. The setting is the Temple. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is seeking, with a comfort power of 40% and a tone that is reflective. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include imperfection, participation, grace. Notable phrases: not cleansed themselves; ate the Passover otherwise.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same seeking
“Pray without ceasing.”
— 1 Thessalonians 5:17
“But let justice roll on like rivers, and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
— Amos 5:24
“Be it far from you to do things like that, to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be like the wicked. May that …”
— Genesis 18:25
“Call to me, and I will answer you, and will show you great things, and difficult, which you don't know.”
— Jeremiah 33:3
“Forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evi…”
— Luke 11:4
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