2 Chronicles 30:17 - Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For many were in the assembly who had not sanctified themselves [become clean and free from all sin]. So the Levites had to kill the Passover lambs for all who were not clean, in order to make them holy to the Lord. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For there were many in the congregation that were not sanctified: therefore the Levites had the charge of the killing of the passovers for every one that was not clean, to sanctify them unto the LORD. American Standard Version (1901) For there were many in the assembly that had not sanctified themselves: therefore the Levites had the charge of killing the passovers for every one that was not clean, to sanctify them unto Jehovah. Common English Bible Since many in the congregation hadn’t made themselves holy, the Levites slaughtered the Passover lambs, making them holy to the LORD for all who weren’t ceremonially clean. Catholic Public Domain Version because a great number were not sanctified. And therefore, the Levites immolated the Passover for those who had not been sanctified to the Lord in time. |