2 Chronicles 30:3
3 They had not been able to celebrate it at the regular time because not enough priests had consecratedu themselves and the people had not assembled in Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 30:3 — English Standard Version (ESV)
3 for they could not keep it at that time because the priests had not consecrated themselves in sufficient number, nor had the people assembled in Jerusalem—
2 Chronicles 30:3 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
3 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.
2 Chronicles 30:3 — New Living Translation (NLT)
3 They were unable to celebrate it at the prescribed time because not enough priests could be purified by then, and the people had not yet assembled at Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 30:3 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
3 For they could not keep it at the regular time, because a sufficient number of priests had not consecrated themselves, nor had the people gathered together at Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 30:3 — New Century Version (NCV)
3 They could not celebrate it at the normal time, because not enough priests had made themselves ready to serve the Lord, and the people had not yet gathered in Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 30:3 — American Standard Version (ASV)
3 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.
2 Chronicles 30:3 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
3 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.
2 Chronicles 30:3 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
3 They couldn’t celebrate it at the regular time because not enough priests had performed the ceremonies to make themselves holy and the people hadn’t gathered in Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 30:3 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
3 because they were not able to observe it at the appropriate time. Not enough of the priests had consecrated themselves and the people hadn’t been gathered together in Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 30:3 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
3 (for they could not keep it at its proper time because the priests had not sanctified themselves in sufficient number, nor had the people assembled in Jerusalem).
2 Chronicles 30:3 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
3 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—
2 Chronicles 30:3 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
3 They hadn’t been able to celebrate it at the regular time. That’s because there weren’t enough priests who had set themselves apart to the Lord. Also, the people hadn’t gathered together in Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 30:3 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
3 since they could not celebrate it at that time, because the priests had not consecrated themselves in sufficient numbers, nor had the people been gathered to Jerusalem.