2Ch 30:3 | MHM | STEP | v. 3 : The Passover could not be celebrated at the usual time in the first month because the priests were not ready, and the people had not been notified in time (2 Chronicles 30:3 ). Instead of waiting another year, Hezekiah chose to hold it in the second month, as permitted by the law for special circumstances (Numbers 9:11 ). He knew that delaying it might cause the people's enthusiasm to fade.

‏ 2 Chronicles 30:3

v. 3: The Passover could not be celebrated at the usual time in the first month because the priests were not ready, and the people had not been notified in time (2 Chronicles 30:3 ^a). Instead of waiting another year, Hezekiah chose to hold it in the second month, as permitted by the law for special circumstances (Numbers 9:11 ^b). He knew that delaying it might cause the people's enthusiasm to fade.