So there was great joy in Jerusalem: for since the time of Solomon the son of David king of Israel there was not the like in Jerusalem.
There was tremendous joy in Jerusalem—nothing like it had been seen in the city since the time of Solomon, David's son and king of Israel.
This verse describes an incredible celebration in Jerusalem that was the greatest the city had experienced in hundreds of years, not since Solomon's reign.
📚 Historical Context
This verse concludes the account of King Hezekiah's great Passover celebration around 715 BC. Hezekiah had invited people from both the northern kingdom of Israel and southern kingdom of Judah to come to Jerusalem for a unified worship celebration. This was remarkable because the kingdom had been divided for about 250 years since Solomon's death, and this represented a rare moment of religious unity among God's people.
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