2 Chronicles 35:18 — Meaning and Application

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“And there was no passover like to that kept in Israel from the days of Samuel the prophet; neither did all the kings of Israel keep such a passover as Josiah kept, and the priests, and the Levites, and all Judah and Israel that were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. {present: Heb. found}”

2 Chronicles 35:18

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So all the service of the LORD was prepared the same day, to keep the passover, and to offer burnt offerings upon the altar of the LORD, according to the commandment of king Josiah.

And the children of Israel that were present kept the passover at that time, and the feast of unleavened bread seven days. {present: Heb. found}

And there was no passover like to that kept in Israel from the days of Samuel the prophet; neither did all the kings of Israel keep such a passover as Josiah kept, and the priests, and the Levites, and all Judah and Israel that were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. {present: Heb. found}

In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah was this passover kept.

After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against Carchemish by Euphrates: and Josiah went out against him. {temple: Heb. house}

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2 Chronicles 35:1

"Moreover Josiah kept a passover unto the LORD in Jerusalem: and they killed the passover on the fourteenth {day} of the first month."

2 Chronicles 35:2

"And he set the priests in their charges, and encouraged them to the service of the house of the LORD,"

2 Chronicles 35:3

"And said unto the Levites that taught all Israel, which were holy unto the LORD, Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel did build; {it shall} not {be} a burden upon {your} shoulders: serve now the LORD your God, and his people Israel,"

2 Chronicles 35:4

"And prepare {yourselves} by the houses of your fathers, after your courses, according to the writing of David king of Israel, and according to the writing of Solomon his son."

2 Chronicles 35:5

"And stand in the holy {place} according to the divisions of the families of the fathers of your brethren the people, and {after} the division of the families of the Levites. {the families of the fathers: Heb. the house of the fathers} {the people: Heb. the sons of the people}"

2 Chronicles 35:6

"So kill the passover, and sanctify yourselves, and prepare your brethren, that {they} may do according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses."

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