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Text -- 2 Chronicles 35:3-27 (NET)
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35:3 He told the Levites , who instructed all Israel about things consecrated to the Lord , “Place the holy ark in the temple which King Solomon son of David of Israel built . Don’t carry it on your shoulders . Now serve the Lord your God and his people Israel !
35:4 Prepare yourselves by your families according to your divisions , as instructed by King David of Israel and his son Solomon .
35:5 Stand in the sanctuary and, together with the Levites , represent the family divisions of your countrymen .
35:6 Slaughter the Passover lambs , consecrate yourselves, and make preparations for your countrymen to do what the Lord commanded through Moses .”
35:7 From his own royal flocks and herds, Josiah supplied the people with 30,000 lambs and goats for the Passover sacrifice , as well as 3,000 cattle .
35:8 His officials also willingly contributed to the people , priests , and Levites . Hilkiah , Zechariah , and Jehiel , the leaders of God’s temple , supplied 2,600 Passover sacrifices and 300 cattle .
35:9 Konaniah and his brothers Shemaiah and Nethanel , along with Hashabiah , Jeiel , and Jozabad , the officials of the Levites , supplied the Levites with 5,000 Passover sacrifices and 500 cattle .
35:10 Preparations were made , and the priests stood at their posts and the Levites in their divisions as prescribed by the king .
35:11 They slaughtered the Passover lambs and the priests splashed the blood, while the Levites skinned the animals.
35:12 They reserved the burnt offerings and the cattle for the family divisions of the people to present to the Lord , as prescribed in the scroll of Moses .
35:13 They cooked the Passover sacrifices over the open fire as prescribed and cooked the consecrated offerings in pots , kettles , and pans . They quickly served them to all the people .
35:14 Afterward they made preparations for themselves and for the priests , because the priests , the descendants of Aaron , were offering burnt sacrifices and fat portions until evening . The Levites made preparations for themselves and for the priests , the descendants of Aaron .
35:15 The musicians , the descendants of Asaph , manned their posts , as prescribed by David , Asaph , Heman , and Jeduthun the king’s prophet . The guards at the various gates did not need to leave their posts , for their fellow Levites made preparations for them.
35:16 So all the preparations for the Lord’s service were made that day , as the Passover was observed and the burnt sacrifices were offered on the altar of the Lord , as prescribed by King Josiah .
35:17 So the Israelites who were present observed the Passover at that time , as well as the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days .
35:18 A Passover like this had not been observed in Israel since the days of Samuel the prophet . None of the kings of Israel had observed a Passover like the one celebrated by Josiah , the priests , the Levites , all the people of Judah and Israel who were there , and the residents of Jerusalem .
35:19 This Passover was observed in the eighteenth year of Josiah’s reign .
Josiah’s Reign Ends
35:20 After Josiah had done all this for the temple , King Necho of Egypt marched up to do battle at Carchemish on the Euphrates River. Josiah marched out to oppose him.
35:21 Necho sent messengers to him, saying , “Why are you opposing me, O king of Judah ? I am not attacking you today , but the kingdom with which I am at war . God told me to hurry . Stop opposing God , who is with me, or else he will destroy you.”
35:22 But Josiah did not turn back from him; he disguised himself for battle . He did not take seriously the words of Necho which he had received from God ; he went to fight him in the Plain of Megiddo .
35:23 Archers shot King Josiah ; the king ordered his servants , “Take me out of this chariot, for I am seriously wounded .”
35:24 So his servants took him out of the chariot , put him in another chariot that he owned, and brought him to Jerusalem , where he died . He was buried in the tombs of his ancestors ; all the people of Judah and Jerusalem mourned Josiah .
35:25 Jeremiah composed laments for Josiah which all the male and female singers use to mourn Josiah to this very day . It has become customary in Israel to sing these; they are recorded in the Book of Laments .
35:26 The rest of the events of Josiah’s reign, including the faithful acts he did in obedience to what is written in the law of the Lord
35:27 and his accomplishments , from start to finish , are recorded in the Scroll of the Kings of Israel and Judah .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Josiah |
ESDRAS, THE FIRST BOOK OF |
Pentateuch |
Influence |
Israel |
Revivals |
Rulers |
Liberality |
Levites |
Pharaoh |
Passover |
Megiddo |
SACRIFICE, IN THE OLD TESTAMENT, 2 |
Esdraelon |
Priest |
Necho II |
EGYPT |
Egyptians |
Rashness |
CHRONICLES, BOOKS OF |
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NET Notes: 2Ch 35:5 Heb “and stand in the sanctuary by the divisions of the house of the fathers for your brothers, the sons of the people, and a division of the ho...
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NET Notes: 2Ch 35:7 Heb “and Josiah supplied for the sons of the people sheep, lambs and sons of goats, the whole for the Passover sacrifices for everyone who was f...
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NET Notes: 2Ch 35:12 Heb “and they put aside the burnt offering[s] to give them to the divisions of the house of the fathers for the sons of the people to bring near...
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NET Notes: 2Ch 35:20 The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
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NET Notes: 2Ch 35:21 Heb “Stop yourself from [opposing] God who is with me and let him not destroy you.”
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NET Notes: 2Ch 35:26 Heb “and his faithful acts according to what is written in the law of the Lord.”
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