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Josiah Observes the Passover
35:1 Josiah observed a Passover festival for the Lord in Jerusalem . They slaughtered the Passover lambs on the fourteenth day of the first month . 35:2 He appointed the priests to fulfill their duties and encouraged them to carry out their service in the Lord’s temple . 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 .

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