2 Chronicles 35:19

35:19 This Passover was observed in the eighteenth year of Josiah’s reign.

2 Chronicles 35:26

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 Lord¹

2 Chronicles 34:1

Josiah Institutes Religious Reforms

34:1 Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned for thirty-one years in Jerusalem.²

2 Chronicles 35:1

Josiah Observes the Passover

35:1 Josiah observed a Passover festival for the Lord in Jerusalem.³ They slaughtered the Passover lambs on the fourteenth day of the first month.

2 Chronicles 35:23

35:23 Archers shot King Josiah; the king ordered his servants, “Take me out of this chariot,⁴ for I am seriously wounded.”

2 Chronicles 36:1

Jehoahaz’s Reign

36:1 The people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah and made him king in his father’s place in Jerusalem.⁵

2 Chronicles 35:20

Josiah’s Reign Ends

35:20 After Josiah had done all this for the temple,⁶ King Necho of Egypt marched up to do battle at Carchemish on the Euphrates River.⁷ Josiah marched out to oppose him.

2 Chronicles 35:25

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.

2 Chronicles 33:25

33:25 The people of the land executed all who had conspired against King Amon, and they⁸ made his son Josiah king in his place.

2 Chronicles 35:16

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.

2 Chronicles 34:33

34:33 Josiah removed all the detestable idols from all the areas belonging to the Israelites and encouraged⁹ all who were in Israel to worship the Lord their God. Throughout the rest of his reign¹⁰ they did not turn aside from following the Lord God of their ancestors.

2 Chronicles 35:7

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.¹¹

2 Chronicles 35:18

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.

2 Chronicles 35:22

35:22 But Josiah did not turn back from him;¹² he disguised himself for battle. He did not take seriously¹³ the words of Necho which he had received from God; he went to fight him in the Plain of Megiddo.¹⁴

2 Chronicles 35:24

35:24 So his servants took him out of the chariot, put him in another chariot that he owned, and brought him to Jerusalem,¹⁵ where he died. He was buried in the tombs of his ancestors;¹⁶ all the people of Judah and Jerusalem mourned Josiah.

¹tn Heb “and his faithful acts according to what is written in the law of the Lord.”

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¹tn Heb “carry me away.”

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¹tn Heb “After all this, [by] which Josiah prepared the temple.”

²tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

¹tn Heb “and the people of the land.”

¹tn Or “caused, forced.”

²tn Heb “all his days.”

¹tn 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 found according to the number of thirty thousand, and three thousand cattle. These were from the property of the king.”

¹tn Heb “and Josiah did not turn his face from him.”

²tn Heb “listen to.”

³map For location see Map1-D4; Map2-C1; Map4-C2; Map5-F2; Map7-B1.

¹map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

²tn Heb “fathers.”