2 Chronicles 35:1

Josiah Observes the Passover

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

2 Chronicles 35:11

35:11 They slaughtered the Passover lambs and the priests splashed the blood, ²  while the Levites skinned the animals.

2 Chronicles 35:19

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

2 Chronicles 30:2

30:2 The king, his officials, and the entire assembly in Jerusalem decided to observe the Passover in the second month.

2 Chronicles 35:6

35:6 Slaughter the Passover lambs, consecrate yourselves, and make preparations for your countrymen to do what the Lord commanded through Moses.” ³ 

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 30:15

30:15 They slaughtered the Passover lamb on the fourteenth day of the second month. The priests and Levites were ashamed, so they consecrated themselves and brought burnt sacrifices to the Lord’s temple.

2 Chronicles 30:17

30:17 Because many in the assembly had not consecrated themselves, the Levites slaughtered ⁴  the Passover lambs of all who were ceremonially unclean and could not consecrate their sacrifice to the Lord. ⁵ 

2 Chronicles 35:9

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.

2 Chronicles 35:13

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.

2 Chronicles 35:16-17

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.

2 Chronicles 30:1

Hezekiah Observes the Passover

30:1 Hezekiah sent messages throughout Israel and Judah; he even wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh, summoning them to come to the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem ⁶  and observe a Passover celebration for the Lord God of Israel.

2 Chronicles 30:5

30:5 So they sent an edict ⁷  throughout Israel from Beer Sheba to Dan, summoning the people ⁸  to come and observe a Passover for the Lord God of Israel in Jerusalem, for they had not observed it on a nationwide scale as prescribed in the law. ⁹ 

2 Chronicles 30:18

30:18 The majority of the many people from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun were ceremonially unclean, yet they ate the Passover in violation of what is prescribed in the law. ¹⁰  For Hezekiah prayed for them, saying: “May the Lord, who is good, forgive ¹¹ 

2 Chronicles 35:7-8

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. ¹²  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.

[35:1]  ¹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[35:11]  ² tn Heb “from their hand.”

[35:6]  ³ tn Heb “according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Moses.”

[30:17]  ⁴ tn Heb “were over the slaughter of.”

[30:17]  ⁵ tn Heb “of everyone not pure to consecrate to the Lord.”

[30:1]  ⁵ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[30:5]  ⁶ tn Heb “and they caused to stand a word to cause a voice to pass through.”

[30:5]  ⁷ tn The words “summoning the people” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[30:5]  ⁸ tn Heb “because not for abundance had they done as written.”

[30:18]  ⁷ tn Heb “without what is written.”

[30:18]  ⁸ tn Heb “make atonement for.”

[35:7]  ⁸ tn 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.”