2 Chronicles 35:1 Moreover Josiah2977 kept6213 a passover6453 unto the LORD3068 in Jerusalem:3389 and they killed7819 the passover6453 on the fourteenth7026240day of the first7223 month.23202 And he set5975 the priests3548 in their charges,4931 and encouraged2388 them to the service5656 of the house1004 of the LORD,30683 And said559 unto the Levites3881 that taught9954000 all Israel,3478 which were holy6918 unto the LORD,3068 Put5414 the holy6944 ark727 in the house1004 which Solomon8010 the son1121 of David1732 king4428 of Israel3478 did build;1129itshall not be a burden4853 upon your shoulders:3802 serve5647 now the LORD3068 your God,430 and his people5971 Israel,34784 And prepare35593559yourselves by the houses1004 of your fathers,1 after your courses,4256 according to the writing3791 of David1732 king4428 of Israel,3478 and according to the writing4385 of Solomon8010 his son.11215 And stand in5975 the holy6944place according to the divisions6391 of the families1004 of the fathers1{Heb. the house of the fathers} of your brethren251{Heb. the sons of the people} the people,11215971 and after the division2515 of the families11004 of the Levites.38816 So kill7819 the passover,6453 and sanctify6942 yourselves, and prepare3559 your brethren,251 that they may do6213 according to the word1697 of the LORD3068 by the hand3027 of Moses.4872
2 Chronicles 35:7 And Josiah2977 gave7311{Heb. offered} to the people,11215971 of the flock,6629 lambs3532 and kids,11215795 all for the passover offerings,6453 for all that were present,4672 to the number4557 of thirty7970 thousand,505 and three7969 thousand505 bullocks:1241 these were of the king's4428 substance.73998 And his princes8269 gave7311 willingly5071{Heb. offered, etc} unto the people,5971 to the priests,3548 and to the Levites:3881 Hilkiah2518 and Zechariah2148 and Jehiel,3171 rulers5057 of the house1004 of God,430 gave5414 unto the priests3548 for the passover offerings6453 two thousand505 and six8337 hundred3967smallcattle, and three7969 hundred3967 oxen.12419 Conaniah3562 also, and Shemaiah8098 and Nethaneel,5417 his brethren,251 and Hashabiah2811 and Jeiel3273 and Jozabad,3107 chief8269 of the Levites,3881 gave7311{Heb. offered} unto the Levites3881 for passover offerings6453 five2568 thousand505smallcattle, and five2568 hundred3967 oxen.124110 So the service5656 was prepared,3559 and the priests3548 stood5975 in their place,5977 and the Levites3881 in their courses,4256 according to the king's4428 commandment.468711 And they killed7819 the passover,6453 and the priests3548 sprinkled2236theblood from their hands,3027 and the Levites3881 flayed6584them.12 And they removed5493 the burnt offerings,5930 that they might give5414 according to the divisions4653 of the families11004 of the people,11215971 to offer7126 unto the LORD,3068 as itis written3789 in the book5612 of Moses.4872 And so didthey with the oxen.124113 And they roasted1310 the passover6453 with fire784 according to the ordinance:4941 but the other holy6944offerings sod1310 they in pots,5518 and in caldrons,1731 and in pans,6745 and divided them speedily7323{Heb. made them run} among all the people.1121597114 And afterward310 they made ready3559 for themselves, and for the priests:3548 because the priests3548 the sons1121 of Aaron175werebusied in offering5927 of burnt offerings5930 and the fat2459 until night;3915 therefore the Levites3881 prepared3559 for themselves, and for the priests3548 the sons1121 of Aaron.17515 And the singers7891 the sons1121 of Asaph623were in their place,4612{Heb. station} according to the commandment4687 of David,1732 and Asaph,623 and Heman,1968 and Jeduthun3038 the king's4428 seer;2374 and the porters7778waited at every gate;8179 they might not depart5493 from their service;5656 for their brethren251 the Levites3881 prepared3559 for them.
16 So all the service5656 of the LORD3068 was prepared3559 the same day,3117 to keep6213 the passover,6453 and to offer5927 burnt offerings5930 upon the altar4196 of the LORD,3068 according to the commandment4687 of king4428 Josiah.297717 And the children1121 of Israel3478 that were present4672{Heb. found} kept6213 the passover6453 at that time,6256 and the feast2282 of unleavened bread4682 seven7651 days.311718 And there was no passover6453 like3644 to that kept6213 in Israel3478 from the days3117 of Samuel8050 the prophet;5030 neither did6213 all the kings4428 of Israel3478 keep6213 such a passover6453 as Josiah2977 kept,6213 and the priests,3548 and the Levites,3881 and all Judah3063 and Israel3478 that were present,4672{Heb. found} and the inhabitants3427 of Jerusalem.338919 In the eighteenth80836240 year8141 of the reign4438 of Josiah2977 was this passover6453 kept.6213
2 Chronicles 35:20 After310 all this, when Josiah2977 had prepared3559 the temple,1004{Heb. house} Necho5224 king4428 of Egypt4714 came up5927 to fight3898 against Carchemish3751 by Euphrates:6578 and Josiah2977 went out3318 against7125 him.
21 But he sent7971 ambassadors4397 to him, saying,559 What have I to do with thee, thou king4428 of Judah?3063Icome not against thee this day,3117 but against the house1004 wherewith I have war:4421{Heb. the house of my war} for God430 commanded559 me to make haste:926 forbear2308 thee from meddlingwith God,430 who is with me, that he destroy7843 thee not.
22 Nevertheless Josiah2977 would not turn5437 his face6440 from him, but disguised2664 himself, that he might fight3898 with him, and hearkened8085 not unto the words1697 of Necho5224 from the mouth6310 of God,430 and came935 to fight3898 in the valley1237 of Megiddo.402323 And the archers3384 shot3384 at king4428 Josiah;2977 and the king4428 said559 to his servants,5650 Have me away;5674 for I am sore3966 wounded.2470{Heb. made sick}24 His servants5650 therefore took5674 him out of that chariot,4818 and put7392 him in the second4932 chariot7393 that he had; and they brought3212 him to Jerusalem,3389 and he died,4191 and was buried6912 in oneof the sepulchres6913{Or, among the sepulchres} of his fathers.1 And all Judah3063 and Jerusalem3389 mourned56 for Josiah.2977
2 Chronicles 35:25 And Jeremiah3414 lamented6969 for Josiah:2977 and all the singing men7891 and the singing women7891 spake559 of Josiah2977 in their lamentations7015 to this day,3117 and made5414 them an ordinance2706 in Israel:3478 and, behold, they are written3789 in the lamentations.701526 Now the rest3499 of the acts1697 of Josiah,2977 and his goodness,2617{Heb. kindnesses} according to thatwhichwas written3789 in the law8451 of the LORD,306827 And his deeds,1697 first7223 and last,314 behold, they are written3789 in the book5612 of the kings4428 of Israel3478 and Judah.3063