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2 Chronicles 35 Unlocked Literal Bible
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1 Josiah kept a Passover to Yahweh in Jerusalem, and they killed the Passover lambs on the fourteenth day of the first month.
1 Josiah kept a Passover to Yahweh in Jerusalem. They killed the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.
2 He placed the priests in their positions and encouraged them in the service of the house of Yahweh.
2 He set the priests in their offices and encouraged them in the service of Yahweh’s house.
3 He said to the Levites who taught all Israel and who were set apart to Yahweh, “Put the holy ark in the house that Solomon son of David, king of Israel built. Do not carry it around on your shoulders any longer. Now worship Yahweh your God, and serve his people Israel.
3 He said to the Levites who taught all Israel, who were holy to Yahweh, “Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel built. It will no longer be a burden on your shoulders. Now serve Yahweh your God and his people Israel.
4 Organize yourselves by the name of your ancestral houses and your divisions, following the written instructions of David, king of Israel, and those of Solomon, his son.
4 Prepare yourselves after your fathers’ houses by your divisions, according to the writing of David king of Israel, and according to the writing of Solomon his son.
5 Stand in the holy place, taking your position with your divisions within the ancestral houses of your brothers, the descendants of the people, and taking your places with your divisions within the ancestral houses of the Levites.
5 Stand in the holy place according to the divisions of the fathers’ houses of your brothers the children of the people, and let there be for each a portion of a fathers’ house of the Levites.
6 Kill the Passover lambs, consecrate yourselves, prepare the lambs for your brothers, to do according to the word of Yahweh that was given by the hand of Moses.”
6 Kill the Passover lamb, sanctify yourselves, and prepare for your brothers, to do according to Yahweh’s word by Moses.”
7 Josiah gave to all the people thirty thousand lambs and kids from flocks for the Passover offerings to all who were present. He also gave three thousand bulls; these were from the king's possessions.
7 Josiah gave to the children of the people, of the flock, lambs and young goats, all of them for the Passover offerings, to all who were present, to the number of thirty thousand, and three thousand bulls. These were of the king’s substance.
8 His leaders gave a free will offering to the people, priests, and Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, the officials in charge of the house of God, gave to the priests for the Passover offerings 2,600 small cattle and three hundred oxen.
8 His princes gave a free will offering to the people, to the priests, and to the Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, the rulers of God’s house, gave to the priests for the Passover offerings two thousand six hundred small livestock, and three hundred head of cattle.
9 Also Konaniah, and Shemaiah and Nethanel, his brothers, and Hashabiah, Jeiel, and Jozabad, the chiefs of the Levites, gave to the Levites for the Passover offerings five thousand small cattle and five hundred oxen.
9 Conaniah also, and Shemaiah and Nethanel, his brothers, and Hashabiah, Jeiel, and Jozabad, the chiefs of the Levites, gave to the Levites for the Passover offerings five thousand small livestock and five hundred head of cattle.
10 So the service was prepared, and the priests stood in their places, with the Levites by their divisions, in response to the king's command.
10 So the service was prepared, and the priests stood in their place, and the Levites by their divisions, according to the king’s commandment.
11 They killed the Passover lambs, and the priests sprinkled the blood that they received from the Levites' hand, and the Levites skinned the lambs.
11 They killed the Passover lambs, and the priests sprinkled the blood which they received from their hands, and the Levites skinned them.
12 They removed the burnt offerings, in order to distribute them to the divisions of the ancestral houses of the people, to offer them to Yahweh, as it is written in the Book of Moses. They did the same with the bulls.
12 They removed the burnt offerings, that they might give them according to the divisions of the fathers’ houses of the children of the people, to offer to Yahweh, as it is written in the book of Moses. They did the same with the cattle.
13 They roasted the Passover lambs with fire following the instructions. As for the consecrated offerings, they boiled them in pots, cauldrons, and pans, and they quickly carried them to all the people.
13 They roasted the Passover with fire according to the ordinance. They boiled the holy offerings in pots, in cauldrons, and in pans, and carried them quickly to all the children of the people.
14 They later prepared offerings for themselves and for the priests, because the priests, the descendants of Aaron, were occupied in offering the burnt offerings and the fat until nightfall, so the Levites prepared the offerings for themselves and for the priests, the descendants of Aaron.
14 Afterward they prepared for themselves and for the priests, because the priests the sons of Aaron were busy with offering the burnt offerings and the fat until night. Therefore the Levites prepared for themselves and for the priests the sons of Aaron.
15 The singers, the descendants of Asaph, were in their place, as directed by David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king's seer, and the guards were at every gate. They did not have to leave their post, because their brothers the Levites made preparations for them.
15 The singers, the sons of Asaph, were in their place, according to the commandment of David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer; and the gatekeepers were at every gate. They didn’t need to depart from their service, because their brothers the Levites prepared for them.
16 So, at that time the entire service of Yahweh was carried out for the celebration of the Passover and to offer burnt offerings on the altar of Yahweh, as King Josiah commanded.
16 So all the service of Yahweh was prepared the same day, to keep the Passover, and to offer burnt offerings on Yahweh’s altar, according to the commandment of King Josiah.
17 The people of Israel who were present kept the Passover at that time, and then the Festival of Unleavened Bread for seven days.
17 The children of Israel who were present kept the Passover at that time, and the feast of unleavened bread seven days.
18 Such a Passover celebration had never been held in Israel from the days of the prophet Samuel, nor had any of the other kings of Israel ever celebrated such a Passover as Josiah did, along with the priests, Levites, and all the people of Judah and Israel who were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
18 There was no Passover like that kept in Israel from the days of Samuel the prophet, nor did any of the kings of Israel keep such a Passover as Josiah kept—with the priests, the Levites, and all Judah and Israel who were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
19 This Passover was kept in the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah.
19 This Passover was kept in the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah.
20 After all this, after Josiah had set the temple in order, Necho, king of Egypt, went up to fight against Carchemish at the Euphrates River, and Josiah went to fight against him.
20 After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Neco king of Egypt went up to fight against Carchemish by the Euphrates, and Josiah went out against him.
21 But Necho sent ambassadors to him, saying, “What have I to do with you, king of Judah? I am not coming against you today, but against the house with which I am making war. God has commanded me to hurry, so refrain from interfering with God, who is with me, or he might destroy you.”
21 But he sent ambassadors to him, saying, “What have I to do with you, you king of Judah? I come not against you today, but against the house with which I have war. God has commanded me to make haste. Beware that it is God who is with me, that he not destroy you.”
22 However, Josiah refused to turn away from him. He disguised himself in order to fight with him. He did not listen to the words of Necho that had come from the mouth of God; so he went to fight in the Valley of Megiddo.
22 Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and didn’t listen to the words of Neco from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.
23 Archers shot King Josiah, and the king said to his servants, “Take me away, for I am badly wounded.”
23 The archers shot at King Josiah; and the king said to his servants, “Take me away, because I am seriously wounded!”
24 So his servants took him out of the chariot, and put him in his extra chariot. They took him to Jerusalem, where he died. He was buried in the tombs of his ancestors. All Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.
24 So his servants took him out of the chariot, and put him in the second chariot that he had, and brought him to Jerusalem; and he died, and was buried in the tombs of his fathers. All Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.
25 Jeremiah lamented for Josiah; all the male and female singers lament about Josiah to this day. These songs became customary in Israel; behold, they are written in the songs of lament.
25 Jeremiah lamented for Josiah, and all the singing men and singing women spoke of Josiah in their lamentations to this day; and they made them an ordinance in Israel. Behold, they are written in the lamentations.
26 As for the other matters concerning Josiah, and his good deeds done in obedience to what is written in the law of Yahweh—
26 Now the rest of the acts of Josiah and his good deeds, according to that which is written in Yahweh’s law,
27 and his deeds, from beginning to end, are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
27 and his acts, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.
People & places in this chapter
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People
Hashabiah
Officer of the Levites who donated Passover offerings at Josiah's Passover.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 35:9
Jehiel
One of the administrators of the house of God who gave the priests 2,600 Passover offerings and 300 bulls at Josiah's Passover.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 35:8
Jeiel
Officer of the Levites who donated Passover offerings at Josiah's Passover.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 35:9
Jeremiah
Prophet who lamented over Josiah and whom Zedekiah refused to humble himself before; the exile fulfilled the word of the LORD through him.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 35:25; 2 Chronicles 36:12; 2 Chronicles 36:22
Josiah
The boy king who rediscovered the Law and led Judah's last great reform.
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 22-23; 2 Chron. 34-35; Matt. 1:10-11
Jozabad
Officer of the Levites who donated Passover offerings at Josiah's Passover.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 35:9
Nethanel
Brother of Conaniah and an officer of the Levites who donated Passover offerings at Josiah's Passover.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 35:9
Shemaiah
Brother of Conaniah and an officer of the Levites who donated Passover offerings at Josiah's Passover.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 35:9
Zechariah
One of the administrators of the house of God who gave the priests 2,600 Passover offerings and 300 bulls at Josiah's Passover.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 35:8
Cross references (25)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Exodus 12:6; Numbers 9:3; Ezra 6:19; 2 Kings 23:21–23; Ezekiel 45:21
- 2 2 Chronicles 31:2; 1 Chronicles 22:19; 2 Chronicles 23:8; 1 Chronicles 24:1–31; 2 Chronicles 29:5–11
- 3 1 Chronicles 23:26; Deuteronomy 33:10; Malachi 2:7; 2 Chronicles 30:22; 2 Chronicles 17:8–9
- 4 2 Chronicles 8:14; 1 Chronicles 23:1–26; 1 Chronicles 24:1; 1 Chronicles 9:10–34; Nehemiah 11:10–20
- 5 Psalm 134:1; Ezra 6:18; Psalm 135:2
- 6 2 Chronicles 29:5; Hebrews 9:13–14; 2 Chronicles 29:15; Job 1:5; Exodus 12:6
- 7 1 Kings 8:63; 2 Chronicles 30:24; 2 Chronicles 7:8–10; 2 Chronicles 31:3; 1 Chronicles 29:3
- 8 2 Chronicles 29:31–33; 2 Chronicles 34:14–20; Acts 2:44–45; 2 Corinthians 9:7; 1 Chronicles 29:6–9
- 9 Micah 6:6–8; Isaiah 1:10–15; 2 Chronicles 31:12; Jeremiah 3:10; Jeremiah 7:21–28
- 10 2 Chronicles 30:16; Ezra 6:18; 2 Chronicles 35:4–5
- 11 2 Chronicles 29:34; Leviticus 1:5–6; 2 Chronicles 30:16; Numbers 18:3; 2 Chronicles 29:22–24
- 12 Leviticus 3:9–11; Leviticus 3:5; Leviticus 3:3; Leviticus 3:14–16
- 13 Exodus 12:8–9; 1 Samuel 2:13–15; Deuteronomy 16:7; Leviticus 6:28; Romans 12:11
- 14 Acts 6:2–4
- 15 1 Chronicles 25:1–7; 1 Chronicles 9:17–19; 1 Chronicles 26:12–19; Psalm 79:1; Psalm 78:1
- 17 Exodus 12:15–20; Exodus 13:6–7; Deuteronomy 16:3–4; Exodus 23:15; 2 Chronicles 30:21–23
- 18 2 Chronicles 30:5; 2 Kings 23:21–23; 2 Chronicles 30:26–27
- 20 2 Kings 23:29–30; Isaiah 10:9; Jeremiah 46:2–12
- 21 2 Chronicles 25:19; 2 Kings 18:25; Isaiah 36:10; John 2:4; 2 Samuel 16:10
- 22 Judges 5:19; 2 Chronicles 18:29; 1 Kings 22:30; 2 Chronicles 35:21; 1 Kings 14:2
- 23 1 Kings 22:34; 2 Kings 9:24; Lamentations 3:13; Genesis 49:23; 2 Kings 8:29
- 24 Zechariah 12:11; 2 Kings 23:30; Ecclesiastes 9:1–2; 2 Chronicles 34:28; Ecclesiastes 8:14
- 25 Jeremiah 22:10; Lamentations 4:20; Matthew 9:23; Jeremiah 9:17–21; Job 3:8
- 26 2 Chronicles 31:20; 2 Chronicles 32:32
- 27 2 Kings 21:25; 2 Chronicles 20:34; 2 Chronicles 32:32; 2 Chronicles 33:19; 2 Chronicles 25:26
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