2 Chronicles 35:6

Josiah Restores the Passover · 2 Chronicles 35:1–19
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Translations

Modern
Slaughter the Passover lambs, consecrate yourselves, and make preparations for your fellow countrymen to carry out the word of the LORD given by Moses.”
Traditional
So kill the passover, and sanctify yourselves, and prepare your brethren, that they may do according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Moses.
Literal
And slaughter the Passover, and consecrate yourselves, and prepare them for your brothers, that they may do according to the word of YHWH by the hand of Moses.”
Latin
…et sanctificati immolate Phase: fratres etiam vestros, ut possint juxta verba quæ locutus est Dominus in manu Moysi facere, præparate.

Original

Hebrew
English
Slaughter the Passover lambs, consecrate yourselves, and make preparations for your fellow countrymen to carry out the word of the LORD given by Moses.”

Notes

The priests and Levites followed the instructions of David and Solomon (2 Chronicles 8:14–15; 1 Chronicles 24–26). Usually, the person offering the Passover animal would slaughter it (Deuteronomy 16:5–6). However, because the offerers did not have time to purify themselves, Josiah continued Hezekiah's practice of having the Levites slaughter the Passover animals (see 2 Chronicles 30:13–20). During Josiah’s time, the large number of participants might have also caused logistical problems.

Theme notes and profiles

Josiah

Parallels

2 Kings 23:21–27

People

Moses: Prophet who led Israel out of Egypt Passover: An annual Jewish feast commemorating the Exodus

Glossary

Chronicles, Books of First and Second Feasts and Festivals of Israel First Book of Esdras Genealogy Huldah

Topics

Josiah: King of Judah in Keeping a Solemn Passover Levites: Assisted the Priests in Preparing the Sacrifice Liberality: Josiah Passover: The Lamb Killed by Levites, for Those Who Were Ceremonially Unclean