2 Chronicles 35:1

Now Josiah kept the Passover to the Lord in Jerusalem, and it was immolated on the fourteenth day of the first month.

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In The King James Version

Moreover Josiah kept a passover unto the LORD in Jerusalem: and they killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.

In Context

2And he appointed the priests in their offices, and he exhorted them to minister in the house of the Lord.

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Cross References

Exodus 12:6And you shall keep it until the fourteenth day of this month. And the entire multitude of the sons of Israel shall immolate it toward evening.

Deuteronomy 16:1“Observe the month of new grain, at the beginning of springtime, so that you may accomplish the Passover to the Lord your God. For in this month, the Lord your God led you away from Egypt in the night.

2 Chronicles 30:1Also, Hezekiah sent to all of Israel and Judah. And he wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh, so that they would come to the house of the Lord in Jerusalem, and so that they would keep the Passover to the Lord, the God of Israel.

2 Chronicles 30:13And many people gathered together in Jerusalem, so that they could keep the solemnity of unleavened bread, in the second month.

Ezekiel 45:21In the first month, the fourteenth day of the month shall be for you the solemnity of the Passover. For seven days, unleavened bread shall be eaten.

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 35:1

We are here to attend Josiah, I. To the temple, where we see his religious care for the due observance of the ordinance of the passover, according to the law, ver. 1-19 . II. To the field of battle, where we see his rashness in engaging with the king of Egypt, and how dearly it cost him, ver. 20-23 . III. To the grave, where we see him bitterly lamented, ver. 24-27 . And so we must take our leave of Josiah. Read the whole commentary →

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