35:1 Moreover, Josiah kept a passover to the LORD in Jerusalem: and they killed the passover on the fourteenth {day} of the first month.
35:1 Moreover Josiah kept a passover to the LORD in Jerusalem: and they killed the passover on the fourteenth {day} of the first month.
35:2 And he set the priests in their charges, and encouraged them to the service of the house of the LORD,
35:2 And he set the priests in their charges, and encouraged them to the service of the house of the LORD,
35:3 And said to the Levites that taught all Israel, who were holy to the LORD, Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel built; {it shall} not {be} a burden upon {your} shoulders: serve now the LORD your God, and his people Israel,
35:3 And said to the Levites that taught all Israel, who were holy to the LORD, Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel built; {it shall} not {be} a burden upon {your} shoulders: serve now the LORD your God, and his people Israel,
35:4 And prepare {yourselves} by the houses of your fathers after your courses, according to the writing of David king of Israel, and according to the writing of Solomon his son.
35:4 And prepare {yourselves} by the houses of your fathers, after your courses, according to the writing of David king of Israel, and according to the writing of Solomon his son.
35:5 And stand in the holy {place} according to the divisions of the families of the fathers of your brethren the people, and {after} the division of the families of the Levites.
35:5 And stand in the holy {place} according to the divisions of the families of the fathers of your brethren the people, and {after} the division of the families of the Levites.
35:6 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.
35:6 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.
35:7 And Josiah gave to the people, of the flock, lambs and kids, all for the passover-offerings, for all that were present, to the number of thirty thousand, and three thousand bullocks: these {were} of the king's substance.
35:7 And Josiah gave to the people, of the flock, lambs and kids, all for the passover offerings, for all that were present, to the number of thirty thousand, and three thousand cattle: these {were} of the king's substance.
35:8 And his princes gave willingly to the people, to the priests, and to the Levites: Hilkiah and Zechariah and Jehiel, rulers of the house of God, gave to the priests for the passover-offerings two thousand and six hundred {small cattle}, and three hundred oxen.
35:8 And his princes gave willingly to the people, to the priests, and to the Levites: Hilkiah and Zechariah and Jehiel, rulers of the house of God, gave to the priests for the passover offerings two thousand and six hundred {small cattle}, and three hundred oxen.
35:9 Conaniah also, and Shemaiah, and Nethaneel, his brethren, and Hashabiah and Jehiel and Jozabad, chief of the Levites, gave to the Levites for passover-offerings five thousand {small cattle}, and five hundred oxen.
35:9 Conaniah also, and Shemaiah and Nethaneel, his brethren, and Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jozabad, chief of the Levites, gave to the Levites for passover offerings five thousand {small cattle}, and five hundred oxen.
35:10 So the service was prepared, and the priests stood in their place, and the Levites in their courses, according to the king's commandment.
35:10 So the service was prepared, and the priests stood in their place, and the Levites in their courses, according to the king's commandment.
35:11 And they killed the passover, and the priests sprinkled {the blood} from their hands, and the Levites flayed {them}.
35:11 And they killed the passover, and the priests sprinkled {the blood} from their hands, and the Levites flayed {them}.
35:12 And they removed the burnt-offerings, that they might give according to the divisions of the families of the people, to offer to the LORD, as {it is} written in the book of Moses. And so {did they} with the oxen.
35:12 And they removed the burnt offerings, that they might give according to the divisions of the families of the people, to offer to the LORD, as {it is} written in the book of Moses. And so {did they} with the oxen.
35:13 And they roasted the passover with fire according to the ordinance: but the {other} holy {offerings} they boiled in pots, and in caldrons, and in pans, and divided {them} speedily among all the people.
35:13 And they roasted the passover with fire according to the ordinance: but the {other} holy {offerings} they boiled in pots, and in caldrons, and in pans, and divided {them} speedily among all the people.
35:14 And afterwards they made ready for themselves, and for the priests: because the priests the sons of Aaron {were busied} in offering burnt-offerings and the fat until night; therefore the Levites prepared for themselves, and for the priests the sons of Aaron.
35:14 And afterwards they made ready for themselves, and for the priests: because the priests the sons of Aaron {were busied} in offering burnt offerings and the fat until night; therefore the Levites prepared for themselves, and for the priests the sons of Aaron.
35:15 And the singers the sons of Asaph {were} in their place, according to the commandment of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the king's seer; and the porters {waited} at every gate; they might not depart from their service; for their brethren the Levites prepared for them.
35:15 And the singers the sons of Asaph {were} in their place, according to the commandment of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the king's seer; and the porters {waited} at every gate; they might not depart from their service; for their brethren the Levites prepared for them.
35:16 So all the service of the LORD was prepared the same day, to keep the passover, and to offer burnt-offerings upon the altar of the LORD, according to the commandment of king Josiah.
35:16 So all the service of the LORD was prepared the same day, to keep the passover, and to offer burnt offerings upon the altar of the LORD, according to the commandment of king Josiah.
35:17 And the children of Israel {that were} present kept the passover at that time, and the feast of unleavened bread seven days.
35:17 And the children of Israel that were present kept the passover at that time, and the feast of unleavened bread seven days.
35:18 And there was no passover like that kept in Israel from the days of Samuel the prophet; neither did all the kings of Israel keep such a passover as Josiah kept, and the priests, and the Levites, and all Judah and Israel that were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
35:18 And there was no passover like that kept in Israel from the days of Samuel the prophet; neither did all the kings of Israel keep such a passover as Josiah kept, and the priests, and the Levites, and all Judah and Israel that were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
35:19 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah was this passover kept.
35:19 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah was this passover kept.
35:20 After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against Charchemish by Euphrates: and Josiah went out against him.
35:20 After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against Carchemish by Euphrates: and Josiah went out against him.
35:21 But he sent embassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with thee, thou king of Judah? {I come} not against thee this day, but against the house with which I have war: for God commanded me to make haste: forbear thee from {meddling with} God, who {is} with me, that he may not destroy thee.
35:21 But he sent ambassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with thee, thou king of Judah? {I come} not against thee this day, but against the house with which I have war: for God commanded me to make haste: forbear thee from {meddling with} God, who {is} with me, that he may not destroy thee.
35:22 Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself that he might fight with him, and hearkened not to the words of Necho from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.
35:22 Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and hearkened not to the words of Necho from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.
35:23 And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Have me away; for I am severely wounded.
35:23 And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Take me away; for I am grievously wounded.
35:24 His servants therefore took him out of that chariot, and put him in the second chariot that he had; and they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died, and was buried in {one of} the sepulchers of his fathers. And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.
35:24 His servants therefore took him out of that chariot, and put him in the second chariot that he had; and they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died, and was buried in {one of} the sepulchres of his fathers. And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.
35:25 And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah: and all the singing men and the singing women have spoken of Josiah in their lamentations to this day, and made them an ordinance in Israel: and behold, they {are} written in the lamentations.
35:25 And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah: and all the singing men and the singing women have spoken of Josiah in their lamentations to this day, and made them an ordinance in Israel: and, behold, they {are} written in the lamentations.
35:26 Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and his goodness, according to {that which was} written in the law of the LORD,
35:26 Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and his goodness, according to {that which was} written in the law of the LORD,
35:27 And his deeds, first and last, behold, they {are} written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.
35:27 And his deeds, first and last, behold, they {are} written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.
35:1 Moreover Josiah kept a passover to the LORD in Jerusalem: and they killed the passover on the fourteenth {day} of the first month.
35:2 And he set the priests in their charges, and encouraged them to the service of the house of the LORD,
35:2 And he set the priests in their charges, and encouraged them to the service of the house of the LORD,
35:3 And said to the Levites that taught all Israel, who were holy to the LORD, Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel built; {it shall} not {be} a burden upon {your} shoulders: serve now the LORD your God, and his people Israel,
35:3 And said to the Levites that taught all Israel, who were holy to the LORD, Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel built; {it shall} not {be} a burden upon {your} shoulders: serve now the LORD your God, and his people Israel,
35:4 And prepare {yourselves} by the houses of your fathers after your courses, according to the writing of David king of Israel, and according to the writing of Solomon his son.
35:4 And prepare {yourselves} by the houses of your fathers, after your courses, according to the writing of David king of Israel, and according to the writing of Solomon his son.
35:5 And stand in the holy {place} according to the divisions of the families of the fathers of your brethren the people, and {after} the division of the families of the Levites.
35:5 And stand in the holy {place} according to the divisions of the families of the fathers of your brethren the people, and {after} the division of the families of the Levites.
35:6 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.
35:6 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.
35:7 And Josiah gave to the people, of the flock, lambs and kids, all for the passover-offerings, for all that were present, to the number of thirty thousand, and three thousand bullocks: these {were} of the king's substance.
35:7 And Josiah gave to the people, of the flock, lambs and kids, all for the passover offerings, for all that were present, to the number of thirty thousand, and three thousand cattle: these {were} of the king's substance.
35:8 And his princes gave willingly to the people, to the priests, and to the Levites: Hilkiah and Zechariah and Jehiel, rulers of the house of God, gave to the priests for the passover-offerings two thousand and six hundred {small cattle}, and three hundred oxen.
35:8 And his princes gave willingly to the people, to the priests, and to the Levites: Hilkiah and Zechariah and Jehiel, rulers of the house of God, gave to the priests for the passover offerings two thousand and six hundred {small cattle}, and three hundred oxen.
35:9 Conaniah also, and Shemaiah, and Nethaneel, his brethren, and Hashabiah and Jehiel and Jozabad, chief of the Levites, gave to the Levites for passover-offerings five thousand {small cattle}, and five hundred oxen.
35:9 Conaniah also, and Shemaiah and Nethaneel, his brethren, and Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jozabad, chief of the Levites, gave to the Levites for passover offerings five thousand {small cattle}, and five hundred oxen.
35:10 So the service was prepared, and the priests stood in their place, and the Levites in their courses, according to the king's commandment.
35:10 So the service was prepared, and the priests stood in their place, and the Levites in their courses, according to the king's commandment.
35:11 And they killed the passover, and the priests sprinkled {the blood} from their hands, and the Levites flayed {them}.
35:11 And they killed the passover, and the priests sprinkled {the blood} from their hands, and the Levites flayed {them}.
35:12 And they removed the burnt-offerings, that they might give according to the divisions of the families of the people, to offer to the LORD, as {it is} written in the book of Moses. And so {did they} with the oxen.
35:12 And they removed the burnt offerings, that they might give according to the divisions of the families of the people, to offer to the LORD, as {it is} written in the book of Moses. And so {did they} with the oxen.
35:13 And they roasted the passover with fire according to the ordinance: but the {other} holy {offerings} they boiled in pots, and in caldrons, and in pans, and divided {them} speedily among all the people.
35:13 And they roasted the passover with fire according to the ordinance: but the {other} holy {offerings} they boiled in pots, and in caldrons, and in pans, and divided {them} speedily among all the people.
35:14 And afterwards they made ready for themselves, and for the priests: because the priests the sons of Aaron {were busied} in offering burnt-offerings and the fat until night; therefore the Levites prepared for themselves, and for the priests the sons of Aaron.
35:14 And afterwards they made ready for themselves, and for the priests: because the priests the sons of Aaron {were busied} in offering burnt offerings and the fat until night; therefore the Levites prepared for themselves, and for the priests the sons of Aaron.
35:15 And the singers the sons of Asaph {were} in their place, according to the commandment of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the king's seer; and the porters {waited} at every gate; they might not depart from their service; for their brethren the Levites prepared for them.
35:15 And the singers the sons of Asaph {were} in their place, according to the commandment of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the king's seer; and the porters {waited} at every gate; they might not depart from their service; for their brethren the Levites prepared for them.
35:16 So all the service of the LORD was prepared the same day, to keep the passover, and to offer burnt-offerings upon the altar of the LORD, according to the commandment of king Josiah.
35:16 So all the service of the LORD was prepared the same day, to keep the passover, and to offer burnt offerings upon the altar of the LORD, according to the commandment of king Josiah.
35:17 And the children of Israel {that were} present kept the passover at that time, and the feast of unleavened bread seven days.
35:17 And the children of Israel that were present kept the passover at that time, and the feast of unleavened bread seven days.
35:18 And there was no passover like that kept in Israel from the days of Samuel the prophet; neither did all the kings of Israel keep such a passover as Josiah kept, and the priests, and the Levites, and all Judah and Israel that were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
35:18 And there was no passover like that kept in Israel from the days of Samuel the prophet; neither did all the kings of Israel keep such a passover as Josiah kept, and the priests, and the Levites, and all Judah and Israel that were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
35:19 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah was this passover kept.
35:19 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah was this passover kept.
35:20 After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against Charchemish by Euphrates: and Josiah went out against him.
35:20 After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against Carchemish by Euphrates: and Josiah went out against him.
35:21 But he sent embassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with thee, thou king of Judah? {I come} not against thee this day, but against the house with which I have war: for God commanded me to make haste: forbear thee from {meddling with} God, who {is} with me, that he may not destroy thee.
35:21 But he sent ambassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with thee, thou king of Judah? {I come} not against thee this day, but against the house with which I have war: for God commanded me to make haste: forbear thee from {meddling with} God, who {is} with me, that he may not destroy thee.
35:22 Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself that he might fight with him, and hearkened not to the words of Necho from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.
35:22 Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and hearkened not to the words of Necho from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.
35:23 And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Have me away; for I am severely wounded.
35:23 And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Take me away; for I am grievously wounded.
35:24 His servants therefore took him out of that chariot, and put him in the second chariot that he had; and they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died, and was buried in {one of} the sepulchers of his fathers. And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.
35:24 His servants therefore took him out of that chariot, and put him in the second chariot that he had; and they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died, and was buried in {one of} the sepulchres of his fathers. And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.
35:25 And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah: and all the singing men and the singing women have spoken of Josiah in their lamentations to this day, and made them an ordinance in Israel: and behold, they {are} written in the lamentations.
35:25 And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah: and all the singing men and the singing women have spoken of Josiah in their lamentations to this day, and made them an ordinance in Israel: and, behold, they {are} written in the lamentations.
35:26 Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and his goodness, according to {that which was} written in the law of the LORD,
35:26 Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and his goodness, according to {that which was} written in the law of the LORD,
35:27 And his deeds, first and last, behold, they {are} written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.
35:27 And his deeds, first and last, behold, they {are} written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.