2 Chronicles Chapter 35
Josiah threw an epic Passover bash for the Lord in Jerusalem, sacrificing the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.
Moreover Josiah kept a passover unto the LORD in Jerusalem: and they killed the passover on the fourteenth {day} of the first month.
He got the priests sorted and pumped them up for serving in the Lord's crib, fr.
And he set the priests in their charges, and encouraged them to the service of the house of the LORD,
He told the Levites who taught all of Israel, “Place the holy ark in the house that Solomon crafted; it won't be a hassle, just serve the Lord and His crew.”
And said unto the Levites that taught all Israel, which were holy unto the LORD, Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel did build; {it shall} not {be} a burden upon {your} shoulders: serve now the LORD your God, and his people Israel,
Get yourselves prepped at your fam's places, following the game plan from King David and Solomon, periodt.
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.
Stand in the holy spot according to your fams, and follow the Levite fam groups, no cap.
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. {the families of the fathers: Heb. the house of the fathers} {the people: Heb. the sons of the people}
So, take care of the Passover, purify yourselves, and get your squad ready to roll out as per the Lord's message through Moses.
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.
Josiah hooked the people up with lambs and kids for the Passover, counting thirty thousand and three thousand bullocks—straight from the king's stash.
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. {gave: Heb. offered}
His crew gave generously to the people, priests, and Levites: Hilkiah, Zechariah, and Jehiel dropped two thousand six hundred small cattle and three hundred oxen for the Passover offerings.
And his princes gave willingly unto the people, to the priests, and to the Levites: Hilkiah and Zechariah and Jehiel, rulers of the house of God, gave unto the priests for the passover offerings two thousand and six hundred {small cattle}, and three hundred oxen. {gave willingly: Heb. offered, etc}
Conaniah, Shemaiah, Nethaneel, Hashabiah, Jeiel, and Jozabad, the Levite leaders, contributed five thousand small cattle and five hundred oxen for the Passover offerings.
Conaniah also, and Shemaiah and Nethaneel, his brethren, and Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jozabad, chief of the Levites, gave unto the Levites for passover offerings five thousand {small cattle}, and five hundred oxen. {gave: Heb. offered}
The whole scene was set, priests were in their spots, and the Levites were in their lanes, just as the king commanded.
So the service was prepared, and the priests stood in their place, and the Levites in their courses, according to the king's commandment.
They served the Passover, and the priests sprinkled that blood like it was nothing, while the Levites handled all the rest.
And they killed the passover, and the priests sprinkled {the blood} from their hands, and the Levites flayed {them}.
They took the burnt offerings, serving them up to the fams just like Moses instructed. They did the same with the oxen, no cap.
And they removed the burnt offerings, that they might give according to the divisions of the families of the people, to offer unto the LORD, as {it is} written in the book of Moses. And so {did they} with the oxen.
They roasted the Passover fire-style, but other holy offerings were cooked in pots and pans, served up quick to everyone.
And they roasted the passover with fire according to the ordinance: but the {other} holy {offerings} sod they in pots, and in caldrons, and in pans, and divided {them} speedily among all the people. {divided...: Heb. made them run}
Then they got ready for themselves and the priests since the priests, Aaron's squad, were busy with burnt offerings until night fell; so the Levites had to prep for them as well.
And afterward they made ready for themselves, and for the priests: because the priests the sons of Aaron {were busied} in offering of burnt offerings and the fat until night; therefore the Levites prepared for themselves, and for the priests the sons of Aaron.
The singers, Asaph's crew, were on deck as David commanded, while the porters held it down at every gate, not leaving their posts, 'cause the Levites had their backs.
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. {place: Heb. station}
So all of the Lord's service was fire that day, keeping the Passover and offering burnt offerings on the altar like King Josiah instructed.
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.
The Israelites present kept the Passover and the feast of unleavened bread for seven days, vibes only.
And the children of Israel that were present kept the passover at that time, and the feast of unleavened bread seven days. {present: Heb. found}
There was no Passover like the one Josiah threw down; not since Samuel the prophet, and no other kings of Israel did it like that, with all the priests, Levites, Judah, Israel, and the crew in Jerusalem.
And there was no passover like to 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. {present: Heb. found}
This Passover went down in the eighteenth year of King Josiah's reign, periodt.
In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah was this passover kept.
After all that, once Josiah had the temple prepped, Necho, the king of Egypt, pulled up to fight at Carchemish by the Euphrates, and Josiah went out to confront him, fr.
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. {temple: Heb. house}
So he sent some messengers, like, "Yo, what’s good, king of Judah? I ain't here to start beef with you today, just the house I’m tripping with. God told me to hurry up, so don’t get in the way, or it’s gonna be sus for you."
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 wherewith I have war: for God commanded me to make haste: forbear thee from {meddling with} God, who {is} with me, that he destroy thee not. {the house...: Heb. the house of my war}
But Josiah wasn’t about to back down; he went undercover to throw down, ignoring Necho’s divine warning, and showed up to battle in the valley of Megiddo.
Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and hearkened not unto the words of Necho from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.
The archers started firing at King Josiah, and he told his crew, "Get me outta here; I’m really hurt."
And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Have me away; for I am sore wounded. {wounded: Heb. made sick}
So his crew pulled him outta that whip and tossed him into his backup ride; they took him back to Jerusalem, where he died and was laid to rest in his fam's tombs. Everyone in Judah and Jerusalem was straight-up mourning for Josiah.
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. {in one...: or, among the sepulchres}
Jeremiah was feeling all the feels for Josiah, and all the singers, both guys and gals, were vibing about him in their laments, making it a whole thing in Israel, and it’s still written down in the laments.
And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah: and all the singing men and the singing women spake of Josiah in their lamentations to this day, and made them an ordinance in Israel: and, behold, they {are} written in the lamentations.
Now, all the other stuff Josiah did, the solid vibes he spread, that’s all in the law of the Lord.
Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and his goodness, according to {that which was} written in the law of the LORD, {goodness: Heb. kindnesses}
And all his moves, from start to finish, are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.
And his deeds, first and last, behold, they {are} written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.