¹ Moreover Josiah kept a passover unto the LORD in Jerusalem: and they killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.

² And he set the priests in their charges, and encouraged them to the service of the house of the LORD,

³ 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,

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.

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.

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.

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.

⁸ 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.

⁹ 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.

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.

¹¹ And they killed the passover, and the priests sprinkled the blood from their hands, and the Levites flayed them.

¹² 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.

¹³ 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.

¹⁴ 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.

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.

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.

¹⁷ And the children of Israel that were present kept the passover at that time, and the feast of unleavened bread seven days.

¹⁸ 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.

¹⁹ In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah was this passover kept.

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.

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 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.

²² 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.

²³ And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Have me away; for I am sore wounded.

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.

²⁵ 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.

²⁶ Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and his goodness, according to that which was written in the law of the LORD,

²⁷ And his deeds, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.

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¹ Moreover Josiah ^H2977 kept ^H6213 a passover ^H6453 unto the LORD ^H3068 in Jerusalem: ^H3389 and they killed ^H7819 the passover ^H6453 on the fourteenth ^{H702 H6240} day of the first ^H7223 month. ^H2320

² And he set ^H5975 the priests ^H3548 in their charges, ^H4931 and encouraged ^H2388 them to the service ^H5656 of the house ^H1004 of the LORD, ^H3068

³ And said ^H559 unto the Levites ^H3881 that taught ^{H995 H4000} all Israel, ^H3478 which were holy ^H6918 unto the LORD, ^H3068 Put ^H5414 the holy ^H6944 ark ^H727 in the house ^H1004 which Solomon ^H8010 the son ^H1121 of David ^H1732 king ^H4428 of Israel ^H3478 did build; ^H1129 it shall not be a burden ^H4853 upon your shoulders: ^H3802 serve ^H5647 now the LORD ^H3068 your God, ^H430 and his people ^H5971 Israel, ^H3478

⁴ And prepare ^{H3559 H3559} yourselves by the houses ^H1004 of your fathers, ^H1 after your courses, ^H4256 according to the writing ^H3791 of David ^H1732 king ^H4428 of Israel, ^H3478 and according to the writing ^H4385 of Solomon ^H8010 his son. ^H1121

⁵ And stand in ^H5975 the holy ^H6944 place according to the divisions ^H6391 of the families ^H1004 of the fathers ^H1 of your brethren ^H251 the people, ^{H1121 H5971} and after the division ^H2515 of the families ^{H1 H1004} of the Levites. ^H3881

⁶ So kill ^H7819 the passover, ^H6453 and sanctify ^H6942 yourselves, and prepare ^H3559 your brethren, ^H251 that they may do ^H6213 according to the word ^H1697 of the LORD ^H3068 by the hand ^H3027 of Moses. ^H4872

⁷ And Josiah ^H2977 gave ^H7311 to the people, ^{H1121 H5971} of the flock, ^H6629 lambs ^H3532 and kids, ^{H1121 H5795} all for the passover offerings, ^H6453 for all that were present, ^H4672 to the number ^H4557 of thirty ^H7970 thousand, ^H505 and three ^H7969 thousand ^H505 bullocks: ^H1241 these were of the king's ^H4428 substance. ^H7399

⁸ And his princes ^H8269 gave ^H7311 willingly ^H5071 unto the people, ^H5971 to the priests, ^H3548 and to the Levites: ^H3881 Hilkiah ^H2518 and Zechariah ^H2148 and Jehiel, ^H3171 rulers ^H5057 of the house ^H1004 of God, ^H430 gave ^H5414 unto the priests ^H3548 for the passover offerings ^H6453 two thousand ^H505 and six ^H8337 hundred ^H3967 small cattle, and three ^H7969 hundred ^H3967 oxen. ^H1241

⁹ Conaniah ^H3562 also, and Shemaiah ^H8098 and Nethaneel, ^H5417 his brethren, ^H251 and Hashabiah ^H2811 and Jeiel ^H3273 and Jozabad, ^H3107 chief ^H8269 of the Levites, ^H3881 gave ^H7311 unto the Levites ^H3881 for passover offerings ^H6453 five ^H2568 thousand ^H505 small cattle, and five ^H2568 hundred ^H3967 oxen. ^H1241

¹⁰ So the service ^H5656 was prepared, ^H3559 and the priests ^H3548 stood ^H5975 in their place, ^H5977 and the Levites ^H3881 in their courses, ^H4256 according to the king's ^H4428 commandment. ^H4687

¹¹ And they killed ^H7819 the passover, ^H6453 and the priests ^H3548 sprinkled ^H2236 the blood from their hands, ^H3027 and the Levites ^H3881 flayed ^H6584 them.

¹² And they removed ^H5493 the burnt offerings, ^H5930 that they might give ^H5414 according to the divisions ^H4653 of the families ^{H1 H1004} of the people, ^{H1121 H5971} to offer ^H7126 unto the LORD, ^H3068 as it is written ^H3789 in the book ^H5612 of Moses. ^H4872 And so did they with the oxen. ^H1241

¹³ And they roasted ^H1310 the passover ^H6453 with fire ^H784 according to the ordinance: ^H4941 but the other holy ^H6944 offerings sod ^H1310 they in pots, ^H5518 and in caldrons, ^H1731 and in pans, ^H6745 and divided them speedily ^H7323 among all the people. ^{H1121 H5971}

¹⁴ And afterward ^H310 they made ready ^H3559 for themselves, and for the priests: ^H3548 because the priests ^H3548 the sons ^H1121 of Aaron ^H175 were busied in offering ^H5927 of burnt offerings ^H5930 and the fat ^H2459 until night; ^H3915 therefore the Levites ^H3881 prepared ^H3559 for themselves, and for the priests ^H3548 the sons ^H1121 of Aaron. ^H175

¹⁵ And the singers ^H7891 the sons ^H1121 of Asaph ^H623 were in their place, ^H4612 according to the commandment ^H4687 of David, ^H1732 and Asaph, ^H623 and Heman, ^H1968 and Jeduthun ^H3038 the king's ^H4428 seer; ^H2374 and the porters ^H7778 waited at every gate; ^H8179 they might not depart ^H5493 from their service; ^H5656 for their brethren ^H251 the Levites ^H3881 prepared ^H3559 for them.

¹⁶ So all the service ^H5656 of the LORD ^H3068 was prepared ^H3559 the same day, ^H3117 to keep ^H6213 the passover, ^H6453 and to offer ^H5927 burnt offerings ^H5930 upon the altar ^H4196 of the LORD, ^H3068 according to the commandment ^H4687 of king ^H4428 Josiah. ^H2977

¹⁷ And the children ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 that were present ^H4672 kept ^H6213 the passover ^H6453 at that time, ^H6256 and the feast ^H2282 of unleavened bread ^H4682 seven ^H7651 days. ^H3117

¹⁸ And there was no passover ^H6453 like ^H3644 to that kept ^H6213 in Israel ^H3478 from the days ^H3117 of Samuel ^H8050 the prophet; ^H5030 neither did ^H6213 all the kings ^H4428 of Israel ^H3478 keep ^H6213 such a passover ^H6453 as Josiah ^H2977 kept, ^H6213 and the priests, ^H3548 and the Levites, ^H3881 and all Judah ^H3063 and Israel ^H3478 that were present, ^H4672 and the inhabitants ^H3427 of Jerusalem. ^H3389

¹⁹ In the eighteenth ^{H8083 H6240} year ^H8141 of the reign ^H4438 of Josiah ^H2977 was this passover ^H6453 kept. ^H6213

²⁰ After ^H310 all this, when Josiah ^H2977 had prepared ^H3559 the temple, ^H1004 Necho ^H5224 king ^H4428 of Egypt ^H4714 came up ^H5927 to fight ^H3898 against Carchemish ^H3751 by Euphrates: ^H6578 and Josiah ^H2977 went out ^H3318 against ^H7125 him.

²¹ But he sent ^H7971 ambassadors ^H4397 to him, saying, ^H559 What have I to do with thee, thou king ^H4428 of Judah? ^H3063 I come not against thee this day, ^H3117 but against the house ^H1004 wherewith I have war: ^H4421 for God ^H430 commanded ^H559 me to make haste: ^H926 forbear ^H2308 thee from meddling with God, ^H430 who is with me, that he destroy ^H7843 thee not.

²² Nevertheless Josiah ^H2977 would not turn ^H5437 his face ^H6440 from him, but disguised ^H2664 himself, that he might fight ^H3898 with him, and hearkened ^H8085 not unto the words ^H1697 of Necho ^H5224 from the mouth ^H6310 of God, ^H430 and came ^H935 to fight ^H3898 in the valley ^H1237 of Megiddo. ^H4023

²³ And the archers ^H3384 shot ^H3384 at king ^H4428 Josiah; ^H2977 and the king ^H4428 said ^H559 to his servants, ^H5650 Have me away; ^H5674 for I am sore ^H3966 wounded. ^H2470

²⁴ His servants ^H5650 therefore took ^H5674 him out of that chariot, ^H4818 and put ^H7392 him in the second ^H4932 chariot ^H7393 that he had; and they brought ^H3212 him to Jerusalem, ^H3389 and he died, ^H4191 and was buried ^H6912 in one of the sepulchres ^H6913 of his fathers. ^H1 And all Judah ^H3063 and Jerusalem ^H3389 mourned ^H56 for Josiah. ^H2977

²⁵ And Jeremiah ^H3414 lamented ^H6969 for Josiah: ^H2977 and all the singing men ^H7891 and the singing women ^H7891 spake ^H559 of Josiah ^H2977 in their lamentations ^H7015 to this day, ^H3117 and made ^H5414 them an ordinance ^H2706 in Israel: ^H3478 and, behold, they are written ^H3789 in the lamentations. ^H7015

²⁶ Now the rest ^H3499 of the acts ^H1697 of Josiah, ^H2977 and his goodness, ^H2617 according to that which was written ^H3789 in the law ^H8451 of the LORD, ^H3068

²⁷ And his deeds, ^H1697 first ^H7223 and last, ^H314 behold, they are written ^H3789 in the book ^H5612 of the kings ^H4428 of Israel ^H3478 and Judah. ^H3063

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¹ And Josiah kept a passover unto Jehovah in Jerusalem: and they killed the passover on the fourteenth `day' of the first month.

² And he set the priests in their offices, and encouraged them to the service of the house of Jehovah.

³ And he said unto the Levites that taught all Israel, that were holy unto Jehovah, Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel did build; there shall no more be a burden upon your shoulders: now serve Jehovah your God, and his people Israel.

⁴ And prepare yourselves after your fathers' houses by your courses, according to the writing of David king of Israel, and according to the writing of Solomon his son.

⁵ And stand in the holy place according to the divisions of the fathers' houses of your brethren the children of the people, and `let there be for each' a portion of a fathers' house of the Levites.

⁶ And kill the passover, and sanctify yourselves, and prepare for your brethren, to do according to the word of Jehovah by Moses.

⁷ And Josiah gave to the children of the people, of the flock, lambs and kids, all of them for the passover-offerings, unto all that were present, to the number of thirty thousand, and three thousand bullocks: these were of the king's substance.

⁸ And his princes gave for a freewill-offering unto the people, to the priests, and to the Levites. Hilkiah and Zechariah and Jehiel, the 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.

⁹ Conaniah also, and Shemaiah and Nethanel, his brethren, and Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jozabad, the chiefs of the Levites, gave unto the Levites for the passover-offerings five thousand `small cattle', and five hundred oxen.

¹⁰ So the service was prepared, and the priests stood in their place, and the Levites by their courses, according to the king's commandment.

¹¹ And they killed the passover, and the priests sprinkled `the blood which they received' of their hand, and the Levites flayed them.

¹² And 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 unto Jehovah, as it is written in the book of Moses. And so did they with the oxen.

¹³ And they roasted the passover with fire according to the ordinance: and the holy offerings boiled they in pots, and in caldrons, and in pans, and carried them quickly to all the children of the people.

¹⁴ And afterward they prepared for themselves, and for the priests, because the priests the sons of Aaron `were busied' in offering the burnt-offerings and the fat until night: therefore the Levites prepared for themselves, and for the priests the sons of Aaron.

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 were at every gate: they needed not to depart from their service; for their brethren the Levites prepared for them.

¹⁶ So all the service of Jehovah was prepared the same day, to keep the passover, and to offer burnt-offerings upon the altar of Jehovah, according to the commandment of king Josiah.

¹⁷ And the children of Israel that were present kept the passover at that time, and the feast of unleavened bread seven days.

¹⁸ And there was no passover like to that kept in Israel from the days of Samuel the prophet; neither did any of 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.

¹⁹ In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah was this passover kept.

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 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; and God hath commanded me to make haste: forbear thee from `meddling with' God, who is with me, that he destroy thee not.

²² 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 Neco from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.

²³ And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Have me away; for I am sore wounded.

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 sepulchres of his fathers. And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.

²⁵ And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah: and all the singing men and singing women spake of Josiah in their lamentations unto this day; and they made them an ordinance in Israel: and, behold, they are written in the lamentations.

²⁶ Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and his good deeds, according to that which is written in the law of Jehovah,

²⁷ and his acts, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.

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¹ And Josiah maketh in Jerusalem a passover to Jehovah, and they slaughter the passover-offering on the fourteenth of the first month,

² and he stationeth the priests over their charges, and strengtheneth them for the service of the house of Jehovah,

³ and saith to the Levites -- who are teaching all Israel -- who are sanctified to Jehovah, `Put the holy ark in the house that Solomon son of David king of Israel built; it is not to you a burden on the shoulder. `Now, serve Jehovah your God, and His people Israel,

⁴ and prepare, by the house of your fathers, according to your courses, by the writing of David king of Israel, and by the writing of Solomon his son,

⁵ and stand in the sanctuary, by the divisions of the house of the fathers of your brethren, sons of the people, and the portion of the house of a father of the Levites,

⁶ and slaughter the passover-offering and sanctify yourselves, and prepare for your brethren, to do according to the word of Jehovah by the hand of Moses.'

⁷ And Josiah lifteth up to the sons of the people a flock of lambs and young goats, the whole for passover-offerings, for every one who is found, to the number of thirty thousand, and oxen three thousand: these `are' from the substance of the king.

⁸ And his heads, for a willing-offering to the people, to the priests, and to the Levites, have lifted up; Hilkiah, and Zechariah, and Jehiel, leaders in the house of God, to the priests have given for passover-offerings two thousand and six hundred, and oxen three hundred;

⁹ and Conaniah, and Shemaiah, and Nethaneel, his brethren, and Hashabiah, and Jeiel, and Jozabad, heads of the Levites, have lifted up to the Levites, for passover-offerings, five thousand, and oxen five hundred.

¹⁰ And the service is prepared, and the priests stand on their station, and the Levites on their courses, according to the command of the king,

¹¹ and they slaughter the passover-offering, and the priests sprinkle out of their hand, and the Levites are striping;

¹² and they turn aside the burnt-offering, to put them by the divisions of the house of the fathers of the sons of the people, to bring near to Jehovah, as it is written in the book of Moses -- and so to the oxen.

¹³ And they cook the passover with fire, according to the ordinance, and the sanctified things they have cooked in pots, and in kettles, and in pans -- for all the sons of the people.

¹⁴ And afterward they have prepared for themselves, and for the priests: for the priests, sons of Aaron, `are' in the offering up of the burnt-offering and of the fat till night; and the Levites have prepared for themselves, and for the priests, sons of Aaron.

¹⁵ And the singers, sons of Asaph, `are' on their station, according to the command of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun seer of the king, and the gate keepers `are' at gate and gate; it is not for them to turn aside from off their service, for their brethren the Levites have prepared for them.

¹⁶ And all the service of Jehovah is prepared on that day, to keep the passover, and to cause to ascend burnt-offering upon the altar of Jehovah, according to the command of king Josiah.

¹⁷ And the sons of Israel who are found make the passover at that time, and the feast of unleavened things, seven days.

¹⁸ And there hath not been made a passover like it in Israel from the days of Samuel the prophet, and none of the kings of Israel made such a passover as Josiah hath made, and the priests, and the Levites, and all Judah and Israel who are found, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

¹⁹ In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah hath this passover been made.

²⁰ After all this, when Josiah hath prepared the house, come up hath Necho king of Egypt, to fight against Carchemish by Phrat, and Josiah goeth forth to meet him;

²¹ and he sendeth unto him messengers, saying, `What -- to me and to thee, O king of Judah? not against thee do I come to-day, but unto the house with which I have war, and God said to haste me; cease for thee from God who `is' with me, and He doth not destroy thee.'

²² And Josiah hath not turned round his face from him, but to fight against him hath disguised himself, and hath not hearkened unto the words of Necho, from the mouth of God, and cometh in to fight in the valley of Megiddo;

²³ and the archers shoot at king Josiah, and the king saith to his servants, `Remove me, for I have become very sick.'

²⁴ And his servants remove him from the chariot, and cause him to ride on the second chariot that he hath, and cause him to go to Jerusalem, and he dieth, and is buried in the graves of his fathers, and all Judah and Jerusalem are mourning for Josiah,

²⁵ and Jeremiah lamenteth for Josiah, and all the singers and the songstresses speak in their lamentations of Josiah unto this day, and set them for a statute on Israel, and lo, they are written beside the lamentations.

²⁶ And the rest of the matters of Josiah, and his kind acts, according as it is written in the law of Jehovah,

²⁷ even his matters, the first and the last, lo, they are written on the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.

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¹ And Josiah held a passover to Jehovah in Jerusalem; and they slaughtered the passover on the fourteenth of the first month.

² And he set the priests in their charges, and encouraged them to the service of the house of Jehovah.

³ And he said to the Levites, that taught all Israel, [and] who were holy to Jehovah, Put the holy ark in the house that Solomon the son of David, king of Israel, built; ye have not to carry it upon your shoulders. Serve now Jehovah your God, and his people Israel;

⁴ and prepare yourselves by your fathers' houses, in your divisions, according to the writing of David king of Israel, and according to the writing of Solomon his son;

⁵ and stand in the sanctuary for the classes of the fathers' houses, for your brethren, the children of the people, and [according] to the divisions of the fathers' houses of the Levites;

⁶ and slaughter the passover, and hallow yourselves, and prepare it for your brethren, that they may do according to the word of Jehovah through Moses.

⁷ And Josiah gave for the children of the people a heave-offering of the flocks, lambs and goats, 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.

⁸ And his princes gave a voluntary heave-offering for the people, for the priests, and for the Levites: Hilkijah and Zechariah and Jehiel, rulers of the house of God, gave to the priests for the passover-offerings two thousand six hundred [small cattle] and three hundred oxen;

⁹ and Conaniah, and Shemaiah and Nethaneel, his brethren, and Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jozabad, chief of the Levites, gave as heave-offering to the Levites for the passover-offerings five thousand [small cattle] and five hundred oxen.

¹⁰ And the service was prepared, and the priests stood in their place, and the Levites in their divisions, according to the king's commandment.

¹¹ And they slaughtered the passover, and the priests sprinkled [the blood] from their hand, and the Levites flayed them.

¹² And they set apart the burnt-offerings to give them to the classes of the fathers' houses of the children of the people, to present them to Jehovah, as it is written in the book of Moses. And so [did they] with the oxen.

¹³ And they roasted the passover with fire according to the ordinance; and the consecrated things they boiled in pots and in cauldrons and in pans, and divided them speedily among all the children of the people.

¹⁴ And afterwards they made ready for themselves and for the priests; because the priests, the sons of Aaron, [were engaged] in offering up the burnt-offerings and the fat until night; therefore the Levites prepared for themselves, and for the priests, the sons of Aaron.

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 doorkeepers were at every gate; they had not to depart from their service, for their brethren the Levites prepared for them.

¹⁶ And all the service of Jehovah was prepared the same day, to hold the passover, and to offer burnt-offerings on the altar of Jehovah according to the commandment of king Josiah.

¹⁷ And the children of Israel that were present held the passover at that time, and the feast of unleavened bread seven days.

¹⁸ And there was no passover like to that holden in Israel from the days of Samuel the prophet; neither did all the kings of Israel hold such a passover as Josiah held, and the priests, and the Levites, and all Judah and Israel that were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

¹⁹ In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah was this passover holden.

²⁰ After all this, when Josiah had arranged the house, Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against Karkemish at the Euphrates; and Josiah went out against him.

²¹ And he sent messengers 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; and God has told me to make haste: keep aloof from God who is with me, that he destroy thee not.

²² But Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself, that he might fight against him; and he hearkened not to the words of Necho from the mouth of God; and he came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.

²³ And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Have me away, for I am sore wounded.

²⁴ And his servants took him out from 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 sepulchres of his fathers. And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.

²⁵ And 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 for Israel. And behold, they are written in the lamentations.

²⁶ And the rest of the acts of Josiah, and his good deeds, according to that which is written in the law of Jehovah,

²⁷ and his acts, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.

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¹ Josiah kept a Passover to Yahweh in Jerusalem: and they killed the Passover on the fourteenth [day] of the first month.

² He set the priests in their offices, and encouraged them to the service of the house of Yahweh.

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 did build; there shall no more be a burden on your shoulders: now serve Yahweh your God, and his people Israel.

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 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, and sanctify yourselves, and prepare for your brothers, to do according to the word of Yahweh by Moses.

⁷ Josiah gave to the children of the people, of the flock, lambs and kids, 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 princes gave for a freewill-offering to the people, to the priests, and to the Levites. Hilkiah and Zechariah and Jehiel, the 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.

⁹ Conaniah also, and Shemaiah and Nethanel, his brothers, and Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jozabad, the chiefs of the Levites, gave to the Levites for the Passover offerings five thousand [small cattle], and five hundred oxen.

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, and the priests sprinkled [the blood which they received] of their hand, and the Levites flayed them.

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. So did they with the oxen.

¹³ They roasted the Passover with fire according to the ordinance: and the holy offerings boiled they in pots, and in caldrons, and in pans, and carried them quickly to all the children of the people.

¹⁴ Afterward they prepared for themselves, and for the priests, because the priests the sons of Aaron [were busied] in 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 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 were at every gate: they didn't need to depart from their service; for their brothers the Levites prepared for them.

¹⁶ So all the service of Yahweh was prepared the same day, to keep the Passover, and to offer burnt-offerings on the altar of Yahweh, according to the commandment of king Josiah.

¹⁷ The children of Israel who were present kept the Passover at that time, and the feast of unleavened bread seven days.

¹⁸ There was no Passover like that kept in Israel from the days of Samuel the prophet; neither did any of the kings of Israel keep such a Passover as Josiah kept, and the priests, and the Levites, and all Judah and Israel who were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

¹⁹ In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah was this Passover kept.

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 he sent ambassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with you, you king of Judah? [I come] not against you this day, but against the house with which I have war; and God has commanded me to make haste: forbear you from [meddling with] God, who is with me, that he not destroy you.

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 The archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Have me away; for I am sore wounded.

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: 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: and, behold, they are written in the lamentations.

²⁶ Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and his good deeds, according to that which is written in the law of Yahweh,

²⁷ and his acts, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.

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¹ And Josiah kept a Passover to the Lord in Jerusalem; on the fourteenth day of the first month they put the Passover lamb to death.

² And he gave the priests their places, making them strong for the work of the house of God.

³ And he said to the Levites, the teachers of all Israel, who were holy to the Lord, See, the holy ark is in the house which Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel, made; it will no longer have to be transported on your backs: now be the servants of the Lord your God and his people Israel,

⁴ And make yourselves ready in your divisions, by your families, as it is ordered in the writings of David, king of Israel, and of Solomon his son;

⁵ And take your positions in the holy place, grouped in the families of your brothers, the children of the people, and for every division let there be a part of a family of the Levites.

⁶ And put the Passover lamb to death, and make yourselves holy, and make it ready for your brothers, so that the orders given by the Lord through Moses may be done.

⁷ And Josiah gave lambs and goats from the flock as Passover offerings for all the people who were present, to the number of thirty thousand, and three thousand oxen: these were from the king's private property.

⁸ And his captains freely gave an offering to the people, the priests, and the Levites. Hilkiah and Zechariah and Jehiel, the rulers of the house of God, gave to the priests for the Passover offerings two thousand, six hundred small cattle and three hundred oxen.

⁹ And Conaniah and Shemaiah and Nethanel, his brothers, and Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jozabad, the chiefs of the Levites, gave to the Levites for the Passover offerings five thousand small cattle and five hundred oxen.

¹⁰ So everything was made ready and the priests took their places with the Levites in their divisions, as the king had said.

¹¹ And they put the Passover lambs to death, the blood being drained out by the priests when it was given to them, and the Levites did the skinning.

¹² And they took away the burned offerings, so that they might give them to be offered to the Lord for the divisions of the families of the people, as it is recorded in the book of Moses. And they did the same with the oxen.

¹³ And the Passover lamb was cooked over the fire, as it says in the law; and the holy offerings were cooked in pots and basins and vessels, and taken quickly to all the people.

¹⁴ And after that, they made ready for themselves and for the priests; for the priests, the sons of Aaron, were offering the burned offerings and the fat till night; so the Levites made ready what was needed for themselves and for the priests, the sons of Aaron.

¹⁵ And the sons of Asaph, the makers of melody, were in their places, as ordered by David and Asaph and Heman and Jeduthun, the king's seer; and the door-keepers were stationed at every door: there was no need for them to go away from their places, for their brothers the Levites made ready for them.

¹⁶ So everything needed for the worship of the Lord was made ready that same day, for the keeping of the Passover and the offering of burned offerings on the altar of the Lord, as King Josiah had given orders.

¹⁷ And all the children of Israel who were present kept the Passover and the feast of unleavened bread at that time for seven days.

¹⁸ No Passover like it had been kept in Israel from the days of Samuel the prophet; and not one of the kings of Israel had ever kept a Passover like the one kept by Josiah and the priests and the Levites and all those of Judah and Israel who were present, and the people of Jerusalem.

¹⁹ In the eighteenth year of the rule of Josiah this Passover was kept.

²⁰ After all this, and after Josiah had put the house in order, Neco, king of Egypt, went up to make war at Carchemish by the river Euphrates; and Josiah went out against him.

²¹ But he sent representatives to him, saying, What have I to do with you, O king of Judah? I have not come against you this day, but against those with whom I am at war; and God has given me orders to go forward quickly: keep out of God's way, for he is with me, or he will send destruction on you.

²² However, Josiah would not go back; but keeping to his purpose of fighting against him, and giving no attention to the words of Neco, which came from God, he went forward to the fight in the valley of Megiddo.

²³ And the bowmen sent their arrows at King Josiah, and the king said to his servants, Take me away, for I am badly wounded.

²⁴ So his servants took him out of the line of war-carriages, and put him in his second carriage and took him to Jerusalem, where he came to his end, and they put his body in the resting-place of his fathers. And in all Judah and Jerusalem there was great weeping for Josiah.

²⁵ And Jeremiah made a song of grief for Josiah; and to this day Josiah is named by all the makers of melody, men and women, in their songs of grief; they made it a rule in Israel; and the songs are recorded among the songs of grief.

²⁶ Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and the good he did, in keeping with what is recorded in the law of the Lord,

²⁷ And all his acts, first and last, are recorded in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.