Bible Strands
2 Chronicles 35:1
Then Josiah kept the Passover to the LORD in Jerusalem, and the Passover lamb was slaughtered on the fourteenth day of the first month.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Josiah directs the people of Judah in Jerusalem to reinstitute the national Passover celebration following his covenant reforms.
The words — The Hebrew verb עָשָׂה (ya'as) literally means "he did" or "he observed," marking Josiah's direct action in keeping the feast. The verb שָׁחַט (shachat) specifies the ritual slaughter of the Passover lamb on the designated day.
The thread — The text records the slaughter on the fourteenth day of the first month, aligning with the timing commands in Exodus 12:6 and Numbers 9:3, and directly implementing the decree recorded in 2 Kings 23:21.
Why it lands — The passage states Josiah's enforcement of the Passover in Jerusalem on the fourteenth day of the first month, establishing a fixed calendar requirement for communal obedience.
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The Hebrew words
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.
Cross-references
- Exodus 12:6 You must keep it until the fourteenth day of the month, when the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel will slaughter the animals at twilight.
- Numbers 9:3 You are to observe it at the appointed time, at twilight on the fourteenth day of this month, in accordance with its statutes and ordinances.”
- 2 Kings 23:21 The king commanded all the people, “Keep the Passover of the LORD your God, as it is written in this Book of the Covenant.”
- Ezra 6:19 On the fourteenth day of the first month, the exiles kept the Passover.
- Deuteronomy 16:1 Observe the month of Abib and celebrate the Passover to the LORD your God, because in the month of Abib the LORD your God brought you out of Egypt by night.
- 2 Chronicles 30:1 Then Hezekiah sent word throughout all Israel and Judah, and he also wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh inviting them to come to the house of the LORD in Jerusalem to keep the Passover of the LORD, the God of Israel.
- Ezekiel 45:21 On the fourteenth day of the first month you are to observe the Passover, a feast of seven days, during which unleavened bread shall be eaten.