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2 Chronicles 35:7
From his own flocks and herds Josiah contributed 30,000 lambs and goats plus 3,000 bulls for the Passover offerings for all the people who were present.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Josiah commands the people and priests to prepare for the Passover, then supplies 30,000 lambs, goats, and 3,000 bulls from his own herds for all present. The words — וַיָּרֶם (va.ya.rem) means "he contributed" or "he raised up," while צֹאן (tzon) and עִזִּים ('izzim) identify the specific flocks and herds provided. The thread — Royal provision for covenant worship appears in 2 Chronicles 30:24, 1 Kings 8:63, and 1 Chronicles 29:3. Why it lands — The text records a monarch's material support for corporate sacrifice, requiring readers to observe how leadership sustains communal obedience through tangible giving.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 8:63 And Solomon offered as peace offerings to the LORD 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the Israelites dedicated the house of the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 30:24 For Hezekiah king of Judah contributed a thousand bulls and seven thousand sheep for the assembly, and the officials contributed a thousand bulls and ten thousand sheep for the assembly, and a great number of priests consecrated themselves.
- 1 Chronicles 29:3 Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give for it my personal treasures of gold and silver, over and above all that I have provided for this holy temple:
- 2 Chronicles 7:8 So at that time Solomon and all Israel with him—a very great assembly of people from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of Egypt—kept the feast for seven days.
- 2 Chronicles 31:3 The king contributed from his own possessions for the regular morning and evening burnt offerings and for the burnt offerings on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts, as written in the Law of the LORD.
- Isaiah 32:8 But a noble man makes honorable plans; he stands up for worthy causes.
- Ezekiel 45:17 And it shall be the prince’s part to provide the burnt offerings, grain offerings, and drink offerings for the feasts, New Moons, and Sabbaths—for all the appointed feasts of the house of Israel. He will provide the sin offerings, grain offerings, burnt offerings, and peace offerings to make atonement for the house of Israel.