Verse 19
2 Chronicles 35:19
Free Bible Version
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Neco sent messengers to him, saying, “What argument is there between you and me, king of Judah? I have not come to attack you today, because I'm fighting with another kingdom. God (Elohim) told me I should hurry, so stop obstructing God (Elohim), who is with me, or he'll destroy you!”
Original Language Text
hebrew
בִּ/שְׁמוֹנֶ֤ה עֶשְׂרֵה֙ שָׁנָ֔ה לְ/מַלְכ֖וּת יֹאשִׁיָּ֑הוּ נַעֲשָׂ֖ה הַ/פֶּ֥סַח הַ/זֶּֽה
English Translation
In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah, this Passover was made.
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Chapter 35 Context
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Josiah held a Passover for the Lord in Jerusalem, and the Passover lamb was killed on the fourteenth...
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Josiah told the Levites who taught all Israel and were holy to the Lord, “Place the holy Ark in the...
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Get yourselves ready for service in your divisions, by families, according to the instructions given...
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Then you are to stand in the sanctuary to assist the lay people according to family divisions, follo...
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Sacrifice the Passover lambs, purify yourselves, and be ready to help the people who come to fulfill...
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Josiah contributed as Passover offerings for all the people who were present 30,000 lambs and goats,...
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His officials contributed freely to the people, to the priests, and to the Levites. Hilkiah, Zechari...
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The leaders of the Levites, Conaniah, and Shemaiah and Nethanel his brothers, and Hashabiah and Jeie...
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Once the preparations had been completed, the priests stood where they had been assigned and the Lev...
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They killed the Passover lambs, the priests sprinkled the blood they were given on the altar, while...
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They put to one side the burnt offerings to be given to the families of the lay people, by division,...
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They roasted the Passover sacrifices on the fire as required, and they boiled the holy offerings in...
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After that they prepared food from the offerings for themselves and for the priests, because the pri...
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14
The singers, the descendants of Asaph, were in their places following the instructions given by Davi...
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15
So on that day the whole Passover service of the Lord took place, including the presenting of burnt...
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The Israelites who were there also celebrated Passover at that time, and also the Feast of Unleavene...
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No Passover like this had been held in Israel since the time of Samuel the prophet. None of the king...
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18
After all this work that Josiah had carried out in restoring the Temple, King Neco of Egypt was lead...
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Neco sent messengers to him, saying, “What argument is there between you and me, king of Judah? I ha...
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But Josiah did not turn away and leave. Instead, he disguised himself so he could fight Neco in batt...
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There archers shot King Josiah. He called out those beside him, “Get me out of the battle, because I...
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So they carried him out of his chariot, and took him back in his second chariot to Jerusalem, where...
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Then Jeremiah wrote a lament over Josiah, and to this day male and female choirs sing sad songs abou...
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The rest of what Josiah did, along with his acts of loyalty following what is written in the Law of...
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all his actions, from beginning to end, are recorded in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah.
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