II Chronicles 35 (kjv)

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^H2320.²And 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^H3068,³And 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^H3478,⁴And 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^H1121.⁵And 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^H3881.⁶So 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^H4872.⁷And 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^H7399.⁸And 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^H1241.⁹Conaniah^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^H1241.¹⁰So 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^H4687.¹¹And 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.¹²And 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^H1241.¹³And 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}.¹⁴And 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^H175.¹⁵And 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.¹⁶So 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^H2977.¹⁷And 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^H3117.¹⁸And 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^H3389.¹⁹In the eighteenth^{H8083 H6240} year^H8141 of the reign^H4438 of Josiah^H2977 was this passover^H6453 kept^H6213.

²⁰After^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.²¹But 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.²²Nevertheless 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^H4023.²³And 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^H2470.²⁴His 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.

²⁵And 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^H7015.²⁶Now 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^H3068,²⁷And 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.