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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/2_kings/23.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/2_kings/23.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />But in the eighteenth year of King Josiah, this Passover was celebrated to the LORD in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_kings/23.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But in the eighteenth year of King Josiah’s reign, this Passover was celebrated to the LORD in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_kings/23.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But in the eighteenth year of King Josiah this Passover was kept to the LORD in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/23.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But in the eighteenth year of Josiah’s reign, this Passover was observed to the LORD in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_kings/23.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, <i>wherein</i> this passover was holden to the LORD in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_kings/23.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But in the eighteenth year of King Josiah this Passover was held before the LORD in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_kings/23.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But in the eighteenth year of King Josiah, this Passover was celebrated to the LORD in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/23.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />But in the eighteenth year of King Josiah, this Passover was observed to the LORD in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/23.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />But in the eighteenth year of King Josiah, this Passover was observed to the LORD in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/23.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But in the eighteenth year of King Josiah, this Passover was celebrated to Yahweh in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/23.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But in the eighteenth year of King Josiah, this Passover to the LORD was kept in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/23.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But in the eighteenth year of King Josiah, the LORD’s Passover was observed in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But in the eighteenth year of King Josiah, this Passover was observed to the LORD in Jerusalem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/23.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />but in the eighteenth year of king Josiah was this passover kept to Jehovah in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_kings/23.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But in Josiah's eighteenth year as king of Judah, everyone came to Jerusalem to celebrate Passover. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/23.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />but in the eighteenth year of king Josiah was this passover kept to the LORD in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_kings/23.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But in the eighteenth year of King Josiah's reign, this Passover was celebrated in Jerusalem for the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/23.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Now at last, in the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah, the Passover was celebrated in Jerusalem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/23.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />In the eighteenth year of the reign of King Josiah, this Passover was observed in Jerusalem to honor the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/23.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But in the eighteenth year of Josiah?s reign, this Passover was observed to the LORD in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/23.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But in the eighteenth year of King Josiah's reign, such a Passover of the LORD was observed in Jerusalem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/23.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />but in the eighteenth year of king Josiah was this Passover kept to the LORD in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_kings/23.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, in which this passover was held to the LORD in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/23.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />but in the eighteenth year of King Josiah, this Passover was kept to Yahweh in Jerusalem. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_kings/23.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />but in the eighteenth year of King Josiah, this Passover has been made to YHWH in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_kings/23.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> but in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, hath this passover been made to Jehovah in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_kings/23.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />But in the eighteenth year to king Josiah was done this passover to Jehovah in Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_kings/23.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />As was this phase that was kept to the Lord in Jerusalem, in the eighteenth year of king Josias. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_kings/23.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />as this Passover, which was kept to the Lord in Jerusalem, in the eighteenth year of king Josiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/23.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />until the eighteenth year of King Josiah, when this Passover of the LORD was kept in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/23.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />but in the eighteenth year of King Josiah this passover was kept to the LORD in Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/23.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Like that in the eighteenth year of King Josiah, when this passover was kept to the LORD in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_kings/23.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Except only in the eighteenth year of King Yoshiah, when this Passover was made to LORD JEHOVAH in Jerusalem!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_kings/23.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />but in the eighteenth year of king Josiah was this passover kept to the LORD in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/23.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But in the eighteenth year of king Josias, was the passover kept to the Lord in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/23-23.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=8170" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/23.htm">Josiah Restores the Passover</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">22</span>No such Passover had been observed from the days of the judges who had governed Israel through all the days of the kings of Israel and Judah. <span class="reftext">23</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">But</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!"></a> <a href="/hebrew/8083.htm" title="8083: biš·mō·neh (Prep-b:: Number-fs) -- Or shmowneh; feminine shmonah; or shmownah; apparently from shamen through the idea of plumpness; a cardinal number, eight; also eighth.">in the eighteenth</a> <a href="/hebrew/6240.htm" title="6240: ‘eś·rêh (Number-fs) -- Ten. For eser; ten, i.e. -teen; also -teenth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nāh (N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">year</a> <a href="/hebrew/2977.htm" title="2977: yō·šî·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Yah supports, two Isr. Or; from the same root as 'ashuwyah and Yahh; founded of Jah; Joshijah, the name of two Israelites.">of Josiah’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: lam·me·leḵ (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">reign,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/6453.htm" title="6453: hap·pe·saḥ (Art:: N-ms) -- Passover. From pacach; a pretermission, i.e. Exemption; used only techically of the Jewish Passover.">Passover</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: na·‘ă·śāh (V-Nifal-Perf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">was observed</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">to the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: bî·rū·šā·lim (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">in Jerusalem.</a> </span><span class="reftext">24</span>Furthermore, Josiah removed the mediums and spiritists, the household gods and idols, and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem. He did this to carry out the words of the law written in the book that Hilkiah the priest had found in the house of the LORD.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/12-14.htm">Exodus 12:14</a></span><br />And this day will be a memorial for you, and you are to celebrate it as a feast to the LORD, as a permanent statute for the generations to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/16-1.htm">Deuteronomy 16:1-8</a></span><br />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. / You are to offer to the LORD your God the Passover sacrifice from the herd or flock in the place the LORD will choose as a dwelling for His Name. / You must not eat leavened bread with it; for seven days you are to eat with it unleavened bread, the bread of affliction, because you left the land of Egypt in haste—so that you may remember for the rest of your life the day you left the land of Egypt. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/35-1.htm">2 Chronicles 35:1-19</a></span><br />Then Josiah kept the Passover to the LORD in Jerusalem, and the Passover lamb was slaughtered on the fourteenth day of the first month. / He appointed the priests to their duties and encouraged them in the service of the house of the LORD. / To the Levites who taught all Israel and were holy to the LORD, Josiah said: “Put the holy ark in the temple built by Solomon son of David king of Israel. It is not to be carried around on your shoulders. Now serve the LORD your God and His people Israel. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/23-4.htm">Leviticus 23:4-8</a></span><br />These are the LORD’s appointed feasts, the sacred assemblies you are to proclaim at their appointed times. / The Passover to the LORD begins at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month. / On the fifteenth day of the same month begins the Feast of Unleavened Bread to the LORD. For seven days you must eat unleavened bread. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/9-1.htm">Numbers 9:1-5</a></span><br />In the first month of the second year after Israel had come out of the land of Egypt, the LORD spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai: / “The Israelites are to observe the Passover at its appointed time. / 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.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/5-10.htm">Joshua 5:10-12</a></span><br />On the evening of the fourteenth day of the month, while the Israelites were camped at Gilgal on the plains of Jericho, they kept the Passover. / The day after the Passover, on that very day, they ate unleavened bread and roasted grain from the produce of the land. / And the day after they had eaten from the produce of the land, the manna ceased. There was no more manna for the Israelites, so that year they began to eat the crops of the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-25.htm">1 Kings 9:25</a></span><br />Three times a year Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar he had built for the LORD, burning incense with them before the LORD. So he completed the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/30-1.htm">2 Chronicles 30:1-27</a></span><br />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. / For the king and his officials and the whole assembly in Jerusalem had decided to keep the Passover in the second month, / since they had been unable to keep it at the regular time, because not enough priests had consecrated themselves and the people had not been gathered in Jerusalem. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezra/6-19.htm">Ezra 6:19-22</a></span><br />On the fourteenth day of the first month, the exiles kept the Passover. / All the priests and Levites had purified themselves and were ceremonially clean. And the Levites slaughtered the Passover lamb for all the exiles, for their priestly brothers, and for themselves. / The Israelites who had returned from exile ate it, together with all who had separated themselves from the uncleanness of the peoples of the land to seek the LORD, the God of Israel. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-17.htm">Matthew 26:17-19</a></span><br />On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?” / He answered, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him that the Teacher says, ‘My time is near. I will keep the Passover with My disciples at your house.’” / So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them and prepared the Passover.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/14-12.htm">Mark 14:12-16</a></span><br />On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed, Jesus’ disciples asked Him, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?” / So He sent two of His disciples and told them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jug of water will meet you. Follow him, / and whichever house he enters, say to the owner, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is My guest room, where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-7.htm">Luke 22:7-13</a></span><br />Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed. / Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.” / “Where do You want us to prepare it?” they asked. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/2-13.htm">John 2:13</a></span><br />When the Jewish Passover was near, Jesus went up to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-55.htm">John 11:55</a></span><br />Now the Jewish Passover was near, and many people went up from the country to Jerusalem to purify themselves before the Passover.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/13-1.htm">John 13:1</a></span><br />It was now just before the Passover Feast, and Jesus knew that His hour had come to leave this world and return to the Father. Having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the very end.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, wherein this passover was held to the LORD in Jerusalem.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/23-22.htm">Celebrated</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-3.htm">Eighteenth</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-22.htm">Held</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-22.htm">Holden</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-20.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-20.htm">Josiah</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-3.htm">Josi'ah</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-22.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-6.htm">Observed</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-22.htm">Passover</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-10.htm">Rule</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-19.htm">Wherein</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/7-9.htm">Celebrated</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/24-15.htm">Eighteenth</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/11-10.htm">Held</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-19.htm">Holden</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-24.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-24.htm">Josiah</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-28.htm">Josi'ah</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-2.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-8.htm">Observed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-1.htm">Passover</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-24.htm">Rule</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-6.htm">Wherein</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 23</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/23-1.htm">Josiah causes the book to be read in a solemn assembly.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/23-3.htm">He renews the covenant of the Lord.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/23-4.htm">He destroys idolatry.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/23-15.htm">He burns dead men's bones upon the altar of Bethel, as was prophesied.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/23-21.htm">He keeps a most solemn Passover.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/23-24.htm">He puts away witches and all abomination.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/23-26.htm">God's final wrath against Judah.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/23-29.htm">Josiah, provoking Pharaoh Neco, is slain at Megiddo.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/23-31.htm">Jehoahaz, succeeding him,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/23-33.htm">is imprisoned by Pharaoh Neco, who makes Jehoiakim king.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/23-36.htm">Jehoiakim's wicked reign.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/23.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_kings/23.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>But in the eighteenth year of Josiah’s reign</b><br>Josiah became king of Judah at a young age, and his reign is noted for significant religious reforms. The eighteenth year of his reign is particularly important because it marks a pivotal moment in his efforts to restore true worship in Judah. This year corresponds to approximately 622 BC. During this time, Josiah initiated a major reform after the discovery of the Book of the Law in the temple (<a href="/2_kings/22-8.htm">2 Kings 22:8-13</a>). This discovery led to a renewed commitment to the covenant and a purging of idolatry from the land.<p><b>this Passover was observed</b><br>The Passover is a foundational event in Israel's history, commemorating their deliverance from slavery in Egypt (Exodus 12). It is a time of remembrance and celebration of God's salvation and faithfulness. Josiah's observance of the Passover is significant because it had not been celebrated in such a manner since the days of the judges (<a href="/2_kings/23-22.htm">2 Kings 23:22</a>). This observance was a return to the covenantal practices commanded in the Law, highlighting Josiah's dedication to following God's commands.<p><b>to the LORD</b><br>The Passover was observed to honor the LORD, the covenant God of Israel. This phrase emphasizes the focus on worshiping Yahweh alone, in contrast to the idolatrous practices that had infiltrated Judah. Josiah's reforms were aimed at restoring exclusive worship of the LORD, aligning with the first commandment (<a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3</a>). This dedication to the LORD is a central theme in the narrative of Josiah's reign.<p><b>in Jerusalem</b><br>Jerusalem, the capital of Judah and the location of the temple, was the central place of worship for the Israelites. The observance of the Passover in Jerusalem underscores the importance of the temple as the dwelling place of God's presence among His people. It also fulfills the command that the Passover should be celebrated at the place the LORD would choose (<a href="/deuteronomy/16-5.htm">Deuteronomy 16:5-6</a>). This centralization of worship in Jerusalem was part of Josiah's efforts to unify the nation under the true worship of God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/josiah.htm">Josiah</a></b><br>The King of Judah who initiated significant religious reforms, including the restoration of the Passover celebration.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/p/passover.htm">Passover</a></b><br>A significant Jewish festival commemorating the Israelites' deliverance from Egypt, which Josiah reinstated according to the Law of Moses.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The capital city of Judah and the central place of worship where the Passover was observed.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/eighteenth_year_of_josiah's_reign.htm">Eighteenth Year of Josiah's Reign</a></b><br>Marks the specific time when Josiah's reforms were implemented, highlighting his commitment to restoring true worship.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, to whom the Passover was dedicated, emphasizing the renewal of the people's relationship with Him.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/commitment_to_god's_word.htm">Commitment to God's Word</a></b><br>Josiah's actions demonstrate the importance of aligning our lives with Scripture, even when it requires significant change.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/revival_and_reform.htm">Revival and Reform</a></b><br>True revival often involves returning to foundational truths and practices, as seen in Josiah's restoration of the Passover.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_in_worship.htm">Leadership in Worship</a></b><br>Josiah's leadership in reinstating the Passover shows the impact of godly leadership in guiding others toward faithful worship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_renewal.htm">Covenant Renewal</a></b><br>Observing the Passover was a renewal of the covenant relationship with God, reminding us of the importance of regularly renewing our commitment to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/historical_faithfulness.htm">Historical Faithfulness</a></b><br>Understanding the historical context of our faith can deepen our appreciation and commitment to God's ongoing work in our lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_23.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 23</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_2_chron._35_and_2_kings_23_differ.htm">Why do 2 Chronicles 35 and 2 Kings 23 differ in their accounts of Josiah's death, raising questions about the actual historical events?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_solomon's_pagan_altars.htm">1 Kings 11:7 - Is there any archaeological evidence of the pagan altars and high places that Solomon supposedly built?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_the_'book_of_the_law'_discovery_credible.htm">How credible is the sudden discovery of the 'Book of the Law' in 2 Kings 23:2 given the lack of external historical records?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_little_evidence_of_josiah's_destruction.htm">If Josiah destroyed so many idolatrous sites (2 Kings 23:4-20), why is there little archaeological evidence of such widespread destruction?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/23.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(23) <span class= "bld">Wherein.</span>--Omit this word. As Ewald says, the meaning of these two verses is, that the passover was never so celebrated before, especially as regards (1) the offerings over and above the paschal lamb (<a href="/deuteronomy/16-2.htm" title="You shall therefore sacrifice the passover to the LORD your God, of the flock and the herd, in the place which the LORD shall choose to place his name there.">Deuteronomy 16:2</a>), and (2) the strict <span class= "ital">unity</span> of the place of this festival (<a href="/deuteronomy/16-5.htm" title="You may not sacrifice the passover within any of your gates, which the LORD your God gives you:">Deuteronomy 16:5</a>). The assumption that <span class= "ital">no passover had ever been held before</span> (De Wette), is obsolete, even among "advanced critics," and does not merit serious discussion.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/23.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 23.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">But in the eighteenth year of King Josiah,</span> wherein <span class="cmt_word">this Passover was holden to the Lord in Jerusalem</span> (compare, on the date, <a href="/2_kings/22-3.htm">2 Kings 22:3</a> and <a href="/2_chronicles/35-19.htm">2 Chronicles 35:19</a>). The eighteenth year of Josiah corresponded probably, in part to <span class="date">B.C. 622</span>, in part to <span class="date">B.C. 621</span>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/23-23.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">But</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the eighteenth</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּשְׁמֹנֶ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(biš·mō·neh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Number - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8083.htm">Strong's 8083: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cardinal number, eight, eighth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">year</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁנָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(šā·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> </span><span class="str2">A year</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the reign</span><br /><span class="heb">לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(lam·me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Josiah</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹֽאשִׁיָּ֑הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yō·šî·yā·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2977.htm">Strong's 2977: </a> </span><span class="str2">Josiah -- 'Yah supports', two Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזֶּ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Passover</span><br /><span class="heb">הַפֶּ֧סַח</span> <span class="translit">(hap·pe·saḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6453.htm">Strong's 6453: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pretermission, exemption, Passover</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was observed</span><br /><span class="heb">נַעֲשָׂ֞ה</span> <span class="translit">(na·‘ă·śāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">לַיהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in Jerusalem.</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(bî·rū·šā·lim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/23-23.htm">2 Kings 23:23 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/23-23.htm">2 Kings 23:23 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/23-23.htm">2 Kings 23:23 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/23-23.htm">2 Kings 23:23 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/23-23.htm">2 Kings 23:23 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/23-23.htm">2 Kings 23:23 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/23-23.htm">2 Kings 23:23 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/23-23.htm">2 Kings 23:23 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/23-23.htm">2 Kings 23:23 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/23-23.htm">2 Kings 23:23 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/23-23.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 23:23 But in the eighteenth year of king (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/23-22.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 23:22"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 23:22" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/23-24.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 23:24"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 23:24" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>