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And they slaughtered the Passover lamb on the fourteenth day of the first month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/35.htm">Berean Standard Bible</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/35.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Moreover Josiah kept a passover unto the LORD in Jerusalem: and they killed the passover on the fourteenth <i>day</i> of the first month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/35.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now Josiah kept a Passover to the LORD in Jerusalem, and they slaughtered the Passover <i>lambs</i> on the fourteenth <i>day</i> of the first month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/35.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Josiah celebrated the Passover to the LORD in Jerusalem, and they slaughtered the Passover <i>animals</i> on the fourteenth <i>day</i> of the first month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/35.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then Josiah celebrated the Passover to the LORD in Jerusalem, and they slaughtered the Passover animals on the fourteenth day of the first month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/35.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then Josiah celebrated the Passover to the LORD in Jerusalem, and they slaughtered the Passover <i>animals</i> on the fourteenth <i>day</i> of the first month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/35.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Josiah celebrated the Passover to Yahweh in Jerusalem, and they slaughtered the Passover <i>animals</i> on the fourteenth <i>day</i> of the first month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/35.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Josiah celebrated the Passover to the LORD in Jerusalem; they slaughtered the Passover <i>lambs</i> on the fourteenth <i>day</i> of the first month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/35.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Josiah observed the LORD’s Passover and slaughtered the Passover lambs on the fourteenth day of the first month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/35.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Josiah observed the LORD&#8217s Passover and slaughtered the Passover lambs on the fourteenth day of the first month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/35.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Josiah kept a passover unto Jehovah in Jerusalem: and they killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_chronicles/35.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Josiah commanded that Passover be celebrated in Jerusalem to honor the LORD. So, on the fourteenth day of the first month, the lambs were killed for the Passover celebration. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/35.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Josiah kept a passover unto the LORD in Jerusalem: and they killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/35.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Josiah celebrated the Passover for the LORD in Jerusalem. The Passover lamb was slaughtered on the fourteenth day of the first month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/35.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />King Josiah celebrated the Passover at Jerusalem in honor of the LORD; on the fourteenth day of the first month they killed the animals for the festival. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/35.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Josiah observed the Passover to the LORD in Jerusalem. They slaughtered the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/35.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Josiah celebrated the Passover to the LORD in Jerusalem, and the Passover lamb was slaughtered on the fourteenth day of the first month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/35.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Josiah observed a Passover festival for the LORD in Jerusalem. They slaughtered the Passover lambs on the fourteenth day of the first month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/35.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Josiah kept a Passover to the LORD in Jerusalem: and they killed the Passover lamb on the fourteenth day of the first month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/35.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Moreover, Josiah kept a passover to the LORD in Jerusalem: and they killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/35.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Josiah kept a Passover to Yahweh in Jerusalem. They killed the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/35.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Josiah makes a Passover to YHWH in Jerusalem, and they slaughter the Passover-offering on the fourteenth of the first month,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/35.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Josiah maketh in Jerusalem a passover to Jehovah, and they slaughter the passover-offering on the fourteenth of the first month,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/35.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Josiah will do in Jerusalem the passover to Jehovah: and they will slaughter the passover in the fourteenth day to the first month.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/35.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Josias kept a phase to the Lord in Jerusalem, and it was sacrificed on the fourteenth day of the first month. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/35.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Now Josiah kept the Passover to the Lord in Jerusalem, and it was immolated on the fourteenth day of the first month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/35.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Josiah celebrated in Jerusalem a Passover to honor the LORD; the Passover sacrifice was slaughtered on the fourteenth day of the first month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/35.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Josiah kept a passover to the LORD in Jerusalem; they slaughtered the passover lamb on the fourteenth day of the first month.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/35.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />MOREOVER Josiah kept a passover to the LORD in Jerusalem; and he celebrated the feast on the fourteenth day of the first month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/35.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Yoshiah made a feast in Jerusalem to LORD JEHOVAH, and he made the feast on the fourteenth of the first month.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/35.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Josiah kept a passover unto the LORD in Jerusalem; and they killed the passover lamb on the fourteenth day of the first month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/35.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Josias kept a passover to the Lord his God; and sacrificed the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/35-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=9511" 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_chronicles/35.htm">Josiah Restores the Passover</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><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.">Then Josiah</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: way·ya·‘aś (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">celebrated</a> <a href="/hebrew/6453.htm" title="6453: pe·saḥ (N-ms) -- Passover. From pacach; a pretermission, i.e. Exemption; used only techically of the Jewish Passover.">the Passover</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: ḇî·rū·šā·lim (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">in Jerusalem,</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.">and the Passover lamb</a> <a href="/hebrew/7819.htm" title="7819: way·yiš·ḥă·ṭū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To slaughter, beat. A primitive root; to slaughter.">was slaughtered</a> <a href="/hebrew/702.htm" title="702: bə·’ar·bā·‘āh (Prep-b:: Number-ms) -- Four. Masculine oarbaah; from raba'; four.">on the fourteenth</a> <a href="/hebrew/6240.htm" title="6240: ‘ā·śār (Number-ms) -- Ten. For eser; ten, i.e. -teen; also -teenth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7223.htm" title="7223: hā·ri·šō·wn (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Former, first, chief. Or riishon; from ri'shah; first, in place, time or rank.">day of the first</a> <a href="/hebrew/2320.htm" title="2320: la·ḥō·ḏeš (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- New moon, a month. From chadash; the new moon; by implication, a month.">month.</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>He appointed the priests to their duties and encouraged them in the service of 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="/2_kings/23-21.htm">2 Kings 23:21-23</a></span><br />The king commanded all the people, “Keep the Passover of the LORD your God, as it is written in this Book of the Covenant.” / 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. / 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="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/12-1.htm">Exodus 12:1-14</a></span><br />Now the LORD said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, / “This month is the beginning of months for you; it shall be the first month of your year. / Tell the whole congregation of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each man must select a lamb for his family, one per household. ...<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/30-1.htm">2 Chronicles 30:1-5</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="/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="/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/8-13.htm">2 Chronicles 8:13</a></span><br />He observed the daily requirement for offerings according to the commandment of Moses for Sabbaths, New Moons, and the three annual appointed feasts—the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Tabernacles.<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 2:13-23</a></span><br />When the Jewish Passover was near, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. / In the temple courts He found men selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and money changers seated at their tables. / So He made a whip out of cords and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle. He poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. ...<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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-28.htm">Hebrews 11:28</a></span><br />By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch Israel’s own firstborn.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Moreover Josiah kept a passover to the LORD in Jerusalem: and they killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/30-1.htm">2 Chronicles 30:1-27</a></b></br> And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, to keep the passover unto the LORD God of Israel… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/23-21.htm">2 Kings 23:21-23</a></b></br> And the king commanded all the people, saying, Keep the passover unto the LORD your God, as <i>it is</i> written in the book of this covenant… </p><p class="hdg">the fourteenth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/12-6.htm">Exodus 12:6</a></b></br> And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/9-3.htm">Numbers 9:3</a></b></br> In the fourteenth day of this month, at even, ye shall keep it in his appointed season: according to all the rites of it, and according to all the ceremonies thereof, shall ye keep it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/16-1.htm">Deuteronomy 16:1-8</a></b></br> Observe the month of Abib, and keep the passover unto the LORD thy God: for in the month of Abib the LORD thy God brought thee forth out of Egypt by night… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/23-21.htm">2 Kings 23:21</a></b></br> And the king commanded all the people, saying, Keep the passover unto the LORD your God, as <i>it is</i> written in the book of this covenant.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/32-28.htm">Animals</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-23.htm">Celebrated</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-24.htm">Death</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-7.htm">First</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-15.htm">Fourteenth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-12.htm">Held</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-32.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-33.htm">Josiah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-1.htm">Josi'ah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-32.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-25.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-6.htm">Lamb</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-9.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-7.htm">Month</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-32.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-7.htm">ng</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-18.htm">Passover</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-15.htm">Passover-Offering</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-17.htm">Slaughter</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-15.htm">Slaughtered</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/35-6.htm">Animals</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-17.htm">Celebrated</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-6.htm">Death</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-27.htm">First</a> <a href="/ezra/6-19.htm">Fourteenth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-17.htm">Held</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-18.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-7.htm">Josiah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-16.htm">Josi'ah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-17.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-11.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-6.htm">Lamb</a> <a href="/job/3-5.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/ezra/3-1.htm">Month</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-5.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-11.htm">ng</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-6.htm">Passover</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-6.htm">Passover-Offering</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-6.htm">Slaughter</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-11.htm">Slaughtered</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 35</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/35-1.htm">Josiah keeps a most solemn Passover</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/35-20.htm">He provoking Pharaoh Neco, is slain at Megiddo</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/35-25.htm">Lamentations for Josiah</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'; 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Josiah was one of the most righteous kings of Judah, ascending to the throne at a young age and leading a significant religious reform. His reign is marked by a return to the worship of Yahweh and the eradication of idolatry. Historically, Josiah's reforms were pivotal in the spiritual revival of Judah, emphasizing the importance of godly leadership.<p><b>celebrated the Passover</b><br />The Passover is a foundational event in Jewish history, commemorating the Israelites' deliverance from Egyptian bondage. The Hebrew word for Passover, "Pesach," signifies "to pass over" or "to spare," reflecting God's mercy during the final plague in Egypt. Josiah's celebration of the Passover indicates a return to covenant faithfulness and a desire to align the nation with God's commands as outlined in the Torah.<p><b>to the LORD</b><br />The use of "LORD" in all capitals signifies the covenant name of God, Yahweh. This highlights the personal and covenantal relationship between God and His people. Josiah's actions were directed towards Yahweh, underscoring his commitment to honoring God according to the divine statutes.<p><b>in Jerusalem</b><br />Jerusalem, the city of David, holds immense historical and spiritual significance as the center of Jewish worship and the location of the Temple. By celebrating the Passover in Jerusalem, Josiah reaffirms the city's role as the spiritual heart of the nation and the proper place for worship according to the Law of Moses.<p><b>and the Passover lamb was slaughtered</b><br />The slaughtering of the Passover lamb is a direct reference to the instructions given in <a href="/exodus/12.htm">Exodus 12</a>. The lamb symbolizes innocence and sacrifice, pointing forward to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God. This act of slaughtering is a vivid reminder of the cost of redemption and the seriousness of sin.<p><b>on the fourteenth day of the first month</b><br />This timing is significant as it aligns with the instructions given in <a href="/exodus/12-6.htm">Exodus 12:6</a>. The first month, Nisan, marks the beginning of the Jewish religious calendar, symbolizing new beginnings and deliverance. The precise observance of this date by Josiah reflects his dedication to following God's commands meticulously, setting an example of obedience and reverence for God's appointed times.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/35.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(1) <span class= "bld">Moreover.</span>--<span class= "ital">And.</span> The form of the Hebrew verb implies that this Passover was held subsequently to the renewal of the covenant; and <a href="/2_kings/23-23.htm" title="But in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, wherein this passover was held to the LORD in Jerusalem.">2Kings 23:23</a> fixes the date precisely as "the eighteenth year of king Josiah."<p><span class= "bld">Kept.</span>--<span class= "ital">Made</span> (<a href="/2_chronicles/30-1.htm" title="And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, to keep the passover to the LORD God of Israel.">2Chronicles 30:1</a>).<p><span class= "bld">On the fourteenth day of the first month.</span>--In strict accordance with the law. Hezekiah's Passover was irregular in point of time (<a href="/2_chronicles/30-2.htm" title="For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the congregation in Jerusalem, to keep the passover in the second month.">2Chronicles 30:2</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/30-13.htm" title="And there assembled at Jerusalem much people to keep the feast of unleavened bread in the second month, a very great congregation.">2Chronicles 30:13</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/35.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">They killed the Passover on the fourteenth... of the first month;</span> <span class="accented">i.e.</span> on the day appointed originally (<a href="/exodus/12-6.htm">Exodus 12:6</a>). It will be remembered that, under special circumstances, the same day of the <span class="accented">second<span class="cmt_word"></span></span> month was authorized by "Hezekiah and his princes" (<a href="/2_chronicles/30-2.htm">2 Chronicles 30:2</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/35-1.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">Then Josiah</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹאשִׁיָּ֧הוּ</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">celebrated</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּ֨עַשׂ</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘aś)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - 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">the Passover</span><br /><span class="heb">פֶּ֖סַח</span> <span class="translit">(pe·saḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">to the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">לַיהוָ֑ה</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">בִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(ḇî·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 /><br /><span class="word">and the Passover lamb</span><br /><span class="heb">הַפֶּ֔סַח</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 slaughtered</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּשְׁחֲט֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiš·ḥă·ṭū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7819.htm">Strong's 7819: </a> </span><span class="str2">To slaughter, beat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on the fourteenth</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאַרְבָּעָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’ar·bā·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_702.htm">Strong's 702: </a> </span><span class="str2">Four</span><br /><br /><span class="word">day of the first</span><br /><span class="heb">הָרִאשֽׁוֹן׃</span> <span class="translit">(hā·ri·šō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7223.htm">Strong's 7223: </a> </span><span class="str2">First, in place, time, rank</span><br /><br /><span class="word">month.</span><br /><span class="heb">לַחֹ֥דֶשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(la·ḥō·ḏeš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2320.htm">Strong's 2320: </a> </span><span class="str2">The new moon, a month</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/35-1.htm">2 Chronicles 35:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/35-1.htm">2 Chronicles 35:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/35-1.htm">2 Chronicles 35:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/35-1.htm">2 Chronicles 35:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/35-1.htm">2 Chronicles 35:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/35-1.htm">2 Chronicles 35:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/35-1.htm">2 Chronicles 35:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/35-1.htm">2 Chronicles 35:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/35-1.htm">2 Chronicles 35:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/35-1.htm">2 Chronicles 35:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/35-1.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 35:1 Josiah kept a Passover to Yahweh (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/34-33.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 34:33"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 34:33" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/35-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 35:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 35:2" /></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>