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<a href="/nkjv/2_kings/23.htm">New King James Version</a> Such a Passover surely had never been held since the days of the judges who judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel and the kings of Judah. <a href="/nasb_/2_kings/23.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Truly such a Passover had not been celebrated since the days of the judges who judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel and the kings of Judah. <a href="/nasb/2_kings/23.htm">NASB 1995</a> Surely such a Passover had not been celebrated from the days of the judges who judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel and of the kings of Judah. <a href="/nasb77/2_kings/23.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Surely such a Passover had not been celebrated from the days of the judges who judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel and of the kings of Judah. <a href="/lsb/2_kings/23.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> For such a Passover had not been celebrated from the days of the judges who judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel and of the kings of Judah. <a href="/amp/2_kings/23.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Indeed, such a Passover as this had not been held since the days of the judges who judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel and the kings of Judah. <a href="/csb/2_kings/23.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> No such Passover had ever been observed from the time of the judges who judged Israel through the entire time of the kings of Israel and Judah. <a href="/hcsb/2_kings/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> No such Passover had ever been kept from the time of the judges who judged Israel through the entire time of the kings of Israel and Judah. <a href="/asv/2_kings/23.htm">American Standard Version</a> Surely there was not kept such a passover from the days of the judges that judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel, nor of the kings of Judah; <a href="/cev/2_kings/23.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> This festival had not been celebrated in this way since the time that tribal leaders ruled Israel or the kings ruled Israel and Judah. <a href="/erv/2_kings/23.htm">English Revised Version</a> Surely there was not kept such a passover from the days of the judges that judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel, nor of the kings of Judah; <a href="/gwt/2_kings/23.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The Passover had never been celebrated like this during the time of the judges who governed Israel or during the entire time of the kings of Israel and Judah. <a href="/gnt/2_kings/23.htm">Good News Translation</a> No Passover like this one had ever been celebrated by any of the kings of Israel or of Judah, since the time when judges ruled the nation. <a href="/isv/2_kings/23.htm">International Standard Version</a> From the days of the judges who ruled in Israel, no Passover had been celebrated like this, not even in all the reigns of the kings of Israel and the kings of Judah. <a href="/msb/2_kings/23.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/2_kings/23.htm">NET Bible</a> He issued this edict because a Passover like this had not been observed since the days of the judges; it was neglected for the entire period of the kings of Israel and Judah. <a href="/nheb/2_kings/23.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Surely there was not kept such a Passover from the days of the judges who judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel, nor of the kings of Judah; <a href="/wbt/2_kings/23.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Surely there was not held such a passover from the days of the judges that judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel, nor of the kings of Judah. <a href="/web/2_kings/23.htm">World English Bible</a> Surely there was not kept such a Passover from the days of the judges who judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel, nor of the kings of Judah; <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_kings/23.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Surely there has not been made like this Passover from the days of the ones judging who judged Israel, even all the days of the kings of Israel, and of the kings of Judah; <a href="/ylt/2_kings/23.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Surely there hath not been made like this passover from the days of the judges who judged Israel, even all the days of the kings of Israel, and of the kings of Judah; <a href="/slt/2_kings/23.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For there was not done according to this passover from the days of the judges who judged Israel and all the days of the kings of Israel, and the kings of Judah.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_kings/23.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Now there was no such a phase kept from the days of the judges, who judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel, and of the kings of Juda, <a href="/cpdv/2_kings/23.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Now no similar Passover was kept, from the days of the judges, who judged Israel, and from all the days of the kings of Israel and the kings of Judah, <a href="/nabre/2_kings/23.htm">New American Bible</a> No Passover such as this had been observed during the period when the judges ruled Israel, or during the entire period of the kings of Israel and the kings of Judah, <a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/23.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> No such passover had been kept since the days of the judges who judged Israel, even during all the days of the kings of Israel and of the kings of Judah;<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/23.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Surely no such a passover had been kept from the days of the judges who judged Israel nor in all the days of the kings of Israel nor of the kings of Judah, <a href="/hpbt/2_kings/23.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Because a Passover like this had not been made from the day of the Judges who had judged Israel, until all the days of the Kings of Israel and the Kings of Yehuda<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_kings/23.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> For there was not kept such a passover from the days of the judges that judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel, nor of the kings of Judah; <a href="/sep/2_kings/23.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> For a passover such as this had not been kept from the days of the judges who judged Israel, even all the days of the kings of Israel, and of the kings of Juda. <a href="/parallel/2_kings/23-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=8160" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_kings/23.htm">Josiah Restores the Passover</a> 21The king commanded all the people, “Keep the Passover of the LORD your God, as it is written in this Book of the Covenant.” 22<a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">No</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.">such</a> <a href="/hebrew/6453.htm" title="6453: kap·pe·saḥ (Prep-k, 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.">had been observed</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: mî·mê (Prep-m:: N-mpc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">from the days</a> <a href="/hebrew/8199.htm" title="8199: haš·šō·p̄ə·ṭîm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To judge, govern. ">of the judges</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">who</a> <a href="/hebrew/8199.htm" title="8199: šā·p̄ə·ṭū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To judge, govern. ">had governed</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵōl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">through all</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yə·mê (N-mpc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">the days</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: mal·ḵê (N-mpc) -- King. From malak; a king.">of the kings</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ū·mal·ḵê (Conj-w:: N-mpc) -- King. From malak; a king."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">and Judah.</a> 23But in the eighteenth year of Josiah’s reign, this Passover was observed to the LORD in Jerusalem.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/12-1.htm">Exodus 12:1-28</a> 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. ... <a href="/deuteronomy/16-1.htm">Deuteronomy 16:1-8</a> 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. ... <a href="/2_chronicles/35-18.htm">2 Chronicles 35:18</a> No such Passover had been observed in Israel since the days of Samuel the prophet. None of the kings of Israel ever observed a Passover like the one that Josiah observed with the priests, the Levites, all Judah, the Israelites who were present, and the people of Jerusalem. <a href="/leviticus/23-4.htm">Leviticus 23:4-8</a> 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. ... <a href="/numbers/9-1.htm">Numbers 9:1-14</a> 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.” ... <a href="/joshua/5-10.htm">Joshua 5:10-12</a> 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. <a href="/1_kings/9-25.htm">1 Kings 9:25</a> 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. <a href="/2_chronicles/30-1.htm">2 Chronicles 30:1-27</a> 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. ... <a href="/1_corinthians/5-7.htm">1 Corinthians 5:7-8</a> Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. / Therefore let us keep the feast, not with the old bread, leavened with malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and of truth. <a href="/matthew/26-17.htm">Matthew 26:17-19</a> 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. <a href="/mark/14-12.htm">Mark 14:12-16</a> 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?’ ... <a href="/luke/22-7.htm">Luke 22:7-13</a> 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. ... <a href="/john/2-13.htm">John 2:13-23</a> 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. ... <a href="/john/6-4.htm">John 6:4</a> Now the Jewish Feast of the Passover was near. <a href="/john/11-55.htm">John 11:55</a> Now the Jewish Passover was near, and many people went up from the country to Jerusalem to purify themselves before the Passover.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Surely there was not held such a passover from the days of the judges that judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel, nor of the kings of Judah;Surely.<a href="/2_chronicles/35-18.htm">2 Chronicles 35:18,19</a> And there was no passover like to that kept in Israel from the days of Samuel the prophet; neither did all the kings of Israel keep such a passover as Josiah kept, and the priests, and the Levites, and all Judah and Israel that were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem… of the kings.<a href="/2_chronicles/30-1.htm">2 Chronicles 30:1-3,13-20</a> 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… <a href="/2_chronicles/35-3.htm">2 Chronicles 35:3-17</a> And said unto the Levites that taught all Israel, which were holy unto the LORD, Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel did build; it shall not be a burden upon your shoulders: serve now the LORD your God, and his people Israel, … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/29-12.htm">Celebrated</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-36.htm">Held</a> <a href="/romans/14-4.htm">Holden</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-19.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-17.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-32.htm">Judged</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-11.htm">Judges</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-31.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-19.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-9.htm">Led</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-21.htm">Passover</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-17.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-5.htm">Throughout</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/23-23.htm">Celebrated</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-23.htm">Held</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-23.htm">Holden</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-27.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-24.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-6.htm">Judged</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-6.htm">Judges</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-23.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-28.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-14.htm">Led</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-23.htm">Passover</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-3.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-10.htm">Throughout</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 23</div>1. <a href="/2_kings/23-1.htm">Josiah causes the book to be read in a solemn assembly.</a> 3. <a href="/2_kings/23-3.htm">He renews the covenant of the Lord.</a> 4. <a href="/2_kings/23-4.htm">He destroys idolatry.</a> 15. <a href="/2_kings/23-15.htm">He burns dead men's bones upon the altar of Bethel, as was prophesied.</a> 21. <a href="/2_kings/23-21.htm">He keeps a most solemn Passover.</a> 24. <a href="/2_kings/23-24.htm">He puts away witches and all abomination.</a> 26. <a href="/2_kings/23-26.htm">God's final wrath against Judah.</a> 29. <a href="/2_kings/23-29.htm">Josiah, provoking Pharaoh Neco, is slain at Megiddo.</a> 31. <a href="/2_kings/23-31.htm">Jehoahaz, succeeding him,</a> 33. <a href="/2_kings/23-33.htm">is imprisoned by Pharaoh Neco, who makes Jehoiakim king.</a> 36. <a href="/2_kings/23-36.htm">Jehoiakim's wicked reign.</a> </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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It suggests a return to the original intent and fervor of the Passover as instituted in <a href="/exodus/12.htm">Exodus 12</a>. Josiah's reforms were comprehensive, aiming to restore true worship and adherence to the Law of Moses. This Passover was unique in its adherence to the scriptural mandates, possibly indicating a level of national repentance and renewal not seen in previous generations.from the days of the judges who had governed Israel The period of the judges was marked by cycles of apostasy, oppression, and deliverance. During this time, Israel often strayed from the covenant, and the observance of religious festivals like Passover was likely inconsistent. The mention of the judges underscores the long-standing neglect of proper worship practices, highlighting the significance of Josiah's reforms in restoring what had been lost for centuries.through all the days of the kings of Israel and Judah This phrase encompasses the entire monarchical period, from Saul through the divided kingdoms of Israel and Judah. The kings often led the people into idolatry, with few exceptions like Hezekiah and Josiah who sought to bring the nation back to God. The reference to both Israel and Judah indicates that even during the reigns of the more righteous kings, such a Passover had not been observed, emphasizing the depth of Josiah's commitment to the covenant and the Law. The historical context here is crucial, as it reflects a time when the Northern Kingdom of Israel had already fallen to Assyria, and Judah was under threat from Babylon. Josiah's reforms and this Passover celebration can be seen as a last effort to avert disaster by returning to the covenantal faithfulness required by God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/josiah.htm">Josiah</a> The king of Judah who initiated significant religious reforms, including the observance of the Passover as described in this verse. 2. <a href="/topical/p/passover.htm">Passover</a> A significant Jewish festival commemorating the Israelites' deliverance from Egypt, which had not been observed in such a manner since the days of the judges. 3. <a href="/topical/j/judges.htm">Judges</a> Leaders who ruled Israel before the establishment of the monarchy, a period marked by cycles of sin, oppression, and deliverance. 4. <a href="/topical/k/kings_of_israel_and_judah.htm">Kings of Israel and Judah</a> The monarchs who ruled the divided kingdoms after the united monarchy under Saul, David, and Solomon. 5. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The central place of worship where Josiah reinstated the Passover celebration.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/r/revival_of_true_worship.htm">Revival of True Worship</a> Josiah's observance of the Passover demonstrates the importance of returning to authentic worship practices as prescribed by God. This revival can serve as a model for personal and communal spiritual renewal today. <a href="/topical/s/significance_of_obedience.htm">Significance of Obedience</a> The meticulous observance of the Passover underscores the value of obedience to God's commands. It reminds believers of the blessings that come from aligning with God's will. <a href="/topical/h/historical_continuity_and_faithfulness.htm">Historical Continuity and Faithfulness</a> The reference to the days of the judges highlights the continuity of God's covenantal relationship with His people. It encourages believers to remain faithful to God's promises throughout changing circumstances. <a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_reform.htm">Leadership and Reform</a> Josiah's leadership in reinstating the Passover illustrates the impact of godly leadership in guiding others toward righteousness. It challenges current leaders to prioritize spiritual reforms.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_23.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 23</a> <a href="/q/is_josiah's_passover_scale_plausible.htm">Is the reported scale of Josiah’s Passover celebration (2 Kings 23:21–23) historically plausible, given scant external corroboration? </a> <a href="/q/why_do_2_chron._23_1-7_and_2_kings_11_differ.htm">Why do the details in 2 Chronicles 23:1-7 differ from the parallel account in 2 Kings 11, suggesting possible biblical inconsistencies?</a> <a href="/q/ahaziah's_age_as_king.htm">How old was Ahaziah when he became king? (2 Kings 8:26 vs. 2 Chronicles 22:2)</a> <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><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>(22) Surely there was not holden . . .--For there was not holden (a passover) like this passover. This and the next verse constitute a parenthetic remark, in which the historian emphasises the phrase, "As it is written in this book of the covenant." No passover, from the time of the Judges onward had been celebrated in such strict conformity to the prescriptions of the Law. The LXX. omits the particle of comparison: ??? ??? ??????? ?? ????? ?????. On the ground of this difference, and the one mentioned in the Note on <a href="/2_kings/23-21.htm" title="And the king commanded all the people, saying, Keep the passover to the LORD your God, as it is written in the book of this covenant.">2Kings 23:21</a>, Thenius thinks it not improbable that the text of Kings has been altered to bring into harmony with the account in Chronicles about the restoration of the feast of the passover by Hezekiah--a weighty inference from such slight data. The chronicler repeats this very verse at the close of his narrative of Josiah's passover (<a href="/2_chronicles/35-18.htm" title="And there was no passover like to that kept in Israel from the days of Samuel the prophet; neither did all the kings of Israel keep such a passover as Josiah kept, and the priests, and the Levites, and all Judah and Israel that were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.">2Chronicles 35:18</a>).<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/23.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 22. - Surely there was not holden such a Passover from the days of the judges that judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel, nor of the kings of Judah. Such a Passover, one so numerously attended (<a href="/2_chronicles/35-18.htm">2 Chronicles 35:18</a>). and so exactly kept according to every ordinance of the Law of Moses (<a href="/2_chronicles/35-6.htm">2 Chronicles 35:6</a>), had not been celebrated during all the period of the judges, from Joshua to Samuel, nor under the kings of all Israel, Saul, David, and Solomon, nor under those of the separated kingdom of Judah, from Rehoboam to this year (the eighteenth) of Josiah. It is an extraordinary perversity which concludes (as do De Wette and Thenius), from this comparison of the present with former Passovers under the judges and the kings, that there had been no such former Passovers at all! Two, at any rate, are recorded (<a href="/joshua/5-10.htm">Joshua 5:10, 11</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/30-13.htm">2 Chronicles 30:13-26</a>). Ewald has the good sense to express his dissent from this view, and to declare the meaning of the writer to be simply that "since the time of the judges there had never been such a celebration of the Passover, in such strict accordance, that is, with the prescriptions of a sacred book as that which now took place" (see his 'History of Israel,' vol. 4. p. 239, Eng. trans.). <a href="/commentaries/2_kings/23-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>No לֹ֤א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no such הַזֶּ֔ה (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> This, that Passover כַּפֶּ֣סַח (kap·pe·saḥ) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6453.htm">Strong's 6453: </a> A pretermission, exemption, Passover had been observed נַֽעֲשָׂה֙ (na·‘ă·śāh) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make from the days מִימֵי֙ (mî·mê) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day of the judges הַשֹּׁ֣פְטִ֔ים (haš·šō·p̄ə·ṭîm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8199.htm">Strong's 8199: </a> To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigate who אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that had governed שָׁפְט֖וּ (šā·p̄ə·ṭū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8199.htm">Strong's 8199: </a> To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigate Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc through all וְכֹ֗ל (wə·ḵōl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the days יְמֵ֛י (yə·mê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day of the kings מַלְכֵ֥י (mal·ḵê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc and Judah. יְהוּדָֽה׃ (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/23-22.htm">2 Kings 23:22 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_kings/23-22.htm">2 Kings 23:22 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_kings/23-22.htm">2 Kings 23:22 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_kings/23-22.htm">2 Kings 23:22 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_kings/23-22.htm">2 Kings 23:22 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/23-22.htm">2 Kings 23:22 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/23-22.htm">2 Kings 23:22 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/23-22.htm">2 Kings 23:22 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/23-22.htm">2 Kings 23:22 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_kings/23-22.htm">2 Kings 23:22 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-22.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 23:22 Surely there was not kept such (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/23-21.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 23:21"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 23:21" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/23-23.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 23:23"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 23:23" /></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>