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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/35.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_chronicles/35.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />He appointed the priests to their duties and encouraged them in the service of the LORD&#8217s temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/35.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Josiah also assigned the priests to their duties and encouraged them in their work at the Temple of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/35.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He appointed the priests to their offices and encouraged them in the service of the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/35.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He appointed the priests to their duties and encouraged them in the service of the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/35.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he set the priests in their charges, and encouraged them to the service of the house of the LORD,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/35.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And he set the priests in their duties and encouraged them for the service of the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/35.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He appointed the priests to their offices and encouraged them in the service of the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/35.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He set the priests in their offices and encouraged them in the service of the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/35.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And he set the priests in their offices and encouraged them in the service of the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/35.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And he caused the priests to stand in their responsibilities and strengthened them in the service of the house of Yahweh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/35.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He appointed the priests to their positions and encouraged them in the service of the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/35.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He appointed the priests to their responsibilities and encouraged them to serve in the LORD’s temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/35.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He appointed the priests to their responsibilities and encouraged them to serve in the LORD&#8217s temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/35.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he set the priests in their offices, and encouraged them to the service of the house of Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_chronicles/35.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />On that day, Josiah made sure the priests knew what duties they were to do in the temple. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/35.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he set the priests in their charges, and encouraged them to the service of the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/35.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Josiah appointed the priests to their duties and encouraged them to serve in the LORD's temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/35.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He assigned to the priests the duties they were to perform in the Temple and encouraged them to do them well. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/35.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He appointed priests to their offices, encouraging them in their service at the LORD's Temple. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/35.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He appointed the priests to their duties and encouraged them in the service of the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/35.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He appointed the priests to fulfill their duties and encouraged them to carry out their service in the LORD's temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/35.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He set the priests in their offices, and encouraged them to the service of the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/35.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he set the priests in their charges, and encouraged them to the service of the house of the LORD,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/35.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He set the priests in their offices and encouraged them in the service of Yahweh’s house. <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 he stations the priests over their charges, and strengthens them for the service of the house of YHWH,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/35.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and he stationeth the priests over their charges, and strengtheneth them for the service of the house of Jehovah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/35.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will cause the priests to stand upon their watches, and he will strengthen them to serve the house of Jehovah.<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 he set the priests in their offices, and exhorted them to minister in the house of the Lord. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/35.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he appointed the priests in their offices, and he exhorted them to minister in the house of the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/35.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He reappointed the priests to their duties and confirmed them in the service of the LORD’s house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/35.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He appointed the priests to their offices and encouraged them in the service of the house of the LORD.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/35.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he set the priests in their charges, and appointed them over the service of the house of the LORD,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/35.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he appointed Priests over their stations, and he appointed them over the work of the house of LORD JEHOVAH.<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 he set the priests in their charges, and encouraged them to the service of the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/35.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he appointed the priests at their charges, and encouraged them for the services of the house of the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/35-2.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/zGrb4955Tvs?start=9521" 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>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="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: way·ya·‘ă·mêḏ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations.">He appointed</a> <a href="/hebrew/3548.htm" title="3548: hak·kō·hă·nîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Priest. Active participle of kahan; literally, one officiating, a priest; also an acting priest.">the priests</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/4931.htm" title="4931: miš·mə·rō·w·ṯām (N-fpc:: 3mp) -- Fem. Of mishmar; watch, i.e. The act, or The sentry, the post; obj. Preservation, or Safe; fig. Observance, i.e. Duty or A usage or party.">their duties</a> <a href="/hebrew/2388.htm" title="2388: way·ḥaz·zə·qêm (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3mp) -- A primitive root; to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong, obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer.">and encouraged them</a> <a href="/hebrew/5656.htm" title="5656: la·‘ă·ḇō·w·ḏaṯ (Prep-l:: N-fsc) -- Labor, service. Or mabowdah; from abad; work of any kind.">in the service</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">of the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>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.…<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 12:1-28</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 30:1-27</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="/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/8-12.htm">2 Chronicles 8:12-13</a></span><br />At that time Solomon offered burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of the LORD he had built in front of the portico. / 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="/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 9:1-14</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="/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 2:13-23</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/13-1.htm">John 13:1-30</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. / The evening meal was underway, and the devil had already put into the heart of Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus. / Jesus knew that the Father had delivered all things into His hands, and that He had come from God and was returning to God. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/12-3.htm">Acts 12:3-4</a></span><br />And seeing that this pleased the Jews, Herod proceeded to seize Peter during the Feast of Unleavened Bread. / He arrested him and put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out to the people after the Passover.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he set the priests in their charges, and encouraged them to the service of the house of the LORD,</p><p class="hdg">charges</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/23-8.htm">2 Chronicles 23:8,18</a></b></br> So the Levites and all Judah did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest had commanded, and took every man his men that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that were to go <i>out</i> on the sabbath: for Jehoiada the priest dismissed not the courses… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/31-2.htm">2 Chronicles 31:2</a></b></br> And Hezekiah appointed the courses of the priests and the Levites after their courses, every man according to his service, the priests and Levites for burnt offerings and for peace offerings, to minister, and to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the tents of the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/18-5.htm">Numbers 18:5-7</a></b></br> And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar: that there be no wrath any more upon the children of Israel… </p><p class="hdg">encouraged</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/29-5.htm">2 Chronicles 29:5-11</a></b></br> And said unto them, Hear me, ye Levites, sanctify now yourselves, and sanctify the house of the LORD God of your fathers, and carry forth the filthiness out of the holy <i>place</i>… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/31-2.htm">2 Chronicles 31:2</a></b></br> And Hezekiah appointed the courses of the priests and the Levites after their courses, every man according to his service, the priests and Levites for burnt offerings and for peace offerings, to minister, and to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the tents of the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/22-19.htm">1 Chronicles 22:19</a></b></br> Now set your heart and your soul to seek the LORD your God; arise therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of the LORD God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of the LORD.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/34-22.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-17.htm">Charges</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-17.htm">Duties</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-6.htm">Encouraged</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-30.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-17.htm">Lord's</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-11.htm">Making</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-17.htm">Offices</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-3.htm">Places</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-30.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-13.htm">Service</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-19.htm">Stationeth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-3.htm">Strengtheneth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-7.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-17.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-17.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezra/1-2.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/nehemiah/5-6.htm">Charges</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-30.htm">Duties</a> <a href="/ezra/1-6.htm">Encouraged</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-3.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-7.htm">Lord's</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-16.htm">Making</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-9.htm">Offices</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-10.htm">Places</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-8.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-10.htm">Service</a> <a href="/job/41-10.htm">Stationeth</a> <a href="/job/15-25.htm">Strengtheneth</a> <a href="/ezra/9-12.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-20.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/ezra/2-69.htm">Work</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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The appointment of priests to their duties reflects adherence to the Levitical laws outlined in the Torah, particularly in the books of Exodus and Leviticus, where the roles and responsibilities of the priests are detailed. Josiah's actions are reminiscent of the reforms of earlier kings like Hezekiah, who also sought to restore temple worship (<a href="/2_chronicles/29-4.htm">2 Chronicles 29:4-5</a>). This appointment underscores the importance of the priesthood in maintaining the spiritual health of the nation and ensuring that worship was conducted according to God's commandments.<p><b>and encouraged them</b><br>Josiah's encouragement of the priests indicates his active role in spiritual leadership. This encouragement can be seen as a form of exhortation, urging the priests to fulfill their roles with diligence and faithfulness. It reflects a leader who not only commands but also inspires and supports his people. This mirrors the New Testament exhortations found in passages like <a href="/hebrews/10-24.htm">Hebrews 10:24-25</a>, where believers are encouraged to spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Josiah's encouragement would have been crucial in a time when the nation was turning back to God after periods of idolatry and neglect of the temple.<p><b>in the service of the house of the LORD</b><br>The service of the house of the LORD refers to the various duties performed in the temple, including sacrifices, offerings, and maintaining the sacred space. This service was central to the religious life of Israel, as the temple was the dwelling place of God's presence among His people. The phrase emphasizes the importance of worship and the proper conduct of religious rites. It also points to the temple as a type of Christ, who in the New Testament is described as the true temple (<a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19-21</a>). Josiah's reforms and the restoration of temple service foreshadow the ultimate restoration and fulfillment found in Jesus Christ, who provides the perfect and final sacrifice for sin.<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 religious reforms and restored the observance of the Passover. His leadership is central to this passage.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/p/priests.htm">Priests</a></b><br>The religious leaders appointed by Josiah to perform their duties in the temple. They played a crucial role in the spiritual life of Israel.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/house_of_the_lord.htm">House of the LORD</a></b><br>Refers to the temple in Jerusalem, the central place of worship for the Israelites, where the priests performed their duties.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/passover.htm">Passover</a></b><br>A significant Jewish festival commemorating the Israelites' deliverance from Egypt. Josiah's observance of the Passover was a return to covenant faithfulness.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/encouragement.htm">Encouragement</a></b><br>Josiah's act of encouraging the priests highlights his commitment to spiritual renewal and the proper worship of God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_in_worship.htm">Leadership in Worship</a></b><br>Josiah's example shows the importance of godly leadership in guiding others toward proper worship and service to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/encouragement_in_ministry.htm">Encouragement in Ministry</a></b><br>Encouraging those who serve in ministry is vital for the health and vitality of the church. Leaders should actively support and uplift those in spiritual service.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_to_god's_commands.htm">Faithfulness to God's Commands</a></b><br>Josiah's observance of the Passover demonstrates the importance of adhering to God's commands and the blessings that come from obedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/revival_and_reform.htm">Revival and Reform</a></b><br>Spiritual revival often begins with a return to foundational truths and practices, as seen in Josiah's reforms and the renewed observance of the Passover.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_35.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 35</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_feasible_were_30,000_sacrifices.htm">How could 2 Chronicles 35:7’s massive number of sacrificed animals (30,000 lambs and goats) be logistically and historically feasible? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_2_chr_31_15-16_with_no_parallels.htm">In 2 Chronicles 31:15-16, how do we reconcile the detailed priestly organization described here with the lack of parallel records in other historical texts from that era?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_necho's_role_in_josiah's_death.htm">How do we reconcile Pharaoh Necho's role in Josiah's death (2 Kings 23:29) with differing details in other historical sources and the account in 2 Chronicles 35?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/any_evidence_priests_couldn't_enter_temple.htm">(2 Chronicles 7:2) Is there any external testimony or archaeological proof that the glory of the Lord physically filled the temple to the point priests could not enter?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/35.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">Set the priests in their charges.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">over their wards</span> (<a href="/2_chronicles/8-14.htm" title="And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the porters also by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded.">2Chronicles 8:14</a>). The king appointed them to discharge their proper duties in connection with the rite.<p><span class= "bld">Encouraged them.</span>--By exhortation and instruction. (See an instance in <a href="/2_chronicles/29-5.htm" title="And said to them, Hear me, you Levites, sanctify now yourselves, and sanctify the house of the LORD God of your fathers, and carry forth the filthiness out of the holy place.">2Chronicles 29:5</a> <span class= "ital">seq.</span>)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/35.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - Comp. <a href="/2_chronicles/7-6.htm">2 Chronicles 7:6</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/31-2.htm">2 Chronicles 31:2</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/23-32.htm">1 Chronicles 23:32</a>; and our notes in those places. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/35-2.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">He appointed</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּעֲמֵ֥ד</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘ă·mêḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5975.htm">Strong's 5975: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stand, in various relations</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the priests</span><br /><span class="heb">הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(hak·kō·hă·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> </span><span class="str2">Priest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their duties</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשְׁמְרוֹתָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(miš·mə·rō·w·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4931.htm">Strong's 4931: </a> </span><span class="str2">A guard, watch, charge, function</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and encouraged them</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽיְחַזְּקֵ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(way·ḥaz·zə·qêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2388.htm">Strong's 2388: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the service</span><br /><span class="heb">לַעֲבוֹדַ֖ת</span> <span class="translit">(la·‘ă·ḇō·w·ḏaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5656.htm">Strong's 5656: </a> </span><span class="str2">Work of any kind</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the house</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּ֥ית</span> <span class="translit">(bêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/35-2.htm">2 Chronicles 35:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/35-2.htm">2 Chronicles 35:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/35-2.htm">2 Chronicles 35:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/35-2.htm">2 Chronicles 35:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/35-2.htm">2 Chronicles 35:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/35-2.htm">2 Chronicles 35:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/35-2.htm">2 Chronicles 35:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/35-2.htm">2 Chronicles 35:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/35-2.htm">2 Chronicles 35:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/35-2.htm">2 Chronicles 35:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/35-2.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 35:2 He set the priests in their offices (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/35-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 35:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 35:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/35-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 35:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 35:3" /></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>