1 Esdras 1:19-21

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¹⁹ none of the kings of Israel had kept such a Passover as was kept by Josiah and the priests and Levites and the people of Judah and all of Israel who were living in Jerusalem. ²⁰ In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah this Passover was kept.^(A)

The End of Josiah’s Reign

²¹ And the deeds of Josiah were upright in the sight of the Lord, for his heart was full of godliness.^(B)