2 Chronicles 35:1-3

Holman Christian Standard Bible

Josiah’s Passover Observance

35 Josiah observed the Lord’s Passover^(A) and slaughtered the Passover lambs on the fourteenth day of the first month.^{(B) 2} He appointed the priests to their responsibilities and encouraged them to serve in the Lord’s temple.^{(C) 3} He said to the Levites who taught all Israel^(D) the holy things of the Lord, “Put the holy ark in the temple built by Solomon son of David king of Israel. Since you do not have to carry it on your shoulders,^(E) now serve Yahweh your God and His people Israel.