18 And there was no Passover kept like that 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 [a]present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

19 This Passover was kept in [b]the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah.

20 (A)After all this, when Josiah had prepared the Temple Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against [c]Carchemish by [d]Perath and Josiah went out against him.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 35:18 Hebrew, found.
  2. 2 Chronicles 35:19 Which was in his six and twentieth year of his age.
  3. 2 Chronicles 35:20 Which was a city of the Assyrians, and Josiah fearing lest he passing through Judah, would have taken his kingdom, made war against him, and consulted not with the Lord.
  4. 2 Chronicles 35:20 Or, Euphrates.

18 The Passover had not been observed like this in Israel since the days of the prophet Samuel; and none of the kings of Israel had ever celebrated such a Passover as did Josiah, with the priests, the Levites and all Judah and Israel who were there with the people of Jerusalem. 19 This Passover was celebrated in the eighteenth year of Josiah’s reign.

The Death of Josiah(A)

20 After all this, when Josiah had set the temple in order, Necho king of Egypt went up to fight at Carchemish(B) on the Euphrates,(C) and Josiah marched out to meet him in battle.

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