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2 Kings 23:22

Judah

20 On the altars he slaughtered all the priests of the high places, and he burned human bones on them. Then he returned to Jerusalem.

21 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.

23 But in the eighteenth year of Josiah’s reign, this Passover was observed to the LORD in Jerusalem.

24 Furthermore, Josiah removed the mediums and spiritists, the household gods and idols, and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem. He did this to carry out the words of the law written in the book that Hilkiah the priest had found in the house of the LORD.

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BSB
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.
KJV
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;
WEB
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;
ASV
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;
DARBY
For 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;
BLB
For it had not been done like this Passover since the days of the judges who judged Israel, and all the days of the kings of Israel and the kings of Judah.
ÅB
For en påske som denne var ikke blitt holdt fra den tid da dommerne dømte Israel, heller ikke i hele den tid det hadde vært konger i Israel og Juda.
OTB
For en slik påske hadde ikke blitt feiret siden dommernes dager som dømte Israel, heller ikke i alle Israels kongers og Judas kongers dager.
B1930
For en påske som denne var ikke blitt holdt fra den tid da dommerne dømte Israel, heller ikke i hele den tid det hadde vært konger i Israel og Juda.

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Cross references

  • 2 Chronicles 35:3–19

    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.

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  • 2 Chronicles 30:1–3

    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.

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  • 2 Chronicles 30:13–20

    In the second month, a very great assembly gathered in Jerusalem to celebrate the Feast of Unleavened Bread.

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