And the king commanded all the people, saying, Keep the passover unto the LORD your God, as it is written in the book of this covenant.
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Gill's Exposition
Surely there was not holden such a passover from the days of the judges that judged Israel,.... As the king commanded; the people obeyed and kept the passover, according to the law of the Lord; the…
Barnes' Notes
See 2Ki 23:4 note. With this verse the author returns to the narrative of what was done in Josiah’s 18th year. The need of the injunction, “as it was written in the book of this covenant,” was owing…
We have here an account of such a reformation as we have not met with in all the history of the kings of Judah, such thorough riddance made of all the abominable things and such foundations laid of a…
Cambridge Bible
He puts down superstitious rites and worship. He is slain at Megiddo when he goes against the king of Egypt (2Ch 35:1-27; 2Ch 36:1)
21. Keep the passover The Chronicler gives elaborate details…
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