35:1 Josiah keeps a most solemn passover;
35:20 He provoking Pharaoh-necho, is slain at Megiddo;
35:25 Lamentations for Josiah. Verse 1JosiahThe whole solemnity was performed with great exactness according to the law, and upon that account there was none like it since Samuel's time; for even in Hezekiah's passover there were several irregularities. Bp. Patrick observes, that in this also it exceeded the other passovers which preceding things had kept, that though Josiah was by no means so rich as David, or Solomon, or Jehoshaphat, yet he furnished the congregation with beasts for sacrifice, both paschal and eucharistical, at his own proper cost and charge, which was more than any king ever did before. 2 Chronicles 30:1-27; 2 Kings 23:21-23 the fourteenthExodus 12:6; Numbers 9:3; Deuteronomy 16:1-8; Ezra 6:19; Ezekiel 45:21
Josiah's solemnization of the passover, which is merely alluded to at 2 Kings 23:21, is very particularly related her, while the destruction of idolatry is largely related in the Kings, and here only touched upon. The feasts of the Lord God, appointed by the ceremonial law, were very numerous; but the passover was the chief. It was the first which was solemnized in the night wherein Israel came out of Egypt, and ushered in those which were afterwards instituted, and it was the last great feast which was held in the night wherein Christ was betrayed, before the vail of the temple was rent in twain. Be means of this feast, both Josiah and Hezekiah revived religion in their day.ReciprocalNumbers 9:2 - his appointed; Jeremiah 3:10 - Judah; Matthew 1:10 - Josias Verse 2charges2 Chronicles 23:8, 23:18, 31:2; Numbers 18:5-7; 1 Chronicles 24:1-31; Ezra 6:18 encouraged2 Chronicles 29:5-11, 31:2; 1 Chronicles 22:19ReciprocalJoshua 3:8 - command; 2 Kings 12:4 - said to the priests Verse 3the Levites2 Chronicles 17:8, 17:9, 30:22; Deuteronomy 33:10; Nehemiah 8:7, 8:8; Malachi 2:7 Put2 Chronicles 8:11, 34:14 in the house5:7 not beNumbers 4:15-49; 1 Chronicles 23:26 serve nowNumbers 8:19, 16:9, 16:10; 2 Corinthians 4:5Reciprocal2 Kings 23:22 - of the kings; 1 Chronicles 15:2 - None ought to; 23:28 - purifying; 2 Chronicles 17:7 - to teach; 30:17 - the Levites; Nehemiah 8:9 - the Levites Verse 4the houses1 Chronicles 9:10-34; Nehemiah 11:10-20 after your coursesThe regulations formed by David, and established by Solomon, concerning the courses of the priests and Levites, were committed to writing, and preserved, for them to refer to continually. Josiah, as well as Hezekiah, required the priests and Levites to attend to their several duties, and encouraged them therein, but he neither added, altered, not retrenched anything: he merely enforced what had been established in the law, and in the regulations made by David and the contemporary prophets: "the commandment of the king....was by the word of the Lord." 1 Chronicles 23:1-26:32 and according2 Chronicles 8:14Reciprocal5:11 - wait by course; 35:10 - the priests; Ezra 6:18 - the priests Verse 5And standPsalm 134:1, 135:2 families of the fathersHeb. house of the fatherspeopleHeb. sons of the people.ReciprocalExodus 12:21 - and take; 2 Chronicles 35:10 - the priests; Ezra 6:18 - the priests Verse 6So kill2 Chronicles 30:15-17; Exodus 12:6, 12:21, 12:22; Ezra 6:20, 6:21 sanctify2 Chronicles 29:5, 29:15, 29:34, 30:3, 30:15-19; Genesis 35:2; Exodus 19:10, 19:15; Numbers 19:11-20; Job 1:5; Psalm 51:7; Joel 2:16; Habakkuk 3:1, 3:1Reciprocal1 Chronicles 15:12 - sanctify Verse 7Josiah2 Chronicles 7:8-10, 30:24; Isaiah 32:8; Ezekiel 45:17 gaveHeb. offered, 1 Kings 8:63 thirty thousandAccording to the calculation, that not fewer than ten, nor more than twenty persons, were to join for one kid or lamb, the numbers given on this occasion would suffice for above 400,000 persons.the king's substance8:63; 1 Chronicles 29:3ReciprocalExodus 12:3 - lamb; Leviticus 23:38 - and beside; Deuteronomy 16:2 - sacrifice; 2 Samuel 6:19 - he dealt; 1 Chronicles 16:3 - to every one; 2 Chronicles 7:5 - a sacrifice; Jeremiah 22:15 - eat; Ezekiel 36:38 - as the flock; Mark 12:44 - cast in of Verse 8his princes2 Chronicles 29:31-33; 1 Chronicles 29:6-9, 29:17; Ezra 1:6, 2:68, 2:69, 7:16, 8:25-35; Nehemiah 7:70-72; Psalm 45:12; Acts 2:44, 2:45, 4:34, 4:35 gaveHeb. offeredwillingly2 Corinthians 8:12, 9:7 Hilkiah2 Chronicles 34:14-20 rulers1 Chronicles 9:20, 24:4, 24:5; Jeremiah 29:25, 29:26; Acts 4:1, 5:26ReciprocalLeviticus 23:38 - and beside; Numbers 7:2 - offered; 8:22 - after that; 2 Samuel 6:19 - he dealt; 1 Chronicles 6:13 - Hilkiah; 16:3 - to every one; 2 Chronicles 30:24 - did give; Jeremiah 20:1 - chief; 22:15 - eat; Ezekiel 45:17 - the prince's; Mark 12:44 - cast in of; John 18:28 - eat Verse 9gaveHeb. offered, Isaiah 1:10-15; Jeremiah 3:10, 7:21-28; Micah 6:6-8

Verse 10the priests2 Chronicles 35:4, 35:5, 30:16; Ezra 6:18Reciprocal1 Chronicles 23:6 - divided; 2 Chronicles 8:14 - the Levites; Ezekiel 44:11 - shall slay; Matthew 26:19 - and they Verse 11the priests2 Chronicles 29:22-24, 30:16; Leviticus 1:5, 1:6; Numbers 18:3, 18:7; Habakkuk 3:1, 3:1 flayed them2 Chronicles 29:34Reciprocal1 Chronicles 23:28 - purifying; Ezra 6:20 - killed; Ezekiel 44:11 - shall slay; Matthew 26:19 - and they Verse 12as it is writtenLeviticus 3:3, 3:5, 3:9-11, 3:14-16ReciprocalJoshua 8:31 - as it is; 2 Samuel 6:19 - he dealt; Jeremiah 22:15 - eat Verse 13roastedExodus 12:8, 12:9; Deuteronomy 16:7; Psalm 22:14; Lamentations 1:12, 1:13 sodLeviticus 6:28; Numbers 6:19; 1 Samuel 2:13-15 divided them speedilyHeb. made them run, Romans 12:11Reciprocal2 Samuel 6:19 - he dealt; Ezekiel 46:20 - boil the trespass Verse 14because the priestsActs 6:2-4ReciprocalLeviticus 3:5 - Aaron's Verse 15placeHeb. stationaccording2 Chronicles 29:25, 29:26; 1 Chronicles 16:41, 16:42, 23:5, 25:1-7; Psalm 77:1, 78:1, 79:1 *titlesthe porters1 Chronicles 9:17-19, 26:14-19Reciprocal2 Samuel 20:26 - chief ruler; 1 Chronicles 2:6 - Heman; 6:32 - and then; 6:39 - Asaph; 9:16 - Obadiah; 2 Chronicles 30:16 - they stood; Ezra 3:10 - the sons of Asaph Verse 16ReciprocalGenesis 45:21 - commandment Verse 17presentHeb. foundthe feast2 Chronicles 30:21-23; Exodus 12:15-20, 13:6, 13:7, 23:15, 34:18; Leviticus 23:5-8; Numbers 28:16-25; Deuteronomy 16:3, 16:4, 16:8; 1 Corinthians 5:7, 5:8ReciprocalEzra 6:22 - the feast; Isaiah 17:7 - General; John 18:28 - eat Verse 18there was no passoverNot one on purer principles, more heartily joined in by the people present, more literally or exactly consecrated, according to the law, or more religiously observed. The words do not refer to the number present, but to the manner and spirit. 2 Chronicles 30:5; 2 Kings 23:21-23 neither did2 Chronicles 30:26, 30:27ReciprocalLeviticus 23:5 - General; 2 Kings 23:22 - Surely; 2 Chronicles 21:2 - Israel; Nehemiah 8:17 - done so; Ecclesiastes 2:21 - whose; Isaiah 17:7 - General; John 18:28 - eat Verse 19ReciprocalLeviticus 23:5 - General; 2 Kings 23:22 - Surely Verse 20 amtempleHeb. houseNechoPharaoh, the lame, says the Targumist. 2 Kings 23:29, 23:30, Pharaoh-necho, Jeremiah 46:2-12 CharchemishIsaiah 10:9

Verse 21What2 Samuel 16:10; Matthew 8:29; John 2:4 house wherewith I have warHeb. house of my warGod2 Kings 18:25; Isaiah 36:10 forbear thee2 Chronicles 25:19Reciprocal1 Kings 17:18 - What have I; 2 Kings 14:10 - why shouldest; 2 Chronicles 35:22 - the mouth; Jeremiah 46:2 - Pharaohnecho Verse 22NeverthelessJosiah's conduct in this affair has been treated with great severity; and he has been charged with engaging rashly in an unjust war, and disregarding the express command of God. But Scripture no where condemns him; and Pharaoh, in marching through Josiah's territories, against his will, certainly committed an act of hostility. It is evident that Josiah was in possession of the whole land of Israel - 2 Chronicles 26:6
and probably he held the northern parts of it as a grant from the king of Babylon; and was not only in alliance with him, but bound to guard his frontiers against hostile invaders. He may, therefore, be fairly justified from the charge of unjustly meddling in a war that did not belong him. It is true the ambassadors assured Josiah, that "God had commanded Pharaoh to make haste;" and he is therefore said not to have "hearkened to the words of Necho, from the mouth of God." But Necho produced no proof that he was a prophet of Jehovah; and the word he employed, elohim, may denote gods or idols; and critics have noticed that the expression, "from the mouth of God," is not used when the true God is meant.but disguised18:29; 1 Kings 14:2, 22:30, 22:34 the mouth2 Chronicles 35:21, 18:4-6; Joshua 9:14 MegiddoJudges 5:19; 2 Kings 9:27, 23:30; Zechariah 12:11, Megiddon, Revelation 16:16, ArmageddonReciprocalJoshua 17:11 - Megiddo; 1 Kings 9:15 - Megiddo; 22:12 - Go up; 1 Chronicles 7:29 - Megiddo; 2 Chronicles 36:12 - the mouth Verse 23the archers2 Chronicles 18:33; Genesis 49:23; 2 Kings 9:24; Lamentations 3:13 woundedHeb. made sick, 1 Kings 22:34; 2 Kings 8:29Reciprocal2 Chronicles 18:29 - the king; Jeremiah 22:10 - Weep ye Verse 24the secondGenesis 41:43 they2 Kings 23:30 diedPsalm 36:6; Ecclesiastes 8:14, 9:1, 9:2 in one of theor, among the, 2 Chronicles 34:28 JudahZechariah 12:11ReciprocalGenesis 27:41 - The days; Numbers 20:29 - General; 2 Kings 9:28 - General; 2 Chronicles 16:14 - his own sepulchres; Isaiah 57:1 - righteous Verse 25JeremiahJeremiah 22:10; Lamentations 4:20 all the singingJob 3:8; Ecclesiastes 12:5; Jeremiah 9:17-21; Matthew 9:23 and made themJeremiah 22:20ReciprocalGenesis 23:2 - mourn; Numbers 20:29 - General; 2 Samuel 1:17 - lamented; Isaiah 22:12 - call; Jeremiah 4:21 - shall I; 22:18 - They; Ezekiel 19:1 - the princes; 28:12 - take up; 32:16 - General; Micah 2:4 - and lament; Acts 8:2 - made Verse 26goodnessHeb. kindness, 2 Chronicles 31:20, 32:32Reciprocal34:14 - the law Verse 27deeds2 Chronicles 20:34, 24:27, 25:26, 26:22, 32:32, 33:19; 2 Kings 10:34, 16:19, 20:20; 21:25Reciprocal2 Chronicles 16:11 - Judah; Ezra 6:19 - kept; Jeremiah 1:2 - in the days; Zephaniah 1:1 - in the days; Matthew 25:16 - went