Catholic Public Domain Version
"In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah, this Passover was celebrated. "
— 2 Chronicles 35:19, Catholic Public Domain Version
“In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah was this passover kept.”
“In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah was this passover kept. ”
“In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah was this Passover kept.”
“This Passover was observed in the eighteenth year of Josiah’s reign.”
“In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josias was this phase celebrated.”
“In the eighteenth year of the rule of Josiah this Passover was kept.”
“In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah was this passover kept.”
And so, the entire worship ritual of the Lord was completed on that day, so that they observed the Passover and offered holocausts upon the altar of the Lord, in accord with the precept of king Josiah.
And the sons of Israel, who had been found there, kept the Passover at that time, with the solemnity of unleavened bread, for seven days.
There was no Passover similar to this one in Israel, from the days of Samuel the prophet. And neither did anyone, out of all the kings of Israel, keep such a Passover as did Josiah, the priests and Levites, and all those of Judah and Israel who had been found, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah, this Passover was celebrated.
After Josiah had repaired the temple, Neco, the king of Egypt, ascended to fight at Carchemish, beside the Euphrates. And Josiah went out to meet him.
But he sent messengers to him, saying: “What is there between me and you, O king of Judah? I have not come against you today. Instead, I am fighting against another house, to which God instructed me to go promptly. Refrain from acting against God, who is with me, otherwise he may kill you.”
Josiah was not willing to return. Instead, he prepared for war against him. Neither would he agree to the words of Neco from the mouth of God. In truth, he traveled so that he might do battle in the field of Megiddo.