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2 Chronicles 35
King James Version
2 Chronicles 35
King James Version
35 Moreover Josiah kept a passover unto the Lord in Jerusalem: and they killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.
2 And he set the priests in their charges, and encouraged them to the service of the house of the Lord,
3 And said unto the Levites that taught all Israel, which were holy unto the Lord, Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel did build; it shall not be a burden upon your shoulders: serve now the Lord your God, and his people Israel,
4 And prepare yourselves by the houses of your fathers, after your courses, according to the writing of David king of Israel, and according to the writing of Solomon his son.
5 And stand in the holy place according to the divisions of the families of the fathers of your brethren the people, and after the division of the families of the Levites.
6 So kill the passover, and sanctify yourselves, and prepare your brethren, that they may do according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Moses.
7 And Josiah gave to the people, of the flock, lambs and kids, all for the passover offerings, for all that were present, to the number of thirty thousand, and three thousand bullocks: these were of the king's substance.
8 And his princes gave willingly unto the people, to the priests, and to the Levites: Hilkiah and Zechariah and Jehiel, rulers of the house of God, gave unto the priests for the passover offerings two thousand and six hundred small cattle and three hundred oxen.
9 Conaniah also, and Shemaiah and Nethaneel, his brethren, and Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jozabad, chief of the Levites, gave unto the Levites for passover offerings five thousand small cattle, and five hundred oxen.
10 So the service was prepared, and the priests stood in their place, and the Levites in their courses, according to the king's commandment.
11 And they killed the passover, and the priests sprinkled the blood from their hands, and the Levites flayed them.
12 And they removed the burnt offerings, that they might give according to the divisions of the families of the people, to offer unto the Lord, as it is written in the book of Moses. And so did they with the oxen.
13 And they roasted the passover with fire according to the ordinance: but the other holy offerings sod they in pots, and in caldrons, and in pans, and divided them speedily among all the people.
14 And afterward they made ready for themselves, and for the priests: because the priests the sons of Aaron were busied in offering of burnt offerings and the fat until night; therefore the Levites prepared for themselves, and for the priests the sons of Aaron.
15 And the singers the sons of Asaph were in their place, according to the commandment of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the king's seer; and the porters waited at every gate; they might not depart from their service; for their brethren the Levites prepared for them.
16 So all the service of the Lord was prepared the same day, to keep the passover, and to offer burnt offerings upon the altar of the Lord, according to the commandment of king Josiah.
17 And the children of Israel that were present kept the passover at that time, and the feast of unleavened bread seven days.
18 And there was no passover like to that kept 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 present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
19 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah was this passover kept.
20 After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against Charchemish by Euphrates: and Josiah went out against him.
21 But he sent ambassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with thee, thou king of Judah? I come not against thee this day, but against the house wherewith I have war: for God commanded me to make haste: forbear thee from meddling with God, who is with me, that he destroy thee not.
22 Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and hearkened not unto the words of Necho from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.
23 And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Have me away; for I am sore wounded.
24 His servants therefore took him out of that chariot, and put him in the second chariot that he had; and they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died, and was buried in one of the sepulchres of his fathers. And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.
25 And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah: and all the singing men and the singing women spake of Josiah in their lamentations to this day, and made them an ordinance in Israel: and, behold, they are written in the lamentations.
26 Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and his goodness, according to that which was written in the law of the Lord,
27 And his deeds, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.
2 Krönikeboken 35
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015
2 Krönikeboken 35
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015
Josia firar påskhögtiden
35 (A) Josia firade Herrens påsk i Jerusalem. Man slaktade påskalammet på fjortonde dagen i första månaden. 2 Han fastställde prästernas åligganden och styrkte dem till tjänstgöringen i Herrens hus. 3 (B) Han sade till leviterna som undervisade hela Israel och som var helgade åt Herren: ”Sätt den heliga arken i det hus som Salomo, Davids son, Israels kung, har byggt. Den ska inte mer vara en börda på era axlar. Tjäna nu Herren er Gud och hans folk Israel. 4 Gör er redo efter era familjer, i era avdelningar, så som Israels kung David och hans son Salomo har föreskrivit. 5 Ställ upp er i helgedomen, ordnade efter era bröders familjer i hela folket, så att en avdelning av en levitisk familj kommer på varje grupp. 6 Slakta påskalammet och helga er och tillaga det för era bröder. Gör efter Herrens ord genom Mose.”
7 (C) Och Josia offrade småboskap för hela folket, dels lamm och dels killingar, 30 000 djur, allt till påskoffer åt dem som var närvarande, samt tjurar, 3 000 djur. Detta togs från kungens privata egendom. 8 Hans furstar gav också av fri vilja offergåvor åt folket och åt prästerna och leviterna. Hilkia, Sakarja och Jehiel, furstarna i Guds hus, gav åt prästerna 2 600 lamm och killingar samt tjurar, 300 djur, till påskoffer. 9 Och Konanja med Shemaja och Netanel, hans bröder, samt Hashabja, Jegiel och Josabad, de främsta bland leviterna, gav som offergåva åt leviterna 5 000 lamm och killingar till påskoffer, samt dessutom tjurar, 500 djur. 10 På så sätt blev det ordnat för gudstjänsten.
Prästerna och leviterna inställde sig till tjänstgöring på sina platser och efter sina avdelningar, som kungen hade befallt. 11 (D) De slaktade påskalammet, och prästerna stänkte med blodet som räcktes åt dem, medan leviterna flådde lammen. 12 (E) Och de avskilde brännoffersstyckena och delade ut dem åt folket efter deras familjer, för att de skulle offra dem åt Herren, så som det var föreskrivet i Mose bok. På samma sätt gjorde de också med tjurarna. 13 (F) Och de stekte påskalammet på eld på föreskrivet sätt. Men köttet från gemenskapsoffret kokade de i grytor, pannor och kittlar och skyndade sig att dela ut det till allt folket. 14 Sedan lagade de till åt sig själva och åt prästerna, för prästerna, Arons söner, var upptagna ända till natten med att offra brännoffret och fettstyckena. Därför måste leviterna laga till både åt sig själva och åt prästerna, Arons söner. 15 (G) Sångarna, Asafs ättlingar, stod på sin plats, som David, Asaf, Heman och kungens siare Jedutun hade befallt, och dörrvakterna stod var och en vid sin port. De behövde inte gå ifrån sin tjänstgöring, eftersom deras bröder leviterna lagade till åt dem.
16 Så blev den dagen allt ordnat för Herrens tjänst, så att man firade påskhögtid och offrade brännoffer på Herrens altare, så som kung Josia hade befallt. 17 (H) De av Israels barn som var närvarande höll nu påskhögtid och det osyrade brödets högtid i sju dagar. 18 (I) En påskhögtid som denna hade inte firats i Israel sedan profeten Samuels tid. Ingen av Israels kungar hade hållit en sådan påskhögtid som nu firades av Josia med prästerna och leviterna, hela Juda och dem av Israel som var närvarande samt Jerusalems invånare. 19 I Josias artonde regeringsår hölls denna påskhögtid.
Josia dör vid Megiddo
20 (J) Efter allt detta, när Josia hade fått templet i ordning, drog Egyptens kung Neko[a] upp för att strida vid Karkemish som ligger vid Eufrat. Josia drog ut mot honom.
21 Då skickade Neko bud till honom och sade: ”Vad har jag med dig att göra, du Juda kung? Det är inte mot dig jag kommer i dag, utan mot den fiende jag är i krig med. Gud har befallt mig att skynda. Sluta stå emot Gud, som är med mig! Akta dig så att han inte förgör dig.”
22 Men i stället för att vända om och lämna honom i fred förklädde Josia sig och gick ut för att strida mot honom, utan att höra på Nekos ord som kom från Guds mun. De drabbade samman i Megiddopasset.[b] 23 (K) Bågskyttarnas skott träffade kung Josia, och kungen sade till sina män: ”Bär bort mig! Jag är svårt sårad.”
24 (L) Då bar hans män bort honom från vagnen och satte honom i hans andra vagn och förde honom till Jerusalem. Och han dog och blev begravd där hans fäder var begravda. Hela Juda och Jerusalem sörjde Josia.
25 (M) Och Jeremia sjöng en sorgesång[c] över Josia. Alla sångare och sångerskor talade om Josia i sina sorgesånger och gör det än i dag. Dessa sånger blev allmänt sjungna i Israel, och de finns upptecknade bland ”Sorgesångerna”.
26 Vad som mer finns att säga om Josia och om de fromma gärningar han gjorde enligt det som var skrivet i Herrens lag, 27 och om annat som han företog sig under sin första tid såväl som under sin sista, det är skrivet i boken om Israels och Juda kungar.
Footnotes
- 35:20 Egyptens kung Neko Neko II (610-595 f Kr) ville år 609 hjälpa de sista kvarvarande assyrierna i Harran i norra Syrien, som var trängda av babylonierna efter Nineves fall 612 f Kr (se Nahums bok). Josia stödde babylonierna liksom hans farfar Hiskia (20:12 med not).
- 35:22 Megiddopasset Det talas i Upp 16:16 om en framtida drabbning här vid ”Harmagedon”.
- 35:25 Jeremia sjöng en sorgesång Senare skrev Jeremia också Klagovisorna (jfr Klag 4:20). Sorgen över Josia, den siste rättfärdige kungen, var ett starkt minne även hundra år senare (Sak 12:11).
2 Chronicles 35
New International Version
2 Chronicles 35
New International Version
Josiah Celebrates the Passover(A)
35 Josiah celebrated the Passover(B) to the Lord in Jerusalem, and the Passover lamb was slaughtered on the fourteenth day of the first month. 2 He appointed the priests to their duties and encouraged them in the service of the Lord’s temple. 3 He said to the Levites, who instructed(C) all Israel and who had been consecrated to the Lord: “Put the sacred ark in the temple that Solomon son of David king of Israel built. It is not to be carried about on your shoulders. Now serve the Lord your God and his people Israel. 4 Prepare yourselves by families in your divisions,(D) according to the instructions written by David king of Israel and by his son Solomon.
5 “Stand in the holy place with a group of Levites for each subdivision of the families of your fellow Israelites, the lay people. 6 Slaughter the Passover lambs, consecrate yourselves(E) and prepare the lambs for your fellow Israelites, doing what the Lord commanded through Moses.”
7 Josiah provided for all the lay people who were there a total of thirty thousand lambs and goats for the Passover offerings,(F) and also three thousand cattle—all from the king’s own possessions.(G)
8 His officials also contributed(H) voluntarily to the people and the priests and Levites. Hilkiah,(I) Zechariah and Jehiel, the officials in charge of God’s temple, gave the priests twenty-six hundred Passover offerings and three hundred cattle. 9 Also Konaniah(J) along with Shemaiah and Nethanel, his brothers, and Hashabiah, Jeiel and Jozabad,(K) the leaders of the Levites, provided five thousand Passover offerings and five hundred head of cattle for the Levites.
10 The service was arranged and the priests stood in their places with the Levites in their divisions(L) as the king had ordered.(M) 11 The Passover lambs were slaughtered,(N) and the priests splashed against the altar the blood handed to them, while the Levites skinned the animals. 12 They set aside the burnt offerings to give them to the subdivisions of the families of the people to offer to the Lord, as it is written in the Book of Moses. They did the same with the cattle. 13 They roasted the Passover animals over the fire as prescribed,(O) and boiled the holy offerings in pots, caldrons and pans and served them quickly to all the people. 14 After this, they made preparations for themselves and for the priests, because the priests, the descendants of Aaron, were sacrificing the burnt offerings and the fat portions(P) until nightfall. So the Levites made preparations for themselves and for the Aaronic priests.
15 The musicians,(Q) the descendants of Asaph, were in the places prescribed by David, Asaph, Heman and Jeduthun the king’s seer. The gatekeepers at each gate did not need to leave their posts, because their fellow Levites made the preparations for them.
16 So at that time the entire service of the Lord was carried out for the celebration of the Passover and the offering of burnt offerings on the altar of the Lord, as King Josiah had ordered. 17 The Israelites who were present celebrated the Passover at that time and observed the Festival of Unleavened Bread for seven days. 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(R)
20 After all this, when Josiah had set the temple in order, Necho king of Egypt went up to fight at Carchemish(S) on the Euphrates,(T) and Josiah marched out to meet him in battle. 21 But Necho sent messengers to him, saying, “What quarrel is there, king of Judah, between you and me? It is not you I am attacking at this time, but the house with which I am at war. God has told(U) me to hurry; so stop opposing God, who is with me, or he will destroy you.”
22 Josiah, however, would not turn away from him, but disguised(V) himself to engage him in battle. He would not listen to what Necho had said at God’s command but went to fight him on the plain of Megiddo.
23 Archers(W) shot King Josiah, and he told his officers, “Take me away; I am badly wounded.” 24 So they took him out of his chariot, put him in his other chariot and brought him to Jerusalem, where he died. He was buried in the tombs of his ancestors, and all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for him.
25 Jeremiah composed laments for Josiah, and to this day all the male and female singers commemorate Josiah in the laments.(X) These became a tradition in Israel and are written in the Laments.(Y)
26 The other events of Josiah’s reign and his acts of devotion in accordance with what is written in the Law of the Lord— 27 all the events, from beginning to end, are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.
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