2 Crónicas 35
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Celebración de la Pascua(A)
35 Josías celebró en Jerusalén la Pascua del Señor. El día catorce del mes primero celebraron la Pascua. 2 Josías asignó las funciones a los sacerdotes y los animó a dedicarse al servicio del templo del Señor. 3 A los levitas, que eran los encargados de enseñar a los israelitas y que estaban consagrados al Señor, les dijo: «Poned el arca sagrada en el templo que construyó Salomón hijo de David, rey de Israel, para que ya no tengáis que llevarla sobre los hombros. Servid al Señor vuestro Dios y a su pueblo Israel. 4 Organizaos en turnos, según vuestras familias patriarcales, de acuerdo con las instrucciones que dejaron por escrito David, rey de Israel, y su hijo Salomón. 5 Ocupad vuestros puestos en el santuario, conforme a las familias patriarcales de vuestros hermanos israelitas, de manera que a cada grupo de familias del pueblo corresponda un grupo de levitas. 6 Celebrad la Pascua, consagraos y preparadlo todo para vuestros hermanos, y cumplid con lo que el Señor ordenó por medio de Moisés».
7 De sus propios bienes, Josías obsequió a todo el pueblo allí presente unos treinta mil corderos y cabritos y tres mil bueyes, para que celebraran la Pascua. 8 También los jefes hicieron sus donativos para el pueblo y para los sacerdotes y levitas. Por su parte, Jilquías, Zacarías y Jehiel, oficiales del templo de Dios, entregaron a los sacerdotes dos mil seiscientos animales de ganado menor y trescientos bueyes, para celebrar la Pascua. 9 Conanías y sus hermanos Semaías y Natanael, y Jasabías, Jeyel y Josabad, jefes de los levitas, entregaron a los levitas cinco mil animales de ganado menor y quinientos bueyes.
10 Una vez preparada la ceremonia, los sacerdotes ocuparon sus puestos, y los levitas se organizaron según sus turnos, conforme a la orden del rey. 11 Al sacrificar los animales para la Pascua, los sacerdotes rociaban la sangre y los levitas desollaban los animales. 12 Luego entregaban a cada familia patriarcal del pueblo la porción que esta debía ofrecerle al Señor, como está escrito en el libro de Moisés. Lo mismo hicieron con los bueyes. 13 Después asaron los animales para la Pascua, conforme al mandamiento; además, cocieron las otras ofrendas en ollas, calderos y sartenes, y las repartieron rápidamente entre toda la gente. 14 Luego prepararon la Pascua para ellos mismos y para los sacerdotes descendientes de Aarón. Los levitas tuvieron que prepararla para ellos mismos y para los sacerdotes porque estos estuvieron ocupados hasta la noche ofreciendo los holocaustos y la grasa.
15 Los cantores descendientes de Asaf ocuparon sus puestos, de acuerdo con lo que habían dispuesto David, Asaf, Hemán y Jedutún, vidente del rey. También los porteros permanecieron en sus respectivas puertas, y no tuvieron que abandonar sus puestos de servicio, pues sus compañeros levitas les prepararon la Pascua.
16 Así se organizó aquel día el servicio del Señor para celebrar la Pascua y ofrecer los holocaustos en el altar del Señor, tal como lo había ordenado el rey Josías. 17 En aquella ocasión, los israelitas allí presentes celebraron durante siete días la fiesta de la Pascua y la de los Panes sin levadura. 18 Desde la época del profeta Samuel no se había celebrado una Pascua semejante, y ninguno de los reyes había celebrado una Pascua así, como lo hizo Josías con los sacerdotes y levitas, con los habitantes de Judá y de Israel allí presentes, y con los de Jerusalén. 19 Esta Pascua se celebró en el año dieciocho del reinado de Josías.
Muerte de Josías(B)
20 Tiempo después de que Josías terminó la restauración del templo, Necao, rey de Egipto, salió a presentar batalla en Carquemis, ciudad que está junto al río Éufrates, pero Josías le salió al paso. 21 Necao envió mensajeros a decirle: «No te entrometas, rey de Judá. Hoy no vengo a luchar contra ti, sino contra la nación que me hace la guerra. Dios, que está de mi parte, me ha ordenado que me apresure. Así que no interfieras con Dios, para que él no te destruya».
22 Josías no hizo caso a la advertencia que Dios le dio por medio de Necao; al contrario, en vez de retirarse, se disfrazó y fue a la llanura de Meguido para pelear contra Necao. 23 Como los arqueros le dispararon, el rey Josías les dijo a sus siervos: «Sacadme de aquí, porque estoy gravemente herido». 24 Sus siervos lo sacaron del carro en que estaba y lo trasladaron a otro carro, y lo llevaron a Jerusalén. Allí murió, y fue sepultado en el panteón de sus antepasados. Y todo Judá y todo Jerusalén hicieron duelo por él.
25 Jeremías compuso un lamento por la muerte de Josías; además, hasta este día todos los cantores y las cantoras aluden a Josías en sus cantos fúnebres. Estos cantos, que se han hecho populares en Israel, forman parte de las Lamentaciones.
26 Los demás acontecimientos del reinado de Josías, sus actos piadosos acordes con la ley del Señor, 27 y sus hechos, desde el primero hasta el último, están escritos en el libro de los reyes de Israel y de Judá.
2 Chronicles 35
New King James Version
Josiah Keeps the Passover(A)
35 Now (B)Josiah kept a Passover to the Lord in Jerusalem, and they slaughtered the Passover lambs on the (C)fourteenth day of the first month. 2 And he set the priests in their (D)duties and (E)encouraged them for the service of the house of the Lord. 3 Then he said to the Levites (F)who taught all Israel, who were holy to the Lord: (G)“Put the holy ark (H)in the house which Solomon the son of David, king of Israel, built. (I)It shall no longer be a burden on your shoulders. Now serve the Lord your God and His people Israel. 4 Prepare yourselves (J)according to your fathers’ [a]houses, according to your divisions, following the (K)written instruction of David king of Israel and the (L)written instruction of Solomon his son. 5 And (M)stand in the holy place according to the divisions of the fathers’ houses of your brethren the lay people, and according to the division of the father’s house of the Levites. 6 So slaughter the Passover offerings, (N)consecrate yourselves, and prepare them for your brethren, that they may do according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Moses.”
7 Then Josiah (O)gave the lay people lambs and young goats from the flock, all for Passover offerings for all who were present, to the number of thirty thousand, as well as three thousand cattle; these were from the king’s (P)possessions. 8 And his (Q)leaders gave willingly to the people, to the priests, and to the Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, rulers of the house of God, gave to the priests for the Passover offerings two thousand six hundred from the flock, and three hundred cattle. 9 Also (R)Conaniah, his brothers Shemaiah and Nethanel, and Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jozabad, chief of the Levites, gave to the Levites for Passover offerings five thousand from the flock and five hundred cattle.
10 So the service was prepared, and the priests (S)stood in their places, and the (T)Levites in their divisions, according to the king’s command. 11 And they slaughtered the Passover offerings; and the priests (U)sprinkled the blood with their hands, while the Levites (V)skinned the animals. 12 Then they removed the burnt offerings that they might give them to the divisions of the fathers’ houses of the lay people, to offer to the Lord, as it is written (W)in the Book of Moses. And so they did with the cattle. 13 Also they (X)roasted the Passover offerings with fire according to the ordinance; but the other holy offerings they (Y)boiled in pots, in caldrons, and in pans, and divided them quickly among all the lay people. 14 Then afterward they prepared portions for themselves and for the priests, because the priests, the sons of Aaron, were busy in offering burnt offerings and fat until night; therefore the Levites prepared portions for themselves and for the priests, the sons of Aaron. 15 And the singers, the sons of Asaph, were in their places, according to the (Z)command of David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer. Also the gatekeepers (AA)were at each gate; they did not have to leave their position, because their brethren the Levites prepared portions for them.
16 So all the service of the Lord was prepared the same day, to keep the Passover and to offer burnt offerings on the altar of the Lord, according to the command of King Josiah. 17 And the children of Israel who were present kept the Passover at that time, and the Feast of (AB)Unleavened Bread for seven days. 18 (AC)There had been no Passover kept in Israel like that since the days of Samuel the prophet; and none of the kings of Israel had kept such a Passover as Josiah kept, with the priests and the Levites, all Judah and Israel who were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 19 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah this Passover was kept.
Josiah Dies in Battle(AD)
20 (AE)After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against (AF)Carchemish by the Euphrates; and Josiah went out against him. 21 But he sent messengers to him, saying, “What have I to do with you, king of Judah? I have not come against you this day, but against the house with which I have war; for God commanded me to make haste. Refrain from meddling with God, who is with me, lest He destroy you.” 22 Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but (AG)disguised himself so that he might fight with him, and did not heed the words of Necho from the mouth of God. So he came to fight in the Valley of Megiddo.
23 And the archers shot King Josiah; and the king said to his servants, “Take me away, for I am severely wounded.” 24 (AH)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. So he died, and was buried in one of the tombs of his fathers. And (AI)all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.
25 Jeremiah also (AJ)lamented for (AK)Josiah. And to this day (AL)all the singing men and the singing women speak of Josiah in their lamentations. (AM)They made it a custom in Israel; and indeed they are written in the Laments.
26 Now the rest of the acts of Josiah and his goodness, according to what was written in the Law of the Lord, 27 and his deeds from first to last, indeed they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 35:4 households
2 Chronicles 35
Living Bible
35 Then Josiah announced that the Passover would be celebrated on the first day of April in Jerusalem. The Passover lambs were slain that evening. 2 He also reestablished the priests in their duties and encouraged them to begin their work at the Temple again. 3 He issued this order to the sanctified Levites, the religious teachers in Israel:
“Since the Ark is now in Solomon’s Temple and you don’t need to carry it back and forth upon your shoulders, spend your time ministering to the Lord and to his people. 4-5 Form yourselves into the traditional service corps of your ancestors, as first organized by King David of Israel and by his son Solomon. Each corps will assist particular clans of the people who bring in their offerings to the Temple. 6 Kill the Passover lambs and sanctify yourselves and prepare to assist the people who come. Follow all of the instructions of the Lord through Moses.”
7 Then the king contributed 30,000 lambs and young goats for the people’s Passover offerings and 3,000 young bulls. 8 The king’s officials made willing contributions to the priests and Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, the overseers of the Temple, gave the priests 2,600 sheep and goats and 300 oxen as Passover offerings. 9 The Levite leaders—Conaniah, Shemaiah, and Nethanel, and his brothers Hashabiah, Jeiel, and Jozabad—gave 5,000 sheep and goats and 500 oxen to the Levites for their Passover offerings.
10 When everything was organized and the priests were standing in their places, and the Levites were formed into service corps as the king had instructed, 11 then the Levites killed the Passover lambs and presented the blood to the priests, who sprinkled it upon the altar as the Levites removed the skins. 12 They piled up the carcasses for each tribe to present its own burnt sacrifices to the Lord, as it is written in the law of Moses. They did the same with the oxen. 13 Then, as directed by the laws of Moses, they roasted the Passover lambs and boiled the holy offerings in pots, kettles, and pans, and hurried them out to the people to eat. 14 Afterwards the Levites prepared a meal for themselves and for the priests, for they had been busy from morning till night offering the fat of the burnt offerings.
15 The singers (the sons of Asaph) were in their places, following directions issued centuries earlier by King David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s prophet. The gatekeepers guarded the gates and didn’t need to leave their posts of duty, for their meals were brought to them by their Levite brothers. 16 The entire Passover ceremony was completed in that one day. All the burnt offerings were sacrificed upon the altar of the Lord, as Josiah had instructed.
17 Everyone present in Jerusalem took part in the Passover observance, and this was followed by the Feast of Unleavened Bread for the next seven days. 18 Never since the time of Samuel the prophet had there been such a Passover—not one of the kings of Israel could vie with King Josiah in this respect, involving so many of the priests, Levites, and people from Jerusalem and from all parts of Judah, and from Israel. 19 This all happened in the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah.
20 Afterwards King Neco of Egypt led his army to Carchemish on the Euphrates River, and Josiah declared war on him.
21 But King Neco sent ambassadors to Josiah with this message: “I don’t want a fight with you, O king of Judah! I have come only to fight the power with which I am at war. Leave me alone! God has told me to hurry! Don’t meddle with God or he will destroy you, for he is with me.”
22 But Josiah refused to turn back. Instead he led his army into the battle at the valley of Megiddo. (He laid aside his royal robes so that the enemy wouldn’t recognize him.) Josiah refused to believe that Neco’s message was from God. 23 The enemy archers struck King Josiah with their arrows and fatally wounded him.
“Take me out of the battle,” he exclaimed to his aides.
24-25 So they lifted him out of his chariot and placed him in his second chariot and brought him back to Jerusalem where he died. He was buried there in the royal cemetery. And all Judah and Jerusalem, including even Jeremiah the prophet, mourned for him, as did the Temple choirs. To this day they still sing sad songs about his death, for these songs of sorrow were recorded among the official lamentations.
26 The other activities of Josiah, and his good deeds, and how he followed the laws of the Lord, 27 all are written in The Annals of the Kings of Israel and Judah.
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