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Josia laat het Paasfeest vieren

35 Toen vierde Josia in Jeruzalem het Paasfeest voor de Heer, op de 14e dag van de eerste maand. Hij leerde de priesters wat precies hun taken waren. Hij leerde hen hoe ze de Heer moesten dienen in de tempel. Ook zei hij tegen de Levieten die aan geheel Israël les gaven over Gods wet en die de Heer moesten dienen: "Zet de kist van het verbond in de tempel die koning Salomo van Israël heeft gebouwd. Jullie hoeven die niet meer op je schouder mee te dragen.[a] Dien nu jullie Heer God, en zijn volk Israël. Maak jullie klaar voor de Heer. Vorm groepen volgens de families waar jullie bij horen en volgens de taken die David en zijn zoon Salomo jullie hebben gegeven. Zorg dat er altijd een groep in het heiligdom klaar staat. Zij moeten de families die niet bij de Levieten horen, helpen met hun offers. Slacht hun paaslam voor hen en maak het voor hen klaar zoals dat moet volgens de wet van Mozes." Josia gaf van zijn eigen kudden 30.000 schapen en geiten en 3000 koeien aan de mensen om te slachten voor het Paasfeest. De leiders van het land gaven ook een geschenk aan het volk, de priesters en de Levieten. En Hilkia, Zacharia en Jehiël, die de leiding hadden over de hele tempel, gaven aan de priesters voor de paas-offers 2600 schapen en geiten en 300 koeien. En Konanja en zijn broers Semaja en Netaneël, met Hasabja, Jehiël en Jozabad, de leiders van de Levieten, gaven 5000 schapen en geiten en 500 koeien voor de paas-offers van de Levieten.

10 Toen werd de offerdienst geregeld volgens de bevelen die de koning had gegeven. Alle groepen van de priesters en Levieten namen hun plaats in. 11 Toen werden de dieren voor de paas-offers geslacht. De Levieten vingen het bloed op in schalen en gaven die aan de priesters. De priesters wierpen het bloed rondom tegen het altaar. Daarna stroopten de Levieten de dieren de huid af. 12 De delen die verbrand moesten worden, legden ze apart voor de families van het volk. Die delen zouden worden geofferd volgens de regels die in het boek van Mozes staan. Hetzelfde deden ze met de koeien. 13 Het vlees van de dieren werd klaargemaakt zoals het was voorgeschreven. Het paaslam werd op het vuur geroosterd. De delen die door de mensen opgegeten zouden worden, kookten ze in potten, pannen en ketels. Daarna brachten ze die zo snel mogelijk naar de mensen om ze op te eten. 14 Daarna maakten ze het paas-offer voor zichzelf en voor de priesters klaar. Want de priesters waren tot laat in de avond nog bezig met het verbranden van de brand-offers en het vet van de vlees-offers. Daarom maakten de Levieten ook de paas-offers voor de priesters klaar.

15 De zangers, uit de familie van Asaf, stonden op de plaatsen die David, Asaf, Heman en Jedutun (de profeet van de koning) hadden bepaald. De deurwachters stonden op hun plaats bij de tempelpoorten. Ze hoefden hun dienst niet te onderbreken om hun offerdier te gaan slachten, want dat deden de andere Levieten voor hen.

16 Zo was alles die dag geregeld voor de viering van het Paasfeest en het offeren van de brand-offers op het altaar van de Heer. Alles ging zoals koning Josia het had bevolen. 17 Alle Israëlieten die daar waren, vierden zo het Paasfeest en het Feest van de Ongegiste Broden, zeven dagen lang. 18 Sinds de tijd van de profeet Samuel was het Paasfeest niet meer op die manier gevierd. Geen één van de koningen van Israël heeft het Paasfeest gevierd zoals koning Josia het vierde met de priesters, Levieten en alle Judeeërs, alle Israëlieten die daar waren en alle bewoners van Jeruzalem. 19 Dit Paasfeest werd gevierd toen Josia 18 jaar koning was.

De koning van Egypte valt Juda aan

20 Zo repareerde koning Josia de tempel en herstelde hij de dienst in de tempel. Daarna trok koning Necho van Egypte met zijn leger dwars door Juda naar Karkemis (in Babylonië) aan de Eufraat.[b] Maar Josia wilde hem niet door zijn land laten trekken en trok hem met zijn leger tegemoet. 21 Maar koning Necho stuurde boodschappers naar koning Josia met de boodschap: "U moet zich hier niet mee bemoeien, koning van Juda. Ik strijd niet tegen u, maar tegen het land waarmee ik in oorlog ben. En God heeft gezegd dat ik me moest haasten. Hij staat aan mijn kant. Verzet u niet tegen Hem, want dan zal Hij u doden." 22 Maar Josia wilde niet naar hem luisteren, ook al waarschuwde God hem door de woorden van koning Necho. Hij vermomde zich en viel hem aan in het Megiddo-dal. 23 Hij werd geraakt door een pijl. De koning zei tegen zijn mannen: "Breng me weg, want ik ben zwaar gewond." 24 Ze haalden hem uit de strijdwagen, legden hem op zijn andere wagen en brachten hem daarmee naar Jeruzalem. Hij stierf en werd begraven bij de andere koningen van Juda. Heel Juda en Jeruzalem treurden over hem.

25 De profeet Jeremia maakte een treurlied over Josia. Nog steeds zingen alle zangers en zangeressen in hun treurliederen over koning Josia. Dat is een vaste gewoonte geworden in Israël. De liederen staan opgeschreven in het boek met treurliederen.[c]

26 De rest van wat Josia allemaal heeft gedaan,[d] met alles wat hij voor de Heer heeft gedaan omdat het in de wet van de Heer staat, 27 vanaf het begin van zijn regering tot aan het einde, staat opgeschreven in de boeken met de geschiedenis van de koningen van Israël en Juda.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Kronieken 35:3 Lees Deuteronomium 10:8
  2. 2 Kronieken 35:20 Koning Necho van Egypte kwam de koning van Assur te hulp in zijn strijd tegen de koning van Babel.
  3. 2 Kronieken 35:25 Dit is niet het bijbelboek KLAAGLIEDEREN.
  4. 2 Kronieken 35:26 Lees ook 2 Koningen 22:1 tot hoofdstuk 23 vers 30.

35 Moreover Josiah kept a passover unto the Lord in Jerusalem: and they killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.

And he set the priests in their charges, and encouraged them to the service of the house of the Lord,

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,

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. He appointed the priests to their duties and encouraged them in the service of the Lord’s temple. 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. Prepare yourselves by families in your divisions,(D) according to the instructions written by David king of Israel and by his son Solomon.

“Stand in the holy place with a group of Levites for each subdivision of the families of your fellow Israelites, the lay people. Slaughter the Passover lambs, consecrate yourselves(E) and prepare the lambs for your fellow Israelites, doing what the Lord commanded through Moses.”

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)

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. 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.

Josiah Keeps the Passover

35 (A)Josiah kept a Passover to the Lord in Jerusalem. And they slaughtered the Passover lamb (B)on the fourteenth day of the first month. He appointed the priests to their offices (C)and encouraged them in the service of the house of the Lord. And he said to the Levites (D)who taught all Israel and who were holy to the Lord, “Put the holy ark in the house that Solomon the son of David, king of Israel, built. You need not carry it on your shoulders. Now serve the Lord your God and his people Israel. Prepare yourselves (E)according to your fathers' houses by your divisions, (F)as prescribed in the writing of David king of Israel (G)and the document of Solomon his son. And (H)stand in the Holy Place (I)according to the groupings of the fathers' houses of your brothers the lay people, and according to the division of the Levites by fathers' household. And slaughter the Passover lamb, and (J)consecrate yourselves, and prepare for your brothers, to do according to the word of the Lord by[a] Moses.”

Then Josiah contributed to the lay people, as Passover offerings for all who were present, lambs and young goats from the flock to the number of 30,000, and 3,000 bulls; (K)these were from the king's possessions. And his officials contributed willingly to the people, to the priests, and to the Levites. (L)Hilkiah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, the chief officers of the house of God, gave to the priests for the Passover offerings 2,600 Passover lambs and 300 bulls. Conaniah also, and Shemaiah and Nethanel his brothers, and Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jozabad, the chiefs of the Levites, gave to the Levites for the Passover offerings 5,000 lambs and young goats and 500 bulls.

10 When the service had been prepared for, the priests (M)stood in their place, (N)and the Levites in their divisions according to the king's command. 11 (O)And they slaughtered the Passover lamb, and the priests (P)threw the blood that they received from them (Q)while the Levites flayed the sacrifices. 12 And they set aside the burnt offerings that they might distribute them according to the groupings of the fathers' houses of the lay people, to offer to the Lord, as it is written in the Book of Moses. And so they did with the bulls. 13 (R)And they roasted the Passover lamb with fire according to the rule; and they (S)boiled the holy offerings in pots, in cauldrons, and in pans, and carried them quickly to all the lay people. 14 And afterward they prepared for themselves and for the priests, because the priests, the sons of Aaron, were offering the burnt offerings and the fat parts until night; so the Levites prepared for themselves and for the priests, the sons of Aaron. 15 The singers, the sons of Asaph, were in their place (T)according to the command of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the king's (U)seer; (V)and the gatekeepers were at each gate. They did not need to depart from their service, for their brothers the Levites prepared for them.

16 So all the service of the Lord was prepared that 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 people of Israel who were present kept the Passover at that time, (W)and the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days. 18 (X)No Passover like it had been kept in Israel since the days of Samuel the prophet. None of the kings of Israel had kept such a Passover as was kept by Josiah, and the priests and the Levites, and 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 Killed in Battle

20 (Y)After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Neco king of Egypt went up to fight at (Z)Carchemish on the Euphrates, and Josiah went out to meet him. 21 But he sent envoys to him, saying, “What have we to do with each other, king of Judah? I am not coming against you this day, but against the house with which I am at war. And God has commanded me to hurry. Cease opposing God, who is with me, lest he destroy you.” 22 Nevertheless, Josiah did not turn away from him, but (AA)disguised himself in order to fight with him. He did not listen to the words of Neco from the mouth of God, but came to fight in the plain of (AB)Megiddo. 23 And the archers shot King Josiah. And the king said to his servants, (AC)“Take me away, for I am badly wounded.” 24 So his servants took him out of the chariot and carried him in his second chariot and brought him to Jerusalem. And he died and was buried in the tombs of his fathers. (AD)All Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah. 25 (AE)Jeremiah also uttered a lament for Josiah; and all (AF)the singing men and singing women have spoken of Josiah in their laments to this day. They made these a rule in Israel; behold, they are written in the Laments. 26 Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and his good deeds according to what is written in the Law of the Lord, 27 and his acts, first and last, behold, they are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 35:6 Hebrew by the hand of