2 Chronicles 35

King **Josiah** organizes a grand **Passover** in Jerusalem, instructing the priests and Levites to return the ark to the temple, prepare according to David and Solomon's divisions, slaughter the lambs, and conduct the service with music and gatekeepers in perfect order to honor **YHWH**[1][2][3]. Later, Josiah disregards Pharaoh **Necho**'s warning—spoken as from **God**—to avoid battle at Megiddo, disguises himself, is mortally wounded by archers, and dies in Jerusalem[1][2][3][4].

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And he said to the Levites the discerning the understanding to all Israel the holy ones to YHWH Put direct object marker the ark the holy in the house which he built Solomon son of David king of Israel there is not to you burden on the shoulder now serve direct object marker YHWH your God and his people Israel
3 וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And he said HC/Vqw3ms לַ֠/לְוִיִּם 𐤋/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 laleviyim to the Levites HRd/Ngmpa ה/מבונים 𐤄/𐤌𐤁𐤅𐤍𐤉𐤌 hmvvnym the discerning HTd/Vhrmpa הַ/מְּבִינִ֨ים 𐤄/𐤌𐤁𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤌 hamevinim the understanding HTd/Vhrmpa לְ/כָל 𐤋/𐤊𐤋 lekhal to all HR/Ncmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel HNp הַ/קְּדוֹשִׁ֣ים 𐤄/𐤒𐤃𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤌 haqedoshim the holy ones HTd/Aampa לַ/יהוָ֗ה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) to YHWH HR/Np תְּנ֤וּ 𐤕𐤍𐤅 tenu Put HVqv2mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et direct object marker HTo אֲרוֹן 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 aron the ark HNcbsc הַ/קֹּ֨דֶשׁ֙ 𐤄/𐤒𐤃𐤔 haqodesh the holy HTd/Ncmsa בַּ֠/בַּיִת 𐤁/𐤁𐤉𐤕 babayit in the house HRd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which HTr בָּנָ֜ה 𐤁𐤍𐤄 banah he built HVqp3ms שְׁלֹמֹ֤ה 𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤄 shelomoh Solomon HNp בֶן 𐤁𐤍 ven Bene (Bemba) son of HNcmsc דָּוִיד֙ 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david David HNp מֶ֣לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-2 of Israel HNp אֵין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn there is not HTn לָ/כֶ֥ם 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem to you HR/Sp2mp מַשָּׂ֖א 𐤌𐤔𐤀 masa burden HNcmsa בַּ/כָּתֵ֑ף 𐤁/𐤊𐤕𐤐 bakatef on the shoulder HRd/Ncfsa עַתָּ֗ה 𐤏𐤕𐤄 atah now HD עִבְדוּ֙ 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤅 ivedu serve HVqv2mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 direct object marker HTo יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp אֱלֹֽהֵי/כֶ֔ם 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊𐤌 eloheykhem Mulimu (Lozi) your God HNcmpc/Sp2mp וְ/אֵ֖ת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and HC/To עַמּ֥/וֹ 𐤏𐤌/𐤅 amo his people HNcmsc/Sp3ms יִשְׂרָאֵֽל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-3 Israel HNp
and he provided Josiah to the sons of the people flock lambs and sons of goats all for the Passover offerings for all that were present to the number of thirty thousand and cattle three thousand these from the property of the king
and his princes willingly to the people to the priests and to the Levites gave Hilkiah and Zechariah and Jehiel rulers house of God to the priests gave for the Passover offerings two thousand and six hundred and oxen three hundred
and Conaniah and Shemaiah and Shemaiah and Nethanel his brothers and Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jozabad officers of the Levites gave to the Levites for the Passover offerings five thousand thousand and cattle five hundred
And afterward they prepared for themselves and for the priests because the priests sons of Aaron in offering up the burnt offering and the fats until night and the Levites prepared for themselves and for the priests sons of Aaron
And the singers sons of Asaph at their station according to commandment of David and Asaph and Heman and Jeduthun seer of the king And the gatekeepers at gate and gate there was not for them to depart from upon their service for their brothers the Levites had prepared for them
15 וְ/הַ/מְשֹֽׁרֲרִ֨ים 𐤅/𐤄/𐤌𐤔𐤓𐤓𐤉𐤌 vehameshorarim And the singers HC/Td/Vormpa בְּנֵי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons of HNcmpc אָסָ֜ף 𐤀𐤎𐤐 asaf Asaph HNp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al at HR מַעֲמָדָ֗/ם 𐤌𐤏𐤌𐤃/𐤌 maamadam their station HNcmsc/Sp3mp כְּ/מִצְוַ֤ת 𐤊/𐤌𐤑𐤅𐤕 kemitsevat according to commandment HR/Ncfsc דָּוִיד֙ 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david of David HNp וְ/אָסָ֞ף 𐤅/𐤀𐤎𐤐 veasaf and Asaph HC/Np וְ/הֵימָ֤ן 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤌𐤍 veheyman and Heman HC/Np וִֽ/ידֻתוּן֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤕𐤅𐤍 vidutun and Jeduthun HC/Np חוֹזֵ֣ה 𐤇𐤅𐤆𐤄 chozeh seer HNcmsc הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe of the king HTd/Ncmsa וְ/הַ/שֹּׁעֲרִ֖ים 𐤅/𐤄/𐤔𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 vehashoarim And the gatekeepers HC/Td/Ncmpa לְ/שַׁ֣עַר 𐤋/𐤔𐤏𐤓 leshaar at gate HR/Ncmsa וָ/שָׁ֑עַר 𐤅/𐤔𐤏𐤓 vashaar and gate HC/Ncmsa אֵ֣ין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn there was not HTn לָ/הֶ֗ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem for them HR/Sp3mp לָ/סוּר֙ 𐤋/𐤎𐤅𐤓 lasur to depart HR/Vqc מֵ/עַ֣ל 𐤌/𐤏𐤋 meal from upon HR/R עֲבֹֽדָתָ֔/ם 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤕/𐤌 avodatam their service HNcfsc/Sp3mp כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC אֲחֵי/הֶ֥ם 𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤄𐤌 acheyhem their brothers HNcmpc/Sp3mp הַ/לְוִיִּ֖ם 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 haleviyim the Levites HTd/Ngmpa הֵכִ֥ינוּ 𐤄𐤊𐤉𐤍𐤅 hekhinu had prepared HVhp3cp לָ/הֶֽם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem-2 for them HR/Sp3mp
and-no had-been-made Passover like-it in-Israel from-days-of Samuel the-prophet and-all kings-of Israel not did-they-make like-the-Passover which he-made Josiah and-the-priests and-the-Levites and-all Judah and-Israel the-found and-dwellers-of Jerusalem
18 וְ/לֹֽא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and-no HC/Tn נַעֲשָׂ֨ה 𐤍𐤏𐤔𐤄 naasah had-been-made HVNp3ms פֶ֤סַח 𐤐𐤎𐤇 fesach Passover HNcmsa כָּמֹ֨/הוּ֙ 𐤊𐤌/𐤄𐤅 kamohu like-it HR/Sp3ms בְּ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤁/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 beyiserael in-Israel HR/Np מִ/ימֵ֖י 𐤌/𐤉𐤌𐤉 mimey from-days-of HR/Ncmpc שְׁמוּאֵ֣ל 𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤋 shemuel Samuel HNp הַ/נָּבִ֑יא 𐤄/𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤀 hanavi the-prophet HTd/Ncmsa וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal and-all HC/Ncmsc מַלְכֵ֣י 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉 malekhey kings-of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel HNp לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn עָשׂ֡וּ 𐤏𐤔𐤅 asu did-they-make HVqp3cp כַּ/פֶּ֣סַח 𐤊/𐤐𐤎𐤇 kapesach like-the-Passover HRd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which HTr עָשָׂ֣ה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 asah he-made HVqp3ms יֹֽ֠אשִׁיָּהוּ 𐤉𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤄𐤅 yoshiyahu Josiah HNp וְ/הַ/כֹּהֲנִ֨ים 𐤅/𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 vehakohanim and-the-priests HC/Td/Ncmpa וְ/הַ/לְוִיִּ֤ם 𐤅/𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 vehaleviyim and-the-Levites HC/Td/Ngmpa וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal-2 and-all HC/Ncmsc יְהוּדָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah HNp וְ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 veyiserael and-Israel HC/Np הַ/נִּמְצָ֔א 𐤄/𐤍𐤌𐤑𐤀 hanimetsa the-found HTd/VNrmsa וְ/יוֹשְׁבֵ֖י 𐤅/𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁𐤉 veyoshevey and-dwellers-of HC/Vqrmpc יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim Jerusalem HNp
and he sent to him messengers saying what to me and to you king of Judah not against you you today for to house of my war and God said to hasten me cease for yourself from God who with me lest he destroy you
21 וַ/יִּשְׁלַ֣ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 vayishelach and he sent HC/Vqw3ms אֵלָ֣י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to him HR/Sp3ms מַלְאָכִ֣ים 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤉𐤌 maleakhim messengers HNcmpa לֵ/אמֹר֩ 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying HR/Vqc מַה 𐤌𐤄 mah what HTi לִּ֨/י 𐤋/𐤉 li to me HR/Sp1cs וָ/לָ֜/ךְ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤊 valakhe and to you HC/R/Sp2fs מֶ֣לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king HNcmsc יְהוּדָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah of Judah HNp לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn עָלֶ֨י/ךָ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊 aleykha against you HR/Sp2ms אַתָּ֤ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you HPp2ms הַ/יּוֹם֙ 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom today HTd/Ncmsa כִּ֚י 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house HNcmsc מִלְחַמְתִּ֔/י 𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤕/𐤉 milechameti of my war HNcfsc/Sp1cs וֵ/אלֹהִ֖ים 𐤅/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 velohim Mulimu (Lozi) and God HC/Ncmpa אָמַ֣ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar said HVqp3ms לְ/בַֽהֲלֵ֑/נִי 𐤋/𐤁𐤄𐤋/𐤍𐤉 levahaleni to hasten me HR/Vpc/Sp1cs חֲדַל 𐤇𐤃𐤋 chadal cease HVqv2ms לְ/ךָ֛ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha for yourself HR/Sp2ms מֵ/אֱלֹהִ֥ים 𐤌/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 meelohim Mulimu (Lozi) from God HR/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who HTr עִמִּ֖/י 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 imi with me HR/Sp1cs וְ/אַל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veal lest HC/Tn יַשְׁחִיתֶֽ/ךָ 𐤉𐤔𐤇𐤉𐤕/𐤊 yashechitekha he destroy you HVhj3ms/Sp2ms
took him away his servants from the chariot and put him on chariot the second which he had and brought him to Jerusalem and he died and was buried in the tombs of his fathers and all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah
24 וַ/יַּֽעֲבִירֻ֨/הוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤁𐤉𐤓/𐤄𐤅 vayaaviruhu took him away HC/Vhw3mp/Sp3ms עֲבָדָ֜י/ו 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉/𐤅 avadayv his servants HNcmpc/Sp3ms מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from HR הַ/מֶּרְכָּבָ֗ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤓𐤊𐤁𐤄 hamerekavah the chariot HTd/Ncfsa וַֽ/יַּרְכִּיבֻ/הוּ֮ 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤊𐤉𐤁/𐤄𐤅 vayarekivuhu and put him HC/Vhw3mp/Sp3ms עַ֣ל 𐤏𐤋 al on HR רֶ֣כֶב 𐤓𐤊𐤁 rekhev chariot HNcmsc הַ/מִּשְׁנֶה֮ 𐤄/𐤌𐤔𐤍𐤄 hamisheneh the second HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which HTr ל/וֹ֒ 𐤋/𐤅 lo he had HR/Sp3ms וַ/יּוֹלִיכֻ֨/הוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤅𐤋𐤉𐤊/𐤄𐤅 vayolikhuhu and brought him HC/Vhw3mp/Sp3ms יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim to Jerusalem HNp וַ/יָּ֕מָת 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤕 vayamat and he died HC/Vqw3ms וַ/יִּקָּבֵ֖ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤁𐤓 vayiqaver and was buried HC/VNw3ms בְּ/קִבְר֣וֹת 𐤁/𐤒𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤕 beqiverot in the tombs HR/Ncmpc אֲבֹתָ֑י/ו 𐤀𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤅 avotayv of his fathers HNcmpc/Sp3ms וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal and all HC/Ncmsc יְהוּדָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah HNp וִ/יר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 virushalaim and Jerusalem HC/Np מִֽתְאַבְּלִ֖ים 𐤌𐤕𐤀𐤁𐤋𐤉𐤌 miteabelim mourned HVtrmpa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 for HR יֹאשִׁיָּֽהוּ 𐤉𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤄𐤅 yoshiyahu Josiah HNp
and-lamented Jeremiah over Josiah and-they-said all the-singing-men and-the-singing-women in-their-laments concerning Josiah until the-day and-they-made-them a-statute for Israel and-behold-they written in the-laments