2 Chronicles 30:13

Conservative English Version

In the second month, a large crowd of people gathered in Jerusalem to celebrate the Festival of Thin Bread.

Cross References

2 Kings 23:22

This festival had not been celebrated in this way since kings ruled Israel and Judah.

2 Chronicles 30:14

They took all the foreign altars and incense altars in Jerusalem and threw them into Kidron Valley.

2 Chronicles 30:15

Then, on the fourteenth day of that same month, the Levites began killing the lambs for Passover, because many of the worshipers were unclean and were not allowed to kill their own lambs. Meanwhile, some of the priests and Levites felt ashamed because they had not gone through the ceremony to make themselves clean. They immediately went through that ceremony and went to the temple, where they offered sacrifices to please the LORD. Then the priests and Levites took their positions, according to the Law of Moses, the servant of God. As the Levites killed the lambs, they handed some of the blood to the priests, who splattered it on the altar.

2 Chronicles 30:2

(SEE 30:1)

2 Chronicles 35:1

Josiah commanded that Passover be celebrated in Jerusalem to honor the LORD. So, on the fourteenth day of the first month, the lambs were killed for the Passover celebration.

Psalm 84:7

Your people grow stronger, and you, the God of gods, will be seen in Zion.

Numbers 9:10

to say to the community of Israel: If any of you or your descendants touch a dead body and become unfit to worship me, or if you are away on a long journey, you may still celebrate Passover.