2 Kings 23:23

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

But in Josiah's eighteenth year as king of Judah, everyone came to Jerusalem to celebrate Passover.

Cross References

2 Kings 22:3

After Josiah had been king for eighteen years, he told Shaphan, one of his highest officials: Go to the LORD's temple

2 Kings 23:22

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

2 Kings 23:24

Josiah got rid of every disgusting person and thing in Judah and Jerusalem—including magicians, fortune-tellers, and idols. He did his best to obey every law written in the book that the priest Hilkiah found in the LORD's temple.

Deuteronomy 16:7

Then cook it and eat it there at the place of worship, returning to your tents the next morning.