2 Kings 23:23

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But in the eighteenth year of King Josiah’s reign, this Passover was celebrated in Jerusalem for the Lord.

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2 Kings 22:3

In Josiah’s eighteenth year as king of Judah, he sent the scribe Shaphan, son of Azaliah and grandson of Meshullam, to the Lord’s temple with these instructions:

2 Kings 23:22

The Passover had never been celebrated like this during the time of the judges who governed Israel or during the entire time of the kings of Israel and Judah.

2 Kings 23:24

Josiah also got rid of the mediums, psychics, family idols, other idols, and disgusting gods that could be seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem. He did this to confirm the words of the Teachings written in the book that the priest Hilkiah found in the Lord’s temple.

Deuteronomy 16:7

Cook the meat, and eat it at the place the Lord your God will choose. In the morning you may go back to your tents.