And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king Josi´ah, that the king sent Shaphan the son of Azali´ah, the son of Meshul´lam, the scribe, to the house of the Lord, saying,
2 Kings 23:23 - King James Version - American Edition but in the eighteenth year of king Josi´ah, wherein this passover was holden to the Lord in Jerusalem. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 but in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, wherein this passover was holden to the LORD in Jerusalem. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But in the eighteenth year of King Josiah, this Passover was kept to the Lord in Jerusalem. American Standard Version (1901) but in the eighteenth year of king Josiah was this passover kept to Jehovah in Jerusalem. Common English Bible But in the eighteenth year of King Josiah’s rule, this Passover was celebrated to the LORD in Jerusalem. Catholic Public Domain Version as this Passover, which was kept to the Lord in Jerusalem, in the eighteenth year of king Josiah. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version As was this phase that was kept to the Lord in Jerusalem, in the eighteenth year of king Josias. |
And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king Josi´ah, that the king sent Shaphan the son of Azali´ah, the son of Meshul´lam, the scribe, to the house of the Lord, saying,
Surely there was not holden such a passover from the days of the judges that judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel, nor of the kings of Judah;
Moreover the workers with familiar spirits, and the wizards, and the images, and the idols, and all the abominations that were spied in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, did Josi´ah put away, that he might perform the words of the law, which were written in the book that Hilki´ah the priest found in the house of the Lord.
And thou shalt roast and eat it in the place which the Lord thy God shall choose: and thou shalt turn in the morning, and go unto thy tents.