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commanded. The Levites then slaughtered the Passover lambs and pre
sented the blood to the priests, who sprinkled the blood on the altar while
the Levites prepared the animals. They divided the burnt offerings among
the people by their family groups, so they could offer them to the Lord as
prescribed in the Book of Moses. They did the same with the cattle. Then
they roasted the Passover lambs as prescribed; and they boiled the holy
offerings in pots, kettles, and pans, and brought them out quickly so the
people could eat them.
Afterward the Levites prepared Passover offerings for themselves and
for the priests—the descendants of Aaron—because the priests had been
busy from morning till night offering the burnt offerings and the fat portions. The Levites took responsibility for all these preparations.
The musicians, descendants of Asaph, were in their assigned places, following the commands that had been given by David, Asaph, Heman, and
Jeduthun, the king’s seer. The gatekeepers guarded the gates and did not
need to leave their posts of duty, for their Passover offerings were prepared
for them by their fellow Levites.
The entire ceremony for the Lord’s Passover was completed that day.
All the burnt offerings were sacrificed on the altar of the Lord, as King
Josiah had commanded. All the Israelites present in Jerusalem celebrated
Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread for seven days. Never since
the time of the prophet Samuel had there been such a Passover. None of
the kings of Israel had ever kept a Passover as Josiah did, involving all the
priests and Levites, all the people of Jerusalem, and people from all over
Judah and Israel. This Passover was celebrated in the eighteenth year of
Josiah’s reign.
After Josiah had finished restoring the Temple, King Neco of Egypt led his
army up from Egypt to do battle at Carchemish on the Euphrates River,
and Josiah and his army marched out to fight him. But King Neco sent
messengers to Josiah with this message:
“What do you want with me, king of Judah? I have no quarrel with
you today! I am on my way to fight another nation, and God has told
me to hurry! Do not interfere with God, who is with me, or he will
destroy you.”
But Josiah refused to listen to Neco, to whom God had indeed spoken,
and he would not turn back. Instead, he disguised himself and led his army
into battle on the plain of Megiddo. But the enemy archers hit King Josiah
with their arrows and wounded him. He cried out to his men, “Take me
from the battle, for I am badly wounded!”
So they lifted Josiah out of his chariot and placed him in another chario t.
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