2 Chronicles 35:18

18 And there was no Passover like it kept in Israel since the days of Samuel the prophet. And none of the kings of Israel kept a Passover like that which Josiah and the priests and the Levites, and all of Judah and Israel who were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, kept.

2 Chronicles 35:18 Meaning and Commentary

Ver. 18-19. And there was no passover like to that kept in Israel
So exactly according to the law, so universally by Israel and Judah, and with such liberality shown by the king, and the chief of the priests and Levites; of this, and the following verse, (See Gill on 2 Kings 23:22), (See Gill on 2 Kings 23:23)

2 Chronicles 35:18 In-Context

16 So all the service of Yahweh was prepared on that day to keep the Passover and to sacrifice burnt offerings on the altar of Yahweh, according to the command of King Josiah.

17 And the Israelites who were present kept the Passover at that time, and the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days.

18 And there was no Passover like it kept in Israel since the days of Samuel the prophet. And none of the kings of Israel kept a Passover like that which Josiah and the priests and the Levites, and all of Judah and Israel who were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, kept.

19 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah this Passover was kept.

20 After all of this that Josiah had prepared [for] the temple, Neco the king of Egypt went up to make war at Carchemish on the Euphrates, and Josiah went up to meet him.

Footnotes

• [a] Or "made"
• [b] Or "made"
• [c] Or "made"