JOSIAH’S PASSOVER OBSERVANCE

35 Josiah observed the Lord’s Passovere and slaughtered the Passover lambs on the fourteenth day of the first month.f 2 He appointed the priests to their responsibilities and encouraged them to serve in the Lord’s temple.g 3 He said to the Levites who taught all Israelh the holy things of the Lord, “Put the holy ark in the temple built by Solomon son of David king of Israel. Since you do not have to carry it on your shoulders,i now serve the Lord your God and his people Israel.

4 “Organize your ancestral familiesB by your divisionsj according to the written instruction of King David of Israel and that of his son Solomon.k 5 Serve in the holy place by the groupings of the ancestral familiesC for your brothers, the lay people,* and according to the division of the Levites by family.l 6 Slaughter the Passover lambs,m consecrate yourselves,n and make preparations for your brothers to carry out the word of the Lord through Moses.”