2 Chronicles 35:10-19

How does the coordinated service support the whole assembly?

Berean Standard Bible

10 So the service was prepared; the priests stood in their places and the Levites in their divisions according to the king’s command. 11 And they slaughtered the Passover lambs, while the priests splattered the blood handed to them and the Levites skinned the animals. 12 They set aside the burnt offerings to be given to the divisions of the families of the people to offer to the LORD, as it is written in the Book of Moses. And they did the same with the bulls. 13 They roasted the Passover animals on the fire according to the regulation, and they boiled the other holy offerings in pots, kettles, and bowls and quickly brought them to all the people. 14 Afterward, they made preparations for themselves and for the priests, since the priests, the descendants of Aaron, were offering up burnt offerings and fat until nightfall. So the Levites made preparations for themselves and for the priests, the descendants of Aaron. 15 The singers, the descendants of Asaph, were at their stations according to the command of David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer. And the gatekeepers at each gate did not need to leave their posts, because their fellow Levites made preparations for them. 16 So on that day the entire service of the LORD was carried out for celebrating the Passover and offering burnt offerings on the altar of the LORD, according to the command of King Josiah. 17 The Israelites who were present also observed the Passover at that time, as well as the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days. 18 No such Passover had been observed in Israel since the days of Samuel the prophet. None of the kings of Israel ever observed a Passover like the one that Josiah observed with the priests, the Levites, all Judah, the Israelites who were present, and the people of Jerusalem. 19 In the eighteenth year of Josiah’s reign, this Passover was observed.

What is the context?

The priests and Levites take their places, slaughter and prepare the animals, and carry out the blood and offering duties. The Passover is roasted as prescribed, while other holy offerings are cooked separately.

The Levites prepare for themselves and the busy priests afterward. They also provide for singers and gatekeepers so that these servants need not leave their stations.

The entire service is carried out, and the people keep Passover and the seven-day Feast of Unleavened Bread. The narrator calls the observance unmatched since Samuel, emphasizing this gathering’s character rather than saying that Passover had never been observed in the intervening years.

How is this passage commonly understood?

Wesley emphasizes the careful observance, comparing it with the irregularities at Hezekiah’s feast. 2 Kings 23:21–23 also singles out Josiah’s Passover. Chronicles makes the cooperative work visible, including care for those whose duties keep them serving while others are provided for.

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