2 Kings 23:21 “The king commanded all the people, “Keep the Passover of the LORD your…”

2 Kings 23:21

The king commanded all the people, “Keep the Passover of the LORD your God, as it is written in this Book of the Covenant.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And the king commanded all the people, saying, Keep the passover unto the LORD your God, as it is written in the book of this covenant.

World English Bible

The king commanded all the people, saying, “Keep the Passover to the LORD your God, as it is written in this book of the covenant.”

American Standard Version

And the king commanded all the people, saying, Keep the passover unto Jehovah your God, as it is written in this book of the covenant.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then the king commanded all the people, saying, Keepe the passeouer vnto the Lord your God, as it is written in the booke of this couenant.

Darby Translation

And the king commanded all the people saying, Hold the passover to Jehovah your God, as it is written in this book of the covenant.

Young's Literal Translation

And the king commandeth the whole of the people, saying, 'Make ye a passover to Jehovah your God, as it is written on this book of the covenant.'

Bible in Basic English

And the king gave orders to all the people, saying, Keep the Passover to the Lord your God, as it says in this book of the law.

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Cross references

“Keep”

2 Chronicles 35:1–19

2 Chronicles 35:1–19 · BSB

Then Josiah kept the Passover to the LORD in Jerusalem, and the Passover lamb was slaughtered on the fourteenth day of the first month.

“as it is written”

Deuteronomy 16:1–8 Numbers 9:2–5 Exodus 12:3–20 Leviticus 23:5–8 Numbers 28:16–25

Deuteronomy 16:1–8 · BSB

Observe the month of Abib and celebrate the Passover to the LORD your God, because in the month of Abib the LORD your God brought you out of Egypt by night.

Numbers 9:2–5 · BSB

“The Israelites are to observe the Passover at its appointed time.

Exodus 12:3–20 · BSB

Tell the whole congregation of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each man must select a lamb for his family, one per household.

Leviticus 23:5–8 · BSB

The Passover to the LORD begins at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month.

Numbers 28:16–25 · BSB

The fourteenth day of the first month is the LORD’s Passover.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

20On the altars he slaughtered all the priests of the high places, and he burned human bones on them. Then he returned to Jerusalem.

22No such Passover had been observed from the days of the judges who had governed Israel through all the days of the kings of Israel and Judah.

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