the instructions as to the duties of the priests, Levites, and people; as to the killing, burning, eating of the victims; and as to the presentation of mazzoth gifts for the ensuing feast, were faithfully carried out. All Rights Reserved. Amplified® Darby K.J.V. The unity of the place. That very good men may make very great mistakes we hardly need to be told; unfortunately, we have all too many illustrations of that fact. That irrepressible and often agonized wonder assists to tear open the eye of flesh and sense, and operates to find deep within, or deep behind, the dormant but now struggling germ of other and more real vision. It is the parable of providence—a parable by no means unfamiliar to us; known, indeed, to many an age, many a nation, many a family, and full of silent, deep, useful lesson and suggestion. Outline of 2 Chronicles 35 The passover kept by Josiah. Wesley's Notes for 2 Chronicles 35:3. In the language of a Hebrew prophet, "his sun had gone down at noon" (Amos 8:9). I. It teaches—. 2. [5] And stand in the holy place according to the divisions of the families of the fathers of your brethren the people, and after the division of the families of the Levites. All the living force and excellence and virtue of Josiah are not quenched, cannot be merely thrown away; and if in one sense broken in twain—though all the analogies of sense must here in this very respect fail—only in one sense. For the nation had not merely lost its chief; it had lost an invaluable leader, a king who was leading in the paths of righteousness and therefore of prosperity. (Verse 1-19.) 2 Chronicles 7:6; 2 Chronicles 31:2; 1 Chronicles 23:32; and our notes in those places. At every gate these watched, never departing from their service, because the Levites did for them as for the musicians (verse 15). It does not follow that old usages, though they once had the sanction of Christian custom, should be revived. Concerning the priests. But there is no appearance of recklessness or of intemperateness. II. Hilkiah the high priest (2 Chronicles 34:9), Zechariah, perhaps the next in rank to him, "the second priest" (2 Kings 25:18; Jeremiah 52:24), and Jehiel, the chief of the line of Ithamar (Ezra 8:2), exhibited a similar praiseworthy liberality (verse 8). And bishop Patrick observes that in this also it exceeded the other passovers which the preceding kings had kept, that … $31.95 1, 2 Chronicles (New American Commentary, 9) (Volume 9) J. In this commentary, he expounds on 1–2 Chronicles with the goal of being “exegetically helpful for the scholar but theologically accessible and homiletically useful for the pastor” (back matter). Each had his part to perform, and each performed it in such a way as not to hinder, but to accelerate the progress; and not to mar, but to increase the effect of the whole. In this unequal contest (Isaiah 27:4) Josiah was of course defeated. To this day — In all their succeeding lamentations for their publick calamities, they remembered Josiah's death as their first and fatal blow, which opened the flood-gates to all their following miseries. probably anniversary after anniversary to the time of the writer to whom this statement belongs, the authority from which our compiler draws his materials. The practical to the speculative; e.g. 2. What did it mean to those who celebrated it? Every shaft that flies from his hand hits. And the very checkered course the nation ran provided a few extraordinary scenes which were great and sacred opportunities. For there has visited us and spoken to us that Divine One who is the Resurrection and the Life indeed. 2 Chronicles 35:20. A warlike and adventurous prince, he was likewise devoted to commercial pursuits; he possessed two fleets of Greek-made triremes, one in the Mediterranean and another in the Red Sea. To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient. There is a double difficulty, though not of a very formidable character, in this portion of the verse. Why did he let darkness come down at noon, and put an end to this bright and useful day? 5. Indeed, it matters not how humble or even slight and trivial be the work we do in the cause of God, so long as it is rendered, But there is another side to this truth. Whether the Egyptian bowmen penetrated through Josiah's disguise or not, Jehovah did. Sod. III. Six of these whose names are recorded—Conaniah, with his two brothers Shemaiah and Nethaneel, with Hashabiah, Jeiel, and Jozahad also displayed a high degree of generosity (verse 9). Book Notes Barnes' Book Notes Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown Book Notes Robertson's Book Notes (NT) Commentaries Adam Clarke Barnes' Notes Forerunner Commentary Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown John Wesley's Notes Matthew … EXPOSITION. "The archers shot at King Josiah; and King Josiah said to his servants, Have me away; for I am sore wounded.". 2. 3. Judah's coming punishment, death of Josiah, reign of Jehoahaz over Judah, reign of Jehoiakim over Judah, message concerning Shallum (Jehoahaz) and Jehoiakim . What another singer prayed against (Psalms 102:24) befell him, perhaps, notwithstanding his prayers—he was cut off in the midst of his days. 3 He said to the Levites, who instructed all Israel and who had been consecrated to the Lord: “Put the sacred ark in the temple that … This chapter of twenty-seven Verses, occupied with the account of Josiah's great Passover (2 Chronicles 35:1-19), and his death in the battle of Megiddo, waged by Necho King of Egypt with "Carchemish by Euphrates" (2 Chronicles 35:20-27), is paralleled by the ten verses of 2 Kings 23:21-30. The beauty and value of unity and co-operation in Christian work and worship. No stress belongs to the day as the same day evidently. He has made one more, one last protest for his God and against that idolatry of his nation which has cankered to the very heart its religious and its national health. Possibly the suggestion couched in these last two words may have been the opposite of agreeable to King Josiah. 4. The same day; literally, that day, as next verse, "at that time." Now Josiah kept a Passover to the LORD in Jerusalem, and they slaughtered the Passover lambs on the fourteenth day of the first month. The death-winged arrow. Lambs … kids … bullocks. Introduction. Had Josiah not been bent upon this war, he would have quickly discerned the prudence of Necho's counsel. ascended the throne of the Pharaohs in B.C. Why does he permit the young statesmen to overtax his strength and die in his prime; the young minister to commit himself to the treacherous tide and be drowned in the very fulness of his powers and the midst of his usefulness; the young missionary to expose his life to the savages who pierce him with the poisoned spear? Young's Compare all. THE METHODS OF DEATH OFTEN SERVE, EVEN BEYOND THE FACT ITSELF, TO SURPRISE, TO STARTLE INTO EXISTENCE A WONDER THAT WILL NOT REST. He paid the penalty of his folly with his life. 612, and reigned sixteen years. N.A.S.B. Bible commentary. Hardcover. His solemnizing the passover is related here. His solemnizing the passover is related here. when God lets death, he is not unrighteous, nor is he really unwise or unkind. Unless these words are intended to convey really their patent and most natural import, it is tenfold strange that they should find a place in the compilation of the Chronicles. THAT WE MAY RENDER AN EXCELLENT SERVICE BY A REVIVAL OF THE FORGOTTEN. Oxen — As they did with the lesser cattle; they removed those oxen which were to be offered as burnt-offerings, from those which were to be offered as peace-offerings. I. JOSIAH'S MILITARY EXPEDITION. I. And the appearance is as of a man rushing on his fate. According to the writing of David … and … of Solomon. We reply that in it and by it—. I. Secondly, as to the burden, some would explain the language as a reminiscence of the general and ever-applicable principle found in 1 Chronicles 23:26. The children of Israel; i.e. 2 Chronicles 35:13 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] 2 Chronicles 35:13, NIV: "They roasted the Passover animals over the fire as prescribed, and boiled the holy offerings in pots, caldrons and pans and served them quickly to all the people." Sorrow, grief, and wonder are three of the greatest moral forces of our nature, and their agonized unanswered questions avail to sound some of the deeper depths of that nature. He was "among us as one that serveth;" he was here "not to be ministered unto, but to minister;" and we never stand nearer to him than when we abnegate any right we might officially claim, and prefer to wait upon others' wants; to minister to their necessities; to make them glad, or to do them good. THAT THE SERVICE OF OTHERS SHOULD PRECEDE PROVISION FOR OURSELVES. In Megiddo Ahaziah sought refuge when mortally wounded by Jehu (2 Kings 9:27). II. Necho King of Egypt; in Egyptian, Neku, son of Psammatik I the illustrious founder of the Saitic or twenty-sixth dynasty, and grandson of Necho I of the twenty-fifth or Ethiopian dynasty, Necho II. There is considerable uncertainty as to the meaning of the words (2 Chronicles 35:3), "put the holy ark in the house," etc. For what reason it was projected. If the form of words used in the parallel, 2 Kings 23:30, be followed, Josiah was dead before they reached Jerusalem. "Josiah would not turn his face from him" (Necho), but pushed on and offered battle in the valley of Megiddo, Magdol (Herod; 2.159)—the modern Leijun, west of the Plain of Esdraelon, and near Taanach (Robinson), though a claim has been advanced for the modern Mujedd'a, "an important ruin in the Plain of Beisan, at the foot of Gilbea" (Conder). Removed — Some of the lesser cattle; for these also might be offered as burnt-offerings, Leviticus 1:10, and hence it may seem that all these small cattle were not given for paschal-lambs, but were to be offered as burnt-offerings for the people. And he died. ITS EXTREME SADNESS. Visit Worthy.Bible for an in-depth look at Keil & Delitzsch Commentary 3. once stood an old Canaanitish town, of which the king was conquered by Joshua (Joshua 12:21), and which, though within the territory of Issachar, was yet assigned to Manasseh (Joshua 17:11). There is no need for supposing either that Necho spoke of Josiah's God or that Josiah's God spoke to Necho. In later years Solomon selected it as one of his fortified cities (1 Kings 9:15). How many men, how many classes or orders of men, contributed to this one service! When it took place. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 2 Chronicles 35 is the thirty-fifth chapter of the Second Book of Chronicles in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible or of the second part of the Books of Chronicles in the Hebrew Bible. The whole solemnity was performed with great exactness, according to the law (2 Chronicles 35:16,17), and, upon that account, there was none like it since Samuel's time (2 Chronicles 35:18), for in Hezekiah's passover there were several irregularities. And the lamb of which they partook, with not a bone of its body broken, was the symbol of the national unity. Commentary Read 2 Chronicles 35:1-19 Verse 1-19 — The destruction Josiah made of idolatry, was more largely related in the book of Kings. After all this. Chapter 35. a. Josiah was eight years old when he became king: Unusually, this young boy came to the throne at eight yearsof age. Would that be the way to discipline, to purify, to perfect his children? 2. For God commanded me to make haste. Conaninh … Shemaiah … Jozabad (see 2 Chronicles 31:12, 2 Chronicles 31:15). 4. 1. The margin reading of the Revised Version seems preferable, both for the Hebrew text and the connection, hath given command to speed me. So much are men often mistaken in their judgments about the designs of God's providence. 2. They destroyed the high places and the altars throughout Judah and Benjamin and in Ephraim and Manasseh. The phenomenon before us is that of a good man and a good king, placed at a most remarkable juncture of history; one, indeed, without the possibility of an exact parallel, who has served his day and generation and his God with singular fidelity amid circumstances of singular difficulty. Matthew Henry Bible Commentary (complete), Matthew Henry’s Bible Commentary (concise), California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. According to that … written in the Law. he set them "according to their daily courses, Being arrayed in long garments, in the temple of the Lord' (1 Esdr. 2 Chronicles 35:13, ESV: "And they roasted the Passover lamb with fire according to the rule; and they boiled the holy … These were set in their charges and encouraged to the service of the house of the Lord (2 Chronicles 35:2). A Commentary on 1 & 2 Chronicles (Kregel Exegetical Library) Eugene Merrill. This is, possibly enough, the intention of the word, but it is more probable that the simple meaning is fully armed himself. A burden - Or, that it might not be a burden, so these words are to be joined with the former, as the reason why Solomon built this house, that the … "to the people" (Le 2 Chronicles 3:3-16). Ought we not, rather than complain, to bless him for the number of years he does bestow—a number which is greater than our deserving? To suppose (De Wette, Thenius, and others) that never before had a Passover been observed in Israel or Judah since the days of Samuel (2 Chronicles 35:18; 1 Esdras 1:20, 21) or of the judges (2 Kings 23:22), is not only to extract an unwarrantable inference from the sacred text, but is contradicted by the fact that Hezekiah, a former King of Judah, celebrated a Passover in Jerusalem which was not merely a Passover of his own arranging, but the Passover (2 Chronicles 30:1, 2 Chronicles 30:2) prescribed by the Law of Moses (2 Chronicles 35:16, 2 Chronicles 35:18). Let alone whatever else, what it simply and by itself means is the merging of one cycle of existence in another; the removal of life from one school of knowledge to another; the shifting of it from one sphere of activity to another. Provision was made in the Law for one event of surpassing solemnity in every year (Leviticus 16:1-34.). Thus is it with individual lives. Why does he not now intervene between us and the death we speak of as premature? The Second Book of the Chronicles Commentary by ROBERT JAMIESON CHAPTER 35 2Ch 35:1-19.JOSIAH KEEPS A SOLEMN PASSOVER. Seemingly the only expedition in his reign. A period of about thirteen years of happy retrospect is now the portion of the good king. [20] After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against Carchemish by Euphrates: and Josiah went out against him. We are not surprised to read of so demonstrative and so fervent-natured a people as the Jews were, that "all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah;" nor that Jeremiah uttered his prophet's plaint concerning him. Divided them speedily among all the people. Not against thee this day. The same was true of Hezekiah's Passover (2 Chronicles 30:1), though it is doubtful if as much could be said of earlier observances from the days of the judges or of Samuel. No coat of mail can protect a soldier, or stratagem prolong the days of him whose hour is come. BIBLE.ORG Resources Related to 1 Chronicles. 6. Here had. Hearkened not — How can we think to prosper in our ways, if we do not acknowledge God in them! Commentary on 2 Chronicles (ch.21-36) William Kelly. We may look at—. [12] And they removed the burnt offerings, that they might give according to the divisions of the families of the people, to offer unto the LORD, as it is written in the book of Moses. THOUGH DEATH IS SUCH A VIGOROUS AND RELENTLESS BIDDER FOR FAITH, BOTH IN ITSELF AND IN ITS CIRCUMSTANCE, YET IT DOES ALSO INFER SOME VERY CERTAIN PRESENT USE AND SIGNIFICANCE. But whatever interpretation we give them, it is clear that Josiah intended the Levites to understand that he required them to render a different and a higher service than that of carrying the ark as a burden on their shoulders; they were to "serve now the Lord their God, and his people Israel;" they were to do this by "standing in the holy place," by "killing the Passover," and thus enable "their brethren to do according to the Word of the Lord." From the royal revenues Josiah contributed for the Passover offerings, 2. 1. 2 Chronicles 35:17. All Judah, meaning the population beyond the metropolis, in the country districts. GILL, "Moreover, Josiah kept a passover unto the Lord in Jerusalem,.... Where only it was to be … THEY HAD FELLOWSHIP WITH GOD AND WITH ONE ANOTHER. (For the homiletics of this passage, or the subject of it, see those written on 2 Chronicles 30:1-27. on StudyLight.org The king inspired and directed it (2 Chronicles 35:1, 2 Chronicles 35:2); the Levites "killed the Passover" (2 Chronicles 35:6-11); the priests "sprinkled the blood" (2 Chronicles 35:11). (2 Chronicles 35:20.) That usage, in some form, deserves to be restored which promotes devotion, humility, charity.—C. III. While kids ("Ye shall take it out from the sheep or from the goats," Exodus 12:5) as well as lambs answered for the Paschal feast, the bullocks served for "burnt" and "peace offerings" (Numbers 28:16-25). To this day; i.e. 2 CHRO ICLES 35 COMME TARY EDITED BY GLE PEASE Josiah Celebrates the Passover 1 Josiah celebrated the Passover to the Lord in Jerusalem, and the Passover lamb was slaughtered on the fourteenth day of the first month. II. [22] Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and hearkened not unto the words of Necho from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo. Hezekiah's festival commenced "in the second month" because of the difficulty of getting ready for the stipulated time (2 Chronicles 30:2, 2 Chronicles 30:3). Concerning the people. Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. It is the regular worship; it is the daily devotion; it is the habitual recognition of God and appeal to him that determines our spiritual position, that makes us to "live before" him and in him. "After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple;" i.e. The Passover proper also ended on one day, i.e. The feast was attended by: 1. GREAT IN RESPECT OF ITS ACCOMPANYING LIBERALITY. [21] But he sent ambassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with thee, thou king of Judah? 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