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NET Bible
The king ordered all the people, "Observe the Passover of the Lord your God, as prescribed in this scroll of the covenant."
New American Standard Bible
Then the king commanded all the people saying, “
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.
Holman Bible
The king commanded all the people, “Keep the Passover of the Lord your God as written in the book of the covenant.”
International Standard Version
After this, the king commanded all of the people, "Celebrate the Passover to the LORD your God, just as it's prescribed in this Book of the Covenant."
A Conservative Version
And the king commanded all the people, saying, Keep the Passover to 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.
Amplified
Then the king commanded all the people, saying, “Celebrate the Passover to the Lord your God as it is written in 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
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.
Julia Smith Translation
And the king will command all the people, saying, Do the passover to Jehovah your God, according to the writing upon the book of this covenant
King James 2000
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then the king commanded all of the people, saying, "Keep the Passover to Yahweh your God, as has been written on the scroll of this covenant.
Modern King James verseion
And the king commanded all the people saying, Prepare the Passover to Jehovah your God, as it is written in the Book of the Covenant.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the king commanded all the people, saying, "Keep the feast of passover unto the LORD your God, as it is written in the book of this covenant."
New Heart 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."
The Emphasized Bible
Then did the king command all the people, saying, Keep ye a passover unto Yahweh, your God, - such as is written in this book of the covenant.
Webster
And the king commanded all the people, saying, Keep the passover to 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 Yahweh your God, as it is written in this book of the covenant."
Youngs 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.'
Themes
Israel » Josiah » Succeeds » Amon » Revival
Josiah » King of judah » In keeping a solemn passover
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Kings 23:21
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Context Readings
Passover Renewed
20 He sacrificed all the priests of the high places on the altars located there, and burned human bones on them. Then he returned to Jerusalem. 21 The king ordered all the people, "Observe the Passover of the Lord your God, as prescribed in this scroll of the covenant." 22 He issued this edict because a Passover like this had not been observed since the days of the judges; it was neglected for the entire period of the kings of Israel and Judah.
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Deuteronomy 16:1-8
Observe the month Abib and keep the Passover to the Lord your God, for in that month he brought you out of Egypt by night.
Exodus 12:3-20
Tell the whole community of Israel, 'In the tenth day of this month they each must take a lamb for themselves according to their families -- a lamb for each household.
Leviticus 23:5-8
In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, at twilight, is a Passover offering to the Lord.
Numbers 9:2-5
"The Israelites are to observe the Passover at its appointed time.
Numbers 28:16-25
"'On the fourteenth day of the first month is the Lord's Passover.
2 Chronicles 35:1-19
Josiah observed a Passover festival for the Lord in Jerusalem. They slaughtered the Passover lambs on the fourteenth day of the first month.