It was four fingers thick and its rim was like that of a cup shaped like a lily blossom. It could hold 18,000 gallons.

A Passover like this had not been observed in Israel since the days of Samuel the prophet. None of the kings of Israel had observed a Passover like the one celebrated by Josiah, the priests, the Levites, all the people of Judah and Israel who were there, and the residents of Jerusalem.