35:4 |
tNIV | Prepare yourselves by families in your divisions, according to the directions written by David king of Israel and by his son Solomon. | Prepare yourselves by families in your divisions, according to the directions instructions written by David king of Israel and by his son Solomon. | Prepare yourselves by families in your divisions, according to the directions instructions written by David king of Israel and by his son Solomon. |
35:5 |
tNIV | “Stand in the holy place with a group of Levites for each subdivision of the families of your fellow countrymen, the lay people. | “Stand in the holy place with a group of Levites for each subdivision of the families of your fellow countrymen Israelites, the lay people. | “Stand in the holy place with a group of Levites for each subdivision of the families of your fellow countrymen Israelites, the lay people. |
35:6 |
tNIV | Slaughter the Passover lambs, consecrate yourselves and prepare the lambs for your fellow countrymen, doing what the LORD commanded through Moses.” | Slaughter the Passover lambs, consecrate yourselves and prepare the lambs for your fellow countrymen Israelites, doing what the LORD commanded through Moses.” | Slaughter the Passover lambs, consecrate yourselves and prepare the lambs for your fellow countrymen Israelites, doing what the LORD commanded through Moses.” |
35:7 |
tNIV | Josiah provided for all the lay people who were there a total of thirty thousand sheep and goats for the Passover offerings, and also three thousand cattle—all from the king’s own possessions. | Josiah provided for all the lay people who were there a total of thirty thousand sheep lambs and goats for the Passover offerings, and also three thousand cattle—all from the king’s own possessions. | Josiah provided for all the lay people who were there a total of thirty thousand sheep lambs and goats for the Passover offerings, and also three thousand cattle—all from the king’s own possessions. |
35:8 |
tNIV | His officials also contributed voluntarily to the people and the priests and Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah and Jehiel, the administrators of God’s temple, gave the priests twenty-six hundred Passover offerings and three hundred cattle. | His officials also contributed voluntarily to the people and the priests and Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah and Jehiel, the administrators officials in charge of God’s temple, gave the priests twenty-six hundred Passover offerings and three hundred cattle. | His officials also contributed voluntarily to the people and the priests and Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah and Jehiel, the administrators officials in charge of God’s temple, gave the priests twenty-six hundred Passover offerings and three hundred cattle. |
35:9 |
tNIV | Also Conaniah along with Shemaiah and Nethanel, his brothers, and Hashabiah, Jeiel and Jozabad, the leaders of the Levites, provided five thousand Passover offerings and five hundred head of cattle for the Levites. | Also Conaniah Konaniah along with Shemaiah and Nethanel, his brothers, and Hashabiah, Jeiel and Jozabad, the leaders of the Levites, provided five thousand Passover offerings and five hundred head of cattle for the Levites. | Also Conaniah Konaniah along with Shemaiah and Nethanel, his brothers, and Hashabiah, Jeiel and Jozabad, the leaders of the Levites, provided five thousand Passover offerings and five hundred head of cattle for the Levites. |
35:11 |
tNIV | The Passover lambs were slaughtered, and the priests sprinkled the blood handed to them, while the Levites skinned the animals. | The Passover lambs were slaughtered, and the priests sprinkled splashed against the altar the blood handed to them, while the Levites skinned the animals. | The Passover lambs were slaughtered, and the priests sprinkled splashed against the altar the blood handed to them, while the Levites skinned the animals. |
35:12 |
tNIV | They set aside the burnt offerings to give them to the subdivisions of the families of the people to offer to the LORD, as is written in the Book of Moses. They did the same with the cattle. | They set aside the burnt offerings to give them to the subdivisions of the families of the people to offer to the LORD, as it is written in the Book of Moses. They did the same with the cattle. | They set aside the burnt offerings to give them to the subdivisions of the families of the people to offer to the LORD, as it is written in the Book of Moses. They did the same with the cattle. |
35:17 |
tNIV | The Israelites who were present celebrated the Passover at that time and observed the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days. | The Israelites who were present celebrated the Passover at that time and observed the Feast Festival of Unleavened Bread for seven days. | The Israelites who were present celebrated the Passover at that time and observed the Feast Festival of Unleavened Bread for seven days. |
35:20 |
tNIV | After all this, when Josiah had set the temple in order, Neco king of Egypt went up to fight at Carchemish on the Euphrates, and Josiah marched out to meet him in battle. | After all this, when Josiah had set the temple in order, Neco Necho king of Egypt went up to fight at Carchemish on the Euphrates, and Josiah marched out to meet him in battle. | After all this, when Josiah had set the temple in order, Neco Necho king of Egypt went up to fight at Carchemish on the Euphrates, and Josiah marched out to meet him in battle. |
35:21 |
tNIV | But Neco sent messengers to him, saying, “What quarrel is there between you and me, O king of Judah? It is not you I am attacking at this time, but the house with which I am at war. God has told me to hurry; so stop opposing God, who is with me, or he will destroy you.” | But Neco Necho sent messengers to him, saying, “What quarrel is there, king of Judah, between you and me, O king of Judah? It is not you I am attacking at this time, but the house with which I am at war. God has told me to hurry; so stop opposing God, who is with me, or he will destroy you.” | But Neco Necho sent messengers to him, saying, “What quarrel is there, king of Judah, between you and me, O king of Judah? It is not you I am attacking at this time, but the house with which I am at war. God has told me to hurry; so stop opposing God, who is with me, or he will destroy you.” |
35:22 |
tNIV | Josiah, however, would not turn away from him, but disguised himself to engage him in battle. He would not listen to what Neco had said at God’s command but went to fight him on the plain of Megiddo. | Josiah, however, would not turn away from him, but disguised himself to engage him in battle. He would not listen to what Neco Necho had said at God’s command but went to fight him on the plain of Megiddo. | Josiah, however, would not turn away from him, but disguised himself to engage him in battle. He would not listen to what Neco Necho had said at God’s command but went to fight him on the plain of Megiddo. |
35:24 |
tNIV | So they took him out of his chariot, put him in the other chariot he had and brought him to Jerusalem, where he died. He was buried in the tombs of his fathers, and all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for him. | So they took him out of his chariot, put him in the his other chariot he had and brought him to Jerusalem, where he died. He was buried in the tombs of his fathers ancestors, and all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for him. | So they took him out of his chariot, put him in the his other chariot he had and brought him to Jerusalem, where he died. He was buried in the tombs of his fathers ancestors, and all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for him. |
35:25 |
tNIV | Jeremiah composed laments for Josiah, and to this day all the men and women singers commemorate Josiah in the laments. These became a tradition in Israel and are written in the Laments. | Jeremiah composed laments for Josiah, and to this day all the men male and women female singers commemorate Josiah in the laments. These became a tradition in Israel and are written in the Laments. | Jeremiah composed laments for Josiah, and to this day all the men male and women female singers commemorate Josiah in the laments. These became a tradition in Israel and are written in the Laments. |
35:26 |
tNIV | The other events of Josiah’s reign and his acts of devotion, according to what is written in the Law of the LORD— | The other events of Josiah’s reign and his acts of devotion, according to in accordance with what is written in the Law of the LORD— | The other events of Josiah’s reign and his acts of devotion, according to in accordance with what is written in the Law of the LORD— |