2 Chronicles 35:1-6 ▼

1 Josiah observed the LORD’s ^•Passover  and slaughtered the Passover lambs on the fourteenth day of the first month. 

2 He appointed the priests to their responsibilities and encouraged them to serve in the LORD’s temple. 

3 He said to the Levites who taught all Israel  the holy things of the LORD , “Put the holy ark in the temple built by Solomon son of David king of Israel. Since you do not have to carry it on your shoulders,  now serve ^•Yahweh your God and His people Israel.

4 “Organize your ancestral houses by your divisions  according to the written instruction of David king of Israel and that of his son Solomon. 

5 Serve in the holy place by the divisions of the ancestral houses for your brothers, the lay people ,  and the distribution of the tribal household of the Levites. 

6 Slaughter the Passover lambs,  consecrate yourselves,  and make preparations for your brothers to carry out the word of the LORD through Moses.”