2nd Kings Chapter 23 verse 23 Holy Bible
but in the eighteenth year of king Josiah was this passover kept to Jehovah in Jerusalem.
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In the eighteenth year of the rule of King Josiah this Passover was kept to the Lord in Jerusalem.
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but in the eighteenth year of king Josiah was this passover holden to Jehovah in Jerusalem.
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But in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, wherein this passover was holden to the LORD in Jerusalem.
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But in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, in which this passover was held to the LORD in Jerusalem.
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but in the eighteenth year of king Josiah was this Passover kept to Yahweh in Jerusalem.
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but in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, hath this passover been made to Jehovah in Jerusalem.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 23. - But in the eighteenth year of King Josiah, wherein this Passover was holden to the Lord in Jerusalem (compare, on the date, 2 Kings 22:3 and 2 Chronicles 35:19). The eighteenth year of Josiah corresponded probably, in part to B.C. 622, in part to B.C. 621.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(23) Wherein.--Omit this word. As Ewald says, the meaning of these two verses is, that the passover was never so celebrated before, especially as regards (1) the offerings over and above the paschal lamb (Deuteronomy 16:2), and (2) the strict unity of the place of this festival (Deuteronomy 16:5). The assumption that no passover had ever been held before (De Wette), is obsolete, even among "advanced critics," and does not merit serious discussion.