Text: 2 Chronicles 35:1-19
OT Text Referred to: 2 Kings 23:21-23
Subject: Josiah's Passover — parallel account with major expansion
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Direct Quotation
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: These are parallel accounts of Josiah's unprecedented Passover celebration. Kings devotes three verses to it; the Chronicler devotes 19, making it one of the most detailed liturgical accounts in Scripture. The Chronicler specifies the Levitical musicians (Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun), the gatekeepers at their posts, the precise distribution of animals by priestly families, and the roasting/boiling procedures — all showing compliance with Torah requirements. Both texts emphasize the Passover's uniqueness: "No such Passover had been kept since the days of the judges" (2 Kgs 23:22) / "since the time of Samuel the prophet" (2 Chr 35:18). The celebration represents the climax of Josiah's Torah-driven reform.