Later text
They roasted the Passover animals on the fire according to the regulation, and they boiled the other holy offerings in pots, kettles, and bowls and quickly brought them to all the people.
Intertextuality Pair
2 Chronicles 35:13 → Deuteronomy 16:7
Allusion
Earlier text
And you shall roast it and eat it in the place the LORD your God will choose, and in the morning you shall return to your tents.
Significance
Deuteronomy 16:7 commands Israel to "roast" (בִּשַּׁלְתָּ, bishalta) the Passover sacrifice, using a term that can mean either "boil" or "cook," while Exodus 12:9 prohibits boiling and requires roasting with fire. The Chronicler resolves this tension in 2 Chronicles 35:13: "they roasted the Passover animals on the fire according to the regulation (כַּמִּשְׁפָּט, kammishpat), and they boiled the other holy offerings in pots." Josiah's celebration harmonizes both commands by roasting the Passover lamb with fire (per Exodus) and boiling the supplementary holy offerings (per Deuteronomy's broader usage of בשׁל). The Chronicler's careful distinction demonstrates post-exilic interpretive sophistication in reconciling Pentateuchal legislation.
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- Reference Type
- Allusion
- Connection Method(s)
- Longitudinal Theme — Deuteronomy 16:7's instruction, "you shall roast it and eat it in the place the LORD your God will choose," is taken up and resolved in monarchic practice at 2 Chronicles 35:13, where "they roasted the Passover animals on the fire according to the regulation, and they boiled the other holy offerings" — the Chronicler harmonizing Deuteronomy's cooking command with Exodus 12:9's fire-roasting requirement; the one developing ordinance of the Passover meal runs from Moses to Josiah and onward to the table where Christ our Passover is received.
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