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2 Chronicles 35:17

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What does 2 Chronicles 35:17 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And the children of Israel that were present kept the passover at that time, and the feast of unleavened bread seven days.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And the children of Israel that were present kept the passover at that time, and the feast of unleavened bread seven days.
2 Chronicles 35:17 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Chronicles 35

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
14And afterward they prepared for themselves, and for the priests, because the priests the sons of Aaron [were busied] in offering the burnt-offerings and the fat until night: therefore the Levites prepared for themselves, and for the priests the sons of Aaron.
15And the singers the sons of Asaph were in their place, according to the commandment of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the king`s seer; and the porters were at every gate: they needed not to depart from their service; for their brethren the Levites prepared for them.
16So all the service of Jehovah was prepared the same day, to keep the passover, and to offer burnt-offerings upon the altar of Jehovah, according to the commandment of king Josiah.
17And the children of Israel that were present kept the passover at that time, and the feast of unleavened bread seven days.
18And there was no passover like to that kept in Israel from the days of Samuel the prophet; neither did any of the kings of Israel keep such a passover as Josiah kept, and the priests, and the Levites, and all Judah and Israel that were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
19In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah was this passover kept.
20After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Neco king of Egypt went up to fight against Carchemish by the Euphrates: and Josiah went out against him.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And the children of Israel that were present kept the passover at that time, etc.] In its proper time, on the fourteenth day of Nisan: and the feast of unleavened bread seven days; the seven days following the passover, as the Lord by Moses appointed. Ver. 18-19. And there was no passover like to that kept in Israel, etc.] So exactly according to the law, so universally by Israel and Judah, and with such liberality shown by the king, and the chief of the priests and Levites; of this, and the following verse, (see Gill on “<122322>2 Kings 23:22”), (see Gill on “<122323>2 Kings 23:23”)”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“present: Heb. found the feast: Ch2 30:21-23; Exo 12:15-20, Exo 13:6, Exo 13:7, Exo 23:15, Exo 34:18; Lev 23:5-8; Num 28:16-25; Deu 16:3, Deu 16:4, Deu 16:8; Co1 5:7, Co1 5:8 2 Chronicles 35:18”
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