2Ch 34:29-35:19 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for 2Chr 34:29-32: 34:29-32 Renewal of the covenant was the most significant event in Josiah’s reform.

35:3 ^b The holy Ark might have been removed from the Temple during the apostasy of Manasseh or Amon.
Summary for 2Chr 35:4-6: 35:4-6 ^c The assignments of the priests and Levites mirrored the directions of David and Solomon (8:14-15 ^d; 1 Chr 24–26 ^e). The Passover animal was typically slaughtered by the offerer (Deut 16:5-6 ^f). However, because the offerers did not have time to purify themselves, Josiah continued the practice Hezekiah had begun of having the Levites slaughter the Passover animals (see 2 Chr 30:13-20 ^g). In Josiah’s time, the large number of participants also might have caused logistical problems.
Summary for 2Chr 35:7-9: 35:7-9 ^h The Passover sacrifice required lambs and young goats (Exod 12:21 ⁱ). The cattle were an additional offering. The totals Josiah provided along with the contributions of others were nearly double the offerings in Hezekiah’s time (see 2 Chr 30:24 ^j), yet less than the offerings at the dedication of the Temple (see 7:5 ^k).
35:13 ^l The Levites brought the food out quickly, observing the element of haste required in the Passover (Exod 12:11 ^m).
35:18 ⁿ This Passover included a greater number of participants than the one Hezekiah had observed. In this Passover, the priests and Levites took a prominent and proper role, as Josiah had specifically required (35:15-16 ^o; cp. 30:3 ^p, 15 ^q).