1:1 And Josias held the feast of the passover in Jerusalem unto his Lord, andoffered the passover the fourteenth day of the first month;
1:2 Having set the priests according to their daily courses, being arrayed inlong garments, in the temple of the Lord.
1:3 And he spake unto the Levites, the holy ministers of Israel, that theyshould hallow themselves unto the Lord, to set the holy ark of the Lord in thehouse that king Solomon the son of David had built:
1:4 And said, Ye shall no more bear the ark upon your shoulders: now thereforeserve the Lord your God, and minister unto his people Israel, and prepare youafter your families and kindreds,
1:5 According as David the king of Israel prescribed, and according to themagnificence of Solomon his son: and standing in the temple according to theseveral dignity of the families of you the Levites, who minister in thepresence of your brethren the children of Israel,
1:6 Offer the passover in order, and make ready the sacrifices for yourbrethren, and keep the passover according to the commandment of the Lord, whichwas given unto Moses.
1:7 And unto the people that was found there Josias gave thirty thousand lambsand kids, and three thousand calves: these things were given of theking’s allowance, according as he promised, to the people, to thepriests, and to the Levites.
1:8 And Helkias, Zacharias, and Syelus, the governors of the temple, gave tothe priests for the passover two thousand and six hundred sheep, and threehundred calves.
1:9 And Jeconias, and Samaias, and Nathanael his brother, and Assabias, andOchiel, and Joram, captains over thousands, gave to the Levites for thepassover five thousand sheep, and seven hundred calves.
1:10 And when these things were done, the priests and Levites, having theunleavened bread, stood in very comely order according to the kindreds,
1:11 And according to the several dignities of the fathers, before the people,to offer to the Lord, as it is written in the book of Moses: and thus did theyin the morning.
1:12 And they roasted the passover with fire, as appe