2 Chronicles 35:7

And Josiah gave to the people, of the flock, lambs and kids, all for the passover offerings, for all that were present, to the number of thirty thousand, and three thousand bullocks: these were of the king’s substance.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Josiah	יֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּ yo.shi.Ya.hu	H2977	Joshijah · proper noun, a man's name
gave	וַיָּ֣רֶם vai.Ya.rem	H7311	to be high actively · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
people	לִבְנֵ֪י liv.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
flock	צֹ֞אן tzon	H6629	a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats) · noun, common both genders singular construct
lambs	כְּבָשִׂ֣ים ke.va.Sim	H3532	a ram (just old enough to butt) · noun, common masculine plural absolute
kids	וּבְנֵֽי u.ve.nei-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct
offerings	לַפְּסָחִים֒ la.pe.sa.Chim	H6453	a pretermission · preposition with the article + noun, masculine plural absolute
present	הַנִּמְצָ֗א ha.nim.Tza'	H4672	properly · definite article + verb, niphal active participle, masculine singular absolute
number	לְמִסְפַּר֙ le.mis.Par	H4557	a number · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
thirty	שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים she.lo.Shim	H7970	thirty · noun, common masculine plural absolute
thousand	אֶ֔לֶף 'E.lef	H505	hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alph… · noun, common both genders singular absolute
three	שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת she.Lo.shet	H7969	three · noun, common both genders singular construct
thousand	אֲלָפִ֑ים 'a.la.Fim	H505	hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alph… · noun, common both genders plural absolute
bullocks	וּבָקָ֖ר u.va.Kar	H1241	beef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either gen… · conjunction + noun, common both genders singular absolute
king’s	הַמֶּֽלֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
substance	מֵרְכ֥וּשׁ me.re.Khush	H7399	property (as gathered) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct

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Cross-references

1 Kings 8:63 And Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered unto the LORD, two and twenty thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty…
2 Chronicles 30:24 For Hezekiah king of Judah did give to the congregation a thousand bullocks and seven thousand sheep; and the princes gave to the congregati…
1 Chronicles 29:3 Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, which I have given to…
2 Chronicles 7:8-10 Also at the same time Solomon kept the feast seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath…
2 Chronicles 31:3 He appointed also the king’s portion of his substance for the burnt offerings, to wit, for the morning and evening burnt offerings, and the…
Isaiah 32:8 But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.
Ezekiel 45:17 And it shall be the prince’s part to give burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and drink offerings, in the feasts, and in the new moons, and…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 35:1-19

The destruction which Josiah made of idols and idolatry was more largely related in the Kings, but just mentioned here in the foregoing chapter (v. 33); but his solemnizing the passover, which was touched upon there (Kg2 23:21), is very particularly related here. Many were the feasts of the Lord, appointed by the ceremonial law, but the passover was the chief. It began them all in the night wherein Israel came out of Egypt; it concluded them all in the night wherein Christ was betrayed; and in the celebration of it Hezekiah and Josiah, those two great reformers, revived religion in their day. The ordinance of the Lord's supper resembles the passover more than it does any of the Jewish festiv…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 35:7

Josiah gave to the people . . . lambs and kids--These were in all probability destined for the poor; a lamb or a kid might be used at convenience (Exo 12:5). and . . . bullocks--which were offered after the lambs on each of the successive days of the feast.

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 35:3

Put the holy ark in the house - It is likely that the priests had secured this when they found that the idolatrous kings were determined to destroy every thing that might lead the people to the worship of the true God. And now, as all appears to be well established, the ark is ordered to be put into its own place. For an ample account of this passover and the reformation that was then made, see on Kg2 23:1 (note), etc., and the places marked in the margin.

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 35:7

And Josiah gave to the people, of the flock, lambs and kids, all for the passover offerings,.... Which be either lambs or kids of the goats, Exodus 12:5, for all that were present, to the number of 30,000; that is, 30,000 lambs or kids, which would serve 30,000 families: and three thousand bullocks; these were for the "chagigah" or feast, kept on the day following the passover: these were of the king's substance; taken out of his flocks and herds, or bought with his money, and liberally given to the people, to such poor families as could not afford well to be at the expense of such a festival.

Dictionary and topics

Josiah — Healed by Jehovah, or Jehovah will support. The son of Amon, and his successor on the throne of Judah (2 Kings 22:1; 2 Chr. 34:1). His history is contained in 2 Kings 22, 23. He stands foremost among…
Pentateuch — The five-fold volume, consisting of the first five books of the Old Testament. This word does not occur in Scripture, nor is it certainly known when the roll was thus divided into five portions…
Goat · For the paschal feast — For the paschal feast
Goat, The · The young of: Offered at the passover — The young of: Offered at the passover
Josiah · .In keeping a — .In keeping a
Lamb, The · Numbers of, given by Josiah to the people for sacrifice — Numbers of, given by Josiah to the people for sacrifice
Passover · The lamb killed by Levites, for those who were ceremonially unclean — The lamb killed by Levites, for those who were ceremonially unclean

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Chronicles 35:7

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 35:1-19

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 35:7

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 35:3

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 35:7

Dictionary and topics

2 Chronicles 35:7

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 35:1-19

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 35:7

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 35:3

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 35:7

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Chronicles 35:1-19

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Chronicles 35:7-9

Rashi on 2 Chronicles 35:7