Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 35:18
And there was no passover like to that kept in Israel from the days of Samuel the prophet; neither did all 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.
18. there was no passover ] Cp. what is said of Hezekiah’s Passover, 2Ch 30:26.
from the days of Samuel ] Perhaps in allusion to 1Sa 9:12-13, though there is no word there to identify the feast mentioned with the Passover. In 2Ki 23:22 “from the days of the judges.”
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 18. There was no passover like to that] “That which distinguished this passover from all the former was,” says Calmet, “the great liberality of Josiah, who distributed to his people a greater number of victims than either David or Solomon had done.”
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
18. there was no passover like tothat kept in Israel from the days of SamuelOne feature bywhich this passover was distinguished was the liberality of Josiah.But what distinguished it above all preceding solemnities was, notthe imposing grandeur of the ceremonies, nor the immensity of theassembled concourse of worshippers; for these, with the exception ofa few from the kingdom of Israel, were confined to two tribes; but itwas the ardent devotion of the king and people, the disregard ofpurely traditional customs, and the unusually strict adherence, evenin the smallest minuti, to the forms of observance prescribed inthe book of the law, the discovery of an original copy of which hadproduced so great a sensation. Instead of “from the days ofSamuel,” the author of the Book of Kings says, “from thedays of the judges who judged Israel” [2Ki23:22]. The meaning is the same in both passages, for Samuelconcluded the era of the judges.
all Judah and Israel thatwere presentThe great majority of the people of the northernkingdom were in exile, but some of the remaining inhabitantsperformed the journey to Jerusalem on this occasion. 37,600 paschallambs and kids were used, which [2Ch35:7], at ten to a company, would make 376,000 persons attendingthe feast.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Ver. 18-19. And there was no passover like to that kept in Israel,…. 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 comments on 2Ki 23:22],
[See comments on 2Ki 23:23]
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(18) And there was no Passover like to that.2Ki. 23:22.
From the days of Samuel the prophetKings, from the days of the judges that judged Israel, of whom Samuel was the last and greatest (1Sa. 7:15).
Neither did all the kings of Israel.Kings, and (from) all the days of the kings of Israel and the kings of Judah. (Comp. 2chron xxx 26).
And the priests . . . Jerusalem.Not in Kings. A characteristic addition.
Israel that were present.Rather, Israel that was present, i.e., the remnant who had come from the ruined kingdom of the ten tribes. (Comp. 2Ch. 34:33).
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
18. No passover like to that Many passovers had been held in Israel since the days of Samuel, but none so memorable as this one. There was such a solemnity attending it, and such a careful adherence to the directions of the law, and so many representatives of the priests, and the Levites, and all Judah and Israel and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and withal, it was so preceded and followed by a dark record of national apostasy and sin, that it was remembered in Israelitish history as a most bright and blessed ray of light that had streamed through the thick darkness of the deepening night of Judah’s decline and fall.
The account of Josiah’s death (2Ch 35:20-27) is somewhat more fully given here than in Kings, but the principal differences have been sufficiently noted at 2Ki 23:26-30.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
What an high encomium is this in the character of Josiah! and what a proof of the faith of Josiah’s mind which he had with an eye to Christ.
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
2Ch 35:18 And there was no passover like to that kept in Israel from the days of Samuel the prophet; neither did all 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.
Ver. 18. And there was no passover like to that. ] See 2Ki 23:22 .
Neither did all the kings of Israel.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
no passover like to that. Compare 2Ki 23:22. No discrepancy with Hezekiah’s passover (2Ch 30:26); none like Hezekiah’s till then. This, of Josiah’s, was later, and exceeded it.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
there was no passover: Not one on purer principles, more heartily joined in by the people present, more literally or exactly consecrated, according to the law, or more religiously observed. The words do not refer to the number present, but to the manner and spirit. 2Ch 30:5, 2Ki 23:21-23
neither did: 2Ch 30:26, 2Ch 30:27
Reciprocal: Lev 23:5 – General 2Ki 23:22 – Surely 2Ch 21:2 – Israel Neh 8:17 – done so Ecc 2:21 – whose Isa 17:7 – General Joh 18:28 – eat
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
2Ch 35:18. There was no passover like to that The whole solemnity was performed exactly according to the law, whereas in Hezekiahs passover there were several irregularities: likewise Josiah furnished the whole congregation with beasts for sacrifice at his own charge, which no king ever did before him.