Moreover Josiah kept a ^apassover unto the Lord in Jerusalem: and they killed the passover on the ^bfourteenth day of the first month.

 2 And he set the priests in their charges, and encouraged them to the service of the house of the Lord,

 3 And said unto the Levites that ^ataught all Israel, which were holy unto the Lord, Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel did build; it shall not be a burden upon your shoulders: serve now the Lord your God, and his people Israel,

 4 And prepare yourselves by the ^ahouses of your fathers, after your courses, ^baccording to the ^cwriting of David king of Israel, and according to the writing of Solomon his son.

 5 And ^astand in the holy place according to the divisions of the families of the fathers of your brethren the people, and after the division of the families of the Levites.

 6 So kill the passover, and ^asanctify yourselves, and ^bprepare your brethren, that they may do according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Moses.

 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.

 8 And his princes gave willingly unto the people, to the priests, and to the Levites: Hilkiah and Zechariah and Jehiel, rulers of the house of God, gave unto the priests for the passover offerings two thousand and six hundred small cattle, and three hundred oxen.