Trouvé 4406 Résultats pour: People Of Israel
Josiah removed all the disgusting idols throughout the territories belonging to the people of Israel. For the rest of his life he made sure that every member of Israel served their God. They did not fail to follow Yahweh, the God of their ancestors. (2 Chronicles 34, 33)
Then he said to the Levites, who were to instruct all Israel and who were consecrated to Yahweh, "The holy ark has been put in the house built by Solomon son of David, king of Israel, and it is no longer a burden for your shoulders. So you shall serve Yahweh your God and Israel your people in this way. (2 Chronicles 35, 3)
Stand in the holy place by families and orders, according to the written decree of David king of Israel and his son Solomon, (2 Chronicles 35, 4)
and let some be available to help each family of the people of Israel; for the Levites are to have a portion in each family. (2 Chronicles 35, 5)
Josiah then provided for the use of the people, lambs and kids from the flocks to the number of thirty thousand, all as Passover offerings for all who were present, and three thousand bulls as well; all these animals came from the king's possessions. (2 Chronicles 35, 7)
His officials, for their part, made provision for what the people, the priests and the Levites would use. The senior officials of the house of God, Hilkiah, Zechariah and Jehiel, also gave the priests two thousand six hundred lambs and kids and three hundred bulls as Passover victims. (2 Chronicles 35, 8)
They put aside the animals for the burnt offering and distributed to family groupings of the lay people, giving to each his offering to Yahweh, as is written in the Book of Moses; they did the same with the bulls. (2 Chronicles 35, 12)
They roasted the passover, as ordained, and boiled the sacred foods in pots, dishes, and pans, carrying them speedily to the people. (2 Chronicles 35, 13)
No Passover like this one had ever been celebrated in Israel since the days of the prophet Samuel; no king of Israel had ever celebrated a Passover like the one celebrated by Josiah with the priests, the Levites, all of Judah and of Israel who were present, and the people of Jerusalem. (2 Chronicles 35, 18)
Jeremiah composed a lament for Josiah which all the women singers use when speaking of Josiah in their laments to this day; this has become a custom in Israel; the song is found in the collection of laments. (2 Chronicles 35, 25)
The rest of the history of Josiah and all his good deeds according to the Law, and his acts from the first to last, are recorded in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah. (2 Chronicles 35, 26)
The people of the nation took Jehoahaz, son of Josiah and made him king in Jerusalem in succession to his father. (2 Chronicles 36, 1)
