Charles Ellicott Commentary 2 Chronicles 35:13

Charles Ellicott Commentary

2 Chronicles 35:13

1819–1905
Anglican
Charles Ellicott
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott Commentary

2 Chronicles 35:13

1819–1905
Anglican
SCRIPTURE

"And they roasted the passover with fire according to the ordinance: and the holy offerings boiled they in pots, and in caldrons, and in pans, and carried them quickly to all the children of the people." — 2 Chronicles 35:13 (ASV)

According to the ordinance.Exodus 12:8–9.

Boasted with fire.Cooked in the fire.

But the other holy offerings they boiled ... pans.And the consecrated things they cooked in the pots, and in the caldrons, and in the pans. — “The consecrated things” are the oxen (2 Chronicles 29:33). Their flesh was boiled or fried, and handed with all due haste by the Levites to the laity.

The author tells us here not only what was done on the evening of the fourteenth of Nisan, the Passover proper, but also during the seven following days of the Feast of Mazzoth, or Unleavened Bread. On the Passover evening only the paschal lambs and kids would be eaten; the oxen were slain as peace offerings during the subsequent festivities (Deuteronomy 16:1–8), and provided the sacrificial meals.

And divided them speedily ... the people.And brought them quickly to all the sons of the people, so that the meat did not get cold. (Compare Genesis 41:14.) This little touch of realism calls up a picture. We see the whole busy scene, the different groups of the people scattered here and there about the sacred court, and the Levites bringing them their portions of the savoury meat.