The Levite leaders—Conaniah and his brothers Shemaiah and Nethanel, as well as Hashabiah, Jeiel, and Jozabad—gave 5,000 lambs and young goats and 500 cattle to the Levites for their Passover offerings.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

See the marginal references and note.

2 Chronicles 35:8

His princes—that is, his ecclesiastical princes, the chief…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The king and the grandees present the victims. (Compare to 2 Chronicles 30:24.)

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Cononiah also, and Shemaiah and Nathaneel his brethren
See (2 Chronicles 31:12)

and H…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The destruction Josiah made of idolatry was related in more detail in the book of Kings. His solemnizing the Passover is related here.

The L…