21 Josiah told the people of Judah, "Celebrate Passover in honor of the Lord your God, just as it says in The Book of God’s Law."23.21 The Book of God’s Law: See the note at 23.2.
22 This festival had not been celebrated in this way since the time that tribal leaders ruled Israel or the kings ruled Israel and Judah. 23 But in Josiah’s eighteenth year as king of Judah, everyone came to Jerusalem to celebrate Passover.