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that is, they gave it to the carpenters and construction-workers to purchase worked stone, timber for the crossbeams and roof beams for the houses which the kings of Y'hudah had destroyed.

"Go, and consult Adonai for me and for the people left in Isra'el and Y'hudah in regard to what is written in this scroll which has been found. For Adonai must be furious at us, since our ancestors did not observe the word of Adonai and do everything written in this scroll."

To the L'vi'im who were teaching all Isra'el and were holy for Adonai he said, "Put the holy ark in the house which Shlomo the son of David, king of Isra'el, built; after this, you will not have to carry it again. Now serve Adonai your God and his people Isra'el.

Yoshiyahu gave the ordinary people, to all who were present, 30,000 lambs and kids from the flock, all of them for Pesach offerings, and 3,000 bulls. These were from the king's personal property.

Also his leading men voluntarily gave to the people and to the cohanim and L'vi'im. Hilkiyah, Z'kharyahu and Yechi'el, the rulers of the house of God, gave the cohanim 2,600 [lambs and kids] and 300 oxen for Pesach offerings.

Konanyah, his brothers Sh'ma‘yah and N'tan'el, and Hashavyah, Ye‘i'el and Yozavad, the head L'vi'im, gave the L'vi'im 5,000 [lambs and kids] and 500 oxen for Pesach offerings.

Afterwards, they prepared food for themselves and for the cohanim; because the cohanim, the descendants of Aharon, were busy till nightfall offering the fat and the portions to be burned up; this is why the L'vi'im prepared food both for themselves and for the cohanim the descendants of Aharon.

The singers the sons of Asaf were at their posts, as ordered by David — Asaf, Heman and Y'dutun the king's seer. The gatekeepers were at every gate, and they did not need to leave their posts, because their brothers the L'vi'im prepared [food] for them.

Thus all the service of Adonai was prepared the same day for observing Pesach and offering burnt offerings on the altar of Adonai , in accordance with the order of King Yoshiyahu.

The people of Isra'el who were present observed the Pesach at that time and the festival of Matzot for seven days.

Yirmeyahu composed a lament for Yoshiyahu; and all the men and women singers have sung of Yoshiyahu in their laments till this day. They made singing them a law in Isra'el, and they are recorded in the Laments.

Y'ho'achaz was twenty-three years old when he began his reign, and he ruled for three months in Yerushalayim.

Y'hoyakim was twenty-five years old when he began his reign, and he ruled for eleven years in Yerushalayim. He did what was evil from the perspective of Adonai his God.

Y'hoyakhin was eight years old when he began his reign, and he ruled in Yerushalayim for three months and ten days. He did what was evil from Adonai 's perspective.

Tzedekyah was twenty-one years old when he began his reign, and he ruled for eleven years in Yerushalayim.

Thus was fulfilled the word of Adonai spoken by Yirmeyahu, "until the land has been paid her Shabbats" — for as long as it lay desolate, it kept Shabbat, until seventy years had passed.

They observed the festival of Sukkot as written, offering daily the number of burnt offerings prescribed for each day,

and afterwards the regular burnt offering, the offerings for Rosh-Hodesh and those for all the designated times set apart for Adonai , as well as those of everyone who volunteered a voluntary offering to Adonai .

They also gave money for the stone-workers and carpenters, as well as food, drink and olive oil for the people of Tzidon and Tzor bringing cedar logs from the L'vanon to the sea and on to Yafo, in accordance with the authorization granted by Koresh king of Persia.

They sang antiphonally, praising and giving "thanks to Adonai , for he is good, for his grace continues forever" toward Isra'el. All the people raised a great shout of praise to Adonai , because the foundation of the house of Adonai had been laid.