King Josiah Kept the Passover and Restored the Holy Ark to the Temple
During his reform, King Josiah renovated the Holy Temple and restored the Ark of the Covenant to the Temple. He gathered the inhabitants of Jerusalem and Judea in the Holy Temple. There he read to them the message of the Holy scroll and solemnly vowed to follow in the way of G‑d and to observe His commands.
2 Chronicles 35:1-3
Josiah kept the Passover for the L-RD in Jerusalem... He said to the Levites, consecrated to the L-RD, who taught all Israel, “Put the Holy Ark in the House that Solomon son of David, king of Israel, built..."
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Josiah kept the Passover for the L-RD in Jerusalem... He said to the Levites, consecrated to the L-RD, who taught all Israel, “Put the Holy Ark in the House that Solomon son of David, king of Israel, built..."
וַיַּ֨עַשׂ יֹֽאשִׁיָּ֧הוּ בִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֛ם פֶּ֖סַח לַֽה'... וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לַ֠לְוִיִּם (המבונים) הַמְּבִינִ֨ים לְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל הַקְּדוֹשִׁ֣ים לַֽה' תְּנ֤וּ אֶת־אֲרוֹן־הַקֹּ֨דֶשׁ֙ בַּ֠בַּיִת אֲשֶׁ֨ר בָּנָ֜ה שְׁלֹמֹ֤ה בֶן־דָּוִיד֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל ..."