not holden such. Compare Hezekiah's passover, of which the same is said (2 Chronicles 30:26). Both statements true. Hezekiah's greater than any before it. Josiah's greater than Hezekiah's. See the details (2 Chronicles 35:1-19). There were larger numbers, and the law was more exactly followed. Hezekiah's passover kept just before the dispersion of Israel. Josiah's passover kept just before the captivity of Judah.
judges that judged. Figure of speech Polyptoton.