John Gill's Bible Commentary Ver. 8. And his princes gave willingly to the people, to the priests and the Levites , etc.] Besides, to some other families, they gave also to poor priests and Levites, which the king’s bounty did not extend to; and these princes were not secular, but ecclesiastical princes, as follows: Hilkiah, and Zechariah, and Jehiel, rulers of the house ; of the temple; Hilkiah was high priest, and the other two were chief priests, the one of the line of Eleazar, and the other of the line of Ithamar: these gave unto the priests for the passover lambs ; 2600 small cattle; which were lambs, or kids, or both: and three hundred oxen ; for peace offerings on the seven days of unleavened bread, to feast upon.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-19 - The destruction Josiah made of idolatry, was more largely related in the book of Kings. His solemnizing the passover is related here. The Lord's supper resembles the passover more than any other of the Jewis festivals; and the due observance of that ordinance, is a proof of growing piety and devotion. God alone can truly make our hearts holy and prepare them for his holy services; but there are duties belongin to us, in doing which we obtain this blessing from the Lord.
Original Hebrew ושׂריו8269 לנדבה5071 לעם5971 לכהנים3548 וללוים3881 הרימו7311 חלקיה2518 וזכריהו2148 ויחיאל3171 נגידי5057 בית1004 האלהים430 לכהנים3548 נתנו5414 לפסחים6453 אלפים505 ושׁשׁ8337 מאות3967 ובקר1241 שׁלשׁ7969 מאות׃3967
