en_tn/2ch/35/18.md

# Such a Passover celebration had never been held in Israel

This can be stated in active form. AT: "There had never been such a Passover celebration in Israel" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# held in Israel

This refers specifically to the nation of Israel as a whole, as it was before the northern kingdom and southern king split.

# from the days

"from the time"

# the other kings of Israel

Here "Israel" refers specifically to the northern kingdom of Israel.

# This Passover was kept

This can be stated in active form. AT: "They observed this Passover" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# was kept

This is an idiom. AT: "was observed" or "was celebrated" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# the eighteenth year

"year 18" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/samuel]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/israel]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/kingdomofjudah]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/kingdomofisrael]]