And the people of Israel …: And translates the common Hebrew conjunction. But verse 17 functions as a summary of the preceding verses, so a better connector is “Thus” (An American Translation). The people of Israel includes people from both the northern and southern kingdoms.

Passover … and the feast of unleavened bread: See Exo 12.1-20 for the origins of these two festivals. See also the comments on 2 Chr 8.13 and 30.1.

Quoted with permission from Omanson, Roger L. and Ellington, John E. A Handbook on 1-2 Chronicles, Volume 1. (UBS Helps for Translators). Miami: UBS, 2014. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .