Berean Standard Bible
2 Chronicles 34:32
32Then he had everyone in Jerusalem and Benjamin take a stand in agreement to it. So all the people of Jerusalem carried out the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.
2 Chronicles 34:32 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he caused all that were present in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand to it. And the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.
- New International Version (NIV)Then he had everyone in Jerusalem and Benjamin pledge themselves to it; the people of Jerusalem did this in accordance with the covenant of God, the God of their ancestors.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then he made all who were present in Jerusalem and in Benjamin join in it. And the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And he made all who were present in Jerusalem and Benjamin take a stand. So the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.
Context of 2 Chronicles 34:32
30And he went up to the house of the LORD with all the people of Judah and Jerusalem, as well as the priests and the Levites—all the people great and small—and in their hearing he read all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of the LORD. 31So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of the covenant that were written in this book. Then he had everyone in Jerusalem and Benjamin take a stand in agreement to it. So all the people of Jerusalem carried out the covenant of God, the God of their fathers. 33And Josiah removed all the abominations from all the lands belonging to the Israelites, and he required everyone in Israel to serve the LORD their God. Throughout his reign they did not turn aside from following the LORD, the God of their fathers.
Read all of 2 Chronicles 342 Chronicles 34:32 word by word
וַיַּעֲמֵ֕ד אֵ֛ת כָּל־הַנִּמְצָ֥א בִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם וּבִנְיָמִ֑ן וַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ֙ יֹשְׁבֵ֣י יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם כִּבְרִ֥ית אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֱלֹהֵ֥י אֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
- Then he had everyoneכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
- Then he had everyoneמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
- in Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
- and Benjaminבִּנְיָמִיןbinyâmîyn · BenjaminH1144
- take a stand in agreement to itעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
- ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
- So all the peopleיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
- carried outעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- the covenantבְּרִיתberîyth · covenantH1285
- of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- of their fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 34:32
- 2 Chronicles 14:4He commanded the people of Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, and to observe the law and the commandments.
- 2 Chronicles 30:12Moreover, the power of God was on the people in Judah to give them one heart to obey the command of the king and his officials according to the word of the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 33:16Then he restored the altar of the LORD and sacrificed peace offerings and thank offerings on it, and he told Judah to serve the LORD, the God of Israel.
- Genesis 18:19For I have chosen him, so that he will command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, in order that the LORD may bring upon Abraham what He has promised.”
- Ecclesiastes 8:2Keep the king’s command, I say, because of your oath before God.
- 2 Chronicles 29:29When the offerings were completed, the king and all those present with him bowed down and worshiped.
- Jeremiah 3:10Yet in spite of all this, her unfaithful sister Judah did not return to Me with all her heart, but only in pretense,” declares the LORD.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 34:32
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 32To stand to it - It is likely that he caused them all to arise when he read the terms of the covenant, and thus testify their approbation of the covenant itself, and their resolution to observe it faithfully and perseveringly.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 32And Benjamin - It is scarcely possible that the text here can be sound. “Benjamin” is never put in contrast with “Jerusalem,” but always with Judah. The reading may be corrected from the parallel passage 2 Kings 23:3; “And he caused all those that were present in Jerusalem to stand to the covenant.”Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 29-32Renewing the covenant was the most important event in Josiah's reform.Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 34
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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