2 Chronicles 34:30

2 Chronicles 34:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the king went up into the house of the Lord, and all the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the priests, and the Levites, and all the people, great and small: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in the house of the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)He went up to the temple of the Lord with the people of Judah, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the priests and the Levites—all the people from the least to the greatest. He read in their hearing all the words of the Book of the Covenant, which had been found in the temple of the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the king went up to the house of the Lord, with all the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem and the priests and the Levites, all the people both great and small. And he read in their hearing all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The king went up to the house of the Lord, with all the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem—the priests and the Levites, and all the people, great and small. And he read in their hearing all the words of the Book of the Covenant which had been found in the house of the Lord.

Context of 2 Chronicles 34:30

28Behold, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace; and thine eyes shall not see all the evil that I will bring upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof. And they brought the king word again. 29And the king sent and gathered all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem. And the king went up into the house of Jehovah, and all the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the priests and the Levites, and all the people, great and small; and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which had been found in the house of Jehovah. 31And the king stood in his place, and made a covenant before Jehovah, to walk after Jehovah, and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all his heart and with all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant that are written in this book. 32And 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.

2 Chronicles 34:30 word by word

וַיַּ֣עַל הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ בֵּית־יְ֠הוָה וְכָל־אִ֨ישׁ יְהוּדָ֜ה וְיֹשְׁבֵ֣י יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם וְהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ וְהַלְוִיִּ֔ם וְכָל־הָעָ֖ם מִגָּד֣וֹל וְעַד־קָטָ֑ן וַיִּקְרָ֣א בְאָזְנֵיהֶ֗ם אֶת־כָּל־דִּבְרֵי֙ סֵ֣פֶר הַבְּרִ֔ית הַנִּמְצָ֖א בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• wentעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• inhabitantsיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• Levitesלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
• peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• smallקָטָןqâţân qâţôn · smallH6996
• readקָרָאqârâ' · to call: read outH7121
• earsאֹ֫זֶן'ôzen · ear: hearingH241
• wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• bookסֵ֫פֶרsêpher siphrâh · scroll: documentH5612
• covenantבְּרִיתberîyth · covenantH1285
• foundמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 34:30

• 2 Chronicles 15:12And they entered into a covenant to seek Jehovah the God of their fathers, with all their heart, and with all their soul,
• 2 Chronicles 18:30And the king of Syria commanded the captains of his chariots saying, Fight neither with small nor great, but with the king of Israel only.
• Deuteronomy 1:17Ye shall not respect persons in judgment: ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man, for the judgment is God's; and the matter that is too hard for you shall ye bring to me, that I may hear it.
• Job 3:19The small and great are there, and the bondman freed from his master.
• 2 Chronicles 6:1Then said Solomon: Jehovah said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
• 2 Chronicles 17:7And in the third year of his reign he sent his princes, Ben-hail, and Obadiah, and Zechariah, and Nethaneel, and Micah, to teach in the cities of Judah;
• Deuteronomy 17:18And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write for himself a copy of this law in a book out of that which is before the priests, the Levites;
• Nehemiah 8:2And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation, both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, on the first day of the seventh month.
• Ecclesiastes 1:12I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
• Ecclesiastes 12:9And moreover, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; and he pondered, and sought out, [and] set in order many proverbs.
• 2 Chronicles 34:15Then Hilkijah spoke and said to Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of Jehovah. And Hilkijah gave the book to Shaphan.
• Exodus 24:7And he took the book of the covenant, and read [it] in the ears of the people; and they said, All that Jehovah has said will we do, and obey!
• 2 Kings 23:2And the king went up into the house of Jehovah, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests and the prophets, and all the people, both small and great; and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which had been found in the house of Jehovah.
• Jeremiah 31:31Behold, days come, saith Jehovah, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah:

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 34:30

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 30The king went - See on 2 Kings 23:1; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 30The writer has characteristically substituted “Levites” for the “prophets” of 2 Kings 23:2. No doubt Josiah was accompanied by priests, prophets, and Levites, but the writer of Kings thought it enough to mention the two former, and merged the Levites in the mass of the people. The writer of Chronicles, on the other hand, thinks the presence of Levites too important to he omitted, and as the prophets could be but few in number, passes them over.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 29-32Renewing the covenant was the most important event in Josiah's reform.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 34:30

• Church and State
• Josiah
• Zeal, Religious

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• Jerusalem
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• Covenant
• Josiah
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• Shaphan
• Temple

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