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2 Kings 23:1
1And the king sent, and they gathered to him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.
2 Kings 23:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.
- New International Version (NIV)Then the king called together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then the king sent, and all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem were gathered to him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Now the king sent them to gather all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem to him.
Context of 2 Kings 23:1
And the king sent, and they gathered to him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem. 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. 3And the king stood on the dais, 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 establish the words of this covenant that are written in this book. And all the people stood to the covenant.
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וַיִּשְׁלַ֖ח הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיַּאַסְפ֣וּ אֵלָ֔יו כָּל־זִקְנֵ֥י יְהוּדָ֖ה וִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 2 Kings 23:1
- Deuteronomy 31:28Gather to me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, and take heaven and earth to witness against them.
- 2 Samuel 6:1And David again gathered all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand.
- 2 Chronicles 29:20And Hezekiah the king arose early, and gathered the princes of the city, and went up to the house of Jehovah.
- 2 Chronicles 30:2And the king took counsel, and his princes, and the whole congregation in Jerusalem, to hold the passover in the second month.
- 2 Chronicles 34:29And the king sent and gathered all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 23:1
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Josiah reads the law, and renews the covenant. (1-3) He destroys idolatry. (4-14) The reformation extended to Israel, A passover kept. (15-24) Josiah slain by Pharaoh-nechoh. (25-30) Wicked reigns of Jehoahaz and Jehoiakim. (31-37) Verses 1-3 Josiah had received a message from God, that there was no preventing the ruin of Jerusalem, but that he should only deliver his own soul; yet he does his duty, and leaves the event to God. He engaged the people in…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2Following the instructions in Deuteronomy (Deuteronomy 31:10–13) and the example of Joshua (Joshua 8:34–35), Josiah called all the people to listen to the reading of the entire Book of the Covenant.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-32Ki 23:1-3. Josiah Causes the Law to Be Read. 1-3. the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders--This pious and patriotic king, not content with the promise of his own security, felt, after Huldah's response, an increased desire to avert the threatened calamities from his kingdom and people. Knowing the richness of the divine clemency and grace to the penitent, he convened the elders of the people, and placing himself at their head…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Kings 23
- 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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