New English Translation
2 Kings 23:1
1The king summoned all the leaders of Judah and 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
The king summoned all the leaders of Judah and Jerusalem. 2The king went up to the Lord’s temple, accompanied by all the people of Judah, all the residents of Jerusalem, the priests, and the prophets. All the people were there, from the youngest to the oldest. He read aloud all the words of the scroll of the covenant that had been discovered in the Lord’s temple. 3The king stood by the pillar and renewed the covenant before the Lord, agreeing to follow the Lord and to obey his commandments, laws, and rules with all his heart and being, by carrying out the terms of this covenant recorded on this scroll. All the people agreed to keep the covenant.
Read all of 2 Kings 232 Kings 23:1 word by word
וַיִּשְׁלַ֖ח הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיַּאַסְפ֣וּ אֵלָ֔יו כָּל־זִקְנֵ֥י יְהוּדָ֖ה וִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for 2 Kings 23:1
- Deuteronomy 31:28Gather to me all your tribal elders and officials so I can speak to them directly about these things and call the heavens and the earth to witness against them.
- 2 Samuel 6:1David again assembled all the best men in Israel, thirty thousand in number.
- 2 Chronicles 29:20Early the next morning King Hezekiah assembled the city officials and went up to the Lord’s temple.
- 2 Chronicles 30:2The king, his officials, and the entire assembly in Jerusalem decided to observe the Passover in the second month.
- 2 Chronicles 34:29The king summoned all the leaders of Judah and 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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