2 Kings 23:1

The king sent, and they gathered to him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.

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And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.

In Context

2The king went up to the LORD’s house, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him—with the priests, the prophets, and all the people, both small and great; and he read in their hearing all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the LORD’s house.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 31:28Assemble to me all the elders of your tribes and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, and call heaven and earth to witness against them.

2 Samuel 6:1David again gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand.

2 Chronicles 30:2For the king had taken counsel with his princes and all the assembly in Jerusalem to keep the Passover in the second month.

2 Chronicles 34:29Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 23:1

We have here, I. The happy continuance of the goodness of Josiah's reign, and the progress of the reformation he began, reading the law ( ver. 1, 2 ), renewing the covenant ( ver. 3 ), cleansing the temple ( ver. 4 ), and rooting out idols and idolatry, with all the relics thereof, in all places, as far as his power reached ( ver. 5-20 ), keeping a solemn passover ( ver. 21-23 ), and clearing the country of witches ( ver. 24 ); and in all this acting with extraordinary vigour, ver. 25 II. The unhappy conclusion of… Read the whole commentary →

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