2 Kings 23:1
וַיִּשְׁלַח הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיַּאַסְפוּ אֵלָיו כָּל ־ זִקְנֵי יְהוּדָה וִירוּשָׁלִָֽם ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.
In Context
Cross References
Deuteronomy 31:28הַקְהִילוּ אֵלַי אֶת ־ כָּל ־ זִקְנֵי שִׁבְטֵיכֶם וְשֹׁטְרֵיכֶם וַאֲדַבְּרָה בְאָזְנֵיהֶם אֵת הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה וְאָעִידָה בָּם אֶת ־ הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאֶת ־ הָאָֽרֶץ ׃
2 Samuel 6:1וַיֹּסֶף עוֹד דָּוִד אֶת ־ כָּל ־ בָּחוּר בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל שְׁלֹשִׁים אָֽלֶף ׃
2 Chronicles 30:2וַיִּוָּעַץ הַמֶּלֶךְ וְשָׂרָיו וְכָל ־ הַקָּהָל בִּירוּשָׁלִָם לַעֲשׂוֹת הַפֶּסַח בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַשֵּׁנִֽי ׃
2 Chronicles 34:29וַיִּשְׁלַח הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיֶּאֱסֹף אֶת ־ כָּל ־ זִקְנֵי יְהוּדָה וִירוּשָׁלִָֽם ׃
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 →