2 Kings 23:1

And the king sendeth, and they gather unto him all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem,

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

2and the king goeth up to the house of Jehovah, and every man of Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, from small unto great, and he readeth in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant that is found in the house of Jehovah.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 31:28'Assemble unto me all the elders of your tribes, and your authorities, and I speak in their ears these words, and cause to testify against them the heavens and the earth,

2 Samuel 6:1And David gathered again every chosen one in Israel, thirty thousand,

2 Chronicles 30:2And the king taketh counsel, and his heads, and all the assembly in Jerusalem, to make the passover in the second month,

2 Chronicles 34:29And the king sendeth and gathereth 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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