2 Kings 23:3

Contextual Overview

¹ Then the king summoned all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem. ¹ And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem. ¹ And the king sent, and they gathered to him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem. ¹ Then the king gathered all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem together. ¹ The king summoned all the leaders of Judah and Jerusalem. ¹ And the king sent, and they gathered to him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem. ¹ The king sent, and they gathered to him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem. ¹King Josiah sent word and they brought to him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem. ¹ Then the king sent, and all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem were gathered to him. ¹ And thei telden to the kyng that, that sche seide; `which kyng sente, and alle the elde men of Juda, and of Jerusalem, weren gaderid to hym.

Bible Verse Review
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stood: 2 Kings 11:14, 2 Kings 11:17, 2 Chronicles 23:13, 2 Chronicles 34:31, 2 Chronicles 34:32

made a covenant: Exodus 24:7, Exodus 24:8, Deuteronomy 5:1-3, Deuteronomy 29:1, Deuteronomy 29:10-15, Joshua 24:25, 2 Chronicles 15:12-14, 2 Chronicles 23:16, 2 Chronicles 29:10, Ezra 10:3, Nehemiah 9:38, Nehemiah 10:28-39, Jeremiah 50:5, Hebrews 8:8-13, Hebrews 12:24, Hebrews 13:20

to walk: Deuteronomy 8:19

his commandments: Deuteronomy 4:45, Deuteronomy 5:1, Deuteronomy 6:1, Psalms 19:7-9

with all their heart: Deuteronomy 6:5, Deuteronomy 10:12, Deuteronomy 11:13, Matthew 22:36, Matthew 22:37

And all: Exodus 24:3, Joshua 24:24, 2 Chronicles 34:32, 2 Chronicles 34:33, Ecclesiastes 8:2, Jeremiah 4:2

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 4:29 - with all Deuteronomy 13:4 - walk 1 Kings 2:4 - walk 1 Kings 8:22 - stood before the altar 2 Kings 11:4 - made a covenant 2 Kings 23:25 - that turned 2 Chronicles 6:12 - he stood Nehemiah 5:12 - I called Nehemiah 5:13 - the people Nehemiah 10:29 - to walk Psalms 119:106 - that I will Jeremiah 11:2 - General Jeremiah 29:13 - with Jeremiah 34:8 - had Jeremiah 34:15 - ye had Ezekiel 4:6 - forty days

Cross-References

Genesis 10:15
Canaan fathered Sidon his firstborn and Heth,

Genesis 10:15
And Canaan begot Sidon his first-born, and Heth,

Genesis 10:15
Canaan was the father of Sidon, his first son, and of Heth.

Genesis 10:15
Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, Heth,

Genesis 10:15
And Canaan begat Sidon his first-born, and Heth,

Genesis 10:15
Canaan became the father of Sidon (his firstborn), Heth,

Genesis 10:15
Canaan became the father of Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth

Genesis 10:15
Forsothe Chanaan gendride Sidon, his firste gendride sone, Ethei, and Jebusei,

Genesis 10:15
And Canaan hath begotten Sidon his first-born, and Heth,

Genesis 10:15
Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the king stood by a pillar,.... As the manner of kings was, 2 Kings 11:14 and is thought to be the brasen scaffold erected by Solomon, on which he stood at the dedication of the temple, and now Josiah at the reading of the law, 2 Chronicles 6:13, it is said to be his place, 2 Chronicles 34:31,

2 Chronicles 34:31- :

and made a covenant before the Lord: agreed and promised in the presence of God, both he and his people:

to walk after the Lord: the worship of the Lord, as the Targum; closely to attend to that:

and to keep his commandments, and his testimonies, and his statutes: all the laws of God, moral, civil, and ceremonial:

with all their heart, and all their soul: cordially and sincerely:

to perform the words of the covenant that were written in this book: lately found, and now read unto them:

and all the people stood to the covenant: agreed to it, and promised to keep it; so the Targum,

"all the people took upon them the covenant,''

engaged to observe it.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

By a pillar - Rather, “upon the pillar” (see 2 Kings 11:14, note).

Made a covenant - “The covenant.” Josiah renewed the old covenant made between God and His people in Horeb Deuteronomy 5:2, so far at least as such renewal was possible by the mere act of an individual. He bound himself by a solemn promise to the faithful performance of the entire Law.

With all their heart - “Their” rather than “his,” because the king was considered as pledging the whole nation to obedience with himself. He and they “stood to it,” i. e., “accepted it, came into the covenant.”

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Kings 23:3. Stood by a pillar — He stood, על העמוד al haammud, "upon the stairs or pulpit." This is what is called the brazen scaffold or pulpit which Solomon made, and on which the kings were accustomed to stand when they addressed the people. See 2 Chronicles 6:13, and the parallel places.

Made a covenant — This was expressed,

1. In general. To walk after Jehovah; to have no gods besides him.

2. To take his law for the regulation of their conduct.

3. In particular. To bend their whole heart and soul to the observance of it, so that, they might not only have religion without, but, piety within.

To this all the people stood up, thus giving their consent, and binding themselves to obedience.