2 Kings 23:23
What meaning of the 2 kings 23:23 in the Bible?
What does 2 Kings 23:23 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"But in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, wherein this passover was holden to the LORD in Jerusalem."
What does 2 Kings 23:23 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"But in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, wherein this passover was holden to the LORD in Jerusalem."
2. THE RESULTS OF THE REVIVAL AND THE DEATH OF JOSIAH CHAPTER 23:1-30 _ 1. The People hear the law (2 Kings 23:1; 2 Chronicles 34)_ 2. Josiah makes a covenant (2 Kings 23:3) 3. The great reformati...
Celebration of the Passover. The mention of the eighteenth year (2 Kings 23:23; cf. 2 Kings 22:3) shows that the reforms of Josiah occupied six months. The book was discovered in the first month of th...
_in the eighteenth year of king Josiah_, wherein [R.V. WAS] _this passover was holden_ R.V. THIS PASSOVER KEPT. There is no need for the italics of A.V. The writer wishes to say emphatically _when_thi...
F. THE REFORMATION INTENSIFIED 23:4-23 The author deals with the reformation launched by Josiah geographically rather than chronologically. He discusses (1) the cleansing of the Temple (2 Kings 23:4-...
_SURELY THERE WAS NOT HOLDEN SUCH A PASSOVER FROM THE DAYS OF THE JUDGES THAT JUDGED ISRAEL, NOR IN ALL THE DAYS OF THE KINGS OF ISRAEL, NOR OF THE KINGS OF JUDAH;_ No JFB commentary on these verses....
RELIGIOUS REFORM. JOSIAH'S DEATH 2. The prophets] Jeremiah, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah lived about this time. READ IN THEIR EARS] cp. the similar proceeding related in Nehemiah 8:4.;...
THE LAST KINGS OF *ISRAEL AND *JUDAH BOOK OF 2 KINGS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 23 THE *COVENANT WITH THE *LORD V1 The king called together all the leaders of *Judah and Jerusalem. V2 He went to th...
WHEREIN. — Omit this word. As Ewald says, the meaning of these two verses is, that the passover was never so celebrated before, especially as regards (1) the offerings over and above the paschal lamb...
כִּ֗י אִם ־בִּ שְׁמֹנֶ֤ה עֶשְׂרֵה֙ שָׁנָ֔ה לַ † מֶּ֖לֶךְ יֹֽאשִׁיָּ֑הוּ נַעֲשָׂ֞ה הַ פֶּ֧סַח הַ...
JOSIAH'S REFORMATION 2 Kings 22:8; 2 Kings 23:1 "And the works of Josias were upright before his Lord with a heart full of godliness." - #/RAPC 1Es 1:23 "From Zion shall go forth the Law, and the...
PROVING HIS WHOLE-HEARTEDNESS 2 Kings 23:15 Josiah carried his drastic reforms even to Samaria, thus fulfilling a prophecy uttered 350 years before. See 1 Kings 13:2. The old leaven having now been...
In this chapter we have a graphic account of the reformation following the discovery of the book of the Law. It was carried out by the splendid enthusiasm and energy of Josiah, and it is interesting t...
What a delightful view of Josiah is here given? He first sets his heart to cleanse the temple; and next offers himself and his people to the Lord. And as this passover was typical of Christ, no doubt...
Well, then, in the next portion of our book (2 Kings 21:1-26) we see how truly a pious father may be followed by an impious son. Manasseh, young as he was, did not only begin to reign, but "did that w...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 22 AND 23. Observe what grace raised up Hezekiah and Josiah, both of whom were born of fathers given up to idolatry, and followed by sons who were equally ab...
BUT IN THE EIGHTEENTH YEAR OF KING JOSIAH, WHEREIN THIS PASSOVER WAS HOLDEN TO THE LORD IN JERUSALEM. This shows that Josiah must begin the reformation very early that year, since he did all that is b...
But in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, [wherein] this passover was holden to the LORD in Jerusalem. Ver. 23. _But in the eighteenth year,_] viz., Of his reign, but in the twenty-sixth of his age....
1 Iosiah causeth the booke to bee read in a solemne assembly. 3 He reneweth the Couenant of the LORD. 4 He destroyeth idolatry. 15 He burnt dead mens bones vpon the altar of Bethel, as was foreprop...
THE PASSOVER KEPT...
JOSIAH'S COVENANT AND JUDGMENT OF IDOLATRY (vv.1-20) Being king in Judah and therefore the representative of all the people, Josiah realised his responsibility of involving them all in hearing the...
15-24 Josiah's zeal extended to the cities of Israel within his reach. He carefully preserved the sepulchre of that man of God, who came from Judah to foretell the throwing down of Jeroboam's altar. W...
No text from Poole on this verse....
2 Kings 23:23 eighteenth H8083 H6240 year H8141 King H4428 Josiah H2977 Passover H6453 held H6213 (H8738) LORD H3068 Jerusalem H3389...
THE OBSERVANCE OF THE PASSOVER (2 KINGS 23:21). The making of the new covenant following the reading of the Law was then followed by an observance of the Passover. There are no grounds whatsoever for...
CONTENTS: Law read to the people. The king's covenant and reformations. CHARACTERS: God, Josiah, Hilkiah. Pharaoh-neche, Jehoahaz, Jehoikim, Eliakim. CONCLUSION: We should put ourselves heartily int...
2 Kings 23:29. _He slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him;_ as in 2 Kings 14:8. It would seem from this phrase that the two kings were engaged in single combat. This was an error for which Josiah f...
_And the King sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem._ GOOD AIMS AND BAD METHODS The verses I have selected record and illustrate good alms and bad methods. I. Go...
THE DESTRUCTION OF IDOLATRY BY JOSIAH CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 2 Kings 23:1. THE KING SENT AND GATHERED ALL THE ELDERS OF JUDAH—Not content to hide from coming ill under God’s promise of imm...
EXPOSITION 2 KINGS 23:1 JOSIAH'S RENEWAL OF THE COVENANT. HIS REFORMS AND DEATH. REIGN OF JEHOAHAZ. ACCESSION OF JEHOIAKIM. 2 KINGS 23:1 _Josiah_'_s renewal of the covenant_._ _The first care of Jo...
And the king stood by the pillar, and he made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments and the testimonies and the statutes with their heart and with their soul...