John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible
2 Kings 23:1
And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem. Josiah sent messengers throughout the land, and convened all the principal men in it at Jerusalem.
And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem. Josiah sent messengers throughout the land, and convened all the principal men in it at Jerusalem.
CHAPTER XXIII _Josiah reads in the temple to the elders of Judah, the priests,_ _the prophets, and the people, the book of the covenant which_ _had been found_, 1, 2. _He makes a covenant, and the...
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...
2 KINGS 23:3. BY THE PILLAR. COVENANT: for the word pillar see 2 Kings 11:14 and 1 Kings 7:21. In the latter passage it is used for the two great brazen pillars set up by Solomon before the porch of t...
E. THE COVENANT RENEWED 23:1-3 TRANSLATION (1) And he sent and gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem. (2) And the king went up to the house of the LORD and all the men of Judah and...
_AND THE KING SENT, AND THEY GATHERED UNTO HIM ALL THE ELDERS OF JUDAH AND OF JERUSALEM._ The king sent, and ... gathered ... all the elders. This pious and patriotic king, not content with the promi...
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...
XXIII. JOSIAH RENEWS THE COVENANT, ROOTS OUT IDOLTARY, AND HOLDS A SOLEMEN PASSOVER.HIS END. (1) THEY GATHERED. — The right reading is probably that of the Syriac and Vulg., _there gathered_. Chron....
וַ יִּשְׁלַ֖ח הַ מֶּ֑לֶךְ וַ יַּאַסְפ֣וּ אֵלָ
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...
JOSIAH B.C. 639-608 2 Kings 22:1; 2 Kings 23:1 Jos., "Ant.," X 4:1. "In outline dim and vast Their fearful shadows cast The giant forms of Empires, on their way To ruin: one by one They tower,...
HEARKENING TO THE MESSAGE 2 Kings 22:14; 2 Kings 23:1 Josiah's fears were deeply stirred by the evils which the Law of the Lord clearly indicated as imminent, and he immediately sent for advice to th...
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...
And the king (a) sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem. (a) Because he saw the great plagues of God that were threatened, he knew no more speedy way to avoid them,...
CONTENTS Josiah conveneth all Judah to the hearing of the book of the law of God, which Hilkiah had found in the temple. This chapter relates the circumstances of this solemnity. The King reneweth th...
There is a wonderful degree of beauty in this chapter, as well as a great degree of humble reverence manifested by Josiah upon the occasion, in thus convening all Judah to hear God's sacred word. Josi...
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 aba...
And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem. Ver. 1. _And the king sent._] This he did, that he might the better insure the promise made to himself; and ave...
_The king sent and gathered unto him all the elders_ Although he had received a message from God, that there was no preventing the ruin of Jerusalem, and that he only should _deliver his own soul;_ ye...
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 COVENANT RENEWED...
And the king sent, solicitous of the welfare of all his people, AND THEY GATHERED UNTO HIM ALL THE ELDERS OF JUDAH AND OF JERUSALEM, as representatives of the nation....
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 W...
1-3 Josiah had received a message from God, that there was no preventing the ruin of Jerusalem, but that he should only deliver his own soul; yet he does his duty, and leaves the event to God. He enga...
2 KINGS CHAPTER 23 Josiah causeth the law to be read in a solemn assembly; reneweth the covenant of the Lord; destroyeth idolatry, 2 KINGS 23:1; breaketh down the altar at Beth-el, and burneth thereon...
2 Kings 23:1 king H4428 sent H7971 (H8799) gather H622 (H8799) elders H2205 Judah H3063 Jerusalem H3389...
THE READING OF THE LAW AND THE MAKING OF THE COVENANT (2 KINGS 23:1). 2 Kings 23:1 ‘And the king sent, and they gathered to him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.' Deeply moved by the words o...
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 JEHO
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...
2 Chronicles 29:20; 2 Chronicles 30:2; 2 Chronicles 34:29; 2 Chronicles 34:30;...