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John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

2 Kings 23:21

And the king commanded all the people,.... Not at Jerusalem only, but throughout the whole kingdom: saying,

keep the passover unto the Lord your God, as it is written in this book of the covenant; which had been lately found and read, and they had agreed to observe, and in which this ordinance was strictly enjoined, and was a commemoration of their deliverance out of Egypt, and a direction of their faith to the Messiah, the antitype of the passover.

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See also 2 Kings 23:21 in other biblical comments:

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    See 2 Kings 23:4 note. With this verse the author returns to the narrative of what was done in Josiah’s 18th year. The need of the injunction, “as it was written in the book of this covenant,” was owi...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    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...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    KEEP THE PASSOVER. See note on Exodus 12:28. THE BOOK OF THIS COVENANT. this covenant-book. Authorized Version 1611, reads "this book of the covenant"....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    He puts down superstitious rites and worship. He is slain at Megiddo when he goes against the king of Egypt (2 Chronicles 35:1-27; 2 Chronicles 36:1) 21. _Keep the passover_ The Chronicler gives elabo...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    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 23:4-7...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _AND THE KING COMMANDED ALL THE PEOPLE, SAYING, KEEP THE PASSOVER UNTO THE LORD YOUR GOD, AS IT IS WRITTEN IN THE BOOK OF THIS COVENANT._ The king commanded ... Keep the Passover ... It was observed...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    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.;...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE PASSOVER] Of this passover details are given in 2 Chronicles 35:1....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    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...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    KEEP THE PASSOVER. — _Hold a passover_ (2 Kings 23:22). (Comp. 2 Chronicles 35:1 for a more detailed account of this unique celebration.) Josiah had the precedent of Hezekiah for signalising his relig...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ יְצַ֤ו הַ מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ אֶת ־כָּל ־הָ

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    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...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    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,...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    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 c...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    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...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Covenant, in Deuteronomy, chap. xxii. 8. (Menochius)_...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    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...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    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...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    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...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And the king commanded all the people, saying, Keep the passover unto the LORD your God, as [it is] written in the book of this covenant. Ver. 21. _Keep the passover._] 2 Chronicles 35:1. If the pass...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _The king commanded, saying, Keep the passover_, &c. Having abolished false worship, he now endeavours to set up the true worship of the true God. Thus he differed greatly from Jehu, who, when he had...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    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...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE PASSOVER KEPT...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And the king, probably in the early years of his reformatory labors, COMMANDED ALL THE PEOPLE, SAYING, KEEP THE PASSOVER UNTO THE LORD, YOUR GOD, AS IT IS WRITTEN IN THE BOOK OF THIS COVENANT, Exodus...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    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....

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    KEEP THE PASSOVER: having abolished false worship, he now endeavours to set up the true worship of the true God. IN THIS BOOK OF THE COVENANT; in this book which I have found; wherein is contained the...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    2 Kings 23:21 king H4428 commanded H6680 (H8762) people H5971 saying H559 (H8800) Keep H6213 (H8798) Passover...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    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...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _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 Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    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...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION 2 KINGS 23:1 JOSIAH'S RENEWAL OF THE COVENANT. HIS REFORMS AND DEATH. REIGN OF JEHOAHAZ. ACCESSION OF JEHO

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    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...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    2 Chronicles 35:1; Deuteronomy 16:1; Exodus 12:3; Leviticus 23:5;...

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