2 Kings 23:1

Brenton's Septuagint

So they reported the word to the king: and the king sent and gathered all the elders of Juda and Jerusalem to himself.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
So the king sent messengers, and they gathered all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem to him.

Hebrew Names Version
The king sent, and they gathered to him all the Zakenim of Yehudah and of Yerushalayim.

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

English Standard Version
Then the king sent, and all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem were gathered to him.

New Century Version
Then the king gathered all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem together.

New English Translation
The king summoned all the leaders of Judah and Jerusalem.

Amplified Bible
King Josiah sent word and they brought to him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.

New American Standard Bible
Then the king sent messengers, and they gathered to him all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.

World English Bible
The king sent, and they gathered to him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then the King sent, and there gathered vnto him all the Elders of Iudah and of Ierusalem.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then the king sent, and they gathered to him all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.

Berean Standard Bible
Then the king summoned all the elders of Jerusalem and Judah.

Contemporary English Version
King Josiah called together the older leaders of Judah and Jerusalem.

Complete Jewish Bible
Then the king summoned all the leaders of Y'hudah and Yerushalayim, and they assembled with him.

Darby Translation
And the king sent, and they gathered to him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.

Easy-to-Read Version
King Josiah told all the leaders of Judah and Jerusalem to come and meet with him.

George Lamsa Translation
AND the king sent and they gathered to him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.

Good News Translation
King Josiah summoned all the leaders of Judah and Jerusalem,

Lexham English Bible
So the king sent word, and all of the elders of Judah and Jerusalem gathered to him.

Literal Translation
And the king sent, and they gathered to him all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the kynge sent forth, and all the Elders in Iuda and Ierusalem resorted vnto him,

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

Bible in Basic English
Then the king sent and got together all the responsible men of Judah and of Jerusalem.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And then the king sent, and there gathered vnto him all the elders of Iuda and of Hierusalem.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.

King James Version (1611)
And the king sent, and they gathered vnto him all the Elders of Iudah, and of Ierusalem.

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

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
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.

Update Bible Version
And the king sent, and they gathered to him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the king sent, and they gathered to him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.

New King James Version
2 Chronicles 34:29-35:19">[xr] Now the king sent them to gather all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem to him.

New Living Translation
Then the king summoned all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.

New Life Bible
Then King Josiah sent men out to bring to him all the leaders of Judah and Jerusalem.

New Revised Standard
Then the king directed that all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem should be gathered to him.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then the king sent, - and there were gathered unto him, all the elders of Judah, and Jerusalem;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And they brought the king word again what she had said. And he sent: and all the ancients of Juda and Jerusalem were assembled to him.

Revised Standard Version
Then the king sent, and all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem were gathered to him.

Young's Literal Translation
And the king sendeth, and they gather unto him all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem,

THE MESSAGE
The king acted immediately, assembling all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem. Then the king proceeded to The Temple of God , bringing everyone in his train—priests and prophets and people ranging from the famous to the unknown. Then he read out publicly everything written in the Book of the Covenant that was found in The Temple of God . The king stood by the pillar and before God solemnly committed them all to the covenant: to follow God believingly and obediently; to follow his instructions, heart and soul, on what to believe and do; to put into practice the entire covenant, all that was written in the book. The people stood in affirmation; their commitment was unanimous.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then the king sent, and they gathered to him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.

Contextual Overview

¹ So they reported the word to the king: and the king sent and gathered all the elders of Juda and Jerusalem to himself. ² And the king went up to the house of the Lord, and every man of Juda and all who dwelt in Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people small and great; and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in the house of the Lord. ³ And the king stood by a pillar, and made a covenant before the Lord, to walk after the Lord, to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his ordinances with all the heart and with all the soul, to confirm the words of this covenant; even the things written in this book. And all the people stood to the covenant.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the king: Deuteronomy 31:28, 2 Samuel 6:1, 2 Chronicles 29:20, 2 Chronicles 30:2, 2 Chronicles 34:29, 2 Chronicles 34:30-33

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 13:1 - consulted Matthew 1:10 - Josias

Cross-References

Genesis 17:17
And Abraam fell upon his face, and laughed; and spoke in his heart, saying, Shall there be a child to one who is a hundred years old, and shall Sarrha who is ninety years old, bear?

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

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 people stand to it, 3.

He destroys the vessels of Baal and Asherah, and puts down the

idolatrous priests; breaks down the houses of the sodomites,

and the high places; defiles Topheth; takes away the horses of

the sun; destroys the altars of Ahaz; breaks in pieces the

images; and breaks down and burns Jeroboam's altar at Beth-el,

4-15.

Fulfils the word of the prophet, who cried against the altar at

Beth-el, 16-18.

Destroys the high places in Samaria, slays the idolatrous

priests, and celebrates a great passover, 19-23;

and puts away all the dealers with familiar spirits, c., 24.

His eminent character he is mortally wounded at Megiddo, and

buried at Jerusalem, 25-30.

Jehoahaz reigns in his stead, and does evil in the sight of the

Lord, 31, 32.

Is dethroned by Pharaoh-nechoh; and Eliakim, his brother, called

also Jehoiakim, made king in his stead; the land is laid under

tribute by the king of Egypt, and Jehoiakim reigns wickedly,

33-37.

NOTES ON CHAP. XXIII