2 Kings 23:1 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem. ”

2 Kings 23:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

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...
2 Kings 23:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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 p...
2 Kings 23:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.
2 Kings 23:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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...
2 Kings 23:1 - 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 .;
2 Kings 23:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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 . C...
2 Kings 23:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

JOSIAH'S REFORMATION 2 Kings 22:8-20 ; 2 Kings 23:1-25 "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...
2 Kings 23:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Hearkening to the Message 2 Kings 22:14-20 ; 2 Kings 23:1-4 Josiah's fears were deeply stirred by the evils which the Law of the Lord clearly indicated as imminent, and he immediately sent for...
2 Kings 23:1 - 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...
2 Kings 23:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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 t...
2 Kings 23:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire 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.
2 Kings 23:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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 a...
2 Kings 23:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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; y...
2 Kings 23:1 - L. 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 t...
2 Kings 23:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Josiah Destroys Idolatry. B. C. 623. 1 And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all...
2 Kings 23:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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 23:1-14 ; breaketh down the altar at Beth-el, and burne...
2 Kings 23:1 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Reading Of The Law And The Making Of The Covenant ( 2 Kings 23:1-5 ). 2 Kings 23:1 ‘And the king sent, and they gathered to him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.' Deeply moved by t...
2 Kings 23:1 - 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...
2 Kings 23:1 - 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 Jos...
2 Kings 23:1 - 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...
2 Kings 23:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 2 Kings 23:1-12 JOSIAH 'S RENEWAL OF THE COVENANT . HIS REFORMS AND DEATH . REIGN OF JEHOAHAZ . ACCESSION OF JEHOIAKIM . 2 Kings 23:1-12 Josiah '...
2 Kings 23:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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.
2 Kings 23:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Chronicles 29:20 ; 2 Chronicles 30:2 ; 2 Chronicles 34:29 ; 2 Chronicles 34:30-33 ; 2 Samuel 6:1 ; Deuteronomy 31:28

2 Kings 23:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

2 Kings 23:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 23:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Kings 23:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Kings 23:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 23:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Kings 23:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Kings 23:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Kings 23:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Kings 23:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Kings 23:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Kings 23:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Kings 23:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 23:1 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 23:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Kings 23:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Kings 23:1 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 23:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Kings 23:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 23:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Kings 23:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Kings 23:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Kings 23:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge