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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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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.;...
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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...
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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....
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וַ יִּשְׁלַ֖ח הַ מֶּ֑לֶךְ וַ
יַּאַסְפ֣וּ אֵלָ
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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_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...
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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...
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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....
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THE COVENANT RENEWED...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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2 Kings 23:1 king H4428 sent H7971 (H8799) gather H622 (H8799) elders
H2205 Judah H3063 Jerusalem H3389...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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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...
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EXPOSITION
2 KINGS 23:1
JOSIAH'S RENEWAL OF THE COVENANT. HIS REFORMS AND DEATH. REIGN OF
JEHOAHAZ. ACCESSION OF JEHO
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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...