2 Chronicles 34:30
in 2 Chronicles 34And he went up to the house of the LORD with all the people of Judah and Jerusalem, as well as the priests and the Levites—all the people small and great—and in their hearing he read all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of the LORD.
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ASV
And the king went up to the house of Jehovah, and all the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the priests, and the Levites, and all the people, both great and small: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in the house of Jehovah.
KJV
And the king went up into the house of the Lord, and all the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the priests, and the Levites, and all the people, great and small: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in the house of the Lord.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 34
Commentary
2 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
The writer has characteristically substituted “Levites” for the “prophets” of 2Ki 23:2. No doubt Josiah was accompanied by priests, prophets, and Levites, but the writer of Kings thought it enough to mention the two former, and merged the Levites in the mass of the people. The writer of Chronicles, on the other hand, thinks the presence of Levites too important to he omitted, and as the prophets could be but few in number, passes them over.
This site's exposition
gathered together all the elders
on 2 Chronicles 34:29-31
Where Kings has Josiah accompanied by priests and prophets when he reads the book publicly, Chronicles names priests and Levites instead, the substitution Barnes calls characteristic of this book's habit of crediting the Levites wherever it can. The king reads the covenant in the people's own ears rather than having it read to him alone, then stands in his place and makes the covenant himself before binding the nation to it. The reform turns public and communal at exactly the point where the private reading of the earlier verses had been the king's alone.
The words behind it
26 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּ֣עַל | vaiyaal | and he went up | H5927 → | 890 times |
| הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| בֵּית־ | beit- | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| יְ֠הוָה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| וְכָל־ | vekhol | and every | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אִ֨ישׁ | ʾish | <the> person of | H376 → | 1663 times |
| יְהוּדָ֜ה | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| וְיֹשְׁבֵ֣י | veyoshevei | and [the] inhabitants of | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם | yerushalim | Jerusalem | H3389 → | 643 times |
| וְהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ | vehakohanim | and the priests | H3548 → | 750 times |
| וְהַלְוִיִּ֔ם | vehalviyim | and the Levites | H3881 → | 291 times |
| וְכָל־ | vekhol | and all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הָעָ֖ם | haam | the people | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| מִגָּד֣וֹל | migadol | from great | H1419 → | 526 times |
| וְעַד־ | vead- | and unto | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| קָטָ֑ן | katan | small | H6996 → | 101 times |
| וַיִּקְרָ֣א | vaiyikra' | and he read aloud | H7121 → | 733 times |
| בְאָזְנֵיהֶ֗ם | veazeneihem | in ears their | H241 → | 187 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| דִּבְרֵי֙ | divrei | [the] words of | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| סֵ֣פֶר | sefer | [the] scroll of | H5612 → | 186 times |
| הַבְּרִ֔ית | haberit | the covenant | H1285 → | 284 times |
| הַנִּמְצָ֖א | hanimtza' | which had been found | H4672 → | 455 times |
| בֵּ֥ית | beit | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| יְהוָֽה׃ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
וַיַּ֣עַלand he went up
vaiyaalH5927 →890 times
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
בֵּית־[the] house of
beit-H1004 →2046 times
יְ֠הוָהYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
וְכָל־and every
vekholH3605 →5413 times
אִ֨ישׁ<the> person of
ʾishH376 →1663 times
יְהוּדָ֜הJudah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
וְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יand [the] inhabitants of
veyosheveiH3427 →1079 times
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םJerusalem
yerushalimH3389 →643 times
וְהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙and the priests
vehakohanimH3548 →750 times
וְהַלְוִיִּ֔םand the Levites
vehalviyimH3881 →291 times
וְכָל־and all
vekholH3605 →5413 times
הָעָ֖םthe people
haamH5971 →1873 times
מִגָּד֣וֹלfrom great
migadolH1419 →526 times
וְעַד־and unto
vead-H5704 →1261 times
קָטָ֑ןsmall
katanH6996 →101 times
וַיִּקְרָ֣אand he read aloud
vaiyikra'H7121 →733 times
בְאָזְנֵיהֶ֗םin ears their
veazeneihemH241 →187 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
דִּבְרֵי֙[the] words of
divreiH1697 →1440 times
סֵ֣פֶר[the] scroll of
seferH5612 →186 times
הַבְּרִ֔יתthe covenant
haberitH1285 →284 times
הַנִּמְצָ֖אwhich had been found
hanimtza'H4672 →455 times
בֵּ֥ית[the] house of
beitH1004 →2046 times
יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Exodus 24:7Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it to the people, who replied, “All that the LORD has spoken we will do, and we will be obedient.”
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 31:11–13
when all Israel comes before the LORD your God at the place He will choose, you are to read this law in the hearing of all Israel.
- Exodus 24:3–4
When Moses came and told the people all the words and ordinances of the LORD, they all responded with one voice: “All the words that the LORD has spoken, we will do.”
- Hebrews 9:18–23
That is why even the first covenant was not put into effect without blood.
- Colossians 4:16
After this letter has been read among you, make sure that it is also read in the church of the Laodiceans, and that you in turn read the letter from Laodicea.
- Acts 13:15
After the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue leaders sent word to them: “Brothers, if you have a word of encouragement for the people, please speak.”
- Deuteronomy 31:11–13
Through
2 Kings 23:2And he went up to the house of the LORD with all the people of Judah and Jerusalem, as well as the priests and the prophets—all the people small and great—and in their hearing…
it leads to
- 2 Kings 22:8
Then Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, “I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the LORD!” And he gave it to Shaphan, who read it.
- Deuteronomy 31:10–13
Then Moses commanded them, “At the end of every seven years, at the appointed time in the year of remission of debt, during the Feast of Tabernacles,
- Revelation 20:12
And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And there were open books, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their…
- 2 Kings 22:8
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About 2 Chronicles

Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonPatriarchsJudahJacob's fourth son who pledges himself for Benjamin; the tribe that carries the scepter to Shiloh (49:10) and the line to Christ (…
- PlaceJerusalemJerusalemThe city David took from the Jebusites and made his capital, where Solomon built the temple, where Christ was crucified and rose,…
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament.
