2 Kings 23:1 KJV — MannaFest

2 Kings 23:1

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

KJV

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ASV

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

WEB

Then the king summoned all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.

YLT

And the king sendeth, and they gather unto him all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem,

DBT

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

About this book

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2 Kings — Two kingdoms on parallel but diverging arcs. Elisha's ministry; Samaria falls to Assyria in 722 BC; Jerusalem falls to Babylon in 586 BC. Prophets interpose; kings refuse; the exile comes — and closes on a whisper of covenant hope.

Author: Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (same as 1 Kings)
Date: Events c. 852–560 BC; closing coda places composition in the mid-exile, c. 560 BC

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2 Chronicles 34:29
Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.
1 Chronicles 13:1
And David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, and with every leader.
2 Chronicles 30:2
For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the congregation in Jerusalem, to keep the passover in the second month.
2 Chronicles 29:20
Then Hezekiah the king rose early, and gathered the rulers of the city, and went up to the house of the Lord.
Deuteronomy 31:28
Gather unto me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, and call heaven and earth to record against them.

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2 Samuel 6:1

Cross-references: OpenBible.info (CC-BY), based on the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

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the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders--This pious and patriotic king, not content with the promise of his own security, felt, after Huldah's response, an increased desire to avert the threatened calamities from his kingdom and people.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

), that the business might be done with the more solemnity, that they might all advise and assist in it, and that those who were against it might be discouraged from making any opposition. Parliaments are no diminution at all to the honour and power of good princes, but a great support to them.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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H2205178× in canon H622200× in canon

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