And the king went up to the Temple of the Lord with all the people of Judah and Jerusalem, along with the priests and the Levites—all the people from the greatest to the least. There the king read to them the entire Book of the Covenant that had been found in the Lord’s Temple.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The writer of Chronicles has characteristically substituted “Levites” for the “prophets” mentioned in 2 Kings 23:2. While Josiah was un…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The king reads the Book to the assembly, and renews the covenant. (Compare to 2 Kings 23:1)

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

That was a grand Bible-reading, with a king for reader, and all his princes and all his people gathered to listen to the Word of God.

What co…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 34:29).

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Since the years of infancy cannot be useful to our fellow creatures, our earliest youth should be dedicated to God, so that we may not waste any of…