2 Chronicles 34:29-33
New American Standard Bible
29 (A)Then the king sent word and gathered all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem. 30 The king went up to the house of the Lord [a]with (B)all the men of Judah, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the priests, the Levites, and all the people, from the greatest to the least; and he read in their [b]presence all the words of the Book of the Covenant which was found in the house of the Lord.
Josiah’s Good Reign
31 Then the king (C)stood [c]in his place and (D)made a covenant before the Lord to walk after the Lord, and to keep His commandments, His testimonies, and His statutes with all his heart and with all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant that are written in this book. 32 Furthermore, he made all who were present in Jerusalem and Benjamin stand with him. So the inhabitants of Jerusalem acted in accordance with the covenant of God, the God of their fathers. 33 Josiah (E)removed all the abominations from all the lands belonging to the sons of Israel, and made all who were present in Israel serve the Lord their God. Throughout his [d]lifetime they did not turn from following the Lord God of their fathers.
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- 2 Chronicles 34:30 Lit and
- 2 Chronicles 34:30 Lit ears
- 2 Chronicles 34:31 LXX by a pillar
- 2 Chronicles 34:33 Lit days
2 Chronicles 34:29-33
New Living Translation
Josiah’s Religious Reforms
29 Then the king summoned all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem. 30 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. 31 The king took his place of authority beside the pillar and renewed the covenant in the Lord’s presence. He pledged to obey the Lord by keeping all his commands, laws, and decrees with all his heart and soul. He promised to obey all the terms of the covenant that were written in the scroll. 32 And he required everyone in Jerusalem and the people of Benjamin to make a similar pledge. The people of Jerusalem did so, renewing their covenant with God, the God of their ancestors.
33 So Josiah removed all detestable idols from the entire land of Israel and required everyone to worship the Lord their God. And throughout the rest of his lifetime, they did not turn away from the Lord, the God of their ancestors.
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