2 Kings 23:3

The king stood by the pillar, and made a covenant before Yahweh, to walk after Yahweh, and to keep his commandments, his testimonies, and his statutes, with all his heart, and all his soul, to confirm the words of this covenant that were written in this book; and all the people agreed to the covenant.

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WEBBE

The king stood by the pillar and 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 all his soul, to confirm the words of this covenant that were written in this book; and all the people agreed to the covenant.

BSB

So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of the covenant that were written in this book. And all the people entered into the covenant.

KJV

And the king stood by a pillar, and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all their heart and all their soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people stood to the covenant.

ASV

And the king stood by the pillar, and made a covenant before Jehovah, to walk after Jehovah, and to keep his commandments, and his testimonies, and his statutes, with all [his] heart, and all [his] soul, to confirm the words of this covenant that were written in this book: and all the people stood to the covenant.

BBE

And the king took his place by the pillar, and made an agreement before the Lord, to go in the way of the Lord, and keep his orders and his decisions and his rules with all his heart and all his soul, and to keep the words of the agreement recorded in the book; and all the people gave their word to keep the agreement.

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וַיַּעֲמֹד vai·ya·'a·mod and he stood H5975 הַמֶּלֶךְ ha·me·lekh the king H4428 עַל־ 'al- at H5921 הָעַמּוּד ha·'a·mud the pillar H5982 וַיִּכְרֹת vai·yikh·rot and he made H3772 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 הַבְּרִית ha·be·rit the covenant H1285 לִפְנֵי lif·nei (to) before H6440 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 לָלֶכֶת la·le·khet to walk H1980 אַחַר 'a·char after H310 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 וְלִשְׁמֹר ve·lish·mor and to keep H8104 מִצְוֹתָיו mitz·vo·tav commandments his H4687 וְאֶת־ ve·'et and (marks the object) H853 עֵדְוֹתָיו 'e·de·vo·tav testimonies his H5715 וְאֶת־ ve·'et and (marks the object) H853 חֻקֹּתָיו chu·ko·tav statutes his H2708 בְּכָל־ be·khol with all H3605 לֵב lev heart H3820 וּבְכָל־ u·ve·khol- and with all H3605 נֶפֶשׁ ne·fesh being H5315 לְהָקִים le·ha·kim to establish H6965 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 דִּבְרֵי div·rei [the] words of H1697 הַבְּרִית ha·be·rit the covenant H1285 הַזֹּאת ha·zot (the) this H2063 הַכְּתֻבִים ha·ke·tu·vim which were written H3789 עַל־ 'al- on H5921 הַסֵּפֶר ha·se·fer the scroll H5612 הַזֶּה ha·zeh (the) this H2088 וַיַּעֲמֹד vai·ya·'a·mod and it took its stand H5975 כָּל־ kol- all H3605 הָעָם ha·'am the people H5971 בַּבְּרִית ba·be·rit in the covenant H1285

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 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 engaged the people in the most solemn manner to abolish idolatry, and to serve God in righteousness and true holiness. Though most were formal or hypocritical herein, yet much outward wickedness would be prevented, and they were accountable to God for their own conduct.

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