Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And the king will send and gather to him all the old men of Judah and Jerusalem.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.
Holman Bible
So the king sent messengers,
International Standard Version
At this, the king sent for and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.
A Conservative Version
And the king sent, and they gathered to him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.
American Standard Version
And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.
Amplified
King Josiah sent word and they brought to him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.
Bible in Basic English
Then the king sent and got together all the responsible men of Judah and of Jerusalem.
Darby Translation
And the king sent, and they gathered to him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.
King James 2000
And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.
Lexham Expanded Bible
So the king sent [word], and all of the elders of Judah and Jerusalem gathered to him.
Modern King James verseion
And the king sent. And they gathered to him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And then the king sent and gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.
NET Bible
The king summoned all the leaders of Judah and Jerusalem.
New Heart English Bible
The king sent, and they gathered to him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.
The Emphasized Bible
Then the king sent, - and there were gathered unto him, all the elders of Judah, and Jerusalem;
Webster
And the king sent, and they gathered to him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.
World English Bible
The king sent, and they gathered to him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.
Youngs Literal Translation
And the king sendeth, and they gather unto him all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem,
Themes
Government » Mosaic » Josiah assembles to hear the law of the lord
Israel » Josiah » Succeeds » Amon » Revival
Kings » Who reigned over judah » Josiah
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » The birth and zeal of josiah
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Kings 23:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Josiah's Covenantal Reforms
1 And the king will send and gather to him all the old men of Judah and Jerusalem. 2 And the king will go up to the house of Jehovah and all the men of Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests and the prophets, and all the people to the small, and even to the great: and he will read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant found in the house of Jehovah.
Phrases
Cross References
Deuteronomy 31:28
Gather to me all the old men of your tribes and your scribes, and I will speak in their ears these words, and I will take the heavens and the earth to witness against them.
2 Samuel 6:1
And David will yet gather together all the chosen in Israel, thirty thousand.
2 Chronicles 29:20
And Hezekiah the king will rise early and gather the chiefs of the city, and he will go up to the house of Jehovah.
2 Chronicles 30:2
And the king will take counsel, and his chiefs, and all the convocation in Jerusalem, to do the passover in the second month.
2 Chronicles 34:29-33
And the kind will send and gather together all the old men of Judah and Jerusalem.