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2 Chronicles 34:29
Then the king summoned all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — King Josiah acts immediately after receiving Huldah’s prophecy, convening the civic and religious leadership of Judah and Jerusalem to address the nation's spiritual condition.
The words — The Hebrew verb וַיִּשְׁלַח (va-yishlach) means "he sent," while וַיֶּאֱסֹף (va-yesof) translates literally as "he gathered." Together with הַמֶּלֶךְ (ha-melekh, "the king") and זִקְנֵי (ziknei, "elders of"), the phrase records a direct royal summons.
The thread — This assembly mirrors the parallel account in 2 Kings 23:1 and establishes a pattern of royal leadership convening civic authorities that recurs in passages like 1 Chronicles 29:2 and 1 Samuel 12:23.
Why it lands — The text demands a concrete response to divine warning by mobilizing existing leadership structures rather than waiting for external intervention.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.
Cross-references
- 2 Kings 23:1 Then the king summoned all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.
- 1 Samuel 12:23 As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD by ceasing to pray for you. And I will continue to teach you the good and right way.
- 1 Chronicles 29:2 Now with all my ability I have made provision for the house of my God—gold for the gold articles, silver for the silver, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron, and wood for the wood, as well as onyx for the settings, turquoise, stones of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and slabs of marble—all in abundance.
- 2 Chronicles 30:2 For the king and his officials and the whole assembly in Jerusalem had decided to keep the Passover in the second month,
- Mark 14:8 She has done what she could to anoint My body in advance of My burial.