2 Kings 23:3
23:3 The king stood by the pillar and renewed
1 the covenant before the
Lord, agreeing to follow
2 the
Lord and to obey his commandments, laws, and rules with all his heart and being,
3 by carrying out the terms
4 of this covenant recorded on this scroll. All the people agreed to keep the covenant.
5
2 Kings 23:2
23:2 The king went up to the
Lord’s temple, accompanied by all the people of Judah, all the residents of Jerusalem, the priests, and the prophets. All the people were there, from the youngest to the oldest. He read aloud
6 all the words of the scroll of the covenant that had been discovered in the
Lord’s temple.
2 Kings 1:1
Elijah Confronts the King and His Commanders
1:1 After Ahab died, Moab rebelled against Israel. 7
1 tn Heb “cut,” that is, “made, agreed to.”
2 tn Heb “walk after.”
3 tn Or “soul.”
4 tn Heb “words.”
5 tn Heb “stood in the covenant.”
6 tn Heb “read in their ears.”
7 sn This statement may fit better with the final paragraph of 1 Kgs 22.