2 Kings 23:3
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.
Context
This verse from 2 Kings Chapter 23 connects to 10 cross-references. Josiah reads the Book of the Covenant to all the people and they renew the covenant. He launches an extensive reform: removing Baal altars, Asherah poles, sun-horses, high places—including those of Solomon—from Jerusalem and all Judah. He defiles the high …
Other Translations
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.
And the king standeth by the pillar, and maketh the covenant before Jehovah, to walk after Jehovah, and to keep His commands, and His testimonies, and His statutes, with all the heart, and with all the soul, to establish the words of this covenant that are written on this book, and all the people stand in the covenant.
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.
Cross References
And Moses came and told the people all the words of the Lord, and all the judgments: and all the …
And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said, All …
And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which …
These are the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which Moses spake unto the children of Israel, after they …
And Moses called all Israel, and said unto them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and judgments which I speak in …
The Lord made not this covenant with our fathers, but with us, even us, who are all of us here …
Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the Lord your God commanded to teach you, that …
And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all …
And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the Lord thy God, and walk after other gods, and …
And now, Israel, what doth the Lord thy God require of thee, but to fear the Lord thy God, to …