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
They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward, saying, Come, and let us join ourselves to the …
And thou shalt swear, The Lord liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves …
So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.
And the people said unto Joshua, The Lord our God will we serve, and his voice will we obey.
Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are …
I counsel thee to keep the king’s commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God.
Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, …
Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, …
And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than …