2 Chronicles 34:29
2 Chronicles 34:29 in Multiple Translations
Then the king summoned all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.
¶ Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.
Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.
Then the king sent and got together all the responsible men of Judah and of Jerusalem.
Then the king summoned all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.
Then the King sent and gathered all the Elders of Iudah and Ierusalem.
And the king sendeth and gathereth all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem,
Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.
Then the king sent and convened all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.
And he called together all the ancients of Juda and Jerusalem.
Then the king summoned all the elders of Jerusalem and other places in Judea.
Berean Amplified Bible — 2 Chronicles 34:29
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2 Chronicles 34:29 Interlinear (Deep Study)
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וַ/יִּשְׁלַ֖ח
הַ/מֶּ֑לֶךְ
וַ/יֶּאֱסֹ֕ף
אֶת
כָּל
זִקְנֵ֥י
יְהוּדָ֖ה
וִ/ירוּשָׁלִָֽם
וַ/יִּשְׁלַ֖ח
shâlach
H7971
to send
Conj | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
הַ/מֶּ֑לֶךְ
melek
H4428
King's
Art | N-ms
וַ/יֶּאֱסֹ֕ף
ʼâçaph
H622
to gather
Conj | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
Obj.
DirObjM
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
N-ms
זִקְנֵ֥י
zâqên
H2205
old
Adj
יְהוּדָ֖ה
Yᵉhûwdâh
H3063
Judah
N-proper
וִ/ירוּשָׁלִָֽם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
H3389
Jerusalem
Conj | N-proper
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Hebrew Word Reference — 2 Chronicles 34:29
וַ/יִּשְׁלַ֖ח
shâlach
H7971
"to send"
Conj | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
To send or depart is the meaning of this Hebrew word, which has various applications in the Bible. It can describe sending someone or something away, or letting something go.
Definition: : depart/send 1) to send, send away, let go, stretch out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to send 1a2) to stretch out, extend, direct 1a3) to send away 1a4) to let loose 1b) (Niphal) to be sent 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to send off or away or out or forth, dismiss, give over, cast out 1c2) to let go, set free 1c3) to shoot forth (of branches) 1c4) to let down 1c5) to shoot 1d) (Pual) to be sent off, be put away, be divorced, be impelled 1e) (Hiphil) to send
Usage: Occurs in 790 OT verses. KJV: [idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, out), set, shoot (forth, out), sow, spread, stretch forth (out). See also: Genesis 3:22; Exodus 9:27; Joshua 14:11.
הַ/מֶּ֑לֶךְ
melek
H4428
"King's"
Art | N-ms
This word refers to a king or royal person, like King David or King Saul. It can also describe something related to a king, like the King's Valley in Genesis. The Bible often uses this word to talk about the rulers of Israel.
Definition: King's (Valley) (Gen.14.17)
Usage: Occurs in 1919 OT verses. KJV: king, royal. See also: Genesis 14:1; Joshua 10:39; 1 Samuel 16:1.
וַ/יֶּאֱסֹ֕ף
ʼâçaph
H622
"to gather"
Conj | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
To gather means to bring people or things together, often for a purpose like worship or community. It can also mean to take away or remove something, like gathering a harvest. This word appears in books like Genesis and Psalms.
Definition: 1) to gather, receive, remove, gather in 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to gather, collect 1a2) to gather (an individual into company of others) 1a3) to bring up the rear 1a4) to gather and take away, remove, withdraw 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to assemble, be gathered 1b2) (pass of Qal 1a2) 1b2a) to be gathered to one's fathers 1b2b) to be brought in or into (association with others) 1b3) (pass of Qal 1a4) 1b3a) to be taken away, removed, perish 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to gather (harvest) 1c2) to take in, receive into 1c3) rearguard, rearward (subst) 1d) (Pual) to be gathered 1e) (Hithpael) to gather oneself or themselves
Usage: Occurs in 188 OT verses. KJV: assemble, bring, consume, destroy, felch, gather (in, together, up again), [idiom] generally, get (him), lose, put all together, receive, recover (another from leprosy), (be) rereward, [idiom] surely, take (away, into, up), [idiom] utterly, withdraw. See also: Genesis 6:21; 1 Chronicles 11:13; Psalms 26:9.
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
"Obj."
DirObjM
In the original Hebrew, this word points out the object of a verb or preposition, like 'namely' or 'even'. It appears in many books, including Genesis and Exodus. It's not directly translated in English, but helps clarify the meaning of sentences.
Definition: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative Aramaic equivalent: yat (יָת "whom" H3487)
Usage: Occurs in 6782 OT verses. KJV: (as such unrepresented in English). See also: Genesis 1:1; Genesis 10:8; Genesis 19:21.
כָּל
kôl
H3605
"all"
N-ms
The Hebrew word for 'all' or 'everything' is used throughout the Bible, like in Genesis 1:31, where God sees all He has made as very good. It encompasses the entirety of something, whether people, things, or situations.
Definition: 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606)
Usage: Occurs in 4242 OT verses. KJV: (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever). See also: Genesis 1:21; Genesis 17:10; Genesis 41:40.
זִקְנֵ֥י
zâqên
H2205
"old"
Adj
This Hebrew word means old or elderly, as in the case of the elderly men who appeared to Abraham in Genesis 18:11. It can also refer to those in positions of authority, like the elders who helped Moses in Exodus 24:1. The term is used to describe respect and leadership.
Definition: : old 1) old 1a) old (of humans) 1b) elder (of those having authority) Also means: za.qen (זָקֵן ": elder" H2205)
Usage: Occurs in 171 OT verses. KJV: aged, ancient (man), elder(-est), old (man, men and...women), senator. See also: Genesis 18:11; 1 Samuel 28:14; Psalms 105:22.
יְהוּדָ֖ה
Yᵉhûwdâh
H3063
"Judah"
N-proper
Judah is the name of the tribe descended from Judah, the son of Jacob. It is also the name of the region where the tribe lived. The name means 'praised' and is first mentioned in Genesis.
Definition: § Judah = "praised" the tribe descended from Judah the son of Jacob
Usage: Occurs in 754 OT verses. KJV: Judah. See also: Genesis 29:35; 1 Samuel 23:3; 2 Kings 14:13.
וִ/ירוּשָׁלִָֽם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
H3389
"Jerusalem"
Conj | N-proper
Jerusalem is the capital city of Palestine, also known as the city of peace. It was the chief city of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split.
Definition: § Jerusalem = "teaching of peace" the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split
Usage: Occurs in 600 OT verses. KJV: Jerusalem. See also: Joshua 10:1; 2 Kings 22:14; 2 Chronicles 24:6.
Study Notes — 2 Chronicles 34:29
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Context — Josiah Renews the Covenant
27because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before God when you heard His words against this place and against its people, and because you have humbled yourself before Me and have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I have heard you,’ declares the LORD.
28‘Now I will indeed gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes will not see all the calamity that I will bring on this place and on its people.’” So they brought her answer back to the king.
29Then the king summoned all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.
30And he went up to the house of the LORD with all the people of Judah and Jerusalem, as well as the priests and the Levites—all the people great and small—and in their hearing he read all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of the LORD. 31So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of the covenant that were written in this book.Cross References
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| 1 | 2 Kings 23:1–3 | Then the king summoned all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem. And he went up to the house of the LORD with all the people of Judah and Jerusalem, as well as the priests and the prophets—all the people small and great—and in their hearing he read all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of the LORD. So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people entered into the covenant. |
| 2 | 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, |
| 3 | Mark 14:8 | She has done what she could to anoint My body in advance of My burial. |
| 4 | 1 Chronicles 29:2–9 | 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. Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give for it my personal treasures of gold and silver, over and above all that I have provided for this holy temple: three thousand talents of gold (the gold of Ophir) and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the buildings, for the gold work and the silver work, and for all the work to be done by the craftsmen. Now who will volunteer to consecrate himself to the LORD today?” Then the leaders of the households, the officers of the tribes of Israel, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the officials in charge of the king’s work gave willingly. Toward the service of God’s house they gave 5,000 talents and 10,000 darics of gold, 10,000 talents of silver, 18,000 talents of bronze, and 100,000 talents of iron. Whoever had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house of the LORD, under the care of Jehiel the Gershonite. And the people rejoiced at the willing response of their leaders, for they had given to the LORD freely and wholeheartedly. And King David also rejoiced greatly. |
| 5 | 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. |
2 Chronicles 34:29 Summary
This verse shows King Josiah gathering all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem to tell them about the message he received from God. He wanted to make sure everyone was on the same page and working together to follow God's commands, just like God instructed the Israelites to do in Deuteronomy 31:12. This is an important step in King Josiah's efforts to reform Judah and Jerusalem, and it reminds us of the importance of working together as a community to follow God's will, as encouraged in Romans 15:5-6. By gathering the elders, King Josiah is able to make a plan to renew their commitment to God and restore their relationship with Him, similar to the covenant renewal in Joshua 24:25.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why did King Josiah summon all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem?
King Josiah summoned the elders to inform them of the message he received from God through the prophet Huldah, as recorded in 2 Chronicles 34:28, and to take action in response to it, similar to how King Solomon gathered the elders to dedicate the temple in 1 Kings 8:1-5.
What is the significance of the elders in this context?
The elders represented the spiritual and civic leaders of Judah and Jerusalem, and their presence was necessary for King Josiah to make important decisions and take collective action, as seen in other biblical accounts such as Deuteronomy 19:12 and Joshua 23:2.
How does this verse relate to the rest of the chapter?
This verse is a pivotal moment in the chapter, as it marks the beginning of King Josiah's efforts to reform Judah and Jerusalem, and it sets the stage for the events described in 2 Chronicles 34:30-31, where the king and the people make a covenant to follow God's commandments, similar to the covenant made in Exodus 24:7-8.
What can we learn from King Josiah's leadership in this verse?
We can learn about the importance of humble leadership and the need for leaders to seek God's guidance and wisdom, as demonstrated by King Josiah's actions in 2 Chronicles 34:27-28, and as taught in Proverbs 11:14 and Jeremiah 23:4-5.
Reflection Questions
- What are some ways that I can demonstrate humble leadership in my own life, just like King Josiah did in this verse?
- How can I, like the elders in this verse, be receptive to God's message and take action in response to it, as encouraged in James 1:22-25?
- What are some areas in my life where I need to gather others around me, like King Josiah gathered the elders, to seek God's guidance and wisdom, as seen in Matthew 18:19-20?
- In what ways can I, like King Josiah, use my position or influence to bring people together and point them towards God, as demonstrated in 1 Timothy 4:12-13?
Gill's Exposition on 2 Chronicles 34:29
Ver. 29-32. Then the king sent and gathered,.... From hence, to the end of 2 Chronicles 34:32, the same account is given of the reading of the law to the people, and of the covenant the king and they
Trapp's Commentary on 2 Chronicles 34:29
2 Chronicles 34:29 Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem. Ver. 29-33. See 2 Kings 23:1-3, &c.
Ellicott's Commentary on 2 Chronicles 34:29
(29-33) The king reads the Book to the assembly, and renews the covenant. (Comp. 2 Kings 23:1)
Cambridge Bible on 2 Chronicles 34:29
29–33 (cp. 2 Kings 23:1-3). The Renewal of the Covenant with Jehovah This renewal of the covenant should be compared with Hezekiah’s great service of atonement for the breach of the covenant (2 Chronicles 29:20 ff.). See also Exodus 24:3-8.
Sermons on 2 Chronicles 34:29
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Bible Survey - Zephaniah by Peter Hammond | Peter Hammond preaches on the prophet Zephaniah, who delivered prophecies during the reign of King Josiah, calling for repentance and seeking righteousness and humility. Zephaniah' |
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Restoring True Worship by Shane Idleman | Shane Idleman emphasizes the urgent need for restoring true worship in the church and nation, highlighting the importance of humility, repentance, and a return to God's Word. He dr |
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"The Wretched Woman of John Eight" by Charles Alexander | Charles Alexander preaches about the importance of preserving the roots of faith and language by holding onto the Authorized Version of the Bible amidst the influx of newer transla |
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The Morrow May Be Too Late - Mark 14:8 by Bernard Fell | Bernard Fell preaches on the powerful message of love and devotion exemplified by the woman who anointed Jesus with costly ointment, contrasting it with the superficial gestures ma |
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Make It Your Problem by Mary Wilder Tileston | Mary Wilder Tileston, through the words of Edmund H. Sears and Sarah W. Stephen, emphasizes the importance of seizing every opportunity to do good unto all men, as highlighted in G |
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Doing for Jesus by George Kulp | George Kulp preaches on the importance of being doers of the Word, emphasizing that true religion is shown through actions, not just beliefs. He highlights the story of a heroic gi |
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David - Which Shall Fufill All My Will by Stephen Kaung | In this sermon, the preacher emphasizes the importance of God's presence in our lives. Without His presence, everything else is meaningless. The preacher reminds us that Jesus prom |