2 Kings 23:1-3

Contemporary English Version

Josiah Reads The Book of God's Law

(2 Chronicles 34.29-33)

23 King Josiah called together the older leaders of Judah and Jerusalem. ²Then he went to the Lord's temple, together with the people of Judah and Jerusalem, the priests, and the prophets. Finally, when everybody was there, he read aloud The Book of God's Law^[a] that had been found in the temple.

³After Josiah had finished reading, he stood by one of the columns. He asked the people to promise in the Lord's name to faithfully obey the Lord and to follow his commands. The people agreed to do everything written in the book.

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Footnotes

23.2 The Book of God's Law: The Hebrew text has “The Book of God's Agreement,” which is the same as “The Book of God's Law” in 22.8,11. In traditional translations this is called “The Book of the Covenant.”