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The people of Jerusalem did so, renewing their covenant with God, the God of their ancestors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/34.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then he made all who were present in Jerusalem and in Benjamin join in it. And the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/34.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he had everyone in Jerusalem and Benjamin take a stand in agreement to it. So all the people of Jerusalem carried out the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/34.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he caused all that were present in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand <i>to it</i>. And the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/34.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And he made all who were present in Jerusalem and Benjamin take a stand. So the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/34.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Furthermore, he made all who were present in Jerusalem and Benjamin stand <i>with him.</i> So the inhabitants of Jerusalem acted in accordance with the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/34.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Moreover, he made all who were present in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand with him. So the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/34.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Moreover, he made all who were present in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand <i>with him.</i> So the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/34.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Moreover, he made all who were present in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand <i>with him</i>. So the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/34.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Further, he made all who were present in Jerusalem and Benjamin stand [with him, in confirmation of it]. So the inhabitants of Jerusalem acted in accordance with the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/34.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He had all those present in Jerusalem and Benjamin agree to it. So all the inhabitants of Jerusalem carried out the covenant of God, the God of their ancestors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/34.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He had all those present in Jerusalem and Benjamin agree to it. So all the inhabitants of Jerusalem carried out the covenant of God, the God of their ancestors. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/34.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he caused all that were found in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand to it. And the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_chronicles/34.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then he asked the people of Jerusalem and Benjamin to make that same promise and to obey the God their ancestors had worshiped. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/34.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he caused all that were found in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand to it. And the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/34.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He also made all those found in Jerusalem and Benjamin join with him [in the promise]. Then the people of Jerusalem lived according to the promise of God, the God of their ancestors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/34.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He made the people of Benjamin and everyone else present in Jerusalem promise to keep the covenant. And so the people of Jerusalem obeyed the requirements of the covenant they had made with the God of their ancestors. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/34.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He also made everyone who was present in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand in agreement with him. As a result, the inhabitants of Jerusalem reconfirmed the covenant of God, the God of their ancestors. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/34.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he had everyone in Jerusalem and Benjamin take a stand in agreement to it. So all the people of Jerusalem carried out the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/34.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He made all who were in Jerusalem and Benjamin agree to it. The residents of Jerusalem acted in accordance with the covenant of God, the God of their ancestors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/34.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He caused all who were found in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand. The inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/34.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he caused all that were present in Jerusalem and Benjamin, to stand to it. And the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/34.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He caused all who were found in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand. The inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/34.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And he presents everyone who is found in Jerusalem and Benjamin, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem do according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/34.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And he presenteth every one who is found in Jerusalem and Benjamin, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem do according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/34.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will cause to stand all being found in Jerusalem and Benjamin. And they inhabiting Jerusalem will do according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/34.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he adjured all that were found in Jerusalem and Benjamin to do the same: and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of the Lord the God of their fathers. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/34.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Also, concerning this, he bound by oath all who had been found in Jerusalem and Benjamin. And the inhabitants of Jerusalem acted in accord with the covenant of the Lord, the God of their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/34.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He thereby committed all who were in Jerusalem and Benjamin, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem acted according to the covenant of God, the God of their ancestors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/34.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then he made all who were present in Jerusalem and in Benjamin pledge themselves to it. And the inhabitants of Jerusalem acted according to the covenant of God, the God of their ancestors.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/34.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he caused all who were present in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand to it. And the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of the LORD God of their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/34.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And everyone whoever was found in Jerusalem and in Benjamin arose early, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem passed into the covenant of LORD JEHOVAH, God of their fathers.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/34.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And he caused all that were found in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand to it. And the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/34.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he caused all that were found in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand; and the inhabitants of Jerusalem made a covenant in the house of the Lord God of their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/34-32.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=9476" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/34.htm">Josiah Renews the Covenant</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">31</span>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. <span class="reftext">32</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">Then he had everyone</a> <a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672: han·nim·ṣā (Art:: V-Nifal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To attain to, find. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: ḇî·rū·šā·lim (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">in Jerusalem</a> <a href="/hebrew/1144.htm" title="1144: ū·ḇin·yā·min (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- From ben and yamiyn; son of right hand; Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory.">and Benjamin</a> <a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: way·ya·‘ă·mêḏ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations.">take a stand in agreement to it.</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yō·šə·ḇê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">So all the people</a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: yə·rū·šā·lim (N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">of Jerusalem</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: way·ya·‘ă·śū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">carried out</a> <a href="/hebrew/1285.htm" title="1285: kiḇ·rîṯ (Prep-k:: N-fsc) -- A covenant. From barah (like bara'); a compact.">the covenant</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">of God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê (N-mpc) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">the God</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">of their fathers.</a> </span><span class="reftext">33</span>And Josiah removed all the abominations from all the lands belonging to the Israelites, and he required everyone in Israel to serve the LORD their God. Throughout his reign they did not turn aside from following the LORD, the God of their fathers.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-3.htm">2 Kings 23:3</a></span><br />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 the covenant that were written in this book. And all the people entered into the covenant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/29-10.htm">Deuteronomy 29:10-15</a></span><br />All of you are standing today before the LORD your God—you leaders of tribes, elders, officials, and all the men of Israel, / your children and wives, and the foreigners in your camps who cut your wood and draw your water— / so that you may enter into the covenant of the LORD your God, which He is making with you today, and into His oath, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/24-25.htm">Joshua 24:25</a></span><br />On that day Joshua made a covenant for the people, and there at Shechem he established for them a statute and ordinance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-38.htm">Nehemiah 9:38</a></span><br />In view of all this, we make a binding agreement, putting it in writing and sealing it with the names of our leaders, Levites, and priests.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/11-17.htm">2 Kings 11:17</a></span><br />Then Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD and the king and the people that they would be the LORD’s people. He also made a covenant between the king and the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/15-12.htm">2 Chronicles 15:12-15</a></span><br />Then they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul. / And whoever would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel, would be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman. / They took an oath to the LORD with a loud voice, with shouting, trumpets, and rams’ horns. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/23-16.htm">2 Chronicles 23:16</a></span><br />Then Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and the king and the people that they would be the LORD’s people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-10.htm">2 Chronicles 29:10</a></span><br />Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the LORD, the God of Israel, so that His fierce anger will turn away from us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/30-8.htm">2 Chronicles 30:8</a></span><br />Now do not stiffen your necks as your fathers did. Submit to the LORD and come to His sanctuary, which He has consecrated forever. Serve the LORD your God, so that His fierce anger will turn away from you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/11-3.htm">Jeremiah 11:3-5</a></span><br />You must tell them that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Cursed is the man who does not obey the words of this covenant, / which I commanded your forefathers when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace, saying, ‘Obey Me, and do everything I command you, and you will be My people, and I will be your God.’ / This was in order to establish the oath I swore to your forefathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is to this day.” “Amen, LORD,” I answered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/34-15.htm">Jeremiah 34:15</a></span><br />Recently you repented and did what pleased Me; each of you proclaimed freedom for his neighbor. You made a covenant before Me in the house that bears My Name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/10-9.htm">Romans 10:9-10</a></span><br />that if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. / For with your heart you believe and are justified, and with your mouth you confess and are saved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/8-10.htm">Hebrews 8:10</a></span><br />For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-16.htm">Hebrews 10:16</a></span><br />“This is the covenant I will make with them after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their hearts and inscribe them on their minds.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-38.htm">Acts 2:38-39</a></span><br />Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. / This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off—to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he caused all that were present in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand to it. And the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.</p><p class="hdg">caused</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/14-4.htm">2 Chronicles 14:4</a></b></br> And commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/30-12.htm">2 Chronicles 30:12</a></b></br> Also in Judah the hand of God was to give them one heart to do the commandment of the king and of the princes, by the word of the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/33-16.htm">2 Chronicles 33:16</a></b></br> And he repaired the altar of the LORD, and sacrificed thereon peace offerings and thank offerings, and commanded Judah to serve the LORD God of Israel.</p><p class="hdg">present [heb] found</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/29-29.htm">2 Chronicles 29:29</a></b></br> And when they had made an end of offering, the king and all that were present with him bowed themselves, and worshipped.</p><p class="hdg">did</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/3-10.htm">Jeremiah 3:10</a></b></br> And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the LORD.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/31-21.htm">Accordance</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-10.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-9.htm">Benjamin</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-6.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-31.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-28.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-30.htm">Found</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-30.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-30.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-21.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-18.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-23.htm">Pledge</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-1.htm">Present</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-33.htm">Presenteth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-10.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-26.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-28.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezra/3-4.htm">Accordance</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-18.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/ezra/1-5.htm">Benjamin</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-13.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/ezra/10-3.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-33.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-33.htm">Found</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-18.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-1.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-1.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-1.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/ezra/10-19.htm">Pledge</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-33.htm">Present</a> <a href="/john/2-10.htm">Presenteth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-5.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-14.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-6.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 34</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/34-1.htm">Josiah's good reign</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/34-3.htm">He destroys idolatry</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/34-8.htm">He takes order for the repair of the temple</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/34-14.htm">Hilkiah, having found a book of the law, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/34-21.htm">Josiah sends to Huldah to enquire of the Lord</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/34-23.htm">Huldah prophesies the destruction of Jerusalem, but respite thereof in Josiah's time</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/34-29.htm">Josiah, causing it to be read in a solemn assembly, renews the covenant with God</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Josiah was a reformer king of Judah who sought to restore the worship of Yahweh after a period of idolatry under previous kings. The "it" refers to the covenant found in the Book of the Law, which was discovered during temple repairs. Jerusalem, the capital city, and Benjamin, the neighboring tribe, were central to the kingdom of Judah. The act of taking a stand signifies a public and communal commitment to follow God's laws, reflecting the ancient Near Eastern practice of covenant renewal ceremonies. This mirrors the covenant renewals led by leaders like Moses (Deuteronomy 29) and Joshua (Joshua 24), emphasizing the importance of communal faithfulness to God.<p><b>So all the people of Jerusalem carried out the covenant of God,</b><br>The phrase highlights the collective obedience of the people to the covenant. This obedience was crucial for the spiritual revival Josiah sought. The covenant of God refers to the laws and commandments given to the Israelites, which were meant to guide their relationship with God and each other. The people's response indicates a significant moment of national repentance and rededication to God's ways. This act of carrying out the covenant is reminiscent of the Israelites' initial acceptance of the covenant at Mount Sinai (<a href="/exodus/24-3.htm">Exodus 24:3-7</a>), where they also pledged to follow God's commands.<p><b>the God of their fathers.</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the continuity of faith from the patriarchs to the present generation. The God of their fathers refers to the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, underscoring the covenantal relationship established with the patriarchs and reaffirmed throughout Israel's history. This connection to their ancestors serves as a reminder of God's faithfulness and the people's identity as His chosen nation. It also points to the importance of generational faithfulness and the transmission of religious beliefs and practices. This continuity is a theme throughout the Old Testament, as seen in passages like <a href="/deuteronomy/6-4.htm">Deuteronomy 6:4-9</a>, which instructs the Israelites to teach God's commandments to their children.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/josiah.htm">Josiah</a></b><br>The king of Judah who initiated religious reforms and led the people back to the worship of Yahweh. His reign is marked by a return to the covenant with God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The capital city of Judah, central to the religious and political life of the nation. It is where the temple of the Lord is located, making it a focal point for Josiah's reforms.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/benjamin.htm">Benjamin</a></b><br>One of the tribes of Israel, closely associated with Judah. The tribe of Benjamin, along with Judah, formed the southern kingdom after the division of Israel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/covenant.htm">Covenant</a></b><br>A solemn agreement between God and His people. In this context, it refers to the renewal of the Mosaic Covenant, emphasizing obedience to God's laws.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/pledge_of_allegiance.htm">Pledge of Allegiance</a></b><br>The act of committing oneself to the covenant, signifying a collective return to the worship and laws of God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_leadership_in_spiritual_renewal.htm">The Importance of Leadership in Spiritual Renewal</a></b><br>Josiah's leadership was crucial in guiding the nation back to God. Effective spiritual leadership can inspire and direct others towards righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_community_in_upholding_the_covenant.htm">The Role of Community in Upholding the Covenant</a></b><br>The collective pledge of the people of Jerusalem and Benjamin underscores the importance of community in maintaining faithfulness to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_necessity_of_returning_to_god's_word.htm">The Necessity of Returning to God's Word</a></b><br>Josiah's reforms were based on the rediscovery of the Book of the Law. Returning to Scripture is essential for spiritual renewal and alignment with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/commitment_to_god_requires_action.htm">Commitment to God Requires Action</a></b><br>The pledge of allegiance was not just verbal but involved tangible actions to remove idolatry and restore true worship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/historical_continuity_of_god's_covenant.htm">Historical Continuity of God's Covenant</a></b><br>The reference to "the God of their fathers" highlights the continuity of God's covenantal relationship with His people throughout generations.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_34.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 34</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/where's_proof_of_assyrian_defeat_in_2_chr_32.htm">Where is the archaeological confirmation of a large-scale Assyrian defeat in Jerusalem, as described in 2 Chronicles 32?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/ark_to_jerusalem__before_or_after_philistines.htm">When did David bring the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem? Before defeating the Philistines or after? After (2 Samuel 5 and 6) Before (I Chronicles 13 and 14)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_2_chron._35_and_2_kings_23_differ.htm">Why do 2 Chronicles 35 and 2 Kings 23 differ in their accounts of Josiah's death, raising questions about the actual historical events?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_judah's_kings_follow_or_stray_from_god.htm">How did Judah's kings follow or stray from God?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/34.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(32) <span class= "bld">And he caused . . . stand to it.</span>--Kings, "and all the people stood into (i.e., came into) the covenant." So Syriac: "And everyone that was found in Jerusalem and in Benjamin rose, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem entered into the covenant of the Lord God of their fathers." (The chronicler's reading may be accounted for by the fact that the verbs "he stood and" he caused to stand "differ only in the vowels, which anciently were not written at all. "All that were present in Jerusalem and Benjamin" is an unusual phrase; and it is likely that "and Benjamin" is really a corruption of "into the covenant" which is required by the context here as much as in Kings.)<p><span class= "bld">And the</span> <span class= "bld">inhabitants . . . fathers</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e.,</span> after they had thus solemnly taken it upon them to do so. The statement is not read in Kings.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/34.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 32.</span> - Some think the text here corrupt, both for the presence of the words, and in <span class="cmt_word">Benjamin</span>, and the absence of the words, "in the covenant." Their case, however, is scarcely conclusive (see <a href="/2_kings/23-3.htm">2 Kings 23:3</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/34-32.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then he had everyone</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in Jerusalem</span><br /><span class="heb">בִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(ḇî·rū·šā·lim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Benjamin</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבִנְיָמִ֑ן</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇin·yā·min)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1144.htm">Strong's 1144: </a> </span><span class="str2">Benjamin -- 'son of the right hand', youngest son of Jacob, also the name of two other Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">take a stand in agreement to it.</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּעֲמֵ֕ד</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘ă·mêḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5975.htm">Strong's 5975: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stand, in various relations</span><br /><br /><span class="word">So all the people</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹשְׁבֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(yō·šə·ḇê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Jerusalem</span><br /><span class="heb">יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(yə·rū·šā·lim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">carried out</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘ă·śū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the covenant</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּבְרִ֥ית</span> <span class="translit">(kiḇ·rîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1285.htm">Strong's 1285: </a> </span><span class="str2">A covenant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of God,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of their fathers.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/34-32.htm">2 Chronicles 34:32 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/34-32.htm">2 Chronicles 34:32 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/34-32.htm">2 Chronicles 34:32 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/34-32.htm">2 Chronicles 34:32 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/34-32.htm">2 Chronicles 34:32 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/34-32.htm">2 Chronicles 34:32 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/34-32.htm">2 Chronicles 34:32 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/34-32.htm">2 Chronicles 34:32 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/34-32.htm">2 Chronicles 34:32 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/34-32.htm">2 Chronicles 34:32 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/34-32.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 34:32 He caused all who were found (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/34-31.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 34:31"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 34:31" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/34-33.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 34:33"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 34:33" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>