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2 Kings 23:1

And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.

KJV

Et renuntiaverunt regi quod dixerat. Qui misit : et congregati sunt ad eum omnes senes Juda et Jerusalem.

Vulgate

Καὶ ἐπέστρεψαν οἱ βασιλεῖς τὸ ῥῆμα· καὶ ἀπέστειλεν ὁ βασιλεὺς καὶ συνήγαγεν πρὸς ἑαυτὸν πάντας τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους Ἰούδα καὶ Ἰερουσαλήμ.

LXX

And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.

ASV

וַ/יִּשְׁלַ֖ח הַ/מֶּ֑לֶךְ וַ/יַּאַסְפ֣וּ אֵלָ֔י/ו כָּל זִקְנֵ֥י יְהוּדָ֖ה וִ/ירוּשָׁלִָֽם

Hebrew

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In this verse

People JudahJudah

In the original Hebrew

8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
זִקְנֵ֣י
zqny
adjective · 179×
יְהוּדָ֔ה
yhvdh
proper_noun · 809×
יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם
yrvshlm
proper_noun · 634×
יֶּאֱסֹ֥ף
y'sp
verb · 200×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
נִי
ny
verb · 838×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Covers Hezekiah's reforms and Sennacherib's invasion, the reigns of Manasseh and Josiah, the fall of Jerusalem to Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC, the destruction of Solomon's Temple, the exile to Babylon, and the career of the prophet Daniel. Josephus explicitly cites Isaiah's prophecy of Cyrus and Daniel's prophecies, calling Daniel one of the greatest prophets.

Cross-references

  • 1Chr 13:1 — And David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, and with every leader.
  • 2Chr 34:29 — Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.
  • 2Chr 34:29 — Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.