SEV Biblia, Chapter 23:2
Y subió el rey a la Casa del SEÑOR con todos los varones de Judá, y con todos los moradores de Jerusalén, con los sacerdotes y profetas y con todo el pueblo, desde el más chico hasta el más grande; y leyó, a oídos de todos, todas las palabras del libro del pacto que había sido hallado en la Casa del SEÑOR.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 23:2
Verse 2. The king went up into the house of the Lord] Here is another very singular circumstance. The high priest, scribes, priest, and prophets, are gathered together, with all the elders of the people, and the king himself reads the book of the covenant which had been lately found! It is strange that either the high priest, Jeremiah, Zephaniah, or some other of the prophets, who were certainly there present, did not read the sacred book! It is likely that the king considered himself a mediator between God and them, and therefore read and made the covenant.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 2. And the king went up into the house of the Lord , etc.] To the temple, from his palace: and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him : they met him there: and the priests, and the prophets ; the prophets Jeremiah, Zephaniah, and Uriah, who, though they might not be at Jerusalem when the book of the law was found, yet, upon this message of the king’s, might come up thither from the countries where they were; the Targum interprets the word “scribes”: and some take them to be the sons of the prophets, their disciples; in ( 2 Chronicles 34:30) they are called Levites: and all the people, both small and great ; a very numerous assembly: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of the Lord : that is, he caused it to be read by others, and perhaps by more than one, the congregation being so large.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-3 - Josiah had received a message from God, that there was no preventin the ruin of Jerusalem, but that he should only deliver his own soul yet he does his duty, and leaves the event to God. He engaged the people in the most solemn manner to abolish idolatry, and to serve God in righteousness and true holiness. Though most were formal of hypocritical herein, yet much outward wickedness would be prevented and they were accountable to God for their own conduct.
Original Hebrew
ויעל 5927 המלך 4428 בית 1004 יהוה 3068 וכל 3605 אישׁ 376 יהודה 3063 וכל 3605 ישׁבי 3427 ירושׁלם 3389 אתו 854 והכהנים 3548 והנביאים 5030 וכל 3605 העם 5971 למקטן 6996 ועד 5704 גדול 1419 ויקרא 7121 באזניהם 241 את 853 כל 3605 דברי 1697 ספר 5612 הברית 1285 הנמצא 4672 בבית 1004 יהוה׃ 3068
