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- Chapter 23
- Verse 1
2 Kings 23:1
And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.
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Gill's Exposition
And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem. Josiah sent messengers throughout the land, and convened all the principal men in it at Jerusalem.
And the king…
Josiah had received a message from God that there was no preventing the ruin of Jerusalem, but that he should deliver only his own soul; yet he did not therefore sit down in despair, and resolve to do…
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