2 Kings 23:3
King James Version (KJV)
And the king stood by a pillar, and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all their heart and all their soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people stood to the covenant.
Translations
2 Kings 23:3 - Amplified Bible
The king stood [on the platform] by the pillar and made a covenant before the Lord--to walk after the Lord and to keep His commandments, His testimonies, and His statutes with all his heart and soul, to confirm the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people stood to join in the covenant.
2 Kings 23:3 - American Standard Version
And the king stood by the pillar, and made a covenant before Jehovah, to walk after Jehovah, and to keep his commandments, and his testimonies, and his statutes, with all his heart, and all his soul, to confirm the words of this covenant that were written in this book: and all the people stood to the covenant.
2 Kings 23:3 - Bible in Basic English
And the king took his place by the pillar, and made an agreement before the Lord, to go in the way of the Lord, and keep his orders and his decisions and his rules with all his heart and all his soul, and to keep the words of the agreement recorded in the book; and all the people gave their word to keep the agreement.
2 Kings 23:3 - Darby Bible
And the king stood on the dais, and made a covenant before Jehovah, to walk after Jehovah, and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all [his] heart, and with all [his] soul, to establish the words of this covenant that are written in this book. And all the people stood to the covenant.
2 Kings 23:3 - English Standard Version
And the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the
2 Kings 23:3 - King James Version
And the king stood by a pillar, and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all their heart and all their soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people stood to the covenant.
2 Kings 23:3 - La Biblia de las Americas
Después el rey se puso en pie junto a la columna e hizo pacto delante del SEÑOR de andar en pos del SEÑOR y de guardar sus mandamientos, sus testimonios y sus estatutos con todo su corazòn y con toda su alma, para cumplir las palabras de este pacto escritas en este libro. Y todo el pueblo confirmò el pacto.
2 Kings 23:3 - The Message
2 Kings 23:3 - New American Standard Bible
The king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep His commandments and His testimonies and His statutes with all {his} heart and all {his} soul, to carry out the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people entered into the covenant.
2 Kings 23:3 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy
Después el rey se puso en pie junto a la columna e hizo pacto delante del SEÑOR de andar en pos del SEÑOR y de guardar Sus mandamientos, Sus testimonios y Sus estatutos con todo su corazòn y con toda su alma, para cumplir las palabras de este pacto escritas en este libro. Y todo el pueblo confirmò el pacto.
2 Kings 23:3 - World English Bible
The king stood by the pillar, and made a covenant before Yahweh, to walk after Yahweh, and to keep his commandments, and his testimonies, and his statutes, with all [his] heart, and all [his] soul, to confirm the words of this covenant that were written in this book: and all the people stood to the covenant.
2 Kings 23:3 - Young's Living Translation
And the king standeth by the pillar, and maketh the covenant before Jehovah, to walk after Jehovah, and to keep His commands, and His testimonies, and His statutes, with all the heart, and with all the soul, to establish the words of this covenant that are written on this book, and all the people stand in the covenant.
2 Kings 23:3 - Additional Comments
Note that Josiah gave a challenge to the people, and "all the people took a stand for the covenant" - they all made the same covenant, promise.
What a challenge, to make this same commitment. Is this possible? Can someone truly make this commitment? What would this be like?
'In His Steps' is a book written by Charles Sheldon. First published in 1896, the book has sold more than 30,000,000 copies, and ranks as the 39th best-selling book of all time. By 1935 it had been translated in 21 languages.
In His Steps was subtitled "What Would Jesus Do?" Sheldon's novel grew out of a series of sermons he delivered in his Congregationalist church in Topeka, Kansas.
In His Steps takes place in the railroad town of Raymond, located somewhere in the eastern U.S. The main character is the Rev. Henry Maxwell, pastor of the First Church of Raymond.
The novel begins on a Friday morning when a destitute vagabond appears at the front door of Henry Maxwell while the latter is preparing for that Sundaypcoming sermon. Maxwell listens to the vagabondelpless plea briefly before curtly brushing him away and closing the door.
The same vagabond appears in church at the end of the Sunday sermon, walks up to "the open space in front of the pulpit," and faces the people. No one stops him. He quietly but frankly confronts the congregation - "I'm not complaining; just stating facts." - about their compassion, or apathetic lack of it.
The homeless man challenges him to take seriously the imitation of Christ. He has difficulty understanding why, in his view, so many Christians ignore others:
"I heard some people singing at a church prayer meeting the other night,
'All for Jesus, all for Jesus,
All my being's ransomed powers,
All my thoughts, and all my doings,
All my days, and all my hours.'
and I kept wondering as I sat on the steps outside just what they meant by it. It seems to me there's an awful lot of trouble in the world that somehow wouldn't exist if all the people who sing such songs went and lived them out. I suppose I don't understand. But what would Jesus do?"
Upon finishing his address to the congregation, the homeless man collapses and dies a few days later.
That next Sunday, Rev. Henry Maxwell, deeply moved by the events of the past week, presents a challenge to his congregation: "Do not do anything for the next year without first asking, 'What would Jesus do?'"
This leads to many of the novel's characters asking, "What would Jesus do?" when faced with decisions of some importance. This has the effect of making the characters embrace Christianity more seriously.
This challenge is the theme of the novel and is the driving force of the plot. The rest of the novel consists of certain episodes that focus on individual characters as their lives are transformed by the challenge.
See the notes on 1 Peter 2:21.
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