2 Chronicles 34:29

What does 2 Chronicles 34:29 mean?

A plain-English look at 2 Chronicles 34:29 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Then the king sent and got together all the responsible men of Judah and of Jerusalem.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And the king sendeth and gathereth all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And he called together all the ancients of Juda and Jerusalem.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And the king sent and gathered all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.

Context

v.28Behold, I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace, neither shall thine eyes see all the evil that I will bring upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof. And they brought back word to the king.

v.29This passage

v.30And the king went up to the house of Jehovah, and all the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the priests, and the Levites, and all the people, both great and small: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in the house of Jehovah.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 1 Samuel 12:23

    Moreover as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against Jehovah in ceasing to pray for you: but I will instruct you in the good and the right way.

  • 1 Chronicles 29:2

    Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for the things of gold, and the silver for the things of silver, and the brass for the things of brass, the iron for the things of iron, and wood for the things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, stones for inlaid work, and of divers colors, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.

  • 2 Chronicles 30:2

    For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the assembly in Jerusalem, to keep the passover in the second month.

  • 2 Kings 23:1

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

  • Mark 14:8

    She hath done what she could; she hath anointed my body beforehand for the burying.

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