2 Chronicles 34:31 meaning and explanation

So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of this covenant that were written in this book.

2 Chronicles 34:31, Berean Standard Bible

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Josiah, king of Judah, stands by the pillar in the temple, the customary place for royal covenant making, and binds himself before the LORD. The setting is the aftermath of the Book of the Law being found and read aloud, and Huldah's word that judgment is coming though Josiah himself will be gathered to his grave in peace.

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