2 Kings 23:2 meaning and explanation

And he went up to the house of the LORD with all the people of Judah and Jerusalem, as well as the priests and the prophets—all the people small and great—and in their hearing he read all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of the LORD.

2 Kings 23:2, Berean Standard Bible

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King Josiah has just heard the Book of the Covenant read to him and torn his clothes in grief over Judah's unfaithfulness. Here he gathers the whole nation at the temple: elders, priests, prophets, and ordinary people, small and great alike.

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