And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and all the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the priests, and the Levites, and all the people, 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 the LORD.
The king went up to the Lord's temple, along with all the men of Judah, the people living in Jerusalem, the priests, the Levites, and all the people, both important and ordinary. He read aloud to everyone all the words from the covenant book that had been discovered in the Lord's temple.
King Josiah gathered everyone together at the temple and publicly read aloud the entire book of God's covenant that had been found during temple repairs.
📚 Historical Context
This occurred during King Josiah's reign around 621 BC when workers discovered the Book of the Law (likely Deuteronomy) during temple renovations. The book had been lost for generations during previous kings' neglect of God's commands. Josiah's public reading marked the beginning of major religious reforms in Judah.
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