The king sent, and they gathered to him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.
Parallel translations
- KJV And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.
- BSB Then the king summoned all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.
- NKJV Now the king sent them to gather all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem to him.
- NASB Then the king sent messengers, and they gathered to him all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.
- NLT Then the king summoned all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.
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Cross-references · 5
- 2 Chr 34:29–33Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.
- Deut 31:28Assemble to me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, and call heaven and earth to witness against them.
- 2 Chr 30:2For the king had taken counsel with his princes and all the assembly in Jerusalem to keep the Passover in the second month.
- 2 Chr 29:20Then Hezekiah the king arose early, gathered the princes of the city, and went up to Yahweh’s house.
- 2 Sam 6:1David again gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand.
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