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2 Chronicles 34:31

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29 Then the king summoned all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.

30 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 Levites—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.

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.

32 Then he had everyone in Jerusalem and Benjamin take a stand in agreement to it. So all the people of Jerusalem carried out the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.

33 And Josiah removed all the abominations from all the lands belonging to the Israelites, and he required everyone in Israel to serve the LORD their God. Throughout his reign they did not turn aside from following the LORD, the God of their fathers.

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BSB
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.
KJV
And the king stood in his place, and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments, and his testimonies, and his statutes, with all his heart, and with all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant which are written in this book.
WEB
The king stood in his place and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments, his testimonies, and his statutes with all his heart and with all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant that were written in this book.
ASV
And the king stood in his place, and made a covenant before Jehovah, to walk after Jehovah, and to keep his commandments, and his testimonies, and his statutes, with all his heart, and with all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant that were written in this book.
DARBY
And the king stood in his place, and made a covenant before Jehovah, to walk after Jehovah, and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all his heart and with all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant that are written in this book.
BLB
And the king stood in his place, and he cut a covenant before YHWH, to follow after YHWH and to keep His commandments, and His testimonies, and His statutes, with all his heart and all his soul, to do the words of the covenant written in this book.
ÅB
Og kongen sto på sin plass og gjorde den pakt for Herrens åsyn at han ville følge Herren og holde hans bud og hans vitnesbyrd og hans forskrifter av alt sitt hjerte og av all sin sjel - at han ville gjøre etter paktens ord, som var skrevet i denne bok.
OTB
Så sto kongen på sin plass og inngikk en pakt for Herrens åsyn, om å vandre etter Herren, og å holde hans bud, hans vitnesbyrd og hans forskrifter med hele sitt hjerte og hele sin sjel, for å utføre ordene i pakten som er skrevet i denne boken.
B1930
Og kongen stod på sin plass og gjorde den pakt for Herrens åsyn at han vilde følge Herren og holde hans bud og hans vidnesbyrd og hans forskrifter av alt sitt hjerte og av all sin sjel - at han vilde gjøre efter paktens ord, som var skrevet i denne bok.

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  • 2 Chronicles 23:16

    Then Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and the king and the people that they would be the LORD’s people.

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  • 2 Chronicles 15:12

    Then they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul.

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  • 2 Chronicles 29:10

    Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the LORD, the God of Israel, so that His fierce anger will turn away from us.

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  • 2 Chronicles 6:13

    Now Solomon had made a bronze platform five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high, and had placed it in the middle of the courtyard. He stood on it, knelt down before the whole assembly of Israel, spread out his hands toward heaven,

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  • 2 Kings 11:14

    And she looked out and saw the king standing by the pillar, according to the custom. The officers and trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and screamed, “Treason! Treason!”

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  • 2 Kings 23:3

    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. And all the people entered into the covenant.

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  • 2 Chronicles 30:16

    They stood at their prescribed posts, according to the Law of Moses the man of God. The priests sprinkled the blood, which they received from the hand of the Levites.

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  • Psalms 119:111–112

    Your testimonies are my heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart.

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