32And he caused all that were present in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand to it. And the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.
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Also in Judah the hand of God was to give them one heart to do the commandment of the king and of the princes, by the word of the LORD.
And he repaired the altar of the LORD, and sacrificed thereon peace offerings and thank offerings, and commanded Judah to serve the LORD God of Israel.
And when they had made an end of offering, the king and all that were present with him bowed themselves, and worshipped.
And commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.
For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 29-33)We have here an account of the further advances which Josiah made towards the reformation of his kingdom upon the hearing of the law read and the receipt of the message God sent him by the prophetess. Happy the people that had such a king; for here we find that, 1. They were well taught. He did not go about to force them to do their duty, till he had first instructed them in it. He called all the…
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