2 Chronicles 34 · Verse 30

2 Chronicles 34:30

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.
2 Chronicles 34:30, King James Version

2 Chronicles 34:30 in other translations

BSBAnd 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.
WEBThe king went up to the LORD’s house with all the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem—the priests, the Levites, and all the people, both great and small—and he read in their hearing all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in the LORD’s house.
ASVAnd the king went up to the house of Jehovah, and all the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the priests, and the Levites, and all the people, both 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 Jehovah.
YLTand the king goeth up to the house of Jehovah, and every man of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the priests, and the Levites, even all the people, from great even unto small, and he readeth in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant that is found in the house of Jehovah.
DARBYAnd the king went up into the house of Jehovah, 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 which had been found in the house of Jehovah.
BBEAnd the king went up to the house of the Lord, with all the men of Judah and the people of Jerusalem, and the priests and the Levites and all the people, small and great; and they were present at his reading of the book of the law which had come to light in the house of the Lord.
WebsterAnd the king went 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.

What does 2 Chronicles 34:30 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 30 The king went - See on 2Kgs 23:1 (note).

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

2 Chronicles 34:30 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיַּ֣עַלvai.Ya.'aland he went upH5927
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
בֵּית\־beit-[the] house ofH1004
יְ֠הוָהYah.wehYahwehH3068
וְכָל\־ve.kholand everyH3605
אִ֨ישׁ'ish<the> person ofH376
יְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
וְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יve.yo.she.Veiand [the] inhabitants ofH3427
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389
וְהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ve.ha.ko.ha.Nimand the priestsH3548
וְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.Yimand the LevitesH3881
וְכָל\־ve.kholand allH3605
הָעָ֖םha.'Amthe peopleH5971
מִגָּד֣וֹלmi.ga.Dolfrom greatH1419
וְעַד\־ve.'ad-and untoH5704
קָטָ֑ןka.TansmallH6996
וַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'and he read aloudH7121
בְאָזְנֵיהֶ֗םve.'a.ze.nei.Hemin ears theirH241
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
דִּבְרֵי֙div.Rei[the] words ofH1697
סֵ֣פֶרSe.fer[the] scroll ofH5612
הַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.Ritthe covenantH1285
הַנִּמְצָ֖אha.nim.Tza'which had been foundH4672
בֵּ֥יתbeit[the] house ofH1004
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068

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Cross references for 2 Chronicles 34:30

  • 2 Kings 23:2

    And the king went up into the house of the Lord, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both small and great: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of the Lord.

  • Exodus 24:7

    And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said, All that the Lord hath said will we do, and be obedient.

  • Nehemiah 8:1-5

    And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that was before the water gate; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the Lord had commanded to Israel. And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month. And he read therein before the street that was before the water gate from the morning until midday, before the men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the book of the law. And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam. …

  • 2 Chronicles 34:18-19

    Then Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath given me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king. And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the law, that he rent his clothes.

  • Jeremiah 31:31-32

    Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the Lord:

  • 2 Chronicles 15:12-13

    And they entered into a covenant to seek the Lord God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul; That whosoever would not seek the Lord God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.

  • 2 Chronicles 6:1-11

    Then said Solomon, The Lord hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness. But I have built an house of habitation for thee, and a place for thy dwelling for ever. And the king turned his face, and blessed the whole congregation of Israel: and all the congregation of Israel stood. And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who hath with his hands fulfilled that which he spake with his mouth to my father David, saying, …

  • 2 Chronicles 34:24

    Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the curses that are written in the book which they have read before the king of Judah:

  • Deuteronomy 1:17

    Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God’s: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it.

  • 2 Chronicles 34:15

    And Hilkiah answered and said to Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the Lord. And Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan.

  • 2 Chronicles 18:30

    Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of the chariots that were with him, saying, Fight ye not with small or great, save only with the king of Israel.

  • 2 Kings 23:21

    And the king commanded all the people, saying, Keep the passover unto the Lord your God, as it is written in the book of this covenant.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
great and small. Heb. from great even to small.
15:12,13; 18:30; De 1:17; Job 3:19
he read.
6:1-11; 17:7-9; De 17:18-20; Ne 8:2-5; Ec 1:12; 12:9,10
the book.
15,18,19,24; Ex 24:7; 2Ki 23:2,21; Jer 31:31,32

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 2 Chronicles 34:29

    Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chronicles 34:30

    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.

  • 2 Chronicles 34:31

    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.

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2 Chronicles 34:30 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y subió el rey á la casa de Jehová, y con él todos los varones de Judá, y los moradores de Jerusalem, y los sacerdotes, y los Levitas, y todo el pueblo desde el mayor hasta el más pequeño; y leyó á oídos de ellos todas las palabras del libro del pacto que había sido hallado en la casa de Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et le roi monta à la maison de l’ Éternel, et tous les hommes de Juda, et les habitants de Jérusalem, et les sacrificateurs, et les lévites, et tout le peuple, depuis le grand jusqu’au petit; et on lut, eux l’entendant, toutes les paroles du livre de l’alliance qui avait été trouvé dans la maison de l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und der König ging hinauf in das Haus Jehovas, und alle Männer von Juda und die Bewohner von Jerusalem, und die Priester und die Leviten, und alles Volk, vom Größten bis zum Kleinsten; und man las vor ihren Ohren alle Worte des Buches des Bundes, das im Hause Jehovas gefunden worden war.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
ascendit in domum Domini, unaque omnes viri Juda et habitatores Jerusalem, sacerdotes et Levitæ, et cunctus populus a minimo usque ad maximum. Quibus audientibus in domo Domini, legit rex omnia verba voluminis: