2 Chronicles 34 · Verse 31

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.
2 Chronicles 34:31, King James Version

2 Chronicles 34:31 in other translations

BSBSo 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.
WEBThe 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.
ASVAnd 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.
YLTAnd the king standeth on his station, and maketh the covenant before Jehovah, to walk after Jehovah, and to keep His commands, and His testimonies, and His statutes, with all his heart, and with all his soul, to do the words of the covenant that are written on this book.
DARBYAnd 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.
BBEThen the king, taking his place by the pillar, made an agreement before the Lord, to go in the way of the Lord, and to keep his orders and his decisions and his rules with all his heart and with all his soul, and to keep the words of the agreement recorded in this book.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does 2 Chronicles 34:31 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 31 Made a covenant - See on 2Kgs 23:3 (note). And see the notes on that and the preceding chapter, 2 Chronicles 33 (note), for the circumstances detailed here.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

2 Chronicles 34:31 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.

וַיַּעֲמֹ֨דvai.ya.'a.Modand he stoodH5975
הַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
עַל\־'al-atH5921
עָמְד֗וֹa.me.Doplace hisH5977
וַיִּכְרֹ֣תvai.yikh.Rotand he madeH3772
אֶֽת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַבְּרִית֮ha.be.Ritthe covenantH1285
לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440
יְהוָה֒Yah.wehYahwehH3068
לָלֶ֜כֶתla.Le.khetto walkH1980
אַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiafterH310
יְהוָ֗הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וְלִשְׁמ֤וֹרve.lish.Morand to keepH8104
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
מִצְוֹתָיו֙mitz.vo.Tavcommandments hisH4687
וְעֵֽדְוֹתָ֣יוve.'e.de.vo.Tavand testimonies hisH5715
וְחֻקָּ֔יוve.chu.Kavand statutes hisH2706
בְּכָל\־be.kholwith allH3605
לְבָב֖וֹle.va.Voheart hisH3824
וּבְכָל\־u.ve.Khol-and with allH3605
נַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.Shobeing hisH5315
לַעֲשׂוֹת֙la.'a.sOtto observeH6213
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
דִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.Rei[the] words ofH1697
הַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.Ritthe covenantH1285
הַכְּתוּבִ֖יםha.ke.tu.Vimwhich was writtenH3789
עַל\־'al-onH5921
הַסֵּ֥פֶרha.Se.ferthe scrollH5612
הַזֶּֽה\׃ha.Zeh<the> thisH2088

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 34:31

  • 2 Chronicles 23:16

    And Jehoiada made a covenant between him, and between all the people, and between the king, that they should be the Lord’s people.

  • 2 Chronicles 15:12

    And they entered into a covenant to seek the Lord God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;

  • 2 Chronicles 29:10

    Now it is in mine heart to make a covenant with the Lord God of Israel, that his fierce wrath may turn away from us.

  • 2 Chronicles 6:13

    For Solomon had made a brasen scaffold, of five cubits long, and five cubits broad, and three cubits high, and had set it in the midst of the court: and upon it he stood, and kneeled down upon his knees before all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven,

  • 2 Kings 11:14

    And when she looked, behold, the king stood by a pillar, as the manner was, and the princes and the trumpeters by the king, and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets: and Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried, Treason, Treason.

  • 2 Kings 23:3

    And the king stood by a pillar, 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 their heart and all their soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people stood to the covenant.

  • 2 Chronicles 30:16

    And they stood in their place after their manner, according to the law of Moses the man of God: the priests sprinkled the blood, which they received of the hand of the Levites.

  • Psalms 119:111-112

    Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart. I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes alway, even unto the end.

  • Nehemiah 10:29

    They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God’s law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the Lord our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes;

  • Joshua 24:25

    So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.

  • Deuteronomy 6:5

    And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

  • 2 Chronicles 15:15

    And all Judah rejoiced at the oath: for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them: and the Lord gave them rest round about.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
In his place.Instead of {âl ômdo,} "in his place," the parallel passage 2 Ki 23:3, has {âl häâmmood,} "by the pillar;" which is probably the true reading, as the LXX. in both places read [ton stylon,] "the pillar."
6:13; 2Ki 11:4; 23:3; Eze 46:2
made a covenant.This was expressed, 1. In general, To walk after Jehovah; to have no gods beside him. 2. To take this law for the regulation of their conduct. 3. In particular, To bend their whole heart and soul to the performance of it; so that they might not only have religion without, but piety within.
23:16; 29:10; Ex 24:6-8; De 29:1,10-15; Jos 24:25; Ne 9:38; 10:29
Jer 50:5; Heb 8:6-13
and his testimonies.
Ps 119:111,112
with all.
15:12,15; 31:21; De 6:5; Lu 10:27-29
to perform.
Ps 119:106

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Context

  • 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.

  • 2 Chronicles 34:32

    And 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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2 Chronicles 34:31 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y estando el rey en pie en su sitio, hizo alianza delante de Jehová de caminar en pos de Jehová, y de guardar sus mandamientos, sus testimonios, y sus estatutos, de todo su corazón y de toda su alma, poniendo por obra las palabras del pacto que estaban escritas en aquel libro.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et le roi se tint debout à sa place, et fit cette alliance devant l’ Éternel, de marcher après l’ Éternel et de garder ses commandements et ses témoignages et ses statuts, de tout son cœur et de toute son âme, pour pratiquer les paroles de l’alliance, écrites dans ce livre.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und der König stand auf seinem Standorte und machte den Bund vor Jehova, Jehova nachzuwandeln und seine Gebote und seine Zeugnisse und seine Satzungen zu beobachten mit seinem ganzen Herzen und mit seiner ganzen Seele, um die Worte des Bundes zu tun, welche in diesem Buche geschrieben sind.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
et stans in tribunali suo, percussit fœdus coram Domino ut ambularet post eum, et custodiret præcepta, et testimonia, et justificationes ejus in toto corde suo, et in tota anima sua, faceretque quæ scripta sunt in volumine illo, quod legerat.