Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 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.
30. the Levites ] In 2 Kin. “the prophets.”
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
The writer has characteristically substituted Levites for the prophets of 2Ki 23:2. No doubt Josiah was accompanied by priests, prophets, and Levites, but the writer of Kings thought it enough to mention the two former, and merged the Levites in the mass of the people. The writer of Chronicles, on the other hand, thinks the presence of Levites too important to he omitted, and as the prophets could be but few in number, passes them over.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Verse 30. The king went] See on 2Kg 23:1.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
[See comments on 2Ch 34:29].
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(30) The Levites.The chronicler substituted this for the prophets (Kings). It was a natural change to make, seeing that the prophetic order had long been extinct in his day. It may even be the result of an unconscious error, as the phrase priests and Levites is so frequent in his pages.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
the Levites. And prophets (2Ki 23:2).
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
great and small: Heb. from great even to small, 2Ch 15:12, 2Ch 15:13, 2Ch 18:30, Deu 1:17, Job 3:19
he read: 2Ch 6:1-11, 2Ch 17:7-9, Deu 17:18-20, Neh 8:2-5, Ecc 1:12, Ecc 12:9, Ecc 12:10
the book: 2Ch 34:15, 2Ch 34:18, 2Ch 34:19, 2Ch 34:24, Exo 24:7, 2Ki 23:2, 2Ki 23:21, Jer 31:31, Jer 31:32
Reciprocal: 2Ki 23:1 – the king 1Ch 13:1 – consulted 1Ch 23:2 – he gathered 2Ch 1:2 – to the captains 2Ch 29:10 – to make a covenant Jer 11:10 – turned Jer 34:8 – had Eze 46:10 – General
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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 {s} 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.
(s) Though neither young nor old could be exempted from the curses contained in it, if they did transgress, he knew it pertained to all and was his duty to see it read to all sorts, that everyone might learn to avoid those punishments by serving God correctly.