Next, the king stood by the pillar[a](A) and made a covenant(B) in the presence of the Lord to follow the Lord and to keep His commands, His decrees, and His statutes with all his mind and with all his heart,(C) and to carry out the words of this covenant that were written in this book; all the people agreed to[b] the covenant.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 23:3 2Ch 34:31 reads platform
  2. 2 Kings 23:3 Lit people took a stand in

The king stood by the pillar(A) and renewed the covenant(B) in the presence of the Lord—to follow(C) the Lord and keep his commands, statutes and decrees with all his heart and all his soul, thus confirming the words of the covenant written in this book. Then all the people pledged themselves to the covenant.

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