2 Kings 23:3

WEB

The king stood by the 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 his heart, and all his soul, to confirm the words of this covenant that were written in this book: and all the people stood to the covenant.

KJV

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.

Commentary

And the king stood by a pillar,.... As the manner of kings was, Kg2 11:14 and is thought to be the brasen scaffold erected by Solomon, on which he stood at the dedication of the temple, and n ow Josiah at the reading of the law, Ch2 6:13 , it is said to be his place, Ch2 34:31 ; see Gill on Kg2 11:14 . and made a covenant before the Lord: agreed and promised in the presence of God, both he and his people: to walk after the Lord: the worship of the Lord, as the Targum; closely to attend to that: and to keep his commandments, and his testimonies, and his statutes: all the laws of God, moral, civil, and ceremonial: with all their heart, and all their soul: cordially and sincerely: to perform the words of the covenant that were written in this book: lately found, and now read unto them: and all the people stood to the covenant: agreed to it, and promised to keep it; so the Targum,"all the people took upon them the covenant,''engaged to observe it.