Kings II 23:1

1 And these the last words of David. Faithful David the son of Jessae, and faithful the man whom the Lord raised up to be the anointed of the God of Jacob, and beautiful the psalms of Israel.

Kings II 23:1 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 23:1

And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the
elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.
] Josiah sent messengers throughout the land, and convened all the principal men in it at Jerusalem.

Kings II 23:1 In-Context

1 And these the last words of David. Faithful David the son of Jessae, and faithful the man whom the Lord raised up to be the anointed of the God of Jacob, and beautiful the psalms of Israel.

2 The Spirit of the Lord spoke by me, and his word upon my tongue.

3 The God of Israel says, A watchman out of Israel spoke to me a parable: I said among men, How will ye strengthen the fear of the anointed?

4 And in the morning light of God, let the sun arise in the morning, from the light of which the Lord passed on, and as it were from the rain of the tender grass upon the earth.

5 For my house not so with the Mighty One: for he has made an everlasting covenant with me, ready, guarded at every time; for all my salvation and all my desire , that the wicked should not flourish.