2 Kings 23:1 - Exposition

And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem ; i.e. all the elders of Jerusalem and of the rest of Judah. (On the important position held by "the elders" in the undivided kingdom, see 1 Kings 8:1 , and the comment ad loc .; and on their position in the divided kingdoms of Israel and Judah, see 1 Kings 20:7 , 1 Kings 20:8 ; 1 Kings 21:8 , 1 Kings 21:11 ; 2 Kings 10:1 , etc.)