Story · 8 · Josiah and Huldah
A covenant and a festival
After Huldah's oracle, Josiah gathered the kingdom, read the scroll publicly, renewed the covenant, centralized worship, and held a national festival.
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Bible reference: 2 Kings 23:1–23
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 120
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