וַיִּשְׁלַ֖ח הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיַּאַסְפ֣וּ אֵלָ֔יו כָּל־זִקְנֵ֥י יְהוּדָ֖ה וִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃
And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.
Read midrashic interpretation of II Kings 23:1: and classical rabbinic exegesis.