When the king had heard the words of the law, he tore his clothes. The king commanded Hilkiah, Ahikam the son of Shaphan, Abdon the son of Micah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the king’s servant, saying, “Go inquire of Yahweh for me, and for those who are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found; for great is Yahweh’s wrath that is poured out on us, because our fathers have not kept Yahweh’s word, to do according to all that is written in this book.”
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When the king had heard the words of the law, he tore his clothes.
The king commanded Hilkiah, Ahikam the son of Shaphan, Abdon the son of Micah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the king’s servant, saying,
“Go inquire of Yahweh for me, and for those who are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found; for great is Yahweh’s wrath that is poured out on us, because our fathers have not kept Yahweh’s word, to do according to all that is written in this book.”
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And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the law, that he rent his clothes.
And the king commanded Hilkiah, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Abdon the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king’s, saying,
Go, enquire of the LORD for me, and for them that are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found: for great is the wrath of the LORD that is poured out upon us, because our fathers have not kept the word of the LORD, to do after all that is written in this book.
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And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the Law, that he rent his clothes.
And the king commanded Hilkiah, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Abdon the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the king's servant, saying:
'Go ye, inquire of the LORD for me, and for them that are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found; for great is the wrath of the LORD that is poured out upon us, because our fathers have not kept the word of the LORD, to do according unto all that is written in this book.'
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- 2 Kings 22:12 (v20) The king commanded Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam the son of Shaphan, Achbor the son of Micaiah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the king’s…
- Joshua 7:6 (v19) Joshua tore his clothes, and fell to the earth on his face before Yahweh’s ark until the evening, he and the elders of Israel; and they put…
- 2 Chronicles 28:6 (v21) For Pekah the son of Remaliah killed in Judah one hundred twenty thousand in one day, all of them valiant men, because they had forsaken…
- Jeremiah 21:2 (v21) “Please inquire of Yahweh for us; for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon makes war against us. Perhaps Yahweh will deal with us according to…
- Ezekiel 14:1-11 (v21) Then some of the elders of Israel came to me, and sat before me. Yahweh’s word came to me, saying, “Son of man, these men have taken their…
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- Exodus 18:15 (v21) Moses said to his father-in-law, “Because the people come to me to inquire of God.
- Leviticus 26:14-46 (v21) “ ‘But if you will not listen to me, and will not do all these commandments, and if you shall reject my statutes, and if your soul abhors…
- Deuteronomy 28:3-68 (v19) You shall be blessed in the city, and you shall be blessed in the field. You shall be blessed in the fruit of your body, the fruit of your…
- Deuteronomy 28:15 (v21) But it shall come to pass, if you will not listen to Yahweh your God’s voice, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which…
- Deuteronomy 29:18-28 (v21) lest there should be among you man, woman, family, or tribe whose heart turns away today from Yahweh our God, to go to serve the gods of…
- Deuteronomy 30:17-19 (v21) But if your heart turns away, and you will not hear, but are drawn away and worship other gods, and serve them, I declare to you today that…
- Deuteronomy 31:16-22 (v21) Yahweh said to Moses, “Behold, you shall sleep with your fathers. This people will rise up and play the prostitute after the strange gods…
- Deuteronomy 32:15-25 (v21) But Jeshurun grew fat, and kicked. You have grown fat. You have grown thick. You have become sleek. Then he abandoned God who made him, and…
- 1 Samuel 9:9 (v21) (In earlier times in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, he said, “Come! Let’s go to the seer;” for he who is now called a prophet…
- 1 Kings 22:5-7 (v21) Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire first for Yahweh’s word.” Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together,…
- 2 Kings 17:6-7 (v21) In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away to Assyria, and placed them in Halah, and on the…
- 2 Kings 19:1 (v19) When king Hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into Yahweh’s house.
- 2 Kings 22:11 (v19) When the king had heard the words of the book of the law, he tore his clothes.
- 2 Kings 22:13 (v21) “Go inquire of Yahweh for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found; for great is Yahweh’s…
- 2 Kings 22:19 (v19) because your heart was tender, and you humbled yourself before Yahweh, when you heard what I spoke against this place, and against its…
- 2 Kings 25:22 (v20) As for the people who were left in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left, even over them he made Gedaliah the son…
- 2 Chronicles 29:8 (v21) Therefore Yahweh’s wrath was on Judah and Jerusalem, and he has delivered them to be tossed back and forth, to be an astonishment, and a…
- 2 Chronicles 33:11 (v21) Therefore Yahweh brought on them the captains of the army of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh in chains, bound him with fetters, and…
- Isaiah 37:2-4 (v21) He sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah the…
- Jeremiah 26:22 (v20) Then Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and certain men with him, into Egypt;
- Jeremiah 26:24 (v20) But the hand of Ahikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, so that they didn’t give him into the hand of the people to put him to death.
- Jeremiah 36:22-24 (v19) Now the king was sitting in the winter house in the ninth month; and there was a fire in the brazier burning before him. When Jehudi had…
- Jeremiah 40:6 (v20) Then Jeremiah went to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah, and lived with him among the people who were left in the land.
- Jeremiah 40:9 (v20) Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan swore to them and to their men, saying, “Don’t be afraid to serve the Chaldeans. Dwell in the…
- Jeremiah 42:2 (v21) and said to Jeremiah the prophet, “Please let our supplication be presented before you, and pray for us to Yahweh your God, even for all…
- Ezekiel 20:1-7 (v21) In the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month, some of the elders of Israel came to inquire of Yahweh, and sat before…
- Joel 2:13 (v19) Tear your heart, and not your garments, and turn to Yahweh, your God; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in…
- Romans 1:18 (v21) For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,
- Romans 2:8-12 (v21) but to those who are self-seeking, and don’t obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, will be wrath, indignation, oppression, and anguish…
- Romans 3:20 (v19) Because by the works of the law, no flesh will be justified in his sight; for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.
- Romans 4:15 (v21) For the law produces wrath, for where there is no law, neither is there disobedience.
- Romans 7:7-11 (v19) What shall we say then? Is the law sin? May it never be! However, I wouldn’t have known sin, except through the law. For I wouldn’t have…
- Galatians 2:19 (v19) For I, through the law, died to the law, that I might live to God.
- Galatians 3:10-13 (v19) For as many as are of the works of the law are under a curse. For it is written, “Cursed is everyone who doesn’t continue in all things…
- Jeremiah 40:14 (v20) and said to him, “Do you know that Baalis the king of the children of Ammon has sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to take your life?” But…
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On vv19, 21 For sorrow that the word of God had been…
For sorrow that the word of God had been so long suppressed and the people kept in ignorance, considering also the curses contained therein against the transgressors.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On v19 Rent his clothes - Were the things contained in…
Rent his clothes - Were the things contained in scripture new to us, as they were here to Josiah, surely they would make deeper impressions upon us than they commonly do. But they are not the less weighty, and therefore should not be the less regarded, because they are well known.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On v19 2Ch 34:19. When the king had heard the words…
2Ch 34:19. When the king had heard the words he rent his clothes — Were the things contained in Scripture new to us, as they were here to Josiah, surely they would make deeper impressions upon us than they commonly do. But they are not the less weighty, and therefore should not be the less regarded, because they are well known.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On v21 For them, that are left in Israel and in…
For them, that are left in Israel and in Judah - Compare the words in Kings 2Ki 22:13. in both records the intention is to show that the king regarded the ten tribes as being under his care, no less than the two.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On v19 AND, CAUSING THE LAW TO BE READ, RENEWS THE…
AND, CAUSING THE LAW TO BE READ, RENEWS THE COVENANT BETWEEN GOD AND THE PEOPLE. (Ch2 34:19-33)
when the king had heard the words of the law, &c.--(See on Kg2 22:11-20; Kg2 23:1-3).
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv19–21 19. rent his clothes] A sign of grief. “Clothes”…
19. rent his clothes] A sign of grief. “Clothes” is in the plur. because both inner and outer garments are meant. See Ezr_9:3 (with Ryle’s note).
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv20–21 (20-28) The royal message to the prophetess Huldah, and…
(20-28) The royal message to the prophetess Huldah, and her reply. Comp. 2Ki_22:12-20.
Abdon the son of Micah.—Kings, “Achbor the son of Micaiah,” which appears right. The Syriac has Abachûr. (See Jer_26:22; Jer_36:12.)
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv19–21 With one insignificant exception (the omission here of the…
With one insignificant exception (the omission here of the word rps), the words of this verse are identical with the parallel in its ver. 11. The same, to all purposes, may be said of our twelve succeedingverses, compared with the parallel in its ver. 12 2Ch_23:3. The king rent his clothes, in grief that the practice of his nation had diverged so terribly from their ever-to-be-venerated Law.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v20 Ahikam son of Shaphan, Abdon son of Micah, Shaphan…
Ahikam son of Shaphan, Abdon son of Micah, Shaphan ... Asaiah
These are the names of men. (See:How to Translate Names)
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ask Yahweh's will for me
The word "will" can be translated as a verb. Also, it is made clear in 2 Chronicles 34:22 that the king means for the men to go to the prophetess of Yahweh to determine Yahweh's will. AT: "Ask Yahweh what he wants me to do" (See: Abstract Nouns)
because of the words
"concerning the words"
the words of the book that has been found
Here "words" represents the laws. This can be stated in active form. AT: "the laws in the book that Hilkiah has found" (See: Metonymy and Active or Passive)
For it is great, the anger of Yahweh that has been poured out on us. It is great
Emotions such as anger are often spoken of in Scripture as if they were liquids. AT: "For Yahweh's anger towards us is great, like water that could totally wash us away" or "For great is Yahweh's anger with which he has punished us" (See: Metaphor)
all that was written in it
This can be stated in active form. AT: "all that is written in it" or "all that is in this book" (See: Active or Passive)
translationWords
kingdom of Israel
kingdom of Judah
anger
obey
written
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