2 Kings 22:3 - Forerunner Commentary

2 Kings 22:3

Josiah Reigns in Judah

1 Josiah ^awas eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jedidah the daughter of Adaiah of ^bBozkath.

2 And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in all the ways of his father David; he ^adid not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.

Hilkiah Finds the Book of the Law

3 ^aNow it came to pass, in the eighteenth year of King Josiah, that the king sent Shaphan the scribe, the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, to the house of the Lord, saying:

4 “Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may count the money which has been ^abrought into the house of the Lord, which ^bthe doorkeepers have gathered from the people.

5 And let them ^adeliver it into the hand of those doing the work, who are the overseers in the house of the Lord; let them give it to those who are in the house of the Lord doing the work, to repair the damages of the house—

6 to carpenters and builders and masons—and to buy timber and hewn stone to repair the house.

7 However ^athere need be no accounting made with them of the money delivered into their hand, because they deal faithfully.”

8 Then Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, ^a“I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the Lord.” And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it.

9 So Shaphan the scribe went to the king, bringing the king word, saying, “Your servants have¹ gathered the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of those who do the work, who oversee the house of the Lord.”

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Definitions of words in 2 Kings 22:3:

Azaliah {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Azaliah {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

House {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
House {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

In {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Josiah {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Josiah {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Josiah {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Meshullam {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Meshullam {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Meshullam {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Sent {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Shaphan {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Shaphan {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Year {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Year {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

King {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

Lord {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

Other definition entries containing 2 Kings 22:3:

Shaphan {Easton's}

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