2 Kings 22:11 - Forerunner Commentary

2 Kings 22:11

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.”

10 Then Shaphan the scribe showed the king, saying, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read it before the king.

11 Now it happened, when the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, that he tore his clothes.

12 Then the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, ^aAhikam the son of Shaphan, Achbor the son of Michaiah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king, saying,

13 “Go, inquire of the Lord for me, for the people and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that has been found; for great is ^athe wrath of the Lord that is aroused against us, because our fathers have not obeyed the words of this book, to do according to all that is written concerning us.”

14 So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of ^aTikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe. (She dwelt in Jerusalem in the Second Quarter.) And they spoke with her.

15 Then she said to them, “Thus says the Lord God of Israel, ‘Tell the man who sent you to Me,

16 “Thus says the Lord: ‘Behold, ^aI will bring calamity on this place and on its inhabitants—all the words of the book which the king of Judah has read—

17 ^abecause they have forsaken Me and burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke Me to anger with all the works of their hands. Therefore My wrath shall be aroused against this place and shall not be quenched.’ ” ’

18 But as for ^athe king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the Lord, in this manner you shall speak to him, ‘Thus says the Lord God of Israel: “Concerning the words which you have heard—

19 because your ^aheart was tender, and you ^bhumbled yourself before the Lord when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its inhabitants, that they would become ^ca desolation and ^da curse, and you tore your clothes and wept before Me, I also have heard you,” says the Lord.

Verse Comparison: 2 Kings 22:11

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American Standard Version
And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes.

Amplified® Bible
And when the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he rent his clothes.

Contemporary English Version
When Josiah heard what was in The Book of God's Law, he tore his clothes in sorrow.

Darby English Version
And it came to pass when the king heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his garments.

Good News Bible
When the king heard the book being read, he tore his clothes in dismay,

King James Version
And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes.

New American Standard Bible
When the king heard the words of the book of the law, he tore his clothes.

New International Version
When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his robes.

New King James Version
Now it happened, when the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, that he tore his clothes.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
When the king heard the words of the book of the law, he tore his clothes.

Revised Standard Version
And when the king heard the words of the book of the law, he rent his clothes.

Young's Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass, at the king's hearing the words of the book of the law, that he rendeth his garments,

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