2 Chronicles 34:19

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17 And they have gathered the money that was found in the house of the Lord, and have delivered it into the hand of the overseers and the workmen.”

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

19 Thus it happened, when the king heard the words of the Law, that he tore his clothes.

20 Then the king commanded Hilkiah, ^aAhikam the son of Shaphan, Abdon the son of Micah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king, saying,

21 “Go, inquire of the Lord for me, and for those who are left in Israel and Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found; for great is the wrath of the Lord that is poured out on us, because our fathers have not ^akept the word of the Lord, to do according to all that is written in this book.”

22 So Hilkiah and those the king had appointed went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe. (She dwelt in Jerusalem in the Second Quarter.) And they spoke to her to that effect.

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

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

Amplified® Bible
When King Josiah had heard the words 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 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 law, that he rent his clothes.

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

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

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

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

Revised Standard Version
When the king heard the words 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 law, that he rendeth his garments,

New English Translation
When the king heard the words of the law scroll, he tore his clothes.

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