2 Kings 22:8 And Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD… To take an old diamond out of the casket in which it has lain forgotten, is as good as to find a new diamond. So with truth. To strike men's eyes with an old maxim, is as good as to think out a fresh one — nay, better; for the best truths are old. (Charles Buxton.) Parallel Verses KJV: And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, 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. |
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