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Hebrew Texts וַ֠יֹּאמֶר חִלְקִיָּ֜הוּ הַכֹּהֵ֤ן הַגָּדֹול֙ עַל־ שָׁפָ֣ן הַסֹּפֵ֔ר סֵ֧פֶר הַתֹּורָ֛ה מָצָ֖אתִי בְּבֵ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה וַיִּתֵּ֨ן חִלְקִיָּ֧ה אֶת־ הַסֵּ֛פֶר אֶל־ שָׁפָ֖ן וַיִּקְרָאֵֽהוּ׃ KJV with Strong's 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 מלכים ב 22:8 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex וַ֠יֹּאמֶר חִלְקִיָּ֜הוּ הַכֹּהֵ֤ן הַגָּדֹול֙ עַל־שָׁפָ֣ן הַסֹּפֵ֔ר סֵ֧פֶר הַתֹּורָ֛ה מָצָ֖אתִי בְּבֵ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה וַיִּתֵּ֨ן חִלְקִיָּ֧ה אֶת־הַסֵּ֛פֶר אֶל־שָׁפָ֖ן וַיִּקְרָאֵֽהוּ׃ מלכים ב 22:8 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only) מלכים ב 22:8 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required) מלכים ב 22:8 Hebrew Bible Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible Then Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, "I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD." And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan who read it. King James Bible 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible Hilkiah the high priest told Shaphan the court secretary, "I have found the book of the law in the LORD's temple," and he gave the book to Shaphan, who read it. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge I have found. This certainly was a genuine copy of the divine law, and probably the autograph of Moses, as it is said, in the parallel place of Chronicles, to be the book of the law of the Lord by Moses. It is not probable that this was the only copy of the law in the land, or that Josiah had never before seen the book of Moses; but the fact seems to be, that this was the original of the covenant renewed by Moses in the plains of Moab, and now being unexpectedly found, its antiquity, the occasion of its being made, the present circumstances of the people, the imperfect state in which the reformation was as yet, after all that had been done, would all concur to produce the effect here mentioned on the mind of the pious Josiah. Deuteronomy 31:24-26 And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words … 2 Chronicles 34:14,15-28 And when they brought out the money that was brought into the house … Links 2 Kings 22:8 • 2 Kings 22:8 NIV • 2 Kings 22:8 NLT • 2 Kings 22:8 ESV • 2 Kings 22:8 NASB • 2 Kings 22:8 KJV • 2 Kings 22:8 Bible Apps • 2 Kings 22:8 Biblia Paralela • 2 Kings 22:8 Chinese Bible • 2 Kings 22:8 French Bible • 2 Kings 22:8 German Bible • Bible Hub |