2 Chronicles 34:16

2 Chronicles 34:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Shaphan carried the book to the king, and brought the king word back again, saying, All that was committed to thy servants, they do it.
• New International Version (NIV)Then Shaphan took the book to the king and reported to him: “Your officials are doing everything that has been committed to them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Shaphan brought the book to the king, and further reported to the king, "All that was committed to your servants they are doing.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Shaphan carried the book to the king, bringing the king word, saying, “All that was committed to your servants they are doing.

Context of 2 Chronicles 34:16

14When they were bringing out the money which had been brought into the house of the Lord, Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the Law of the Lord given by Moses. 15Hilkiah told Shaphan the scribe, “I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the Lord.” And he gave the book to Shaphan. Shaphan brought the book to the king, but [first] reported further to him, “Your servants are doing everything that was entrusted to them. 17They have emptied out the money that was found in the house of the Lord, and have delivered it into the hands of the overseers and the workmen.” 18Then Shaphan the scribe told the king, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read from it in the presence of the king.

2 Chronicles 34:16 word by word

וַיָּבֵ֨א שָׁפָ֤ן אֶת־הַסֵּ֙פֶר֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַיָּ֨שֶׁב ע֧וֹד אֶת־הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ דָּבָ֖ר לֵאמֹ֑ר כֹּ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־נִתַּ֥ן בְּיַד־עֲבָדֶ֖יךָ הֵ֥ם עֹשִֽׂים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Shaphanשָׁפָןshâphân · ShaphanH8227
• carriedבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• the bookסֵ֫פֶרsêpher siphrâh · scroll: bookH5612
• to the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• and broughtשׁוּבshûb · to return: replyH7725
• wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• backשׁוּבshûb · to return: replyH7725
• again, sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• All that was committedנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• toיָדyâd · hand: toH3027
• thy servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• they doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 34:16

• 2 Kings 22:9Shaphan the scribe came to the king and brought back word to him: “Your servants have emptied out the money that was found in the house, and have placed it in the hands of the workmen who have been appointed over the house of the Lord.”
• Jeremiah 36:20Then they went into the court to the king, but they [first] put the scroll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe; then they reported all the words to the king.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 34:16

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-18Finding the Book of the Law of the LORD was a reward for being faithful. The book, likely written by Moses, was probably Deuteronomy. It may have been forgotten and lost during the unfaithful times of Manasseh or Amon.Read the comment

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Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 34

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings