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

14And when they brought out the money that was brought into the house of Jehovah, Hilkiah the priest found the book of the law of Jehovahgivenby Moses. 15And Hilkiah answered and said to Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of Jehovah. And Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan. And Shaphan carried the book to the king, and moreover brought back word to the king, saying, All that was committed to thy servants, they are doing. 17And they have emptied out the money that was found in the house of Jehovah, and have delivered it into the hand of the overseers, and into the hand of the workmen. 18And Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me a book. And Shaphan read therein before 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

• Shaphanשָׁפָןshâphân · ShaphanH8227
• bookסֵ֫פֶרsêpher siphrâh · scroll: documentH5612
• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• broughtבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• backשׁוּבshûb · to return: replyH7725
• wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 34:16

• 2 Kings 22:9And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, Thy servants have emptied out the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of the workmen that have the oversight of the house of Jehovah.
• Jeremiah 36:20And they went in to the king into the court; but they had laid up the roll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe; and they told all the words in the ears of 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