2 Kings 22:10

2 Kings 22:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Shaphan the scribe shewed the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.
• New International Version (NIV)Then Shaphan the secretary informed the king, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read from it in the presence of the king.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Shaphan the secretary told the king, "Hilkiah the priest has given me a book." And Shaphan read it before the king.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Shaphan the scribe showed the king, saying, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read it before the king.

Context of 2 Kings 22:10

8The high priest Hilkiah told the court secretary Shaphan, “I have found the book of the law in the Lord’s temple,” and he gave the book to Shaphan, who read it. 9Then the court secretary Shaphan went to the king and reported, “Your servants have emptied out the silver that was found in the temple and have given it to those doing the work — those who oversee the Lord’s temple.” Then the court secretary Shaphan told the king, “The priest Hilkiah has given me a book,” and Shaphan read it in the presence of the king. 11When the king heard the words of the book of the law, he tore his clothes. 12Then he commanded the priest Hilkiah, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Achbor son of Micaiah, the court secretary Shaphan, and the king’s servant Asaiah,

2 Kings 22:10 word by word

וַיַּגֵּ֞ד שָׁפָ֤ן הַסֹּפֵר֙ לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ לֵאמֹ֔ר סֵ֚פֶר נָ֣תַן לִ֔י חִלְקִיָּ֖ה הַכֹּהֵ֑ן וַיִּקְרָאֵ֥הוּ שָׁפָ֖ן לִפְנֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Shaphanשָׁפָןshâphân · ShaphanH8227
• the scribeסֹפֵרsâphar · secretaryH5608
• shewedנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּהוּchilqîyâh chilqîyâhû · HilkiahH2518
• the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• hath deliveredנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• me a bookסֵ֫פֶרsêpher siphrâh · scroll: bookH5612
• readקָרָאqârâ' · to call: read outH7121
• it beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440

Cross-references for 2 Kings 22:10

• Deuteronomy 31:9Moses wrote down this law and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who carried the ark of the Lord’s covenant, and to all the elders of Israel.
• 2 Chronicles 34:18Then the court secretary Shaphan told the king, “The priest Hilkiah gave me a book,” and Shaphan read from it in the presence of the king.
• Nehemiah 8:1all the people gathered together at the square in front of the Water Gate. They asked the scribe Ezra to bring the book of the law of Moses that the Lord had given Israel.
• Nehemiah 13:1At that time the book of Moses was read publicly to the people. The command was found written in it that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever enter the assembly of God,
• Jeremiah 36:6so you must go and read from the scroll — which you wrote at my dictation — the words of the Lord in the hearing of the people at the temple of the Lord on a day of fasting. Read his words in the hearing of all the Judeans who are coming from their cities.
• Deuteronomy 17:18When he is seated on his royal throne, he is to write a copy of this instruction for himself on a scroll in the presence of the Levitical priests.
• Jeremiah 13:18Say to the king and the queen mother: Take a humble seat, for your glorious crowns have fallen from your heads.
• Jeremiah 22:1This is what the Lord says: “Go down to the palace of the king of Judah and announce this word there.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 22:10

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-10The scroll called the Book of the Law might have included all or part of Deuteronomy or even the entire Pentateuch (compare Deuteronomy 31:26). We do not know how it was lost or where it was found in the temple. Shaphan quickly reported the important discovery and read it to the king.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-118-11. Hilkiah said ... I have found the book of the law in the house of the Lord, &c.--that is, the law of Moses, the Pentateuch. It was the temple copy which, had been laid (De 31:25, 26) beside the ark in the most holy place. During the ungodly reigns of Manasseh and Amon--or perhaps under Ahaz, when the temple itself had been profaned by idols, and the ark also (2Ch 35:3) removed from its site; it was somehow lost, and was now found again during the…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 22:10

• Hilkiah
• Josiah
• Scribe (S)
• Secretary (Recordist)
• Shaphan
• Word of God

In the dictionaries

• Hilkiah
• Colour
• Josiah
• Kings, The Books of
• Reckoning
• Bible, the
• Criticism of the Bible
• Ezekiel
• Hezekiah (2)
• Jeremiah (2)

Commentaries on 2 Kings 22

• 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