2 Chronicles 34:19

2 Chronicles 34:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the law, that he rent his clothes.
• New International Version (NIV)When the king heard the words of the Law, he tore his robes.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when the king heard the words of the Law, he tore his clothes.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Thus it happened, when the king heard the words of the Law, that he tore his clothes.

Context of 2 Chronicles 34:19

17We took the money that was donated in the Lord’s temple and gave it to the supervisors and the workmen.” 18Then the scribe Shaphan told the king, “The priest Hilkiah has given me a book.” And Shaphan read it to the king. When the king heard what the Teachings said, he tore his clothes ⌞in distress⌟. 20Then the king gave an order to Hilkiah, Ahikam (son of Shaphan), Abdon (son of Micah), the scribe Shaphan, and the royal official Asaiah. He said, 21“On behalf of those who are left in Israel and Judah and me, ask the Lord about the words in this book that was found. The Lord’s fierce anger has been poured on us because our ancestors did not obey the Lord’s word by doing everything written in this book.”

2 Chronicles 34:19 word by word

וַיְהִי֙ כִּשְׁמֹ֣עַ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אֵ֖ת דִּבְרֵ֣י הַתּוֹרָ֑ה וַיִּקְרַ֖ע אֶת־בְּגָדָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it came to pass, when the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• had heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• the wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• of the lawתּוֹרָהtôrâh tôrâh · instructionH8451
• that he rentקָרַעqâra‛ · to tearH7167
• his clothesבֶּ֫גֶדbeged · garmentH899

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 34:19

• Romans 3:20Not one person can have God’s approval by any effort to follow the laws in the Scriptures. These laws show what sin is.
• Romans 7:7What should we say, then? Are the laws in Moses’ Teachings sinful? That’s unthinkable! In fact, I wouldn’t have recognized sin if those laws hadn’t shown it to me. For example, I wouldn’t have known that some desires are sinful if Moses’ Teachings hadn’t said, “Never have wrong desires.”
• Galatians 2:19When I tried to obey the laws in the Scriptures, those laws killed me. As a result, I live in a relationship with God. I have been crucified with Christ.
• Galatians 3:10Certainly, there is a curse on all who rely on their own efforts because Scripture says, “Whoever doesn’t obey everything that is written in Moses’ Teachings is cursed.”
• 2 Kings 19:1When King Hezekiah heard the message, he tore his clothes in grief, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the Lord’s temple.
• 2 Kings 22:11When the king heard what the book of the Teachings said, he tore his clothes ⌞in distress⌟.
• Jeremiah 36:22It was the ninth month, and the king was in his winter house sitting in front of the fire in the fireplace.
• Joel 2:13Tear your hearts, not your clothes. Return to the Lord your God. He is merciful and compassionate, patient, and always ready to forgive and to change his plans about disaster.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 34:19

• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. when the king had heard the words of the law, &c.--(See on 2Ki 22:11-20; 23:1-3).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 34:19

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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