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 chief priest Hilkiah told the scribe Shaphan, “I have found the Book of Moses’ Teachings in the Lord’s temple.” Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, who then read it. 9The scribe Shaphan went to the king and reported, “We have taken the money donated in the temple and have given it to the workmen who are in charge of the Lord’s temple.” Then the scribe Shaphan told the king, “The priest Hilkiah has given me a book.” And Shaphan read it to the king. 11When the king heard what the book of the Teachings said, he tore his clothes ⌞in distress⌟. 12Then the king gave an order to the priest Hilkiah, to Ahikam (son of Shaphan), Achbor (son of Micaiah), the scribe Shaphan, and the royal official Asaiah. He said,

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 these teachings and gave them to the Levitical priests who carried the ark of the Lord’s promise and to all the leaders of Israel.
• 2 Chronicles 34:18Then the scribe Shaphan told the king, “The priest Hilkiah has given me a book.” And Shaphan read it to the king.
• Nehemiah 8:1⌞When the seventh month came,⌟ all the people gathered together in the courtyard in front of Water Gate. They told Ezra the scribe to bring the Book of Moses’ Teachings, which the Lord had commanded Israel ⌞to follow⌟.
• Nehemiah 13:1On that day the Book of Moses was read while the people were listening. They heard the passage that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever be admitted into God’s assembly.
• Jeremiah 36:6On a day of fasting, you must read from the scroll the Lord’s message that you wrote as I dictated. You must read it to the people in the Lord’s temple. You must also read it to all the people of Judah when they come from their cities.
• Deuteronomy 17:18When he becomes king, he should have the Levitical priests make him a copy of these teachings on a scroll.
• Jeremiah 13:18Say to the king and his mother, “Come down from your thrones, because your crowns have fallen off your heads.”
• Jeremiah 22:1This is what the Lord says: Go to the palace of the king of Judah, and speak this message 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