New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Chronicles 34:8-20

8 1Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, Maaseiah 2an official of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz the secretary, to repair the house of the Lord his God. 9They came to 3Hilkiah the high priest and gave him the money that was brought into the house of God, which the Levites, the 4doorkeepers, had collected 5from 6Manasseh and Ephraim, and from all the remnant of Israel, from all Judah and Benjamin and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 10Then they handed it over to the workmen who had the oversight of the house of the Lord, and the workmen who were working in the house of the Lord 7used it to restore and repair the house. 11They in turn gave it to the carpenters and the builders to buy quarried stone and timber for couplings, and to make beams for the houses 8which the kings of Judah had let go to ruin. 12 9The men did the work faithfully with foremen over them to supervise: Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites of the sons of Merari, Zechariah and Meshullam of the sons of the Kohathites, and 10the Levites, all who were skillful with musical instruments. 13They were also in charge of 11the burden bearers, and supervised all the workmen from job to job; and some of the Levites were scribes, and officials, and gatekeepers.

14When they were bringing out the money which had been brought into the house of the Lord, 12Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the Law of the Lord given by Moses. 15Hilkiah responded and said to Shaphan the scribe, “I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the Lord.” And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan. 16Then Shaphan brought the book to the king and 13reported further word to the king, saying, “Everything that was 14entrusted to your servants, they are doing. 17They have also emptied out the money which was found in the house of the Lord, and have handed it over to the supervisors and the workmen.” 18Moreover, Shaphan the scribe informed the king, saying, “Hilkiah the priest gave me a book.” And Shaphan read from it in the presence of the king.

19When the king heard 15the words of the Law, 16he tore his clothes. 20Then the king commanded Hilkiah, Ahikam the son of Shaphan, 17Abdon the son of Micah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the king’s servant, saying,

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1. 2 Chronicles 34:8 2 Kin 22:3-20 ↩
2. 2 Chronicles 34:8 2 Chr 18:25 ↩
3. 2 Chronicles 34:9 2 Chr 35:8 ↩
4. 2 Chronicles 34:9 Lit guardians of the threshold ↩
5. 2 Chronicles 34:9 Lit from the hand of ↩
6. 2 Chronicles 34:9 2 Chr 30:10, 18 ↩
7. 2 Chronicles 34:10 Lit gave ↩
8. 2 Chronicles 34:11 2 Chr 33:4-7 ↩
9. 2 Chronicles 34:12 2 Kin 12:15 ↩
10. 2 Chronicles 34:12 1 Chr 25:1 ↩
11. 2 Chronicles 34:13 Neh 4:10 ↩
12. 2 Chronicles 34:14 2 Chr 34:9 ↩
13. 2 Chronicles 34:16 Lit returned ↩
14. 2 Chronicles 34:16 Lit given into the hand of ↩
15. 2 Chronicles 34:19 Deut 28:3-68 ↩
16. 2 Chronicles 34:19 Josh 7:6 ↩
17. 2 Chronicles 34:20 In 2 Kin 22:12, Achbor, son of Micaiah ↩

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