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

14When they took out the silver that had been brought to the Lord’s temple, Hilkiah the priest found the law scroll the Lord had given to Moses. 15Hilkiah informed Shaphan the scribe, “I found the law scroll in the Lord’s temple.” Hilkiah gave the scroll to Shaphan. Shaphan brought the scroll to the king and reported, “Your servants are doing everything assigned to them. 17They melted down the silver in the Lord’s temple and handed it over to the supervisors of the construction foremen.” 18Then Shaphan the scribe told the king, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a scroll.” Shaphan read it out loud 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Shaphanשָׁפָןshâphân · ShaphanH8227
• carriedבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• the bookסֵ֫פֶרsêpher siphrâh · scroll: bookH5612
• to the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• and broughtשׁוּבshûb · to return: replyH7725
• wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• backשׁוּבshûb · to return: replyH7725
• again, sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• All that was committedנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• toיָדyâd · hand: toH3027
• thy servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• they doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 34:16

• 2 Kings 22:9Shaphan the scribe went to the king and reported, “Your servants melted down the silver in the temple and handed it over to the construction foremen assigned to the Lord’s temple.”
• Jeremiah 36:20The officials put the scroll in the room of Elishama, the royal secretary, for safekeeping. Then they went to the court and reported everything to 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