2 Chronicles 34:20

2 Chronicles 34:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the king commanded Hilkiah, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Abdon the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king’s, saying,
• New International Version (NIV)He gave these orders to Hilkiah, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Abdon son of Micah, Shaphan the secretary and Asaiah the king’s attendant:
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the king commanded Hilkiah, Ahikam the son of Shaphan, Abdon the son of Micah, Shaphan the secretary, and Asaiah the king's servant, saying,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the king commanded Hilkiah, Ahikam the son of Shaphan, Abdon the son of Micah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king, saying,

Context of 2 Chronicles 34:20

18Then Shaphan the scribe told the king, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a scroll.” Shaphan read it out loud before the king. 19When the king heard the words of the law scroll, he tore his clothes. The king ordered Hilkiah, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Abdon son of Micah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the king’s servant, 21“Go, seek an oracle from the Lord for me and those who remain in Israel and Judah. Find out about the words of this scroll that has been discovered. For the Lord’s fury has been ignited against us, because our ancestors have not obeyed the word of the Lord by doing all that this scroll instructs!” 22So Hilkiah and the others sent by the king went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, the supervisor of the wardrobe. (She lived in Jerusalem in the Mishneh district.) They stated their business,

2 Chronicles 34:20 word by word

וַיְצַ֣ו הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ אֶת־חִלְקִיָּ֡הוּ וְאֶת־אֲחִיקָ֣ם בֶּן־שָׁ֠פָן וְאֶת־עַבְדּ֨וֹן בֶּן־מִיכָ֜ה וְאֵ֣ת׀ שָׁפָ֣ן הַסּוֹפֵ֗ר וְאֵ֛ת עֲשָׂיָ֥ה עֶֽבֶד־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ לֵאמֹֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּהוּchilqîyâh chilqîyâhû · HilkiahH2518
• and Ahikamאֲחִיקָם'ăchîyqâm · AhikamH296
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Shaphanשָׁפָןshâphân · ShaphanH8227
• and Abdonעַבְדּוֹן‛abdôn · AbdonH5658
• of Micahמִיכָהmîykâh · MicahH4318
• the scribeסֹפֵרsâphar · secretaryH5608
• and Asaiahעֲשָׂיָה‛ăώâyâh · AsaiahH6222
• a servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 34:20

• 2 Kings 25:22Now King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, as governor over the people whom he allowed to remain in the land of Judah.
• Jeremiah 26:24However, Ahikam son of Shaphan used his influence to keep Jeremiah from being handed over and executed by the people.
• Jeremiah 40:6So Jeremiah went to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah and lived there with him. He stayed there to live among the people who had been left in the land of Judah.
• 2 Kings 22:12The king ordered Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Acbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the king’s servant,
• Jeremiah 26:22However, King Jehoiakim sent some men to Egypt, including Elnathan son of Achbor,

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 34:20

• Abdon
• Achbor
• Ahikam
• Asahiah
• Hilkiah
• Josiah
• Micah
• Shaphan

In the dictionaries

• Hilkiah
• Micah
• Abdon
• Achbor
• Ahikam
• Coupling
• Covenant
• Abdon (1)
• Asahiah
• Josiah

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