2 Kings 22:11
“And it came to passe when the king had heard the words of the booke of the Law, that he rent his clothes.”
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2 Kings 22:11 Context
9And Shaphan the Scribe came to the king, and brought the king word againe, and said, Thy seruants haue gathered the money that was found in the house, and haue deliuered it into the hand of them that doe the worke, that haue the ouersight of the house of the Lord. 10And Shaphan the Scribe shewed the king, saying, Hilkiah the Priest hath deliuered mee a booke: and Shaphan read it before the king. 11And it came to passe when the king had heard the words of the booke of the Law, that he rent his clothes. 12And the king commanded Hilkiah the Priest, and Ahikam the sonne of Shaphan, and Achbor the sonne of Michaiah, and Shaphan the Scribe, and Asahiah a seruant of the Kings, saying, 13Goe yee, enquire of the Lord for me, and for the people, and for all Iudah, concerning the wordes of this booke that is found: for great is the wrath of the Lord that is kindled against vs, because our fathers haue not hearkened vnto the woordes of this booke, to doe according vnto all that which is written concerning vs.
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Other Translations for 2 Kings 22:11
And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes.
- King James Version
When the king heard the words of the book of the law, he tore his clothes.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And the king, hearing the words of the book of the law, took his robe in his hands, violently parting it as a sign of his grief;
- Basic English Bible
And it came to pass when the king heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his garments.
- Darby Bible
And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes.
- Webster's Bible
It happened, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he tore his clothes.
- World English Bible
And it cometh to pass, at the king's hearing the words of the book of the law, that he rendeth his garments,
- Youngs Literal Bible
And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the Law, that he rent his clothes.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for 2 Kings 22:11
22:11 The words - The dreadful comminations against them for the sins still reigning among the people. If Josiah had seen and read it before, which seems more probable, yet the great reverence which he justly bare to the original book, and the strange, and remarkable, and seasonable finding of it, had awakened and quickened him to a more serious and diligent consideration of all the passages contained in it. And what a providence was this, that it was still preserved! Yea, what a providence, that the whole book of God is preserved to us. If the holy scriptures had not been of God, they had not been in being at this day. God's care of the bible, is a plain proof of his interest in it. It was a great instance of God's favour, that the book of the law was thus seasonably brought to light, to direct and quicken that blessed reformation, which Joash had begun. And it is observable, they were about a good work, repairing the temple, when it was found. They that do their duty according to their knowledge, shall have their knowledge increased.