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2 Kings 22:8

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And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of Jehovah. And Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan, and he read it.

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2 Kings 22:8 in other translations

Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, “I have found the book of the law in Yahweh’s house.” Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan, and he read it.

2 Kings 22:8 · World English Bible

2 Kings 22:8 in context

  1. 6unto the carpenters, and to the builders, and to the masons, and for buying timber and hewn stone to repair the house.
  2. 7Howbeit there was no reckoning made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand; for they dealt faithfully.
  3. 8And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of Jehovah. And Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan, and he read it.
  4. 9And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, Thy servants have emptied out the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of the workmen that have the oversight of the house of Jehovah.
  5. 10And Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.