2 Kings 22:8
And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it.
KJV
Dixit autem Helcias pontifex ad Saphan scribam : Librum legis reperi in domo Domini. Deditque Helcias volumen Saphan, qui et legit illud.
Vulgate
Καὶ εἶπεν Χελκείας ὁ ἱερεὺς ὁ μέγας πρὸς Σαφφὰν τὸν γραμματέα Βιβλίον τοῦ νόμου εὗρον ἐν οἴκῳ Κυρίου· καὶ ἔδωκεν Χελκείας τὸ βιβλίον πρὸς Σαφφάν, καὶ ἀνέγνω αὐτό.
LXX
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.
ASV
וַ֠/יֹּאמֶר חִלְקִיָּ֜הוּ הַ/כֹּהֵ֤ן הַ/גָּדוֹל֙ עַל שָׁפָ֣ן הַ/סֹּפֵ֔ר סֵ֧פֶר הַ/תּוֹרָ֛ה מָצָ֖אתִי בְּ/בֵ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה וַ/יִּתֵּ֨ן חִלְקִיָּ֧ה אֶת הַ/סֵּ֛פֶר אֶל שָׁפָ֖ן וַ/יִּקְרָאֵֽ/הוּ
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
16 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
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Covers Hezekiah's reforms and Sennacherib's invasion, the reigns of Manasseh and Josiah, the fall of Jerusalem to Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC, the destruction of Solomon's Temple, the exile to Babylon, and the career of the prophet Daniel. Josephus explicitly cites Isaiah's prophecy of Cyrus and Daniel's prophecies, calling Daniel one of the greatest prophets.
Cross-references
- 2Chr 34:14 — And when they brought out the money that was brought into the house of the LORD, Hilkiah the priest found a book of the law of the LORD given by Moses.
- 2Kgs 23:2 — And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both small and great: an
- Deut 17:18 — And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book out of that which is before the priests the Levites:
- Deut 31:24 — And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished,