2 Kings 22:12

And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah a servant of the king’s, saying,

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
king	הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
commanded	וַיְצַ֣ו vay.Tzav	H6680	(intensively) to constitute · conjunction + verb, piel sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Hilkiah	חִלְקִיָּ֣ה chil.ki.Yah	H2518	Chilhijah · proper noun, a man's name
priest	הַכֹּהֵ֡ן ha.ko.Hen	H3548	literally one officiating · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Ahikam	אֲחִיקָ֣ם 'a.chi.Kam	H296	Achikam · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶּן be.no.Sha-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Shaphan	שָׁ֠פָן Sha.fan	H8227	a species of rockrabbit (from its hiding) · proper noun, a man's name
Achbor	עַכְבּ֨וֹר akh.Bor	H5907	Akbor · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Michaiah	מִיכָיָ֜ה mi.kha.Yah	H4320	Micajah · proper noun, a man's name
Shaphan	שָׁפָ֣ן sha.Fan	H8227	a species of rockrabbit (from its hiding) · proper noun, a man's name
scribe	הַסֹּפֵ֗ר ha.so.Fer	H5608	properly · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Asahiah	עֲשָׂיָ֥ה 'a.sa.Yah	H6222	Asajah · proper noun, a man's name
servant	עֶֽבֶד 'e.ved-	H5650	a servant · noun, common masculine singular construct
king’s	הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
saying	לֵאמֹֽר le.Mor	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Jeremiah 26:24 Nevertheless the hand of Ahikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, that they should not give him into the hand of the people to put him t…
2 Kings 25:22 And as for the people that remained in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left, even over them he made Gedaliah the…
2 Kings 19:2-3 And he sent Eliakim, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah t…
2 Kings 22:9 And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, Thy servants have gathered the money that was found in t…
2 Chronicles 34:19-21 And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the law, that he rent his clothes.
Isaiah 37:1-4 And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of t…
Jeremiah 26:22 And Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, namely, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and certain men with him into Egypt.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 22:11–end

We hear no more of the repairing of the temple: no doubt that good work went on well; but the book of the law that was found in it occupies us now, and well it may. It is not laid up in the king's cabinet as a piece of antiquity, a rarity to be admired, but it is read before the king. Those put the truest honour upon their Bibles that study them and converse with them daily, feed on that bread and walk by that light. Men of honour and business must look upon an acquaintance with God's word to be their best business and honour. Now here we have, I. The impressions which the reading of the law made upon Josiah. He rent his clothes, as one ashamed of the sin of his people and afraid of the wrat…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 22:12

the king commanded . . . Go, inquire of the Lord for me, &c.--The agitated feelings of the king prompted him to ask immediate counsel how to avert those curses under which his kingdom lay; and forthwith a deputation of his principal officers was sent to one endowed with the prophetic spirit. Ahikam--a friend of Jeremiah (Jer 26:24).

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 22:8

I have found the book of the law - Was this the autograph of Moses? It is very probable that it was, for in the parallel place; Ch2 34:14, it is said to be the book of the law of the Lord by Moses. It is supposed to be that part of Deuteronomy (28, 29, 30, and 31), which contains the renewing of the covenant in the plains of Moab, and which contains the most terrible invectives against the corrupters of God's word and worship. The rabbins say that Ahaz, Manasseh, and Amon endeavored to destroy all the copies of the law, and this only was saved by having been buried under a paving-stone. It is scarcely reasonable to suppose that this was the only copy of the law that was found in Judea; for e…

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John Gill on 2 Kings 22:12

And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest,.... The high priest, as he is called, 2 Kings 22:4. and Ahikam the son of Shaphan; whether the same with Shaphan the scribe, before mentioned, or another of the same name, is not certain: and Achbor the son of Michaiah; who is called Abdon, the son of Micah, 2 Chronicles 34:20. and Shaphan the scribe; who brought and read the book to the king: and Asahiah, a servant of the king's; that waited on him constantly: saying; as follows.

Dictionary and topics

Abdon — Servile. (1.) The son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, the tenth judge of Israel (Judg. 12:13-15). He is probably the Bedan of 1 Sam. 12:11. (2.) The first-born of Gibeon of the tribe of Benjamin (1 Chr.…
Achbor — Gnawing = mouse. (1.) An Edomitish king (Gen. 36:38; 1 Chr. 1:49). (2.) One of Josiah’s officers sent to the prophetess Huldah to inquire regarding the newly-discovered book of the law (2 Kings…
Ahikam — Brother of support = helper, one of the five whom Josiah sent to consult the prophetess Huldah in connection with the discovery of the book of the law (2 Kings 22:12-14; 2 Chr. 34:20). He was the son…
Asahiah — (the Lord hath made), a servant of King Josiah, sent by him to seek information of Jehovah respecting the book of the law which Hilkiah found in the temple, (2 Kings 22:12,14) also called Asaiah. (2…
Colour — The subject of colours holds an important place in the Scriptures. White occurs as the translation of various Hebrew words. It is applied to milk (Gen. 49:12), manna (Ex. 16:31), snow (Isa. 1:18),…
Gemariah — Jehovah has made perfect. (1.) The son of Shaphan, and one of the Levites of the temple in the time of Jehoiakim (Jer. 36:10; 2 Kings 22:12). Baruch read aloud to the people from Gemariah’s chamber,…
Josiah — Healed by Jehovah, or Jehovah will support. The son of Amon, and his successor on the throne of Judah (2 Kings 22:1; 2 Chr. 34:1). His history is contained in 2 Kings 22, 23. He stands foremost among…
Michaiah — (1.) The queen-mother of King Abijah (2 Chr. 13:2). (See MAACAH [4]). (2.) One of those sent out by Jehoshaphat to instruct the people in the law (2 Chr. 17:7). (3.) 2 Kings 22:12. (4.) The son of…
Abdon · .Al — .Al
Ahikam · General references — General references
Asahiah · An officer of King Josiah

2 Kings 22:12

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 22:11–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 22:12

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 22:8

John Gill on 2 Kings 22:12

Dictionary and topics

2 Kings 22:12

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 22:11–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 22:12

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 22:8

John Gill on 2 Kings 22:12

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Kings 22:11-12

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Kings 22:11-13

Rashi on 2 Kings 22:8