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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Hilkiah	חִלְקִיָּ֜הוּ chil.ki.Ya.hu	H2518	Chilhijah · proper noun, a man's name
high	הַגָּדוֹל֙ ha.ga.dOl	H1419	great (in any sense) · definite article + adjective, masculine singular absolute
priest	הַכֹּהֵ֤ן ha.ko.Hen	H3548	literally one officiating · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
said	וַ֠יֹּאמֶר Vai.yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Shaphan	שָׁפָ֣ן sha.Fan	H8227	a species of rockrabbit (from its hiding) · proper noun, a man's name
scribe	הַסֹּפֵ֔ר ha.so.Fer	H5608	properly · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
found	מָצָ֖אתִי ma.Tza.ti	H4672	properly · verb, qal perfect, 1st person common singular
book	סֵ֧פֶר Se.fer	H5612	properly · noun, common masculine singular construct
law	הַתּוֹרָ֛ה ha.to.Rah	H8451	a precept or statute · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
house	בְּבֵ֣ית be.Veit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָ֑ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
Hilkiah	חִלְקִיָּ֧ה chil.ki.Yah	H2518	Chilhijah · proper noun, a man's name
gave	וַיִּתֵּ֨ן vai.yi.Ten	H5414	to give · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
book	הַסֵּ֛פֶר ha.Se.fer	H5612	properly · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Shaphan	שָׁפָ֖ן sha.Fan	H8227	a species of rockrabbit (from its hiding) · proper noun, a man's name
read	וַיִּקְרָאֵֽהוּ vai.yik.ra.'E.hu	H7121	to call out to (i.e. properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Deuteronomy 31:24-26 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,
2 Chronicles 34:14-28 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 give…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 22:1-10

Concerning Josiah we are here told, I. That he was very young when he began to reign (Kg2 22:1), only eight years old. Solomon says, Woe unto thee, O land! when thy king is a child; but happy art thou, O land! when thy king is such a child. Our English Israel had once a king that was such a child, Edward VI. Josiah, being young, had not received any bad impressions from the example of his father and grandfather, but soon saw their errors, and God gave his grace to take warning by them. See Eze 18:14, etc. II. That he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, Kg2 22:2. See the sovereignty of divine grace - the father passed by and left to perish in his sin, the son a chosen vessel. S…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 22:8

HILKIAH FINDS THE BOOK OF THE LAW. (Kg2 22:8-15) Hilkiah said . . . I have found the book of the law in the house of the Lord, &c.--that is, the law of Moses, the Pentateuch. It was the temple copy which, had been laid (Deu 31:25-26) beside the ark in the most holy place. During the ungodly reigns of Manasseh and Amon--or perhaps under Ahaz, when the temple itself had been profaned by idols, and the ark also (Ch2 35:3) removed from its site; it was somehow lost, and was now found again during the repair of the temple [KEIL]. Delivered by Hilkiah the discoverer to Shaphan the scribe [Kg2 22:8], it was by the latter shown and read to the king. It is thought, with great probability, that the p…

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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…

The Church Fathers

The book that was discovered was the Deuteronomy that Moses had placed in the ark as a precaution. It was brought out through a divine action, in order to show the people that it cried and argued against them because of their great iniquity and therefore did not want to stay in its place. Hilkiah, who found the book, was the father of the prophet Jeremiah. It is not without a reason that the book was discovered at the time of Josiah because he, more than all the other kings, showed a real fervor against the priests of Baal, especially against those of the ten tribes, that is, those that had survived among them. Indeed, if [the book] had been found at the time of the other kings, they would not have accepted it. They might have even torn it up, as Zedekiah tore the prophecy of Jeremiah and threw it into the fire. [Another reason] is that the time of their captivity had come. For the seventy years of the Babylonian captivity are usually counted from the eighteenth year of Josiah, the year in which the book was discovered: as if the captivity was about to come in those days but was hindered because of Josiah's virtue.
— Ishodad of Merv, BOOKS OF SESSIONS 2 KINGS 22:8

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Dictionary and topics

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),…
Hilkiah — Portion of Jehovah. (1.) 1 Chr. 6:54. (2.) 1 Chr. 26:11. (3.) The father of Eliakim (2 Kings 18:18, 26, 37). (4.) The father of Gemariah (Jer. 29:3). (5.) The father of the prophet Jeremiah (1:1).…
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…
Hilkiah · 2. High priest — 2. High priest
Holy Of Holies · Contained: A written copy of the divine law — Contained: A written copy of the divine law
Josiah · him — him
Law · .Found by Hilkiah in the house of the Lord — .Found by Hilkiah in the house of the Lord
Scribe (S) · The king’ s secretary (official recordist) — The king’ s secretary (official recordist)
Secretary (Recordist) · 4:3; — 4:3;
Shaphan · 1. A scribe of King Josiah — 1. A scribe of King Josiah

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Kings 22:8

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 22:1-10

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 22:8

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 22:8

The Church Fathers

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2 Kings 22:8

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 22:1-10

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 22:8

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 22:8

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on 2 Kings 22:8

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Kings 22:8

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Kings 22:8-10

Rashi on 2 Kings 22:8