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2 Kings 22:11

When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Josiah;   Mourning;   Rending;   Repentance;   Scribe (S);   Secretary (Recordist);   Shaphan;   Word of God;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Kings;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - King;   Zephaniah;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Deuteronomy, Theology of;   Kings, First and Second, Theology of;   Woman;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Josiah;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Hezekiah;   Jaazaniah;   Jehoiakim;   Pentateuch;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ahikam;   Jeremiah;   Josiah;   Kings, 1 and 2;   Torah;   Zephaniah, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Canon of the Old Testament;   Deuteronomy;   Gedaliah;   Hexateuch;   Hilkiah;   Huldah;   Idolatry;   Israel;   Jerusalem;   Shaphan;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Trial of Jesus;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Hilkiah ;   Josiah ;   Shaphan ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Josiah;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Moses, the Man of God;   Kingdom of Judah;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for February 22;  

Parallel Translations

Legacy Standard Bible
Now it happened that when the king heard the words of the book of the law, he tore his clothes.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
When the king heard the words of the book of the law, he tore his clothes.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And it fortuned, that when the king had hearde the wordes of the booke of the lawe, he rent his clothes.
New King James Version
Now it happened, when the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, that he tore his clothes.
Literal Translation
And it happened when the king heard the Words of the Book of the Law, he tore his garments.
Easy-to-Read Version
When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes to show he was sad and upset.
Revised Standard Version
And when the king heard the words of the book of the law, he rent his clothes.
World English Bible
It happened, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he tore his clothes.
King James Version (1611)
And it came to passe when the king had heard the words of the booke of the Law, that he rent his clothes.
King James Version
And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But whan the kinge herde the wordes of the boke of lawe, he rente his clothes.
THE MESSAGE
When the king heard what was written in the book, God's Revelation, he ripped his robes in dismay. And then he called for Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Acbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the royal secretary, and Asaiah the king's personal aide. He ordered them all: "Go and pray to God for me and for this people—for all Judah! Find out what we must do in response to what is written in this book that has just been found! God 's anger must be burning furiously against us—our ancestors haven't obeyed a thing written in this book, followed none of the instructions directed to us."
American Standard Version
And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes.
Bible in Basic English
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;
Update Bible Version
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 Translation
And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes.
New English Translation
When the king heard the words of the law scroll, he tore his clothes.
Contemporary English Version
When Josiah heard what was in The Book of God's Law, he tore his clothes in sorrow.
Complete Jewish Bible
After the king had heard what was written in the scroll of the Torah, he tore his clothes.
Darby Translation
And it came to pass when the king heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his garments.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And when the King had heard the wordes of the booke of the Law, he rent his clothes.
George Lamsa Translation
And when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, he tore his clothes.
Amplified Bible
Now when the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes.
Hebrew Names Version
It happened, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he tore his clothes.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the Law, that he rent his clothes.
New Living Translation
When the king heard what was written in the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes in despair.
New Life Bible
When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes.
New Revised Standard
When the king heard the words of the book of the law, he tore his clothes.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his garments.
English Revised Version
And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the king had heard the words of the law of the Lord, he rent his garments.
Lexham English Bible
When the king heard the words of the scroll of the Torah, he tore his clothes.
English Standard Version
When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes.
New American Standard Bible
When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes.
New Century Version
When the king heard the words of the Book of the Teachings, he tore his clothes to show how upset he was.
Good News Translation
When the king heard the book being read, he tore his clothes in dismay,
Christian Standard Bible®
When the king heard the words of the book of the law, he tore his clothes.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and the kyng hadde herd the wordis of the book of the lawe of the Lord, he to-rente hise clothis.
Young's Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass, at the king's hearing the words of the book of the law, that he rendeth his garments,

Contextual Overview

11When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes12and commanded Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Achbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the servant of the king: 13"Go and inquire of the LORD for me, for the people, and for all Judah concerning the words in this book that has been found. For great is the wrath of the LORD that burns against us because our fathers have not obeyed the words of this book by doing all that is written about us." 14So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went and spoke to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, the keeper of the wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem, in the Second District. 15And Huldah said to them, "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: 'Tell the man who sent you 16that this is what the LORD says: I am about to bring calamity on this place and on its people, according to all the words of the book that the king of Judah has read, 17because they have forsaken Me and burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke Me to anger with all the works of their hands. My wrath will be kindled against this place and will not be quenched.' 18But as for the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the LORD, tell him that this is what the LORD, God of Israel, says: 'As for the words that you heard, 19because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its people, that they would become a desolation and a curse, and because you have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I have heard you,' declares the LORD. 20'Therefore I will indeed gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes will not see all the calamity that I will bring on this place.'" So they brought her answer back to the king.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

that he rent: 2 Kings 22:19, 2 Chronicles 34:19, Jeremiah 36:24, Joel 2:13, Jonah 3:6, Jonah 3:7

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 18:37 - with their clothes rent Nehemiah 8:9 - all the people Isaiah 37:1 - he rent Amos 2:4 - because Micah 6:9 - and

Cross-References

Genesis 16:7
Now the Angel of the LORD found Hagar by a spring of water in the desert-the spring along the road to Shur.
Genesis 21:17
Then God heard the voice of the boy, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven, "What is wrong, Hagar? Do not be afraid, for God has heard the voice of the boy where he lies.
Genesis 22:1
Some time later God tested Abraham and said to him, "Abraham!" "Here I am," he answered.
Genesis 22:9
When they arrived at the place God had designated, Abraham built the altar there and arranged the wood. He bound his son Isaac and placed him on the altar, atop the wood.
Genesis 22:10
Then Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to slaughter his son.
Genesis 22:12
"Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him," said the Angel, "for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your only son from Me."
Genesis 22:16
saying, "By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son,
Exodus 3:4
When the LORD saw that he had gone over to look, God called out to him from within the bush, "Moses, Moses!" "Here I am," he answered.
1 Samuel 3:10
Then the LORD came and stood there, calling as before, "Samuel! Samuel!" And Samuel answered, "Speak, for Your servant is listening."
Acts 9:4
He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?"

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law,.... From whence it appears that he had never wrote out a copy of it, as the kings of Israel were ordered to do, when they came to the throne, Deuteronomy 17:18 nor had read it, at least not the whole of it; and yet it seems strange that he should be twenty six years of age, as he now was, and had proceeded far in the reformation of worship, and yet be without the book of the law, and the high priest also; it looks as if it was, as some have thought, that they had till now only some abstracts of the law, and not the whole: and perhaps the reformation hitherto carried on chiefly lay in abolishing idolatry, and not so much in restoring the ordinances of worship to their purity; for it was after this that the ordinance of the passover was ordered to be kept; and when the king observed, on hearing the law read, that it had not been kept as it should, that such severe threatenings were denounced against the transgressors of it;

that he rent his clothes; as expressive of the rending of his heart, and of his humiliation and sorrow for the sins he and his people were guilty of.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He rent his clothes - Partly grief and horror, like Reuben Genesis 37:29 and Job Job 1:20, partly in repentance, like Ahab 1 Kings 21:27.


 
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