2 Kings 22:11

Contextual Overview

¹¹ When the king heard what was written in the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes in despair. ¹¹ And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes. ¹¹ And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes. ¹¹ When the king heard the words of the Book of the Teachings, he tore his clothes to show how upset he was. ¹¹ When the king heard the words of the law scroll, he tore his clothes. ¹¹ And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes. ¹¹ It happened, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he tore his clothes. ¹¹Now when the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes.¹¹ When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes. ¹¹ and the kyng hadde herd the wordis of the book of the lawe of the Lord, he to-rente hise clothis.

Bible Verse Review
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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
The angel of the Lord found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, the spring on the way to Shur.

Genesis 16:7
And the angel of Yahweh found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.

Genesis 16:7
The angel of the Lord found Hagar beside a spring of water in the desert, by the road to Shur.

Genesis 16:7
The Lord 's angel found Hagar near a spring of water in the desert—the spring that is along the road to Shur.

Genesis 16:7
And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.

Genesis 16:7
The angel of Yahweh found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.

Genesis 16:7
But the Angel of the LORD found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, on the road to [Egypt by way of] Shur.

Genesis 16:7
And whanne the aungel of the Lord hadde founde hir bisidis a welle of watir in wildernesse, which welle is in the weie of Sur in deseert,

Genesis 16:7
And a messenger of Jehovah findeth her by the fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way [to] Shur,

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.

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.