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2 Kings 22:10

HilkiahShaphan
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8 Then Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, “I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the LORD!” And he gave it to Shaphan, who read it.

9 And Shaphan the scribe went to the king and reported, “Your servants have paid out the money that was found in the temple and have put it into the hands of the workers and supervisors of the house of the LORD.”

Moreover, Shaphan the scribe told the king, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read it in the presence of the king.

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

12 and commanded Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Achbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the servant of the king:

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BSB
Moreover, Shaphan the scribe told the king, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read it in the presence of the king.
KJV
And Shaphan the scribe shewed the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.
WEB
Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, “Hilkiah the priest has delivered a book to me.” Then Shaphan read it before the king.
ASV
And Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.
DARBY
And Shaphan the scribe informed the king saying, Hilkijah the priest has given me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.
BLB
And Shaphan the scribe declared to the king, saying, “Hilkiah the priest has given a book to me.” And Shaphan read it before the face of the king.
ÅB
Og statsskriveren Safan fortalte kongen at presten Hilkias hadde gitt ham en bok. Og Safan leste den for kongen.
OTB
Dessuten informerte Sjafan, skriveren, kongen og sa, "Hilkia, presten, har gitt meg en bok." Og Sjafan leste den for kongen.
B1930
Og statsskriveren Safan fortalte kongen at presten Hilkias hadde gitt ham en bok. Og Safan leste den for kongen.

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  • Jeremiah 36:21

    Then the king sent Jehudi to get the scroll, and he took it from the chamber of Elishama the scribe. And Jehudi read it in the hearing of the king and all the officials who were standing beside him.

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  • Jeremiah 36:6

    so you are to go to the house of the LORD on a day of fasting, and in the hearing of the people you are to read the words of the LORD from the scroll you have written at my dictation. Read them in the hearing of all the people of Judah who are coming from their cities.

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  • Deuteronomy 31:9–13

    So Moses wrote down this law and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and to all the elders of Israel.

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  • Nehemiah 8:18

    Day after day, from the first day to the last, Ezra read from the Book of the Law of God. The Israelites kept the feast for seven days, and on the eighth day they held an assembly, according to the ordinance.

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  • Jeremiah 13:18

    Say to the king and to the queen mother: “Take a lowly seat, for your glorious crowns have fallen from your heads.”

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  • Jeremiah 22:1–2

    This is what the LORD says: “Go down to the palace of the king of Judah and proclaim this message there,

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  • Nehemiah 8:14–15

    And they found written in the Law, which the LORD had commanded through Moses, that the Israelites were to dwell in booths during the feast of the seventh month.

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  • Deuteronomy 17:18–20

    When he is seated on his royal throne, he must write for himself a copy of this instruction on a scroll in the presence of the Levitical priests.

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