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2 Chronicles 34:14

While they were bringing out the money that had been taken into the house of the LORD, Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the Law of the LORD written by Moses.
2 Chronicles 34:14 · Berean Standard Bible
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  • WEB When they brought out the money that was brought into Yahweh’s house, Hilkiah the priest found the book of Yahweh’s law given by Moses.
  • KJV 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 given by Moses.
  • NKJV Now when they brought out the money that was brought into the house of the Lord, Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the Law of the Lord given by Moses.
  • NASB When they were bringing out the money which had been brought into the house of the Lord, Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the Law of the Lord given by Moses.
  • NLT While they were bringing out the money collected at the Lord’s Temple, Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the Law of the Lord that was written by Moses.

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Quick answer

While retrieving the money, Hilkiah the priest finds the Book of the Law given through Moses in the temple. The long-neglected Word of God is recovered.

Overview

The discovery of the law-book, likely Deuteronomy or the Pentateuch, marks the pivotal moment of Josiah's reign (cf. 2 Kings 22:8). That God's Word had been lost shows how far worship had decayed under previous kings. Its recovery sets in motion deep repentance and covenant renewal, underscoring the central, transforming power of Scripture.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 17

  • Lev 8:36So Aaron and his sons did everything the LORD had commanded through Moses.
  • Lev 10:11so that you may teach the Israelites all the statutes that the LORD has given them through Moses.”
  • Lev 26:46These are the statutes, ordinances, and laws that the LORD established between Himself and the Israelites through Moses on Mount Sinai.
  • Jer 8:8How can you say, ‘We are wise, and the Law of the LORD is with us,’ when in fact the lying pen of the scribes has produced a deception?
  • Deut 31:24–26When Moses had finished writing in a book the words of this law from beginning to end,
  • Deut 17:18–19When 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.
  • Josh 1:8This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do.
  • 2 Kgs 22:8–20Then 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.
  • Ezra 7:10For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the LORD, to practice it, and to teach its statutes and ordinances in Israel.
  • 2 Chr 34:9So they went to Hilkiah the high priest and gave him the money that had been brought into the house of God, which the Levites at the doors had collected from the people of Manasseh and Ephraim, from all the remnant of Israel, Judah, and Benjamin, and from the people of Jerusalem.
  • 2 Chr 31:4Moreover, he commanded the people living in Jerusalem to make a contribution for the priests and Levites so that they could devote themselves to the Law of the LORD.
  • 2 Chr 12:1After Rehoboam had established his sovereignty and royal power, he and all Israel with him forsook the Law of the LORD.
  • 2 Chr 35:26As for the rest of the acts of Josiah, along with his deeds of loving devotion according to what is written in the Law of the LORD—
  • Isa 30:9These are rebellious people, deceitful children, children unwilling to obey the LORD’s instruction.
  • Isa 5:24Therefore, as a tongue of fire consumes the straw, and as dry grass shrivels in the flame, so their roots will decay and their blossoms will blow away like dust; for they have rejected the instruction of the LORD of Hosts and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
  • Luke 2:39When Jesus’ parents had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.
  • Ps 1:2But his delight is in the Law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night.

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Temple, priesthood, and the repeated need for a faithful king who seeks the LORD all point past every imperfect reign to the King and Temple who finally and fully dwell with God's people.

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