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2 Chronicles 34:14

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.
2 Chronicles 34:14 · New American 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.
  • BSB 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.
  • 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.
  • 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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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.

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Cross-references · 17

  • Lev 8:36Aaron and his sons did all the things which Yahweh commanded by Moses.
  • Lev 10:11You are to teach the children of Israel all the statutes which Yahweh has spoken to them by Moses.”
  • Lev 26:46These are the statutes, ordinances and laws, which Yahweh made between him and the children of Israel in Mount Sinai by Moses.
  • Jer 8:8“‘How do you say, “We are wise, and Yahweh’s law is with us?” But, behold, the false pen of the scribes has worked falsely.
  • Deut 31:24–26When Moses had finished writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished,
  • Deut 17:18–19It shall be, when he sits on the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write himself a copy of this law in a book, out of that which is before the priests the Levites.
  • Josh 1:8This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it; for then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall have good success.
  • 2 Kgs 22:8–20Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, “I have found the book of the law in Yahweh’s house.” Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan, and he read it.
  • Ezra 7:10For Ezra had set his heart to seek Yahweh’s law, and to do it, and to teach statutes and ordinances in Israel.
  • 2 Chr 34:9They came to Hilkiah the high priest, and delivered the money that was brought into God’s house, which the Levites, the keepers of the threshold, had gathered from the hands of Manasseh, Ephraim, of all the remnant of Israel, of all Judah and Benjamin, and of the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
  • 2 Chr 31:4Moreover he commanded the people who lived in Jerusalem to give the portion of the priests and the Levites, that they might give themselves to Yahweh’s law.
  • 2 Chr 12:1When the kingdom of Rehoboam was established and he was strong, he abandoned Yahweh’s law, and all Israel with him.
  • 2 Chr 35:26Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and his good deeds, according to that which is written in Yahweh’s law,
  • Isa 30:9For it is a rebellious people, lying children, children who will not hear Yahweh’s law;
  • Isa 5:24Therefore as the tongue of fire devours the stubble, and as the dry grass sinks down in the flame, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust; because they have rejected the law of Yahweh of Armies, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
  • Luke 2:39When they had accomplished all things that were according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city, Nazareth.
  • Ps 1:2but his delight is in Yahweh’s law. 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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