Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, “Hilkiah the priest has delivered a book to me.” Then Shaphan read it before the king.
Parallel translations
- KJV And Shaphan the scribe shewed the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.
- 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.
- NKJV Then Shaphan the scribe showed the king, saying, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read it before the king.
- NASB Moreover, Shaphan the scribe informed the king, saying, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read it in the presence of the king.
- NLT Shaphan also told the king, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a scroll.” So Shaphan read it to the king.
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Quick answer
Shaphan tells the king that Hilkiah gave him a book, and he reads it before Josiah. God's word comes before the king.
Overview
Shaphan informs Josiah of the recovered book and reads it aloud in the king's hearing. The reading of God's law brings its truth directly to the king's conscience. This moment shows the proper response to Scripture, attentive hearing, and demonstrates how the word of God works powerfully when it is read and received.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 12
- Jer 36:21So the king sent Jehudi to get the scroll; and he took it out of the room of Elishama the scribe. Jehudi read it in the ears of the king, and in the ears of all the princes who stood beside the king.
- Jer 13:18Say to the king and to the queen mother, “Humble yourselves, sit down; for your headdresses have come down, even the crown of your glory.
- Neh 13:1On that day they read in the book of Moses in the hearing of the people; and it was found written in it that an Ammonite and a Moabite should not enter into the assembly of God forever,
- Neh 8:14–15They found written in the law how Yahweh had commanded by Moses that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month;
- Neh 8:1–7All the people gathered themselves together as one man into the wide place that was in front of the water gate; and they spoke to Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which Yahweh had commanded to Israel.
- Deut 17:18–20It 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.
- Deut 31:9–13Moses wrote this law, and delivered it to the priests the sons of Levi, who bore the ark of Yahweh’s covenant, and to all the elders of Israel.
- 2 Chr 34:18Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, “Hilkiah the priest has delivered me a book.” Shaphan read from it to the king.
- Jer 36:6Therefore you go, and read from the scroll, which you have written from my mouth, Yahweh’s words in the ears of the people in Yahweh’s house on the fast day. Also you shall read them in the ears of all Judah who come out of their cities.
- Jer 22:1–2Thus said Yahweh: “Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word,
- Jer 36:15They said to him, “Sit down now, and read it in our hearing.” So Baruch read it in their hearing.
- Neh 8:18Also day by day, from the first day to the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. They kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according to the ordinance.
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