Now in the eighteenth year of King Josiah, the king sent Shaphan, the son of Azaliah the son of Meshullam the scribe, to the house of the Lord, saying,
Parallel translations
- WEB In the eighteenth year of king Josiah, the king sent Shaphan, the son of Azaliah the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to Yahweh’s house, saying,
- KJV And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, that the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of the LORD, saying,
- BSB Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, King Josiah sent the scribe, Shaphan son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, to the house of the LORD, saying,
- NKJV Now it came to pass, in the eighteenth year of King Josiah, that the king sent Shaphan the scribe, the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, to the house of the Lord, saying:
- NLT In the eighteenth year of his reign, King Josiah sent Shaphan son of Azaliah and grandson of Meshullam, the court secretary, to the Temple of the Lord. He told him,
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Quick answer
In his eighteenth year Josiah sends Shaphan the scribe to the temple. The king takes initiative to care for God's house.
Overview
Well into his reign, Josiah dispatches his scribe Shaphan to the temple, setting in motion the events of repair and reform. His concern for the LORD's house reflects his devotion. This act of stewardship leads to the momentous rediscovery of God's law, showing how faithful attention to worship can become the occasion for spiritual renewal.
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- 2 Chr 34:3–33For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father; and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, the Asherah poles, the engraved images, and the molten images.
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