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And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it. <a href="/nkjv/2_kings/22.htm">New King James Version</a> 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 Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it. <a href="/nasb_/2_kings/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> 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 Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, who read it. <a href="/nasb/2_kings/22.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, &#8220I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD.&#8221 And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan who read it. <a href="/nasb77/2_kings/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a> 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 Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan who read it. <a href="/lsb/2_kings/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, “I have found the book of the law in the house of Yahweh.” And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan and he read it. <a href="/amp/2_kings/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, “I have found the Book of the Law in the house (temple) of the LORD.” Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it. <a href="/csb/2_kings/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The high priest Hilkiah told the court secretary Shaphan, “I have found the book of the law in the LORD’s temple,” and he gave the book to Shaphan, who read it. <a href="/hcsb/2_kings/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Hilkiah the high priest told Shaphan the court secretary, &#8220I have found the book of the law in the LORD&#8217s temple,&#8221 and he gave the book to Shaphan, who read it. <a href="/asv/2_kings/22.htm">American Standard Version</a> And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of Jehovah. And Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan, and he read it. <a href="/cev/2_kings/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> While Shaphan was at the temple, Hilkiah handed him a book and said, "Look what I found here in the temple--The Book of God's Law." Shaphan read it, <a href="/erv/2_kings/22.htm">English Revised Version</a> And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan, and he read it. <a href="/gwt/2_kings/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The chief priest Hilkiah told the scribe Shaphan, "I have found the Book of Moses' Teachings in the LORD's temple." Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, who then read it. <a href="/gnt/2_kings/22.htm">Good News Translation</a> Shaphan delivered the king's order to Hilkiah, and Hilkiah told him that he had found the book of the Law in the Temple. Hilkiah gave him the book, and Shaphan read it. <a href="/isv/2_kings/22.htm">International Standard Version</a> Later on, Hilkiah the high priest informed Shaphan the scribe, "I've discovered the Book of the Law in the LORD's Temple." Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he began to read it. <a href="/msb/2_kings/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/2_kings/22.htm">NET Bible</a> Hilkiah the high priest informed Shaphan the scribe, "I found the law scroll in the LORD's temple." Hilkiah gave the scroll to Shaphan and he read it. <a href="/nheb/2_kings/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, "I have found the scroll of the law in the house of the LORD." Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan, and he read it. <a href="/wbt/2_kings/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it. <a href="/web/2_kings/22.htm">World English Bible</a> Hilkiah 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_kings/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And Hilkiah the high priest says to Shaphan the scribe, “I have found [the] Scroll of the Law in the house of YHWH”; and Hilkiah gives the scroll to Shaphan, and he reads it. <a href="/ylt/2_kings/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Hilkiah the high priest saith unto Shaphan the scribe, 'A book of the law I have found in the house of Jehovah;' and Hilkiah giveth the book unto Shaphan, and he readeth it. <a href="/slt/2_kings/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Hilkiah the great priest will say to Shaphan the scribe, I found the book of the law in the house of Jehovah, and Hilkiah will give the book to Shaphan and he will read it.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_kings/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And Helcias the high priest said to Saphan the scribe: I have found the book of the law in the house of the Lord: and Helcias gave the book to Saphan, and he read it. <a href="/cpdv/2_kings/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> 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 Hilkiah gave the volume to Shaphan, and he read it. <a href="/nabre/2_kings/22.htm">New American Bible</a> The high priest Hilkiah informed the scribe Shaphan, “I have found the book of the law in the temple of the LORD.” Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, who read it. <a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> The high priest Hilkiah said to Shaphan the secretary, “I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD.” When Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, he read it.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah gave the book of the law to Shaphan the scribe and he read it. <a href="/hpbt/2_kings/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Khelqia the Priest High said to Shaphan the Scribe: “I have found the Scroll of the Law in the house of LORD JEHOVAH!” And Khelqia the Priest gave the Scroll of the Law to Shaphan the Scribe, and he read it.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_kings/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe: 'I have found the book of the Law in the house of the LORD.' And Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan, and he read it. <a href="/sep/2_kings/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Chelcias the high priest said to Saphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the Lord. And Chelcias gave the book to Sapphan, and he read it. <a href="/parallel/2_kings/22-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=7665" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_kings/22.htm">Hilkiah Finds the Book of the Law</a> 8<a href="/hebrew/2518.htm" title="2518: ḥil·qî·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- My portion is Yah, the name of several Isr. Or Chilqiyahuw'from cheleq and Yahh; portion of Jah;">Then Hilkiah</a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: hag·gā·ḏō·wl (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">the high</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3548.htm" title="3548: hak·kō·hên (Art:: N-ms) -- Priest. Active participle of kahan; literally, one officiating, a priest; also an acting priest.">priest</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said to</a> <a href="/hebrew/8227.htm" title="8227: šā·p̄ān (N-proper-ms) -- A species of rockrabbit, the hyrax. From saphan; a species of rock-rabbit, i.e. Probably the hyrax.">Shaphan</a> <a href="/hebrew/5608.htm" title="5608: has·sō·p̄êr (Art:: N-ms) -- To count, recount, relate. ">the scribe,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672: mā·ṣā·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To attain to, find. ">“I have found</a> <a href="/hebrew/5612.htm" title="5612: sê·p̄er (N-msc) -- A missive, document, writing, book. Or ciphrah; from caphar; properly, writing; by implication, a book.">the Book</a> <a href="/hebrew/8451.htm" title="8451: hat·tō·w·rāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Direction, instruction, law. Or torah; from yarah; a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch.">of the Law</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bə·ḇêṯ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">in the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD!”</a> <a href="/hebrew/2518.htm" title="2518: ḥil·qî·yāh (N-proper-ms) -- My portion is Yah, the name of several Isr. Or Chilqiyahuw'from cheleq and Yahh; portion of Jah;">And he</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: way·yit·tên (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">gave</a> <a href="/hebrew/5612.htm" title="5612: has·sê·p̄er (Art:: N-ms) -- A missive, document, writing, book. Or ciphrah; from caphar; properly, writing; by implication, a book.">it</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/8227.htm" title="8227: šā·p̄ān (N-proper-ms) -- A species of rockrabbit, the hyrax. From saphan; a species of rock-rabbit, i.e. Probably the hyrax.">Shaphan,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: way·yiq·rā·’ê·hū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3ms) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">who read it.</a> 9And 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.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/2_chronicles/34-14.htm">2 Chronicles 34:14-15</a> 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 given by Moses. / And Hilkiah 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. <a href="/deuteronomy/31-24.htm">Deuteronomy 31:24-26</a> When Moses had finished writing in a book the words of this law from beginning to end, / he gave this command to the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD: / “Take this Book of the Law and place it beside the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, so that it may remain there as a witness against you. <a href="/2_chronicles/34-18.htm">2 Chronicles 34:18-19</a> 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. / When the king heard the words of the Law, he tore his clothes <a href="/jeremiah/36-23.htm">Jeremiah 36:23-24</a> And as soon as Jehudi had read three or four columns, Jehoiakim would cut them off with a scribe’s knife and throw them into the firepot, until the entire scroll had been consumed by the fire. / Yet in hearing all these words, the king and his servants did not become frightened or tear their garments. <a href="/nehemiah/8-1.htm">Nehemiah 8:1-3</a> At that time all the people gathered together in the square before the Water Gate, and they asked Ezra the scribe to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded for Israel. / On the first day of the seventh month, Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly of men and women and all who could listen and understand. / So Ezra read it aloud from daybreak until noon as he faced the square before the Water Gate, in front of the men and women and those who could understand. And all the people listened attentively to the Book of the Law. <a href="/2_chronicles/17-9.htm">2 Chronicles 17:9</a> They taught throughout Judah, taking with them the Book of the Law of the LORD. They went throughout the towns of Judah and taught the people. <a href="/2_chronicles/35-3.htm">2 Chronicles 35:3</a> To the Levites who taught all Israel and were holy to the LORD, Josiah said: “Put the holy ark in the temple built by Solomon son of David king of Israel. It is not to be carried around on your shoulders. Now serve the LORD your God and His people Israel. <a href="/2_chronicles/34-21.htm">2 Chronicles 34:21</a> “Go and inquire of the LORD for me and for those remaining in Israel and Judah concerning the words in the book that has been found. For great is the wrath of the LORD that has been poured out on us because our fathers have not kept the word of the LORD by doing all that is written in this book.” <a href="/2_chronicles/34-30.htm">2 Chronicles 34:30</a> And he went up to the house of the LORD with all the people of Judah and Jerusalem, as well as the priests and the Levites—all the people great and small—and in their hearing he read all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of the LORD. <a href="/2_chronicles/34-27.htm">2 Chronicles 34:27-28</a> because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before God when you heard His words against this place and against its people, and because you have humbled yourself before Me and have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I have heard you,’ declares the LORD. / ‘Now I will indeed gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes will not see all the calamity that I will bring on this place and on its people.’” So they brought her answer back to the king. <a href="/2_chronicles/34-31.htm">2 Chronicles 34:31</a> So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of the covenant that were written in this book. <a href="/2_chronicles/34-33.htm">2 Chronicles 34:33</a> And Josiah removed all the abominations from all the lands belonging to the Israelites, and he required everyone in Israel to serve the LORD their God. Throughout his reign they did not turn aside from following the LORD, the God of their fathers. <a href="/2_chronicles/35-18.htm">2 Chronicles 35:18</a> No such Passover had been observed in Israel since the days of Samuel the prophet. None of the kings of Israel ever observed a Passover like the one that Josiah observed with the priests, the Levites, all Judah, the Israelites who were present, and the people of Jerusalem. <a href="/2_chronicles/35-19.htm">2 Chronicles 35:19</a> In the eighteenth year of Josiah’s reign, this Passover was observed. <a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Matthew 5:17-18</a> Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them. / For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it.I have found.<a href="/deuteronomy/31-24.htm">Deuteronomy 31:24-26</a> And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished, … <a href="/2_chronicles/34-14.htm">2 Chronicles 34:14,15-28</a> 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… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/21-25.htm">Book</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-4.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-7.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-28.htm">Discovery</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-13.htm">Found</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-4.htm">High</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-4.htm">Hilkiah</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-4.htm">Hilki'ah</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-4.htm">Hilkijah</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-6.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-8.htm">Law</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-4.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-14.htm">Read</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-14.htm">Readeth</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-3.htm">Scribe</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-3.htm">Secretary</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-3.htm">Shaphan</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-6.htm">Temple</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/22-10.htm">Book</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-15.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-9.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-15.htm">Discovery</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-9.htm">Found</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-4.htm">High</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-10.htm">Hilkiah</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-10.htm">Hilki'ah</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-12.htm">Hilkijah</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-9.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-11.htm">Law</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-10.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-10.htm">Read</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-10.htm">Readeth</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-9.htm">Scribe</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-9.htm">Secretary</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-9.htm">Shaphan</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-9.htm">Temple</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 22</div>1. <a href="/2_kings/22-1.htm">Josiah's good reign.</a> 3. <a href="/2_kings/22-3.htm">He takes care for the repair of the temple.</a> 8. <a href="/2_kings/22-8.htm">Hilkiah having found a book of the law,</a> 12. <a href="/2_kings/22-12.htm">Josiah sends to Huldah to enquire of the Lord.</a> 15. <a href="/2_kings/22-15.htm">Huldah prophesies the destruction of Jerusalem, but respite thereof in Josiah's time.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/22.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_kings/22.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Then Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe Hilkiah, serving as the high priest, held a significant religious role in Judah, responsible for maintaining the temple and its rituals. His interaction with Shaphan, a scribe and royal secretary, highlights the collaboration between religious and governmental authorities. This partnership was crucial for the implementation of religious reforms. Shaphan's role as a scribe indicates his literacy and authority in matters of state and religion, reflecting the importance of written records in ancient Judah.“I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the LORD!” The discovery of the Book of the Law, likely a form of Deuteronomy, was a pivotal moment in Judah's history. The "house of the LORD" refers to Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem, the central place of worship. This finding suggests that the Law had been neglected or lost during previous reigns, possibly due to idolatrous practices. The rediscovery signifies a divine intervention to restore covenantal faithfulness. The Book of the Law served as a foundation for King Josiah's reforms, emphasizing the importance of Scripture in guiding the nation.And he gave it to Shaphan, who read it. Hilkiah's decision to give the book to Shaphan underscores the trust and responsibility placed on the scribe. Shaphan's reading of the text indicates the oral tradition of disseminating important documents, ensuring that the king and his court were informed. This act of reading also symbolizes the reintroduction of God's commandments to the people, setting the stage for national repentance and reform. The public reading of the Law echoes similar events in Israel's history, such as Ezra's reading in <a href="/nehemiah/8.htm">Nehemiah 8</a>, reinforcing the transformative power of God's Word.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/h/hilkiah.htm">Hilkiah</a> The high priest during the reign of King Josiah, responsible for the spiritual oversight of the temple and its activities. 2. <a href="/topical/s/shaphan.htm">Shaphan</a> A scribe and royal secretary under King Josiah, tasked with administrative duties and communication between the king and the temple. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_book_of_the_law.htm">The Book of the Law</a> Likely a scroll containing the Torah, possibly Deuteronomy, which had been lost or neglected in the temple. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_house_of_the_lord.htm">The House of the LORD</a> Refers to Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem, the central place of worship for the Israelites. 5. <a href="/topical/k/king_josiah.htm">King Josiah</a> The king of Judah who initiated religious reforms and sought to restore the worship of Yahweh.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_scripture.htm">The Importance of Scripture</a> The rediscovery of the Book of the Law underscores the necessity of God's Word in guiding personal and communal life. Just as it was pivotal for Josiah's reforms, Scripture should be central in our lives today. <a href="/topical/n/neglect_and_rediscovery.htm">Neglect and Rediscovery</a> The fact that the Book of the Law was lost in the temple serves as a warning against neglecting God's Word. We must regularly engage with Scripture to prevent spiritual drift. <a href="/topical/r/role_of_leadership.htm">Role of Leadership</a> Hilkiah and Shaphan's roles highlight the responsibility of spiritual and administrative leaders to prioritize and facilitate access to God's Word. Leaders today should ensure that Scripture is accessible and central in their communities. <a href="/topical/p/personal_and_communal_renewal.htm">Personal and Communal Renewal</a> The reading of the Law led to significant religious reforms under Josiah. Similarly, personal and communal engagement with Scripture can lead to spiritual renewal and transformation.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 22</a> <a href="/q/do_lost_scriptures_in_2_kings_22_contradict_preservation_claims.htm">Does the sudden discovery of lost scriptures in 2 Kings 22:8–13 contradict earlier biblical claims that the Law was carefully preserved? </a> <a href="/q/how_to_verify_the_'book_of_the_law'.htm">How can we verify that the “Book of the Law” truly existed and was merely “found” in the Temple as claimed in 2 Kings 22:8? </a> <a href="/q/who_were_josiah's_sons.htm">Who were Josiah's sons?</a> <a href="/q/why_consult_huldah_over_others_in_2_kings.htm">Why is Huldah consulted instead of more prominent prophets in 2 Kings 22:14–20, and what does this imply about the narrative’s historical credibility?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/22.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) I have found.--Literally, the book of the Torah have I found. The definite form of the expression proves that what the high priest found was something already known; it was not a book, but the book of the Law. How little the critics are agreed as to the precise character and contents of the book in question is well shown by Thenius: "Neither the entire then existing Scripture (Sebastian Schmidt), nor the Pentateuch (Josephus, Clericus, Von Lengerke, Keil, Bahr,) nor the ordered collection of Mosaic laws contained in Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers (Bertheau), nor the book of Exodus (Gramberg), nor the book of Deuteronomy (Reuss, Ewald, Hitzig) is to be understood by this expression. All these must have been brought into their present shape at a later time. What is meant is a collection of the statutes and ordinances of Moses, which has been worked up (verarbeitet) in the Pentateuch, and especially in Deuteronomy. This work is referred to by Jeremiah (<a href="/context/jeremiah/11-1.htm" title="The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD saying,">Jeremiah 11:1-17</a>),and was called "The Book of the Covenant" (<a href="/2_kings/23-2.htm" title="And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both small and great: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of the LORD.">2Kings 23:2</a>). According to <a href="/2_chronicles/17-9.htm" title="And they taught in Judah, and had the book of the law of the LORD with them, and went about throughout all the cities of Judah, and taught the people.">2Chronicles 17:9</a> it already existed in the time of Jehoshaphat (comp. <a href="/2_kings/11-12.htm" title="And he brought forth the king's son, and put the crown on him, and gave him the testimony; and they made him king, and anointed him; and they clapped their hands, and said, God save the king.">2Kings 11:12</a>, "the Testimony"); was probably preserved in the Ark (<a href="/deuteronomy/31-26.htm" title="Take this book of the law, and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, that it may be there for a witness against you.">Deuteronomy 31:26</a>), along with which in the reign of Manasseh it was put on one side. When after half a century of disuse it was found again by the high priest in going through the chambers of the Temple with a view to the intended repairs, in the Ark which, though cast aside, was still kept in the Temple, it appeared like something new, because it had been wholly forgotten (for a time), so that Shaphan could say: 'Hilkiah has given me a book' (<a href="/2_kings/22-10.htm" title="And Shaphan the scribe showed the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest has delivered me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.">2Kings 22:10</a>)." (See also the Notes on <a href="/2_chronicles/34-14.htm" title="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.">2Chronicles 34:14</a>.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 8-14. - Discovery of the book of the Law. When Shaphan had transacted with Hilkiah the business entrusted to him by the king, Hilkiah took the opportunity of sending word by him to the king with respect to a discovery that he had recently made, during the investigations connected with the repairs. He had found a book, which he called without any doubt or hesitation, "the book of the Law" - סֵפֶר הַתּורָה - and this book he put into the hands of Shaphan, who "read it," i.e. some of it, and found it of such importance that he took it back with him to the palace, and read a portion to the king. Hereupon the king "rent his clothes," and required that special inquiry should be made of the Lord concerning the words of the book, and particularly concerning the threatenings contained in it. The persons entrusted with this task thought it best to lay the matter before Huldah, a prophetess, who lived in Jerusalem at the time, and pro-seeded to confer with her at her residence. Verse 8. - And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the Law in the house of the Lord. There has been great difference of opinion as to what it was which Hilkiah had found. Ewald believes it to have been the Book of Deuteronomy, which had, he thinks, been composed some thirty or forty years before in Egypt by a Jewish exile, and had found its way, by a sort of chance, into Palestine, where "some priest" had placed a copy of it in the temple ('History of Israel,' vol. 4. pp. 233-235). Thenius suggests "a collection of the laws and ordinances of Moses, which was afterwards worked up into the Pentateuch;" Bertheau, "the three middle books of the Pentateuch, Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers;" Gramberg, "Exodus by itself." But there seem to be no sufficient grounds for questioning the ancient opinion - that of Josephus, and of the Jews generally - that it was a copy of the entire Pentateuch. (So De Wette, 'Einleitung in das Alt. Test.,' § 162 a; Keil, 'Commentary on Kings,' pp. 477, 478; Bahr, 'Commentary,' vol. 6. p. 257; and others). The words, סֵפֶר הַתּורָה, "the book of the Law," are really sufficient to decide the point; since, as Keil says, they "cannot mean anything else, either grammatically or historically, than the Mosaic book of the Law (the Pentateuch), which is so designated, as is generally admitted, in the Chronicles and the Books of Ezra and Nehemiah." The same conclusion follows from the expression, "the book of the covenant" (סֵפֶר הַּבְןןרִית), in <a href="/2_kings/23-2.htm">2 Kings 23:2</a>, and also from <a href="/2_kings/23-24.htm">2 Kings 23:24, 25</a>, and <a href="/2_chronicles/34-14.htm">2 Chronicles 34:14</a>. Whether or no the copy was the actual original deposited in the ark of the covenant by Moses (<a href="/deuteronomy/31-26.htm">Deuteronomy 31:26</a>), as Keil believes, is doubtful. As Egyptian manuscripts which are from three to four thousand years old still exist in good condition, there can be no reason why a manuscript of Moses' time should not have been found and have been legible in Josiah's. But, if not the actual handwriting of Moses, it was probably its lineal descendant - the copy made for the temple service, and kept ordinarily "in the side of the ark" - which may well have been lost in the time of Manasseh or Amen, and which was now happily "found." And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it. We need not suppose that Shaphan read the whole. But he read enough to show him how important the work was, and how necessary it was to make it known to the king. <a href="/commentaries/2_kings/22-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Then Hilkiah חִלְקִיָּ֜הוּ (ḥil·qî·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2518.htm">Strong's 2518: </a> Hilkiah -- 'my portion is Yah', the name of several Israelites the high הַגָּדוֹל֙ (hag·gā·ḏō·wl) Article | Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> Great, older, insolent priest הַכֹּהֵ֤ן (hak·kō·hên) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> Priest said to וַ֠יֹּאמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say Shaphan שָׁפָ֣ן (šā·p̄ān) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8227.htm">Strong's 8227: </a> A species of rockrabbit, the hyrax the scribe, הַסֹּפֵ֔ר (has·sō·p̄êr) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5608.htm">Strong's 5608: </a> To count, recount, relate “I have found מָצָ֖אתִי (mā·ṣā·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4672.htm">Strong's 4672: </a> To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present the Book סֵ֧פֶר (sê·p̄er) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5612.htm">Strong's 5612: </a> A missive, document, writing, book of the Law הַתּוֹרָ֛ה (hat·tō·w·rāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8451.htm">Strong's 8451: </a> Direction, instruction, law in the house בְּבֵ֣ית (bə·ḇêṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house of the LORD!” יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel And he חִלְקִיָּ֧ה (ḥil·qî·yāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2518.htm">Strong's 2518: </a> Hilkiah -- 'my portion is Yah', the name of several Israelites gave וַיִּתֵּ֨ן (way·yit·tên) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set [it] הַסֵּ֛פֶר (has·sê·p̄er) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5612.htm">Strong's 5612: </a> A missive, document, writing, book to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to Shaphan, שָׁפָ֖ן (šā·p̄ān) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8227.htm">Strong's 8227: </a> A species of rockrabbit, the hyrax who read it. וַיִּקְרָאֵֽהוּ׃ (way·yiq·rā·’ê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> To call, proclaim, read <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/22-8.htm">2 Kings 22:8 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_kings/22-8.htm">2 Kings 22:8 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_kings/22-8.htm">2 Kings 22:8 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_kings/22-8.htm">2 Kings 22:8 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_kings/22-8.htm">2 Kings 22:8 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/22-8.htm">2 Kings 22:8 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/22-8.htm">2 Kings 22:8 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/22-8.htm">2 Kings 22:8 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/22-8.htm">2 Kings 22:8 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_kings/22-8.htm">2 Kings 22:8 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-8.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 22:8 Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/22-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 22:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 22:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/22-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 22:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 22:9" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>