2 Kings 22 · Verse 10

2 Kings 22:10

And Shaphan the scribe shewed the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.
2 Kings 22:10, King James Version

2 Kings 22:10 in other translations

BSBMoreover, Shaphan the scribe told the king, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read it in the presence of the king.
WEBShaphan the scribe told the king, saying, “Hilkiah the priest has delivered a book to me.” Then Shaphan read it before the king.
ASVAnd Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.
YLTAnd Shaphan the scribe declareth to the king, saying, ‘A book hath Hilkiah the priest given to me;' and Shaphan readeth it before the king.
DARBYAnd Shaphan the scribe informed the king saying, Hilkijah the priest has given me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.
BBEThen Shaphan the scribe said to the king, Hilkiah the priest has given me a book; and he was reading it before the king.
WebsterAnd Shaphan the scribe showed the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.

What does 2 Kings 22:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 22:8-11

8-11. Hilkiah said ... I have found the book of the law in the house of the Lord, &c.--that is, the law of Moses, the Pentateuch. It was the temple copy which, had been laid (De 31:25, 26) beside the ark in the most holy place. During the ungodly reigns of Manasseh and Amon--or perhaps under Ahaz, when the temple itself had been profaned by idols, and the ark also (2Ch 35:3) removed from its site; it was somehow…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 22:1-10

Chapter Outline Josiah's good reign, His care for repairing the temple, The book of the law found. (1-10) Josiah consults Huldah the prophetess. (11-20) Verses 1-10 The different event of Josiah's early succession from that of Manasseh, must be ascribed to the distinguishing grace of God; yet probably the persons that trained him up were instruments in producing this difference. His character was most excellent. Had…

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2 Kings 22:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיַּגֵּ֞דvai.ya.Gedand he toldH5046
שָׁפָ֤ןsha.FanShaphanH8227
הַסֹּפֵר֙ha.so.Ferthe scribeH5608
לַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhto the kingH4428
לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor<to> sayingH559
סֵ֚פֶרSe.fera scrollH5612
נָ֣תַןNa.tanhe gaveH5414
לִ֔יLito me
חִלְקִיָּ֖הchil.ki.YahHilkiahH2518
הַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.Henthe priestH3548
וַיִּקְרָאֵ֥הוּvai.yik.ra.'E.huand he read aloud itH7121
שָׁפָ֖ןsha.FanShaphanH8227
לִפְנֵ֥יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ\׃ha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Kings 22:10

  • Jeremiah 36:21

    So the king sent Jehudi to fetch the roll: and he took it out of Elishama the scribe’s chamber. And Jehudi read it in the ears of the king, and in the ears of all the princes which stood beside the king.

  • Jeremiah 36:6

    Therefore go thou, and read in the roll, which thou hast written from my mouth, the words of the Lord in the ears of the people in the Lord’s house upon the fasting day: and also thou shalt read them in the ears of all Judah that come out of their cities.

  • Deuteronomy 31:9-13

    And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it unto the priests the sons of Levi, which bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and unto all the elders of Israel. And Moses commanded them, saying, At the end of every seven years, in the solemnity of the year of release, in the feast of tabernacles, When all Israel is come to appear before the Lord thy God in the place which he shall choose, thou shalt read this law before all Israel in their hearing. Gather the people together, men, and women, and children, and thy stranger that is within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear the Lord your God, and observe to do all the words of this law: …

  • Nehemiah 8:18

    Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. And they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according unto the manner.

  • Jeremiah 13:18

    Say unto the king and to the queen, Humble yourselves, sit down: for your principalities shall come down, even the crown of your glory.

  • Jeremiah 22:1-2

    Thus saith the Lord; Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word, And say, Hear the word of the Lord, O king of Judah, that sittest upon the throne of David, thou, and thy servants, and thy people that enter in by these gates:

  • Nehemiah 8:14-15

    And they found written in the law which the Lord had commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month: And that they should publish and proclaim in all their cities, and in Jerusalem, saying, Go forth unto the mount, and fetch olive branches, and pine branches, and myrtle branches, and palm branches, and branches of thick trees, to make booths, as it is written.

  • Deuteronomy 17:18-20

    And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book out of that which is before the priests the Levites: And it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life: that he may learn to fear the Lord his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them: That his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left: to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he, and his children, in the midst of Israel.

  • Nehemiah 8:1-7

    And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that was before the water gate; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the Lord had commanded to Israel. And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month. And he read therein before the street that was before the water gate from the morning until midday, before the men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the book of the law. And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam. …

  • Nehemiah 13:1

    On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people; and therein was found written, that the Ammonite and the Moabite should not come into the congregation of God for ever;

  • 2 Chronicles 34:18

    Then Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath given me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.

  • Jeremiah 36:15

    And they said unto him, Sit down now, and read it in our ears. So Baruch read it in their ears.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Shaphan.
De 31:9-13; 2Ch 34:18; Ne 8:1-7,14,15,18; 13:1; Jer 36:6,15,21
the king.
De 17:18-20; Jer 13:18; 22:1,2

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Context

  • 2 Kings 22:9

    And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, Thy servants have gathered the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of them that do the work, that have the oversight of the house of the Lord.

  • 2 Kings 22:10

    And Shaphan the scribe shewed the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.

  • 2 Kings 22:11

    And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes.

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2 Kings 22:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Asimismo Saphán escriba declaró al rey, diciendo: Hilcías el sacerdote me ha dado un libro. Y leyólo Saphán delante del rey.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Shaphan, le scribe, raconta au roi, disant: Hilkija, le sacrificateur, m’a donné un livre. Et Shaphan le lut devant le roi.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Schaphan, der Schreiber, berichtete dem König und sprach: Der Priester Hilkia hat mir ein Buch gegeben. Und Schaphan las es vor dem König.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Narravit quoque Saphan scriba regi, dicens: Librum dedit mihi Helcias sacerdos. Quem cum legisset Saphan coram rege,