2 Kings 22 · Verse 3

2 Kings 22:3

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,
2 Kings 22:3, King James Version

2 Kings 22:3 in other translations

BSBNow 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,
WEBIn the eighteenth year of King Josiah, the king sent Shaphan, the son of Azaliah the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the LORD’s house, saying,
ASVAnd 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 Jehovah, saying,
YLTAnd it cometh to pass, in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, the king hath sent Shaphan son of Azaliah, son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of Jehovah, saying,
DARBYAnd it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, that the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of Jehovah, saying,
BBENow in the eighteenth year after he became king, Josiah sent Shaphan, the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of the Lord, saying to him,
WebsterAnd 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,

What does 2 Kings 22:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 22:3-4
3-4. in the eighteenth year of king Josiah--Previous to this period, he had commenced the work of national reformation. The preliminary steps had been already taken; not only the builders were employed, but money had been brought by all the people and received by the Levites at the door, and various other preparations had been made. But the course of this narrative turns on one interesting incident which happened in the eighteenth year of Josiah's reign, and hence that date is specified. In fact the whole land was thoroughly purified from every object and all traces of idolatry. The king now addressed himself to the repair and embellishment of the temple and gave directions to Hilkiah the high priest to take a general survey, in order to ascertain what was necessary to be done (see on 2Ch 34:8-15). 2Ki 22:8-15. Hilkiah Finds the Book of the Law.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

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 22:3 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.

וַיְהִ֗יvay.Hiand it wasH1961
בִּשְׁמֹנֶ֤הbish.mo.Nehin eight-H8083
עֶשְׂרֵה֙'es.RehteenH6240
שָׁנָ֔הsha.NahyearH8141
לַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhof the kingH4428
יֹאשִׁיָּ֑הוּyo.shi.Ya.huJosiahH2977
שָׁלַ֣חsha.Lachhe sentH7971
הַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
שָׁפָ֨ןsha.FanShaphanH8227
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
אֲצַלְיָ֤הוּ'a.tzal.Ya.huAzaliahH683
בֶן\־ven-[the] son ofH1121
מְשֻׁלָּם֙me.shu.LamMeshullamH4918
הַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.Ferthe scribeH5608
בֵּ֥יתbeit[the] house ofH1004
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
לֵאמֹֽר\׃le.Mor<to> sayingH559

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

Cross references for 2 Kings 22:3

  • 2 Chronicles 34:3-33

    For 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, and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images. And they brake down the altars of Baalim in his presence; and the images, that were on high above them, he cut down; and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images, he brake in pieces, and made dust of them, and strowed it upon the graves of them that had sacrificed unto them. And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem. And so did he in the cities of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, even unto Naphtali, with their mattocks round about. …

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2Ch 34:3-8,9-33

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Context

  • 2 Kings 22:2

    And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.

  • 2 Kings 22:3

    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,

  • 2 Kings 22:4

    Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum the silver which is brought into the house of the Lord, which the keepers of the door have gathered of the people:

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2 Kings 22:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y á los dieciocho años del rey Josías, fué que envió el rey á Saphán hijo de Azalía, hijo de Mesullam, escriba, á la casa de Jehová, diciendo:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il arriva, la dix-huitième année du roi Josias, que le roi envoya Shaphan, le scribe, fils d’Atsalia, fils de Meshullam, à la maison de l’ Éternel, disant:
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und es geschah im 18. Jahre des Königs Josia, da sandte der König Schaphan, den Sohn Azaljas, des Sohnes Meschullams, den Schreiber, in das Haus Jehovas und sprach:
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Anno autem octavodecimo regis Josiæ, misit rex Saphan filium Aslia filii Messulam scribam templi Domini, dicens ei: