Verse 18

Shaphan the scribe also told the king, "Hilkiah the priest has given me the scroll," and Shaphan read it aloud before the king.

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 17:19 : 19 It shall remain with him, and he shall read it all the days of his life so that he may learn to fear the LORD his God by carefully observing all the words of this law and these statutes to follow them.
  • Josh 1:8 : 8 Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips. Meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will prosper and succeed in all you do.
  • Ps 119:46 : 46 I will speak of Your testimonies before kings and not be ashamed.
  • Ps 119:97-99 : 97 Oh, how I love Your law! It is my meditation all day long. 98 Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for they are ever with me. 99 I have more understanding than all my teachers, for Your testimonies are my meditation.
  • Jer 36:20-21 : 20 After they put the scroll in the chamber of Elishama the secretary, they went to the king in the courtyard and reported all these words to him. 21 The king sent Jehudi to get the scroll. Jehudi brought it from the chamber of Elishama the secretary and read it aloud to the king and all the officials standing by him.