2 Chronicles 34:16

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And Shaphan took the book to the king; and he gave him an account of what had been done, saying, Your servants are doing all they have been given to do;

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  • 2 Kgs 22:9-9 : 9 Then, after reading it, Shaphan the scribe went in to the king and gave him an account of what had been done, saying, Your servants have given out the money which was in the house, and have given it to the overseers of the work of the house of the Lord. 10 Then Shaphan the scribe said to the king, Hilkiah the priest has given me a book; and he was reading it before the king.
  • Jer 36:20-21 : 20 Then they went into the open square to the king; but the book they put away in the room of Elishama the scribe; and they gave the king an account of all the words. 21 So the king sent Jehudi to get the book, and he took it from the room of Elishama the scribe. And Jehudi gave a reading of it in the hearing of the king and all the rulers who were by the king's side.

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  • 2 Chr 34:17-21
    5 verses
    86%

    17They have taken out all the money which was in the Lord's house and have given it to the overseers and to the workmen.

    18Then Shaphan the scribe said to the king, Hilkiah the priest has given me a book; and he made a start at reading some of it to the king.

    19And the king, hearing the words of the law, took his robe in his hands, violently parting it as a sign of his grief.

    20And he gave orders to Hilkiah and to Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, and Abdon, the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe and Asaiah, the king's servant, saying,

    21Go and get directions from the Lord for me and for those who are still in Israel and for Judah, about the words of this book which has come to light; for great is the wrath of the Lord which has been let loose on us, because our fathers have not kept the word of the Lord or done what is recorded in this book.

  • 2 Kgs 22:7-13
    7 verses
    86%

    7They did not have to give any account of the money which was handed to them, for they made use of it with good faith.

    8Then Hilkiah, the chief priest, said to Shaphan the scribe, I have made discovery of the book of the law in the house of the Lord. So Hilkiah gave it to Shaphan;

    9Then, after reading it, Shaphan the scribe went in to the king and gave him an account of what had been done, saying, Your servants have given out the money which was in the house, and have given it to the overseers of the work of the house of the Lord.

    10Then Shaphan the scribe said to the king, Hilkiah the priest has given me a book; and he was reading it before the king.

    11And the king, hearing the words of the book of the law, took his robe in his hands, violently parting it as a sign of his grief;

    12And he gave orders to Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, and Achbor, the son of Micaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the king's servant, saying,

    13Go and get directions from the Lord for me and for the people and for all Judah, about the words of this book which has come to light; for great is the wrath of the Lord which is burning against us, because our fathers have not given ear to the words of this book, to do all the things which are recorded in it.

  • 2 Chr 34:14-15
    2 verses
    85%

    14Now when they were taking out the money which had come into the Lord's house, Hilkiah the priest came across the book of the law of the Lord, which he had given by the mouth of Moses.

    15Then Hilkiah said to Shaphan the scribe, I have made discovery of the book of the law in the house of the Lord. And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan.

  • 2 Kgs 22:3-5
    3 verses
    78%

    3Now 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,

    4Go up to Hilkiah, the chief priest, and let him give out the money which is taken into the house of the Lord, which the keepers of the door have got together from the people;

    5And let it be given to the overseers of the work of the Lord's house, to give to the workmen who are making good what was damaged in the house of the Lord;

  • Jer 36:20-21
    2 verses
    77%

    20Then they went into the open square to the king; but the book they put away in the room of Elishama the scribe; and they gave the king an account of all the words.

    21So the king sent Jehudi to get the book, and he took it from the room of Elishama the scribe. And Jehudi gave a reading of it in the hearing of the king and all the rulers who were by the king's side.

  • 2 Chr 34:8-10
    3 verses
    76%

    8Now in the eighteenth year of his rule, when the land and the house had been made clean, he sent Shaphan, the son of Azaliah, and Maaseiah, the ruler of the town, and Joah, the son of Joahaz, the recorder, to make good what was damaged in the house of the Lord his God.

    9And they came to Hilkiah, the chief priest, and gave him all the money which had been taken into the house of God, which the Levites, the keepers of the door, had got from Manasseh and Ephraim and those of Israel who had not been taken away as prisoners, and from all Judah and Benjamin and the people of Jerusalem.

    10And they gave it to the overseers of the work of the Lord's house, and the overseers gave it to the workmen working in the house, for building it up and making good what was damaged;

  • 2 Chr 34:29-30
    2 verses
    74%

    29Then the king sent and got together all the responsible men of Judah and of Jerusalem.

    30And the king went up to the house of the Lord, with all the men of Judah and the people of Jerusalem, and the priests and the Levites and all the people, small and great; and they were present at his reading of the book of the law which had come to light in the house of the Lord.

  • 2 Kgs 12:10-11
    2 verses
    73%

    10And when they saw that there was much money in the chest, the king's scribe and the high priest came and put it in bags, noting the amount of all the money there was in the house of the Lord.

    11And the money which was measured out they gave regularly to those who were responsible for overseeing the work, and these gave it in payment to the woodworkers and the builders who were working on the house of the Lord,

  • 2 Chr 34:26
    72%

    26But to the king of Judah who sent you to get directions from the Lord, say, This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, has said: Because you have given ear to my words,

  • 2 Kgs 22:18
    72%

    18But to the king of Judah who sent you to get directions from the Lord, say, This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, has said: As to the words which have come to your ears,

  • 2 Kgs 22:15-16
    2 verses
    72%

    15And she said to them, The Lord, the God of Israel, says, Say to the man who sent you to me,

    16These are the words of the Lord: See, I will send evil on this place and on its people, even everything which the king of Judah has been reading in the book;

  • Jer 36:14-16
    3 verses
    71%

    14So all the rulers sent Jehudi, the son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, to Baruch, saying, Take in your hand the book from which you have been reading to the people and come. So Baruch, the son of Neriah, took the book in his hand and came down to them.

    15Then they said to him, Be seated now, and give us a reading from it. So Baruch did so, reading it to them.

    16Now it came about that, after hearing all the words, they said to one another in fear, We will certainly give the king an account of all these words.

  • 2 Kgs 23:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    1Then the king sent and got together all the responsible men of Judah and of Jerusalem.

    2And the king went up to the house of the Lord, with all the men of Judah and all the people of Jerusalem, and the priests and the prophets and all the people, small and great; and they were present at his reading of the book of the law which had come to light in the house of the Lord.

  • 2 Chr 24:10-11
    2 verses
    71%

    10And all the chiefs and all the people came gladly and put their money into the chest, till they had all given.

    11So when the chest was taken to the king's servants by the Levites, and they saw that there was much money in it, the king's scribe and the chief priest's servant took the money out, and put the chest back in its place. They did this day by day, and got together a great amount of money.

  • 1 Kgs 14:28
    71%

    28And whenever the king went into the house of the Lord, the armed men went with him taking the body-covers, and then took them back to their room.

  • Jer 36:11-12
    2 verses
    71%

    11And Micaiah, the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, after hearing all the words of the Lord from the book,

    12Went down to the king's house, to the scribe's room: and all the rulers were seated there, Elishama the scribe and Delaiah, the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan, the son of Achbor, and Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah, the son of Hananiah, and all the rulers.

  • 2 Chr 29:18
    71%

    18Then they went in to King Hezekiah and said, We have made all the house of the Lord clean, as well as the altar of burned offerings with all its vessels, and the table for the holy bread, with all its vessels.

  • Jer 36:8
    70%

    8And Baruch, the son of Neriah, did as Jeremiah the prophet gave him orders to do, reading from the book the words of the Lord in the Lord's house.

  • Isa 36:22
    69%

    22Then Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, who was over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, came to Hezekiah with their clothing parted as a sign of grief, and gave him an account of what the Rab-shakeh had said.

  • 2 Chr 8:15
    69%

    15All the orders given by the king to the priests and Levites, in connection with any business or stores, were done with care.

  • Isa 22:15
    69%

    15The Lord, the Lord of armies, says, Go to this person in authority, this Shebna, who is over the house; who has made himself a resting-place on high, cutting out a place for himself in the rock, and say,

  • 2 Kgs 12:14
    69%

    14But it was all given to the workmen who were building up the house.

  • 2 Chr 12:11
    69%

    11And whenever the king went into the house of the Lord, the armed men went with him taking the body-covers, and then took them back to their room.

  • 2 Chr 29:16
    69%

    16And the priests went into the inner part of the house of the Lord to make it clean, and everything unclean which was to be seen in the Temple of the Lord they took out into the outer square of the Lord's house, and the Levites got it together and took it away to the stream Kidron.

  • 2 Kgs 20:16
    69%

    16And Isaiah said to Hezekiah, Give ear to the word of the Lord.

  • Isa 39:4
    69%

    4And he said, What have they seen in your house? And Hezekiah said in answer, They saw everything in my house: there is nothing among my stores which I did not let them see.