2 Kings 22:11

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And 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;

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Referenced Verses

  • Josh 7:6 : 6 Then Joshua, in great grief, went down on the earth before the ark of the Lord till the evening, and all the chiefs of Israel with him, and they put dust on their heads.
  • 2 Kgs 22:19 : 19 Because your heart was soft, and you made yourself low before me, when you had word of what I said against this place and its people, that they would become a waste and a curse, and you gave signs of grief, weeping before me: truly, I have given ear to you, says the Lord.
  • 2 Chr 34:19 : 19 And the king, hearing the words of the law, took his robe in his hands, violently parting it as a sign of his grief.
  • Jer 36:24 : 24 But they had no fear and gave no signs of grief, not the king or any of his servants, after hearing all these words.
  • Joel 2:13 : 13 Let your hearts be broken, and not your clothing, and come back to the Lord your God: for he is full of grace and pity, slow to be angry and great in mercy, ready to be turned from his purpose of punishment.
  • Jonah 3:6-7 : 6 And the word came to the king of Nineveh, and he got up from his seat of authority, and took off his robe, and covering himself with haircloth, took his seat in the dust. 7 And he had it given out in Nineveh, By the order of the king and his great men, no man or beast, herd or flock, is to have a taste of anything; let them have no food or water:

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  • 2 Chr 34:18-21
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    96%

    18 Then 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.

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

    20 And 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,

    21 Go 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 22:8-10
    3 verses
    84%

    8 Then 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;

    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.

  • 2 Kgs 22:12-13
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    82%

    12 And 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,

    13 Go 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.

  • Isa 37:1
    82%

    1 And on hearing it Hezekiah took off his robe and put on haircloth and went into the house of the Lord.

  • 2 Kgs 19:1
    81%

    1 And on hearing it, King Hezekiah took off his robe, and put on haircloth, and went into the house of the Lord.

  • 2 Kgs 6:30
    80%

    30 Then the king, hearing what the woman said, took his robes in his hands, violently parting them; and, while he was walking on the wall, the people, looking, saw that under his robe he had haircloth on his flesh.

  • 2 Sam 13:31
    78%

    31 Then the king got up in great grief, stretching himself out on the earth: and all his servants were by his side, with their clothing parted.

  • 2 Kgs 5:7-8
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    78%

    7 But the king of Israel, after reading the letter, was greatly troubled and said, Am I God, to give death and life? why does this man send a leper to me to be made well? is it not clear that he is looking for a cause of war?

    8 Now Elisha, the man of God, hearing that the king of Israel had done this, sent to the king, saying, Why are you troubled? send the man to me, so that he may see that there is a prophet in Israel.

  • 2 Sam 1:11
    76%

    11 Then David gave way to bitter grief, and so did all the men who were with him:

  • 2 Kgs 22:18-19
    2 verses
    76%

    18 But 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,

    19 Because your heart was soft, and you made yourself low before me, when you had word of what I said against this place and its people, that they would become a waste and a curse, and you gave signs of grief, weeping before me: truly, I have given ear to you, says the Lord.

  • 1 Kgs 21:27
    75%

    27 Hearing these words, Ahab, in great grief, put haircloth on his flesh and went without food, sleeping in haircloth, and going about quietly.

  • 1 Kgs 11:30
    75%

    30 And Ahijah took his new robe in his hands, parting it violently into twelve.

  • Jer 36:24
    74%

    24 But they had no fear and gave no signs of grief, not the king or any of his servants, after hearing all these words.

  • 2 Chr 34:29-30
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    74%

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

    30 And 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.

  • Ezra 9:3
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    3 And hearing this, with signs of grief and pulling out the hair of my head and my chin, I took my seat on the earth deeply troubled.

  • 2 Kgs 23:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

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

    2 And 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 34:14-16
    3 verses
    74%

    14 Now 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.

    15 Then 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.

    16 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;

  • 2 Chr 34:26-27
    2 verses
    74%

    26 But 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,

    27 And your heart was soft, and you made yourself low before God, on hearing his words about this place and its people, and with weeping and signs of grief have made yourself low before me, I have given ear to you, says the Lord God.

  • Isa 36:22
    74%

    22 Then 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 Kgs 18:37
    72%

    37 Then 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 Kgs 22:16
    72%

    16 These 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 36:21
    72%

    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.

  • Esth 4:1-2
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    71%

    1 Now when Mordecai saw what was done, pulling off his robe, he put on haircloth, with dust on his head, and went out into the middle of the town, crying out with a loud and bitter cry.

    2 And he came even before the king's doorway; for no one might come inside the king's door clothed in haircloth.

  • 2 Kgs 11:14
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    14 And looking, she saw the king in his regular place by the pillar, and the captains and the horns near him; and all the people of the land giving signs of joy and sounding the horns. Then Athaliah, violently parting her robes, gave a cry, saying, Broken faith, broken faith!

  • 1 Sam 15:27
    71%

    27 And when Samuel was turning round to go away, Saul took the skirt of his robe in his hand, and the cloth came away.

  • 2 Kgs 22:3
    70%

    3 Now 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,

  • Jer 21:11
    70%

    11 About the family of the king of Judah. Give ear to the word of the Lord;

  • Num 14:6
    70%

    6 And Joshua, the son of Nun, and Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, two of those who had been to see the land, giving signs of grief,

  • Josh 7:6
    70%

    6 Then Joshua, in great grief, went down on the earth before the ark of the Lord till the evening, and all the chiefs of Israel with him, and they put dust on their heads.

  • 1 Sam 4:12
    69%

    12 And a man of Benjamin went running from the fight and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothing out of order and earth on his head.

  • Deut 17:18
    69%

    18 And when he has taken his place on the seat of his kingdom, he is to make in a book a copy of this law, from that which the priests, the Levites, have in their care:

  • Dan 5:6
    69%

    6 Then the colour went from the king's face, and he was troubled by his thoughts; strength went from his body, and his knees were shaking.

  • Jonah 3:6
    69%

    6 And the word came to the king of Nineveh, and he got up from his seat of authority, and took off his robe, and covering himself with haircloth, took his seat in the dust.

  • 1 Kgs 11:11
    69%

    11 So the Lord said to Solomon, Because you have done this, and have not kept my agreement and my laws, which I gave you, I will take the kingdom away from you by force and will give it to your servant.

  • Neh 1:4
    69%

    4 Then, after hearing these words, for some days I gave myself up to weeping and sorrow, seated on the earth; and taking no food I made prayer to the God of heaven,

  • Isa 22:12
    68%

    12 And in that day the Lord, the Lord of armies, was looking for weeping, and cries of sorrow, cutting off of the hair, and putting on the clothing of grief: