2 Chronicles 34:18

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

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

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Shaphan{H8227} the scribe{H5608} told{H5046} the king,{H4428} saying,{H559} Hilkiah{H2518} the priest{H3548} hath delivered{H5414} me a book.{H5612} And Shaphan{H8227} read{H7121} therein before{H6440} the king.{H4428}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then Shaphan{H8227} the scribe{H5608}{(H8802)} told{H5046}{(H8686)} the king{H4428}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Hilkiah{H2518} the priest{H3548} hath given{H5414}{(H8804)} me a book{H5612}. And Shaphan{H8227} read{H7121}{(H8799)} it before{H6440} the king{H4428}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And Saphan the Scrybe tolde the kynge, and sayde: Helchias the prest hath delyuered me a boke. And Saphan red therin before the kynge.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Also Shaphan ye chanceler declared to the King, saying, Hilkiah the Priest hath giuen mee a booke, and Shaphan read it before the King.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And then Saphan the scribe shewed the king, saying, Helkia the priest hath geuen me a booke: and Saphan read in it before the king.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest has delivered me a book. Shaphan read therein before the king.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And Shaphan the scribe declareth to the king, saying, `A book hath Hilkiah the priest given to me;' and Shaphan readeth in it before the king.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

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

  • American Standard Version (1901)

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

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, "Hilkiah the priest has delivered me a book." Shaphan read therein before the king.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Then Shaphan the scribe told the king,“Hilkiah the priest has given me a scroll.” Shaphan read it out loud before the king.

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.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 2 Kgs 22:8-16
    9 verses
    94%

    8 Then Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, “I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the LORD.” Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, who read it.

    9 Shaphan the scribe then went to the king and reported to him, saying, “Your servants have removed the silver that was found in the house and have handed it over to those who oversee the work on the house of the LORD.”

    10 Shaphan the scribe also told the king, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read it aloud to the king.

    11 When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes.

    12 Then the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Achbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah, the king’s servant, saying,

    13 Go and inquire of the LORD for me, for the people, and for all of Judah concerning the words of this book that has been found. For great is the LORD’s wrath that is kindled against us because our ancestors did not obey the words of this book by doing everything written concerning us.

    14 So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum, son of Tikvah, son of Harhas, the keeper of the wardrobe. She was living in Jerusalem in the second district. They spoke to her.

    15 She said to them, “Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Say to the man who sent you to me,

    16 ‘Thus says the LORD: Behold, I am bringing disaster on this place and on its inhabitants—all the words of the book that the king of Judah has read—’

  • 2 Chr 34:14-17
    4 verses
    88%

    14 While they were bringing out the money that had been brought to the house of the LORD, Hilkiah the priest found the scroll of the Law of the LORD written by Moses.

    15 Hilkiah announced to Shaphan the scribe, "I have found the scroll of the Law in the house of the LORD." He gave the scroll to Shaphan.

    16 Shaphan took the scroll to the king and reported to him, saying, "We are carrying out everything that has been assigned to your servants.

    17 They have collected the money that was found in the house of the LORD and have handed it over to the supervisors and workers in charge of the work."

  • 2 Chr 34:19-24
    6 verses
    85%

    19 When the king heard the words of the Law, he tore his clothes in distress.

    20 Then the king commanded Hilkiah, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Abdon son of Micah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah, the king's servant, saying:

    21 "Go and inquire of the LORD for me and for those remaining in Israel and Judah about the words of this scroll that has been found. For great is the LORD's wrath that is poured out on us because our ancestors did not obey the words of the LORD by following everything written in this scroll."

    22 So Hilkiah and those sent by the king went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tokhath, son of Hasrah, the keeper of the wardrobe. She was living in Jerusalem in the Second District, and they spoke with her there.

    23 She said to them, "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Tell the man who sent you to me,

    24 'This is what the LORD says: I am about to bring disaster on this place and its inhabitants, all the curses written in the book that was read in the presence of the king of Judah.

  • Jer 36:20-21
    2 verses
    80%

    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.

  • 2 Kgs 22:3-4
    2 verses
    79%

    3 In the eighteenth year of King Josiah's reign, the king sent Shaphan, son of Azaliah and grandson of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of the LORD, saying,

    4 “Go to Hilkiah the high priest, so that he may count the silver brought into the house of the LORD, which the doorkeepers have collected from the people.

  • 2 Chr 34:29-30
    2 verses
    78%

    29 Then the king sent and gathered all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.

    30 The king went up to the house of the LORD with all the men of Judah, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the priests, the Levites, and all the people, from the greatest to the least. He read in their hearing all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of the LORD.

  • 2 Kgs 23:2
    75%

    2 The king went up to the house of the Lord, along with all the men of Judah, all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the priests, the prophets, and all the people, from the youngest to the oldest. There, he read in their hearing all the words of the Book of the Covenant, which had been found in the house of the Lord.

  • 2 Kgs 22:18
    75%

    18 As for the king of Judah who sent you to inquire of the LORD, you shall say to him: ‘Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Regarding the words you have heard,

  • 2 Chr 34:8-10
    3 verses
    74%

    8 In the eighteenth year of his reign, to cleanse the land and the temple, he sent Shaphan son of Azaliah, Maaseiah the city governor, and Joah son of Joahaz, the recorder, to restore the house of the LORD his God.

    9 They went to Hilkiah the high priest and gave him the money that had been brought to the house of God, which the Levites, the gatekeepers, had collected from Manasseh, Ephraim, and the remnant of Israel, as well as all Judah, Benjamin, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

    10 They gave it into the hands of the supervisors of the work being done on the house of the LORD, who then gave it to the workmen repairing and restoring the temple.

  • Jer 36:11-15
    5 verses
    74%

    11 When Micaiah son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, heard all the words of the LORD from the scroll,

    12 he went down to the king’s palace, to the chamber of the secretary, where all the officials were sitting—Elishama the secretary, Delaiah son of Shemaiah, Elnathan son of Achbor, Gemariah son of Shaphan, Zedekiah son of Hananiah, and all the other officials.

    13 Then Micaiah told them everything he had heard Baruch read from the scroll to the people.

    14 So all the officials sent Jehudi son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, to Baruch, saying, "Bring the scroll from which you have read aloud to the people, and come." So Baruch son of Neriah took the scroll in his hand and went to them.

    15 The officials said to him, "Please sit down and read it to us." So Baruch read it to them.

  • 2 Chr 34:26
    74%

    26 But to the king of Judah who sent you to inquire of the LORD, this is what you shall say to him: 'This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says concerning the words you heard:

  • Isa 36:22
    73%

    22 Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who was over the household; Shebna, the scribe; and Joah son of Asaph, the recorder, came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn and reported to him the words of the Rabshakeh.

  • 2 Kgs 12:10
    73%

    10 Jehoiada the priest took a chest, bored a hole in its lid, and placed it beside the altar, on the right side as one enters the temple of the LORD. The priests guarding the threshold deposited into it all the money brought to the temple of the LORD.

  • 2 Kgs 18:37
    73%

    37 Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and Joah son of Asaph, the recorder, came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn and reported to him the words of the Rab-shakeh.

  • 2 Kgs 19:14
    72%

    14 Hezekiah received the letters from the messengers, read them, went up to the Lord's house, and spread them out before the Lord.

  • Isa 37:14
    72%

    14 Hezekiah received the letters from the messengers, read them, and went up to the house of the LORD. There he spread them out before the LORD.

  • Jer 36:23-24
    2 verses
    72%

    23 As Jehudi read three or four columns of the scroll, the king would cut them off with a scribe’s knife and throw them into the fire in the firepot, until the entire scroll was consumed in the fire.

    24 Neither the king nor any of his servants who heard all these words were afraid or tore their garments in sorrow.

  • Deut 17:18
    71%

    18 When he takes the throne of his kingdom, he is to write for himself on a scroll a copy of this law, taken from that of the Levitical priests.

  • 2 Kgs 19:1
    71%

    1 When King Hezekiah heard this, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord.

  • Jer 36:27
    71%

    27 After the king burned the scroll containing the words Baruch had written at Jeremiah’s dictation, the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:

  • Isa 37:1
    71%

    1 When King Hezekiah heard this, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.

  • Jer 36:8
    71%

    8 Baruch son of Neriah did everything Jeremiah the prophet commanded him. He read from the scroll the words of the LORD in the house of the LORD.

  • 2 Chr 24:11
    71%

    11 Whenever the chest was brought to the king's steward by the Levites, and they saw there was a large amount of money, the king's scribe and the high priest's officer came, emptied the chest, and returned it to its place. They did this day after day and collected a great amount of money.

  • Jer 36:32
    71%

    32 Then Jeremiah took another scroll and gave it to Baruch son of Neriah, the scribe, who wrote on it at Jeremiah’s dictation all the words of the scroll that Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned in the fire. And many more similar words were added to them.

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