2 Kings 22:11

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When the king heard the words of the law scroll, he tore his clothes.

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Referenced Verses

  • Josh 7:6 : 6 Joshua tore his clothes; he and the leaders of Israel lay face down on the ground before the ark of the LORD until evening and threw dirt on their heads.
  • 2 Kgs 22:19 : 19 ‘You displayed a sensitive spirit and humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard how I intended to make this place and its residents into an appalling example of an accursed people. You tore your clothes and wept before me, and I have heard you,’ says the LORD.
  • 2 Chr 34:19 : 19 When the king heard the words of the law, he tore his clothes.
  • Jer 36:24 : 24 Neither he nor any of his attendants showed any alarm when they heard all that had been read. Nor did they tear their clothes to show any grief or sorrow.
  • Joel 2:13 : 13 Tear your hearts, not just your garments!” Return to the LORD your God, for he is merciful and compassionate, slow to anger and boundless in loyal love– often relenting from calamitous punishment.
  • Jonah 3:6-7 : 6 When the news reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his royal robe, put on sackcloth, and sat on ashes. 7 He issued a proclamation and said,“In Nineveh, by the decree of the king and his nobles: No human or animal, cattle or sheep, is to taste anything; they must not eat and they must not drink water.

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  • 2 Chr 34:18-21
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    96%

    18Then Shaphan the scribe told the king,“Hilkiah the priest has given me a scroll.” Shaphan read it out loud before the king.

    19When the king heard the words of the law, he tore his clothes.

    20The king ordered Hilkiah, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Abdon son of Micah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the king’s servant,

    21“Go, ask the LORD on behalf of me and those who remain in Israel and Judah about the words of this scroll that has been discovered. For the LORD’s great fury has been ignited against us, because our ancestors did not obey the word of the LORD by living according to all that is written in this scroll!”

  • 2 Kgs 22:8-10
    3 verses
    84%

    8Hilkiah the high priest informed Shaphan the scribe,“I found the law scroll in the LORD’s temple.” Hilkiah gave the scroll to Shaphan and he read it.

    9Shaphan the scribe went to the king and reported,“Your servants melted down the silver in the temple and handed it over to the construction foremen assigned to the LORD’s temple.”

    10Then Shaphan the scribe told the king,“Hilkiah the priest has given me a scroll.” Shaphan read it out loud before the king.

  • 2 Kgs 22:12-13
    2 verses
    82%

    12The king ordered Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Achbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the king’s servant,

    13“Go, seek an oracle from the LORD for me and the people– for all Judah. Find out about the words of this scroll that has been discovered. For the LORD’s great fury has been ignited against us, because our ancestors have not obeyed the words of this scroll by doing all that it instructs us to do.”

  • Isa 37:1
    82%

    1When King Hezekiah heard this, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and went to the LORD’s temple.

  • 2 Kgs 19:1
    81%

    1When King Hezekiah heard this, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and went to the LORD’s temple.

  • 2 Kgs 6:30
    80%

    30When the king heard what the woman said, he tore his clothes. As he was passing by on the wall, the people could see he was wearing sackcloth under his clothes.

  • 2 Sam 13:31
    78%

    31Then the king stood up and tore his garments and lay down on the ground. All his servants were standing there with torn garments as well.

  • 2 Kgs 5:7-8
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    78%

    7When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and said,“Am I God? Can I kill or restore life? Why does he ask me to cure a man of his skin disease? Certainly you must see that he is looking for an excuse to fight me!”

    8When Elisha the prophet heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, he sent this message to the king,“Why did you tear your clothes? Send him to me so he may know there is a prophet in Israel.”

  • 2 Sam 1:11
    76%

    11David then grabbed his own clothes and tore them, as did all the men who were with him.

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

    18Say this to the king of Judah, who sent you to seek an oracle from the LORD:“This is what the LORD God of Israel has said concerning the words you have heard:

    19‘You displayed a sensitive spirit and humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard how I intended to make this place and its residents into an appalling example of an accursed people. You tore your clothes and wept before me, and I have heard you,’ says the LORD.

  • 1 Kgs 21:27
    75%

    27When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He slept in sackcloth and walked around dejected.

  • 1 Kgs 11:30
    75%

    30and he grabbed the robe and tore it into twelve pieces.

  • Jer 36:24
    74%

    24Neither he nor any of his attendants showed any alarm when they heard all that had been read. Nor did they tear their clothes to show any grief or sorrow.

  • 2 Chr 34:29-30
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    74%

    29The king summoned all the leaders of Judah and Jerusalem.

    30The king went up to the LORD’s temple, accompanied by all the people of Judah, the residents of Jerusalem, the priests, and the Levites. All the people were there, from the oldest to the youngest. He read aloud all the words of the scroll of the covenant that had been discovered in the LORD’s temple.

  • Ezra 9:3
    74%

    3When I heard this report, I tore my tunic and my robe and ripped out some of the hair from my head and beard. Then I sat down, quite devastated.

  • 2 Kgs 23:1-2
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    74%

    1The King Institutes Religious Reform The king summoned all the leaders of Judah and Jerusalem.

    2The king went up to the LORD’s temple, accompanied by all the people of Judah, all the residents of Jerusalem, the priests, and the prophets. All the people were there, from the youngest to the oldest. He read aloud all the words of the scroll of the covenant that had been discovered in the LORD’s temple.

  • 2 Chr 34:14-16
    3 verses
    74%

    14When they took out the silver that had been brought to the LORD’s temple, Hilkiah the priest found the law scroll the LORD had given to Moses.

    15Hilkiah informed Shaphan the scribe,“I found the law scroll in the LORD’s temple.” Hilkiah gave the scroll to Shaphan.

    16Shaphan brought the scroll to the king and reported,“Your servants are doing everything assigned to them.

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

    26Say this to the king of Judah, who sent you to seek an oracle from the LORD:“This is what the LORD God of Israel says concerning the words you have heard:

    27‘You displayed a sensitive spirit and humbled yourself before God when you heard his words concerning this place and its residents. You humbled yourself before me, tore your clothes and wept before me, and I have heard you,’ says the LORD.

  • Isa 36:22
    74%

    22Eliakim son of Hilkiah, the palace supervisor, accompanied by Shebna the scribe and Joah son of Asaph, the secretary, went to Hezekiah with their clothes torn and reported to him what the chief adviser had said.

  • 2 Kgs 18:37
    72%

    37Eliakim son of Hilkiah, the palace supervisor, accompanied by Shebna the scribe and Joah son of Asaph, the secretary, went to Hezekiah with their clothes torn and reported to him what the chief adviser had said.

  • 2 Kgs 22:16
    72%

    16“This is what the LORD has said:‘I am about to bring disaster on this place and its residents, all the things in the scroll which the king of Judah has read.

  • Jer 36:21
    72%

    21The king sent Jehudi to get the scroll. He went and got it from the room of Elishama, the royal secretary. Then he himself read it to the king and all the officials who were standing around him.

  • Esth 4:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    1Esther Decides to Risk Everything in order to Help Her People Now when Mordecai became aware of all that had been done, he tore his garments and put on sackcloth and ashes. He went out into the city, crying out in a loud and bitter voice.

    2But he went no further than the king’s gate, for no one was permitted to enter the king’s gate clothed in sackcloth.

  • 2 Kgs 11:14
    71%

    14Then she saw the king standing by the pillar, according to custom. The officers stood beside the king with their trumpets and all the people of the land were celebrating and blowing trumpets. Athaliah tore her clothes and screamed,“Treason, treason!”

  • 1 Sam 15:27
    71%

    27When Samuel turned to leave, Saul grabbed the edge of his robe and it tore.

  • 2 Kgs 22:3
    70%

    3In the eighteenth year of King Josiah’s reign, the king sent the scribe Shaphan son of Azaliah, son of Meshullam, to the LORD’s temple with these orders:

  • Jer 21:11
    70%

    11Warnings to the Royal Court The LORD told me to say to the royal court of Judah,“Listen to the LORD’s message,

  • Num 14:6
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    6And Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, two of those who had investigated the land, tore their garments.

  • Josh 7:6
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    6Joshua tore his clothes; he and the leaders of Israel lay face down on the ground before the ark of the LORD until evening and threw dirt on their heads.

  • 1 Sam 4:12
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    12Eli Dies On that day a Benjaminite ran from the battle lines and came to Shiloh. His clothes were torn and dirt was on his head.

  • Deut 17:18
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    18When he sits on his royal throne he must make a copy of this law on a scroll given to him by the Levitical priests.

  • Dan 5:6
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    6Then all the color drained from the king’s face and he became alarmed. The joints of his hips gave way, and his knees began knocking together.

  • Jonah 3:6
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    6When the news reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his royal robe, put on sackcloth, and sat on ashes.

  • 1 Kgs 11:11
    69%

    11So the LORD said to Solomon,“Because you insist on doing these things and have not kept the covenantal rules I gave you, I will surely tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant.

  • Neh 1:4
    69%

    4When I heard these things I sat down abruptly, crying and mourning for several days. I continued fasting and praying before the God of heaven.

  • Isa 22:12
    68%

    12At that time the Sovereign LORD of Heaven’s Armies, called for weeping and mourning, for shaved heads and sackcloth.