Then the court secretary Shaphan went to the king and reported, ‘Your servants have emptied out the silver that was found in the temple and have given it to those doing the work #– #those who oversee the Lord’s temple.’
2 Kings 22:8 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The high priest Hilkiah told the court secretary Shaphan, ‘I have found the book of the law in the Lord’s temple,’ and he gave the book to Shaphan, who read it. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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, and he read it. American Standard Version (1901) And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of Jehovah. And Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan, and he read it. Common English Bible The high priest Hilkiah told Shaphan the secretary: “I have found the Instruction scroll in the LORD’s temple.” Then Hilkiah turned the scroll over to Shaphan, who read it. Catholic Public Domain Version Then Hilkiah, the high priest, said to Shaphan, the scribe, "I have found the book of the law in the house of the Lord." And Hilkiah gave the volume to Shaphan, and he read it. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Helcias the high priest said to Saphan the scribe: I have found the book of the law in the house of the Lord. And Helcias gave the book to Saphan, and he read it. |
Then the court secretary Shaphan went to the king and reported, ‘Your servants have emptied out the silver that was found in the temple and have given it to those doing the work #– #those who oversee the Lord’s temple.’
Then the king went to the Lord’s temple with all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, as well as the priests and the prophets #– #all the people from the youngest to the oldest. He read in their hearing all the words of the book of the covenant that had been found in the Lord’s temple.
In addition, Josiah eradicated the mediums, the spiritists, household idols, images, and all the abhorrent things that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem. He did this in order to carry out the words of the law that were written in the book that the priest Hilkiah found in the Lord’s temple.