2 Kings 22:8

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Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the secretary, “Look, I found the Book of the Law [270] in the Lord’s temple! [271] ” Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and Shaphan read it.

Cross References

2 Kings 22:9

Shaphan the secretary went to King Josiah and told him what happened. Shaphan said, “Your servants have gathered all the money that was in the temple. They gave it to the men that supervise the work on the Lord’s temple.”

2 Kings 23:2

Then the king went up to the Lord’s temple. All the people of Judah and the people that lived in Jerusalem went with him. The priests, the prophets, and all the people—from the least important to the most important—went with him. Then he read the book of the Agreement. This was the Book of the Law that was found in the Lord’s temple. Josiah read the book so all the people could hear it.

2 Kings 23:24

Josiah destroyed the mediums, [304] wizards, [305] the house gods, the idols, [306] and all the horrible things people worshiped in Judah and Jerusalem. Josiah did this to obey the Law written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the Lord’s temple. [307]