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2 Chronicles 34:14

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.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Hilkiah;   Josiah;   Law;   Money;   Shaphan;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Kings;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Josiah;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Moses;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Deuteronomy;   Pentateuch;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Canon of Scripture;   Deuteronomy, the Book of;   Ezra;   Hilkiah;   Manasseh (2);   Pentateuch;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Hilkiah;   Huldah;   Shaphan;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Hilkiah ;   Josiah ;   Shaphan ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Josiah;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Pen'tateuch, the,;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Libraries;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Hilkiah;   Torah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
When they brought out the silver that had been deposited in the Lord’s temple, the priest Hilkiah found the book of the law of the Lord written by the hand of Moses.
Hebrew Names Version
When they brought out the money that was brought into the house of the LORD, Hilkiyah the Kohen found the book of the law of the LORD [given] by Moshe.
King James Version
And when they brought out the money that was brought into the house of the Lord , Hilkiah the priest found a book of the law of the Lord given by Moses.
English Standard Version
While they were bringing out the money that had been brought into the house of the Lord , Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the Law of the Lord given through Moses.
New Century Version
The Levites brought out the money that was in the Temple of the Lord . As they were doing this, Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the Lord 's Teachings that had been given through Moses.
New English Translation
When 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.
Amplified Bible
When they were bringing out the money which had been brought into the house of the LORD, Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the Law of the LORD given by Moses.
New American Standard Bible
When they were bringing out the money which had been brought into the house of the LORD, Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the Law of the LORD given by Moses.
World English Bible
When they brought out the money that was brought into the house of Yahweh, Hilkiah the priest found the book of the law of Yahweh [given] by Moses.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And when they brought out the money that was brought into the house of the Lord, Hilkiah the Priest found the booke of the Lawe of the Lord giuen by the hand of Moses.
Legacy Standard Bible
When they were taking out the money which had been brought into the house of Yahweh, Hilkiah the priest found the book of the law of Yahweh given by the hand of Moses.
Berean Standard Bible
While they were bringing out the money that had been taken into the house of the LORD, Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the Law of the LORD given by Moses.
Contemporary English Version
While the money was being given to these supervisors, Hilkiah found the book that contained the laws that the Lord had given to Moses.
Complete Jewish Bible
While bringing out the money that had been brought into the house of Adonai , Hilkiyahu the cohen found the scroll of the Torah of Adonai given by Moshe.
Darby Translation
And when they brought out the money that had been brought into the house of Jehovah, Hilkijah the priest found the book of the law of Jehovah by Moses.
Easy-to-Read Version
The Levites brought out the money that was in the Lord 's Temple. At that time Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the Law of the Lord that was given through Moses.
George Lamsa Translation
And when they carried out the money that had been brought into the house of the LORD, Hilkiah the priest found a book of the law of the LORD given by Moses.
Good News Translation
While the money was being taken out of the storeroom, Hilkiah found the book of the Law of the Lord , the Law that God had given to Moses.
Lexham English Bible
And when they brought out the money that had been brought to the house of Yahweh, Hilkiah the priest found a scroll of the law of Yahweh by the hand of Moses.
Literal Translation
And when they brought out the silver brought into the house of Jehovah, Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the Law of Jehovah by the hand of Moses.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And wha they toke out the money that was broughte vnto ye house of the LORDE, Helchias the prest founde the boke of the lawe of the LORDE geuen by Moses.
American Standard Version
And when they brought out the money that was brought into the house of Jehovah, Hilkiah the priest found the book of the law of Jehovah given by Moses.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And when they brought out the money that was brought into the house of the Lorde, Helkia the priest founde the booke of the law of the Lorde [geuen] by Moyses.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And when they brought out the money that was brought into the house of the LORD, Hilkiah the priest found the book of the Law of the LORD given by Moses.
King James Version (1611)
And when they brought out the money that was brought into the house of the Lord, Hilkiah the priest found a booke of the lawe of the Lord, giuen by Moses.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And when they brought forth the money that had been brought into the house of the Lord, Chelcias the priest found a book of the law of the Lord given by the hand of Moses.
English Revised Version
And when they brought out the money that was brought into the house of the LORD, Hilkiah the priest found the book of the law of the LORD given by Moses.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne thei baren out the monei, that was borun in to the temple of the Lord, Helchie, `the preest, foond the book of the lawe of the Lord bi the hond of Moises.
Update Bible Version
And when they brought out the money that was brought into the house of Yahweh, Hilkiah the priest found the book of the law of Yahweh [given] by Moses.
Webster's Bible Translation
And when they brought out the money that was brought into the house of the LORD, Hilkiah the priest found the book of the law of the LORD [given] by Moses.
New King James Version
Now when they brought out the money that was brought into the house of the LORD, Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the Law of the LORD given by Moses.
New Living Translation
While they were bringing out the money collected at the Lord 's Temple, Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the Law of the Lord that was written by Moses.
New Life Bible
When they were bringing out the money which had been brought into the Lord's house, Hilkiah the religious leader found the book of the Law of the Lord given by Moses.
New Revised Standard
While they were bringing out the money that had been brought into the house of the Lord , the priest Hilkiah found the book of the law of the Lord given through Moses.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Now, as they were taking out the silver which had been brought into the house of Yahweh, Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the Law of Yahweh, by the hand of Moses.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Now when they carried out the money that had been brought into the temple of the Lord, Helcias the priest found the book of the law of the Lord, by the hand of Moses.
Revised Standard Version
While they were bringing out the money that had been brought into the house of the LORD, Hilki'ah the priest found the book of the law of the LORD given through Moses.
Young's Literal Translation
And in their bringing out the money that is brought in to the house of Jehovah, hath Hilkiah the priest found the book of the law of Jehovah by the hand of Moses,
THE MESSAGE
While the money that had been given for The Temple of God was being received and dispersed, Hilkiah the high priest found a copy of The Revelation of Moses. He reported to Shaphan the royal secretary, "I've just found the Book of God 's Revelation, instructing us in God 's way—found it in The Temple!" He gave it to Shaphan, who then gave it to the king. And along with the book, he gave this report: "The job is complete—everything you ordered done is done. They took all the money that was collected in The Temple of God and handed it over to the managers and workers."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
When they were bringing out the money which had been brought into the house of the LORD, Hilkiah the priest found the book of the law of the LORD given by Moses.

Contextual Overview

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; 17 They have taken out all the money which was in the Lord's house and have given it to the overseers and to the workmen. 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. 22 So Hilkiah, and those whom the king sent, went to Huldah the woman prophet, the wife of Shallum, the son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, the keeper of the robes (now she was living in Jerusalem, in the second part of the town); and they had talk with her about this thing. 23 And she said to them, The Lord, the God of Israel, has said, Say to the man who sent you to me,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Hilkiah: 2 Kings 22:8-20, Deuteronomy 31:24-26

a book: Literally, "a book of the law of the Lord, by the hand of Moses," i.e, as Dr. Kennicott understands it, "in the handwriting of Moses;" for, says he, though there are fifteen places in the Old Testament which mention the "Law of Moses," and "book of Moses," yet this one place only mentions "the book of the law in, or by, the hand of Moses."

the law: 2 Chronicles 12:1, 2 Chronicles 31:4, 2 Chronicles 35:26, Deuteronomy 17:18, Deuteronomy 17:19, Joshua 1:8, Ezra 7:10, Psalms 1:2, Isaiah 5:24, Isaiah 30:9, Jeremiah 8:8, Luke 2:39

Moses: Heb. the hand of Moses, Leviticus 8:36, Leviticus 10:11, Leviticus 26:46

Reciprocal: Exodus 25:16 - General Deuteronomy 31:26 - in the side 2 Kings 23:24 - the book 1 Chronicles 6:13 - Hilkiah 2 Chronicles 34:9 - Hilkiah 2 Chronicles 35:3 - Put 2 Chronicles 35:8 - Hilkiah

Cross-References

Genesis 17:11
In the flesh of your private parts you are to undergo it, as a mark of the agreement between me and you.
Genesis 17:14
And any male who does not undergo circumcision will be cut off from his people: my agreement has been broken by him.
Genesis 34:1
Now Dinah, the daughter whom Leah had by Jacob, went out to see the women of that country.
Genesis 34:2
And when Shechem, the son of Hamor the Hivite who was the chief of that land, saw her, he took her by force and had connection with her.
Genesis 34:9
And let our two peoples be joined together; give your daughters to us, and take our daughters for yourselves.
1 Samuel 14:6
And Jonathan said to his young servant who had his arms, Come, let us go over to the armies of these men who have no circumcision: it may be that the Lord will give us help, for there is no limit to his power; the Lord is able to give salvation by a great army or by a small band.
1 Samuel 17:26
And David said to the men near him, What will be done to the man who overcomes this Philistine and takes away the shame from Israel? for who is this Philistine, a man without circumcision, that he has put shame on the armies of the living God?
1 Samuel 17:36
Your servant has overcome lion and bear: and the fate of this Philistine, who is without circumcision, will be like theirs, seeing that he has put shame on the armies of the living God.
2 Samuel 1:20
Give no news of it in Gath, let it not be said in the streets of Ashkelon; or the daughters of the Philistines will be glad, the daughters of men without circumcision will be uplifted in joy.
2 Samuel 15:7
Now at the end of four years, Absalom said to the king, Let me go to Hebron and give effect to the oath which I made to the Lord:

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And when they brought out the money that was brought into the house of the Lord,.... The Levites, who brought it out of the country into the temple, and from thence brought it to the high priest, who delivering it to the king's ministers, and they to the overseers, the repairs were begun:

and then Hilkiah the high priest found a book of the law of the Lord given by Moses house of the Lord,.... The Levites, who brought it out of the country into the temple, and from thence brought it to the high priest, who delivering it to the king's ministers, and they to the overseers, the repairs were begun: :-. From hence, to the end of 2 Chronicles 34:28, is the same as 2 Kings 22:8.

2 Kings 22:8- : 2 Kings 22:8- : 2 Kings 22:8- : 2 Kings 22:8- : 2 Kings 22:8- : 2 Kings 22:8- : 2 Kings 22:8- : 2 Kings 22:8- : 2 Kings 22:8- : 2 Kings 22:8- : 2 Kings 22:8- : 2 Kings 22:8- : 2 Kings 22:8- :

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Chronicles 34:14. Found a book of the law — See on 2 Kings 22:8.


 
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