2 Chronicles 34:14
in 2 Chronicles 34While 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 written by Moses.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
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.
KJV
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.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 34
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the Law
on 2 Chronicles 34:14-15
The book comes to light, and Chronicles names it “the Book of the Law of the LORD written by Moses”. The text does not say which scroll this was. The commentators generally take it as the Pentateuch or a copy kept by the ark and neglected under Manasseh and Amon.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
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 Nineteenth Century1 voice
Found a book of the law - See on 2Ki 22:8 (note).
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
the Scroll of the Law of the Lord by the hand of Moses the Book of Deuteronomy.
2 more on this passage, in their own words ▾
and of the Levites, scribes to write down the [amount of] silver brought to the House of the Lord and how they had collected it.
and Hilkiah gave the scroll to Shaphan because it was the scribe’s duty to read everything before the king.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 4 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
15 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּבְהוֹצִיאָ֣ם | uvehotziam | and when brought out they | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַכֶּ֔סֶף | hakesef | the money | H3701 → | 403 times |
| הַמּוּבָ֖א | hamuva' | which had been brought | H935 → | 2568 times |
| בֵּ֣ית | beit | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| יְהוָ֑ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| מָצָא֙ | matza' | he found | H4672 → | 455 times |
| חִלְקִיָּ֣הוּ | chilkiyahu | Hilkiah | H2518 → | 34 times |
| הַכֹּהֵ֔ן | hakohen | the priest | H3548 → | 750 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| סֵ֥פֶר | sefer | [the] scroll of | H5612 → | 186 times |
| תּֽוֹרַת־ | torat- | [the] law of | H8451 → | 219 times |
| יְהוָ֖ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| בְּיַד־ | beyad- | by [the] hand of | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| מֹשֶֽׁה׃ | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
וּבְהוֹצִיאָ֣םand when brought out they
uvehotziamH3318 →1067 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַכֶּ֔סֶףthe money
hakesefH3701 →403 times
הַמּוּבָ֖אwhich had been brought
hamuva'H935 →2568 times
בֵּ֣ית[the] house of
beitH1004 →2046 times
יְהוָ֑הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
מָצָא֙he found
matza'H4672 →455 times
חִלְקִיָּ֣הוּHilkiah
chilkiyahuH2518 →34 times
הַכֹּהֵ֔ןthe priest
hakohenH3548 →750 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
סֵ֥פֶר[the] scroll of
seferH5612 →186 times
תּֽוֹרַת־[the] law of
torat-H8451 →219 times
יְהוָ֖הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
בְּיַד־by [the] hand of
beyad-H3027 →1618 times
מֹשֶֽׁה׃Moses
moshehH4872 →765 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Joshua 1:8This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper…
it leads to
- Psalms 119:15
I will meditate on Your precepts and regard Your ways.
- Psalms 19:14
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.
- Colossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to…
- Proverbs 3:1
My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments;
- Deuteronomy 29:9
So keep and follow the words of this covenant, that you may prosper in all you do.
- Psalms 119:15
Through
Psalms 1:2But his delight is in the Law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night.
it leads to
- Joshua 1:8
This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper…
- Psalms 119:92
If Your law had not been my delight, then I would have perished in my affliction.
- Psalms 119:11
I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.
- Joshua 1:8
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and W. H. Bennett, The Books of Chronicles (Expositor's Bible).