2 Chronicles 34:20
in 2 Chronicles 34and commanded Hilkiah, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Abdon son of Micah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the servant of the king:
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And the king commanded Hilkiah, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Abdon the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the king’s servant, saying,
KJV
And the king commanded Hilkiah, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Abdon the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king’s, saying,
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 34
Commentary
1 note on this verseThis site's exposition
that he rent his clothes
on 2 Chronicles 34:19-21
Torn clothes are Josiah's own response, not a ritual demanded of him, and Wesley reads it as the mark of a heart not yet hardened by long familiarity with words entirely new to his own generation. He does not wait to feel better before acting; the same passage moves straight to commanding an inquiry of the Lord for himself and for them that are left in Israel and in Judah, the northern remnant again held together with Judah under one king's care. The wrath he fears is named as already poured out, not merely threatened, because the fathers did not keep the word of the Lord.
The words behind it
20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְצַ֣ו | vaytzav | and he commanded | H6680 → | 494 times |
| הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| חִלְקִיָּ֡הוּ | chilkiyahu | Hilkiah | H2518 → | 34 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אֲחִיקָ֣ם | ʾachikam | Ahikam | H296 → | |
| בֶּן־ | benosha- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| שָׁ֠פָן | shafan | Shaphan | H8227 → | 34 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| עַבְדּ֨וֹן | avdon | Abdon | H5658 → | |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| מִיכָ֜ה | mikhah | Micah | H4318 → | |
| וְאֵ֣ת׀ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| שָׁפָ֣ן | shafan | Shaphan | H8227 → | 34 times |
| הַסּוֹפֵ֗ר | hasofer | the scribe | H5608 → | 159 times |
| וְאֵ֛ת | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| עֲשָׂיָ֥ה | ʾasayah | Asaiah | H6222 → | |
| עֶֽבֶד־ | ʾeved- | [the] servant of | H5650 → | 799 times |
| הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| לֵאמֹֽר׃ | lemor | <to> saying | H559 → | 5305 times |
וַיְצַ֣וand he commanded
vaytzavH6680 →494 times
הַמֶּ֡לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
חִלְקִיָּ֡הוּHilkiah
chilkiyahuH2518 →34 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
אֲחִיקָ֣םAhikam
ʾachikamH296 →
בֶּן־[the] son of
benosha-H1121 →4930 times
שָׁ֠פָןShaphan
shafanH8227 →34 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
עַבְדּ֨וֹןAbdon
avdonH5658 →
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
מִיכָ֜הMicah
mikhahH4318 →
וְאֵ֣ת׀and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
שָׁפָ֣ןShaphan
shafanH8227 →34 times
הַסּוֹפֵ֗רthe scribe
hasoferH5608 →159 times
וְאֵ֛תand <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
עֲשָׂיָ֥הAsaiah
ʾasayahH6222 →
עֶֽבֶד־[the] servant of
ʾeved-H5650 →799 times
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
לֵאמֹֽר׃<to> saying
lemorH559 →5305 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
2 Kings 25:22Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, over the people he had left behind in the land of Judah.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 39:14
had Jeremiah brought from the courtyard of the guard, and they turned him over to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, to take him home. So Jeremiah remained among his own people.
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- 2 Kings 22:12
and commanded Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Achbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the servant of the king:
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Jeremiah 39:14
Through
2 Kings 22:12and commanded Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Achbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the servant of the king:
it leads to
- Jeremiah 26:24
Nevertheless, Ahikam son of Shaphan supported Jeremiah, so he was not handed over to the people to be put to death.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 2 Kings 25:22
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, over the people he had left behind in the land of Judah.
- Jeremiah 26:24
Through
Jeremiah 40:6So Jeremiah went to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah and stayed with him among the people who were left in the land.
it leads to
- Judges 20:1
Then all the Israelites from Dan to Beersheba and from the land of Gilead came out, and the congregation assembled as one man before the LORD at Mizpah.
- Judges 20:1
Through
Jeremiah 26:24Nevertheless, Ahikam son of Shaphan supported Jeremiah, so he was not handed over to the people to be put to death.
it leads to
- 1 Kings 18:4
for when Jezebel had slaughtered the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty men per cave, providing them with food and water.)
- 2 Kings 22:12–14
and commanded Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Achbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the servant of the king:
- 1 Kings 18:4
Through
Jeremiah 26:22Then King Jehoiakim sent men to Egypt: Elnathan son of Achbor along with some other men.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 36:12
he went down to the scribe’s chamber in the king’s palace, where all the officials were sitting: Elishama the scribe, Delaiah son of Shemaiah, Elnathan son of Achbor, Gemariah son of Shaphan, Zedekiah son…
- Jeremiah 36:12
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