2 Chronicles 34:8
in 2 Chronicles 34Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, in order to cleanse the land and the temple, Josiah sent Shaphan son of Azaliah, Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah son of Joahaz, the recorder, to repair the house of the LORD his God.
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ASV
Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, and Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz the recorder, to repair the house of Jehovah his God.
KJV
Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land, and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, and Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz the recorder, to repair the house of the Lord his God.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 34
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
in the eighteenth year of his reign
on 2 Chronicles 34:8-9
The eighteenth year is where Kings begins its account of the reform outright, so the two books converge here after Chronicles has already told six years the other book leaves untold. Three officials are sent to repair the temple, and the money comes in from Manasseh and Ephraim and all the remnant of Israel as well as Judah and Benjamin, the same all-Israel reach the purge has already shown. Barnes reads the houses needing repair as the temple's chambers or outbuildings left to decay under Manasseh and Amon, the two reigns this whole chapter answers.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land and the house,....
Those that truly love God will love the habitation of his house. Care is taken about it, effectual care. The Levites went about the country and gathered money towards it, which was returned to the three trustees mentioned,
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
in the eighteenth year of his reign . . . he sent Shaphan--(See on 2Ki 22:3-9). AND, CAUSING THE LAW TO BE READ, RENEWS THE COVENANT BETWEEN GOD AND THE PEOPLE.
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The words behind it
26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּבִשְׁנַ֨ת | uvishnat | and in year | H8141 → | 877 times |
| שְׁמוֹנֶ֤ה | shemoneh | eight- | H8083 → | 109 times |
| עֶשְׂרֵה֙ | ʾesreh | teen | H6240 → | 338 times |
| לְמָלְכ֔וֹ | lemalekho | of reigning his | H4427 → | 348 times |
| לְטַהֵ֥ר | letaher | to cleanse | H2891 → | 94 times |
| הָאָ֖רֶץ | haaretz | the land | H776 → | 2504 times |
| וְהַבָּ֑יִת | vehabayit | and the house | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| שָׁ֠לַח | shalach | he sent | H7971 → | 845 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| שָׁפָ֨ן | shafan | Shaphan | H8227 → | 34 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| אֲצַלְיָ֜הוּ | ʾatzalyahu | Azaliah | H683 → | |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מַעֲשֵׂיָ֣הוּ | maaseyahu | Maaseiah | H4641 → | 23 times |
| שַׂר־ | sar- | [the] official of | H8269 → | 421 times |
| הָעִ֗יר | hair | the city | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| וְ֠אֵת | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| יוֹאָ֤ח | yoach | Joah | H3098 → | 11 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יֽוֹאָחָז֙ | yoachaz | Joahaz | H3099 → | 4 times |
| הַמַּזְכִּ֔יר | hamazkir | the recorder | H2142 → | 230 times |
| לְחַזֵּ֕ק | lechazek | to repair | H2388 → | 291 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| בֵּ֖ית | beit | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| יְהוָ֥ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֱלֹהָֽיו׃ | ʾelohav | God his | H430 → | 2601 times |
וּבִשְׁנַ֨תand in year
uvishnatH8141 →877 times
שְׁמוֹנֶ֤הeight-
shemonehH8083 →109 times
עֶשְׂרֵה֙teen
ʾesrehH6240 →338 times
לְמָלְכ֔וֹof reigning his
lemalekhoH4427 →348 times
לְטַהֵ֥רto cleanse
letaherH2891 →94 times
הָאָ֖רֶץthe land
haaretzH776 →2504 times
וְהַבָּ֑יִתand the house
vehabayitH1004 →2046 times
שָׁ֠לַחhe sent
shalachH7971 →845 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
שָׁפָ֨ןShaphan
shafanH8227 →34 times
בֶּן־[the] son
ben-H1121 →4930 times
אֲצַלְיָ֜הוּAzaliah
ʾatzalyahuH683 →
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
מַעֲשֵׂיָ֣הוּMaaseiah
maaseyahuH4641 →23 times
שַׂר־[the] official of
sar-H8269 →421 times
הָעִ֗ירthe city
hairH5892 →1090 times
וְ֠אֵתand <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
יוֹאָ֤חJoah
yoachH3098 →11 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
יֽוֹאָחָז֙Joahaz
yoachazH3099 →4 times
הַמַּזְכִּ֔ירthe recorder
hamazkirH2142 →230 times
לְחַזֵּ֕קto repair
lechazekH2388 →291 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
בֵּ֖ית[the] house of
beitH1004 →2046 times
יְהוָ֥הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֱלֹהָֽיו׃God his
ʾelohavH430 →2601 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 Samuel 8:16Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder;
it leads to
- 1 Kings 4:3
Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, were secretaries; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder;
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Chronicles 11:6
Now David had said, “Whoever is the first to strike down a Jebusite will become chief commander.” And Joab son of Zeruiah went up first, and he became the chief.
- 1 Kings 4:3
Through
Jeremiah 36:10From the chamber of Gemariah son of Shaphan the scribe, which was in the upper courtyard at the opening of the New Gate of the house of the LORD, Baruch read from the scroll…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 36:11
When Micaiah son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, heard all the words of the LORD from the scroll,
- Jeremiah 26:10
When the officials of Judah heard these things, they went up from the king’s palace to the house of the LORD and sat there at the entrance of the New Gate.
- Jeremiah 52:25
Of those still in the city, he took a court official who had been appointed over the men of war, as well as seven trusted royal advisers. He also took the scribe of the…
- Jeremiah 36:11
Through
2 Samuel 20:24Adoram was in charge of the forced labor; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder;
it leads to
- 1 Kings 12:18
Then King Rehoboam sent out Adoram, who was in charge of the forced labor, but all Israel stoned him to death. And King Rehoboam mounted his chariot in haste and escaped to Jerusalem.
- 1 Kings 4:6
Ahishar was in charge of the palace; and Adoniram son of Abda was in charge of the forced labor.
- 1 Kings 12:18
Through
2 Chronicles 18:25And the king of Israel declared, “Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king’s son,
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 18:8
So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once.”
- 2 Chronicles 18:8
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
