2 Kings 22:9
in 2 Kings 22And Shaphan the scribe went to the king and reported, “Your servants have paid out the money that was found in the temple and have put it into the hands of the workers and supervisors of the house of the LORD.”
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, Thy servants have emptied out the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of the workmen that have the oversight of the house of Jehovah.
KJV
And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, Thy servants have gathered the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of them that do the work, that have the oversight of the house of the Lord.
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This verse in 2 Kings 22
Commentary
5 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Have gathered - Rather, “have poured out” or “emptied out.” The allusion probably is to the emptying of the chest in which all the money collected had been placed 2Ki 12:9.
This site's exposition
I have found the book of the law
on 2 Kings 22:8-9
Hilkiah's report lands inside a routine financial errand, the book found rather than sought, surfacing in the middle of an audit and not a search. The commentators differ on what scroll this is, an autograph of Moses to some, the temple copy laid beside the ark at Deut 31:25-26 and lost sometime under Ahaz, Manasseh, or Amon to others, and the text itself does not say which. Shaphan reads it before he ever carries word of it to the king, so the scribe hears Deuteronomy before Josiah does.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again,....
Some think this book was the autograph, or original manuscript, of the five books of Moses, under his own hand; others think it was only an ancient and authentic copy. Most likely it was that which, by the command of Moses, was laid up in the most holy place, Deut. xxxi.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
It was the temple copy which, had been laid (De 31:25, 26) beside the ark in the most holy place. During the ungodly reigns of Manasseh and Amon--or perhaps under Ahaz, when the temple itself had been profaned by idols, and the ark also (2Ch 35:3) removed from its site; it was somehow lost, and was now found again during the repair of the temple [KEIL].
The words behind it
24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיָּבֹ֞א | vaiyavo' | and he went | H935 → | 2568 times |
| שָׁפָ֤ן | shafan | Shaphan | H8227 → | 34 times |
| הַסֹּפֵר֙ | hasofer | the scribe | H5608 → | 159 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| וַיָּ֥שֶׁב | vaiyashev | and he brought back | H7725 → | 1056 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| דָּבָ֑ר | davar | word | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| וַיֹּ֗אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| הִתִּ֤יכוּ | hitikhu | they have poured out | H5413 → | |
| עֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙ | ʾavadeikha | servants your | H5650 → | 799 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַכֶּ֙סֶף֙ | hakesef | the money | H3701 → | 403 times |
| הַנִּמְצָ֣א | hanimtza' | which was found | H4672 → | 455 times |
| בַבַּ֔יִת | vabayit | in the house | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| וַֽיִּתְּנֻ֗הוּ | vaiyitenuhu | and they have put it | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| יַד֙ | yad | [the] hand of | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| עֹשֵׂ֣י | ʾosei | [the] doers of | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| הַמְּלָאכָ֔ה | hamelakhah | the work | H4399 → | 167 times |
| הַמֻּפְקָדִ֖ים | hamufkadim | who were appointed | H6485 → | 303 times |
| בֵּ֥ית | beit | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| יְהוָֽה׃ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
וַיָּבֹ֞אand he went
vaiyavo'H935 →2568 times
שָׁפָ֤ןShaphan
shafanH8227 →34 times
הַסֹּפֵר֙the scribe
hasoferH5608 →159 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
וַיָּ֥שֶׁבand he brought back
vaiyashevH7725 →1056 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
דָּבָ֑רword
davarH1697 →1440 times
וַיֹּ֗אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
הִתִּ֤יכוּthey have poured out
hitikhuH5413 →
עֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙servants your
ʾavadeikhaH5650 →799 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַכֶּ֙סֶף֙the money
hakesefH3701 →403 times
הַנִּמְצָ֣אwhich was found
hanimtza'H4672 →455 times
בַבַּ֔יִתin the house
vabayitH1004 →2046 times
וַֽיִּתְּנֻ֗הוּand they have put it
vaiyitenuhuH5414 →2011 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
יַד֙[the] hand of
yadH3027 →1618 times
עֹשֵׂ֣י[the] doers of
ʾoseiH6213 →2628 times
הַמְּלָאכָ֔הthe work
hamelakhahH4399 →167 times
הַמֻּפְקָדִ֖יםwho were appointed
hamufkadimH6485 →303 times
בֵּ֥ית[the] house of
beitH1004 →2046 times
יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 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 Chronicles 34:20
and commanded Hilkiah, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Abdon son of Micah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the servant of the king:
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 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.
- Jeremiah 41:2
Then Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the ten men who were with him got up and struck down Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, with the sword, killing the one whom the…
- 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:
- Jeremiah 39:14
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
- 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:
- Jeremiah 1:18–19
Now behold, this day I have made you like a fortified city, an iron pillar, and bronze walls against the whole land—against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests, and the people of…
- 2 Kings 22:12–14
Through
Jeremiah 40:11When all the Jews in Moab, Ammon, Edom, and all the other lands heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant in Judah and had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son…
it leads to
- Isaiah 16:4
Let my fugitives stay with you; be a refuge for Moab from the destroyer.” When the oppressor has gone, destruction has ceased, and the oppressors have vanished from the land,
- Isaiah 16:4
Where this verse is studied
About 2 Kings
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); 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.