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2 Kings 22:10–11

10 Then Shaphan the court secretary told the king, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a book,” and Shaphan read it in the presence of the king. s

11 When the king heard the words of the book of the law, he tore his clothes. t

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2 Kings 22:10–11 — The New International Version (NIV)

10 Then Shaphan the secretary informed the king, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read from it in the presence of the king.

11 When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his robes.

2 Kings 22:10–11 — English Standard Version (ESV)

10 Then Shaphan the secretary told the king, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read it before the king.

11 When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes.

2 Kings 22:10–11 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

10 And Shaphan the scribe shewed the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king. 11 And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes.

2 Kings 22:10–11 — New Living Translation (NLT)

10 Shaphan also told the king, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a scroll.” So Shaphan read it to the king.

11 When the king heard what was written in the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes in despair.

2 Kings 22:10–11 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

10 Then Shaphan the scribe showed the king, saying, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read it before the king.

11 Now it happened, when the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, that he tore his clothes.

2 Kings 22:10–11 — New Century Version (NCV)

10 Then Shaphan the royal secretary told the king, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read from the book to the king.

11 When the king heard the words of the Book of the Teachings, he tore his clothes to show how upset he was.

2 Kings 22:10–11 — American Standard Version (ASV)

10 And Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king. 11 And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes.

2 Kings 22:10–11 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

10 And Shaphan the scribe informed the king saying, Hilkijah the priest has given me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.

11 And it came to pass when the king heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his garments.

2 Kings 22:10–11 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

10 Then the scribe Shaphan told the king, “The priest Hilkiah has given me a book.” And Shaphan read it to the king. 

11 When the king heard what the book of the Teachings said, he tore his clothes ⸤in distress⸥.

2 Kings 22:10–11 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

10 Shaphan the secretary informed the king, “The priest Hilkiah has given me a book.” Shaphan then read it aloud to the king.

11 When the king heard the words of the book of the law, he tore his clothes.

2 Kings 22:10–11 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

10 Then Shaphan the secretary informed the king saying, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a scroll.” Then Shaphan read before the king.

11 When the king heard the words of the scroll of the Torah, he tore his clothes.

2 Kings 22:10–11 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

10 Shaphan continued, “The priest Hilkiah has given me a scroll.” Shaphan read some of it to the king.

11 The king heard the words of the Scroll of the Law. When he did, he tore his royal robes.

2 Kings 22:10–11 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

10 Moreover, Shaphan the scribe told the king saying, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read it in the presence of the king.

11 When the king heard the words of the book of the law, he tore his clothes.


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