2 Chronicles 34:9-19

9 They came to ¹Hilkiah the high priest and delivered the money that was brought into the house of God, which the Levites, the doorkeepers, had collected from ²Manasseh and Ephraim, and from all the remnant of Israel, and from all Judah and Benjamin and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

10 Then they gave it into the hands of the workmen who had the oversight of the house of the LORD, and the workmen who were working in the house of the LORD used it to restore and repair the house.

11 They in turn gave it to the carpenters and to the builders to buy quarried stone and timber for couplings and to make beams for the houses ³which the kings of Judah had let go to ruin.

12 ⁴The men did the work faithfully with foremen over them to supervise: Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites of the sons of Merari, Zechariah and Meshullam of the sons of the Kohathites, and ⁵the Levites, all who were skillful with musical instruments.

13 They were also over ⁶the burden bearers, and supervised all the workmen * from job to job; and some of the Levites were scribes and officials and gatekeepers.

Hilkiah Discovers Lost Book of the Law

14 When they were bringing out the money which had been brought into the house of the LORD, ⁷Hilkiah the priest found the book of the law of the LORD given by Moses.

15 Hilkiah responded and said to Shaphan the scribe, "I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD." And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan.

16 Then Shaphan brought the book to the king and reported further word to the king, saying, "Everything that was entrusted * to your servants they are doing.

17 "They have also emptied out the money which was found in the house of the LORD, and have delivered it into the hands of the supervisors and the workmen."

18 Moreover, Shaphan the scribe told the king saying, "Hilkiah the priest gave me a book." And Shaphan read from it in the presence of the king.

19 When the king heard ⁸the words of the law, ⁹he tore his clothes.

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2 Chronicles 34:9-19 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 2 CHRONICLES 34

This chapter begins with the good reign of Josiah, the reformation he made in the land, purging it from idolatry, 2Ch 34:1-7, relates the orders he gave to repair the house of the Lord, which was accordingly done, 2Ch 34:8-13, when the book of the law was found and brought to him, which greatly affected him, 2Ch 34:12-19, upon which he deputed some persons to inquire of the Lord, who did of Huldah the prophetess, to whom she gave an answer, which they returned to the king, 2Ch 34:20-28 and the chapter is concluded with an account of reading the book in the ears of all the people, and of the king, and then making a covenant with the Lord to serve him, 2Ch 34:27-33.

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Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 9

1. 2 Chronicles 35:8
2. 2 Chronicles 30:10, 18
3. 2 Chronicles 33:4-7
4. 2 Kings 12:15
5. 1 Chronicles 25:1
6. Nehemiah 4:10
7. 2 Chronicles 34:9
8. Deuteronomy 28:3-68
9. Joshua 7:6

Footnotes 5

[a]. Lit "guardians of the threshold"
[b]. Lit "from the hand of"
[c]. Lit "gave"
[d]. Lit "returned"
[e]. Lit "given into the hand of"