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And it came to pass in the eighteenth*year of kingJosiah, that the kingsentShaphan the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, the scribe , to the house of the LORD,saying ,
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Go up to Hilkiah the highpriest, that he may sum the silver which is brought into the house of the LORD, which the keepers of the door have gathered of the people:
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And let them deliver it into the hand of the doers of the work, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD: and let them give it to the doers of the work which is in the house of the LORD, to repair the breaches of the house,
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Unto carpenters, and builders , and masons , and to buytimber and hewnstone to repair the house.
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Howbeit there was no reckoning made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand, because they dealtfaithfully.
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And Hilkiah the highpriestsaid unto Shaphan the scribe , I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiahgave the book to Shaphan, and he read it.
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And Shaphan the scribecame to the king, and brought the kingwordagain , 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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And Shaphan the scribeshewed the king,saying , Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me a book. And Shaphanread it before the king.
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And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes.
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And the kingcommandedHilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe , and Asahiah a servant of the king's,saying ,
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Go ye, enquire of the LORD for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found : for great is the wrath of the LORD that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according unto all that which is written concerning us.