The Meaning of 2 Kings 22:12 Explained

2 Kings 22:12

KJV: And the king commanded Hilkiah 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,

YLT: and the king commandeth Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam son of Shaphan, and Achbor son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah servant of the king, saying,

Darby: And the king commanded Hilkijah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Micaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king, saying,

ASV: And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Micaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the king's servant, saying,

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What is the context of 2 Kings 22:12?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the king commanded Hilkiah 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,

What does 2 Kings 22:12 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Kings 22:1-13 - Finding The Lost Law

In the midst of a dissolute court, Josiah's young life grew as a palm on the desert-waste. At the age of sixteen he sought the Lord, and at eighteen he became even more earnest and devoted, as though some special quickening had passed over his soul and led him to set about the repair of the Temple. In this he was greatly aided by Hilkiah. It was a fair sunrise, though the day was prematurely overcast.

During the process of renovation a copy of the Book of the Law was discovered, and Shaphan read it before the king. It is supposed that the passage which he recited and which so greatly moved his soul, was Deuteronomy 28:1-68; Deuteronomy 29:1-29; Deuteronomy 30:1-20, where are enumerated the awful consequences that would follow the failure to observe God's law. What ruthless havoc had Manasseh wrought, that all the copies of the Law had become destroyed! It reminds us of the wholesale burning of the Bible in Tyndale "˜s day! The housebreaker is always careful to extinguish the light that might reveal his presence and lead to his identification. Let us not hesitate to preach the whole counsel of God, and not hide the inevitable doom of the ungodly. It is by the Word that the Holy Spirit convicts of sin. [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Kings 22

¹ Josiah's good reign
³ He takes care for the repair of the temple
⁸ Hilkiah having found a book of the law,
¹² Josiah sends to Huldah to enquire of the Lord
¹⁵ Huldah prophesies the destruction of Jerusalem, but respite thereof in Josiah's time

What do the individual words in 2 Kings 22:12 mean?

And commanded the king - Hilkiah the priest and Ahikam son of Shaphan Achbor son of Micaiah and Shaphan the scribe and Asaiah a servant of the king saying

וַיְצַ֣ו הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ אֶת־ חִלְקִיָּ֣ה הַכֹּהֵ֡ן וְאֶת־ אֲחִיקָ֣ם בֶּן־ שָׁ֠פָן עַכְבּ֨וֹר בֶּן־ מִיכָיָ֜ה וְאֵ֣ת ׀ שָׁפָ֣ן הַסֹּפֵ֗ר וְאֵ֛ת עֲשָׂיָ֥ה עֶֽבֶד־ הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ לֵאמֹֽר

וַיְצַ֣ו	And commanded
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: צָוָה Sense: to command, charge, give orders, lay charge, give charge to, order.
הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ	the king
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
אֶת־	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
חִלְקִיָּ֣ה	Hilkiah
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: חִלְקִיָּה Sense: father of Eliakim, an officer of Hezekiah.
הַכֹּהֵ֡ן	the priest
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: כֹּהֵן Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler.
אֲחִיקָ֣ם	Ahikam
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אֲחִיקָם Sense: son of Shaphan, an officer in Josiah’s reign.
בֶּן־	son
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
שָׁ֠פָן	of Shaphan
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: שָׁפָן Sense: rock badger, coney, the hyrax.
עַכְבּ֨וֹר	Achbor
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: עַכְבֹּור Sense: father of king Baal-hanan of Edom.
בֶּן־	son
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
מִיכָיָ֜ה	of Micaiah
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: מִיכָיָה Sense: the 6th in order of the minor prophets; a native of Moresheth, he prophesied during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah of Judah, and was contemporary with the prophets Hosea, Amos, and Isaiah.
שָׁפָ֣ן	Shaphan
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: שָׁפָן Sense: rock badger, coney, the hyrax.
הַסֹּפֵ֗ר	the scribe
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: סָפַר Sense: to count, recount, relate.
עֲשָׂיָ֥ה	Asaiah
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: עֲשָׂיָה Sense: a prince of the tribe of Simeon in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah.
עֶֽבֶד־	a servant
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: עֶבֶד Sense: slave, servant.
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ	of the king
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
לֵאמֹֽר	saying
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.

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