The Meaning of 2 Kings 22:8 Explained

2 Kings 22:8

KJV: And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it.

YLT: And Hilkiah the high priest saith unto Shaphan the scribe, 'A book of the law I have found in the house of Jehovah;' and Hilkiah giveth the book unto Shaphan, and he readeth it.

Darby: And Hilkijah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of Jehovah. And Hilkijah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it.

ASV: And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of Jehovah. And Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan, and he read it.

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What is the context of 2 Kings 22:8?

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And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it.

What does 2 Kings 22:8 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 22:8 mean?

And said Hilkiah the priest high to Shaphan the scribe the book of the Law I have found in the house of Yahweh And gave Hilkiah - the Book to Shaphan and he read it

וַ֠יֹּאמֶר חִלְקִיָּ֜הוּ הַכֹּהֵ֤ן הַגָּדוֹל֙ עַל־ שָׁפָ֣ן הַסֹּפֵ֔ר סֵ֧פֶר הַתּוֹרָ֛ה מָצָ֖אתִי בְּבֵ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה וַיִּתֵּ֨ן חִלְקִיָּ֧ה אֶת־ הַסֵּ֛פֶר אֶל־ שָׁפָ֖ן וַיִּקְרָאֵֽהוּ

וַ֠יֹּאמֶר	And said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
חִלְקִיָּ֜הוּ	Hilkiah
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: חִלְקִיָּה Sense: father of Eliakim, an officer of Hezekiah.
הַכֹּהֵ֤ן	the priest
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: כֹּהֵן Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler.
הַגָּדוֹל֙	high
Parse: Article, Adjective, masculine singular Root: גָּבֹול Sense: great.
שָׁפָ֣ן	Shaphan
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: שָׁפָן Sense: rock badger, coney, the hyrax.
הַסֹּפֵ֔ר	the scribe
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: סָפַר Sense: to count, recount, relate.
סֵ֧פֶר	the book
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: סֵפֶר Sense: book.
הַתּוֹרָ֛ה	of the Law
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: תֹּורָה Sense: law, direction, instruction.
מָצָ֖אתִי	I have found
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular Root: מָצָא Sense: to find, attain to.
בְּבֵ֣ית	in the house
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בַּיִת Sense: house.
יְהוָ֑ה	of Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
וַיִּתֵּ֨ן	And gave
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: יָתַן Sense: to give, put, set.
חִלְקִיָּ֧ה	Hilkiah
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: חִלְקִיָּה Sense: father of Eliakim, an officer of Hezekiah.
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.
הַסֵּ֛פֶר	the Book
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: סֵפֶר Sense: book.
שָׁפָ֖ן	Shaphan
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: שָׁפָן Sense: rock badger, coney, the hyrax.
וַיִּקְרָאֵֽהוּ	and he read it
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine singular Root: קָרָא Sense: to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim.

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Similar Scriptures for 2 Kings 22:8

		Deuteronomy 31:24-26 [6]
		2 Chronicles 34:14-28 [4]