2 Chronicles 34:19
“And it came to passe when the king had heard the words of the lawe, that he rent his clothes.”
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2 Chronicles 34:19 Context
17And they haue gathered together the money that was found in the house of the Lord, and haue deliuered it into the hand of the ouerseers, and to the hand of the workemen. 18Then Shaphan the scribe tolde the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath giuen me a booke. And Shaphan read it before the king. 19And it came to passe when the king had heard the words of the lawe, that he rent his clothes. 20And the king commanded Hilkiah, and Ahikam the sonne of Shaphan, and Abdon the sonne of Mirah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a seruant of the kings, saying, 21Goe, enquire of the Lord for me, and for them that are left in Israel and in Iudah, concerning the wordes of the booke that is found: for great is the wrath of the Lord that is powred out vpon vs, because our fathers haue not kept the word of the Lord, to doe after all that is written in this booke.
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Other Translations for 2 Chronicles 34:19
And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the law, that he rent his clothes.
- King James Version
When the king heard the words of the law, he tore his clothes.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the law, that he rent his clothes.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And the king, hearing the words of the law, took his robe in his hands, violently parting it as a sign of his grief.
- Basic English Bible
And it came to pass when the king heard the words of the law, that he rent his garments.
- Darby Bible
And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the law, that he rent his clothes.
- Webster's Bible
It happened, when the king had heard the words of the law, that he tore his clothes.
- World English Bible
And it cometh to pass, at the king's hearing the words of the law, that he rendeth his garments,
- Youngs Literal Bible
And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the Law, that he rent his clothes.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for 2 Chronicles 34:19
34:19 Rent his clothes - Were the things contained in scripture new to us, as they were here to Josiah, surely they would make deeper impressions upon us than they commonly do. But they are not the less weighty, and therefore should not be the less regarded, because they are well known.