Bible verse
When the king heard the words of the Law, he tore his clothes
2 Chronicles 34:19 · BSB
The verses around it, from 2 Chronicles 34.
15 And Hilkiah said to Shaphan the scribe, “I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the LORD!” And he gave it to Shaphan.
16 Then Shaphan brought the book to the king and reported, “Your servants are doing all that has been placed in their hands.
17 They have paid out the money that was found in the house of the LORD and have put it into the hands of the supervisors and workers.”
18 Moreover, Shaphan the scribe told the king, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read it in the presence of the king.
19 When the king heard the words of the Law, he tore his clothes
20 and commanded Hilkiah, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Abdon son of Micah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the servant of the king:
21 “Go and inquire of the LORD for me and for those remaining in Israel and Judah concerning the words in the book that has been found. For great is the wrath of the LORD that has been poured out on us because our fathers have not kept the word of the LORD by doing all that is written in this book.”
22 So Hilkiah and those the king had designated went and spoke to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, the keeper of the wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem, in the Second District.
23 And Huldah said to them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Tell the man who sent you
KJV
And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the law, that he rent his clothes.
ASV
And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the law, that he rent his clothes.
ERV
And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the law, that he rent his clothes.
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