The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 34:18 Explained

2 Chronicles 34:18

KJV: Then Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath given me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.

YLT: And Shaphan the scribe declareth to the king, saying, 'A book hath Hilkiah the priest given to me;' and Shaphan readeth in it before the king.

Darby: And Shaphan the scribe informed the king saying, Hilkijah the priest has given me a book. And Shaphan read out of it before the king.

ASV: And Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me a book. And Shaphan read therein before the king.

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What is the context of 2 Chronicles 34:18?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Then Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath given me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.

What does 2 Chronicles 34:18 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Chronicles 34:12-21 - A Disturbing Discovery

The finding of the roll of the Law was a very significant incident. That it should have become so rare-apparently this was the only copy extant-was doubtless due to the destructive and desecrating efforts of Manasseh and other kings. Some pious hand had concealed it from the search of the inquisitors, and the secret had never been divulged. It is small wonder that the king's heart misgave him when he compared the divine ideal with the actual condition of things in Judah and Jerusalem. Here is an illustration of the way in which conscience may awake to the demands of God, which have long been buried amid the drift and rubbish of our lives, ignored and disobeyed. One day this neglect is brought suddenly and sadly home to us, and we cry out in an agony of conviction.

Let us read God's Word carefully and reverently, until we come on something which accuses us, and then stop to listen. We must submit ourselves to its scrutiny. We must allow it to divide between soul and spirit. We must enthrottle it, at whatever cost, as the critic of our lives. We must follow its leadings wherever it points the way. [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Chronicles 34

¹ Josiah's good reign
³ He destroys idolatry
⁸ He takes order for the repair of the temple
¹⁴ Hilkiah, having found a book of the law,
²¹ Josiah sends to Huldah to enquire of the Lord
²³ Huldah prophesies the destruction of Jerusalem, but respite thereof in Josiah's time
²⁹ Josiah, causing it to be read in a solemn assembly, renews the covenant with God

What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 34:18 mean?

And told Shaphan the scribe the king saying a book Has given me Hilkiah the priest and read it before the king

וַיַּגֵּ֞ד שָׁפָ֤ן הַסּוֹפֵר֙ לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ לֵאמֹ֔ר סֵ֚פֶר נָ֣תַן לִ֔י חִלְקִיָּ֖הוּ הַכֹּהֵ֑ן וַיִּקְרָא־ ב֥וֹ לִפְנֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ

וַיַּגֵּ֞ד	And told
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: נָגַד Sense: to be conspicuous, tell, make known.
שָׁפָ֤ן	Shaphan
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: שָׁפָן Sense: rock badger, coney, the hyrax.
הַסּוֹפֵר֙	the scribe
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: סָפַר Sense: to count, recount, relate.
לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ	the king
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
לֵאמֹ֔ר	saying
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
סֵ֚פֶר	a book
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: סֵפֶר Sense: book.
נָ֣תַן	Has given
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: יָתַן Sense: to give, put, set.
לִ֔י	me
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
חִלְקִיָּ֖הוּ	Hilkiah
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: חִלְקִיָּה Sense: father of Eliakim, an officer of Hezekiah.
הַכֹּהֵ֑ן	the priest
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: כֹּהֵן Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler.
וַיִּקְרָא־	and read
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: קָרָא Sense: to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim.
לִפְנֵ֥י	before
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, common plural construct Root: לִפְנֵי Sense: face.
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ	the king
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.

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