Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
And it happened when the king heard the words of the Law, he tore his garments.
New American Standard Bible
When the king heard
King James Version
And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the law, that he rent his clothes.
Holman Bible
When the king heard the words of the law, he tore his clothes.
International Standard Version
As soon as he heard what the Law said, he tore his clothes.
A Conservative Version
And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the law, that he tore his clothes.
American Standard Version
And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the law, that he rent his clothes.
Amplified
When the king heard the words of the Law, he tore his clothes.
Bible in Basic English
And the king, hearing the words of the law, took his robe in his hands, violently parting it as a sign of his grief.
Darby Translation
And it came to pass when the king heard the words of the law, that he rent his garments.
Julia Smith Translation
And it will be when the king heard the words of the law, and he will rend his garments.
King James 2000
And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the law, that he tore his clothes.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And when the king heard the words of the law, he tore his garments,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And when the king had heard the words of the law, he tare his clothes,
NET Bible
When the king heard the words of the law scroll, he tore his clothes.
New Heart English Bible
It happened, when the king had heard the words of the law, that he tore his clothes.
The Emphasized Bible
And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the law, that he rent his clothes.
Webster
And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the law, that he rent his clothes.
World English Bible
It happened, when the king had heard the words of the law, that he tore his clothes.
Youngs Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass, at the king's hearing the words of the law, that he rendeth his garments,
Themes
Josiah » King of judah » Solicitude when the copy of the law was discovered and read to him
Topics
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Chronicles 34:19
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Recovery Of The Book Of The Law
18 And Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest has given me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king. 19 And it happened when the king heard the words of the Law, he tore his garments. 20 And the king commanded Hilkiah, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Abdon the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king, saying,
Phrases
Cross References
Joshua 7:6
And Joshua tore his clothes and fell to the earth on his face before the ark of Jehovah until the eventide, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust on their heads.
Deuteronomy 28:3-68
You shall be blessed in the city, and be blessed in the field.
2 Kings 19:1
And it happened when King Hezekiah heard, he tore his clothes and covered himself with sackcloth. And he went into the house of Jehovah.
2 Kings 22:11
And it happened when the king had heard the Words of the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes.
2 Kings 22:19
because your heart was tender and you have humbled yourself before Jehovah, when you heard what I spoke against this place, and against its people (that they should become a waste and a curse, and have torn your clothes and wept before Me), I have heard you, says Jehovah.
Jeremiah 36:22-24
And the king sat in the winter house in the ninth month; also with the burning fire-pan before him.
Joel 2:13
Yes, tear your heart and not your robes, and turn to Jehovah your God: for He is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and He pities because of the evil.
Romans 3:20
because by the works of the Law none of all flesh will be justified in His sight; for through the Law is the knowledge of sin.
Romans 7:7-11
What shall we say then? Is the law sin? Let it not be said! But I did not know sin except through the law. For also I did not know lust except the law said, You shall not lust.
Galatians 2:19
For through the Law I died to the law, that I might live to God.
Galatians 3:10-13
For as many as are out of works of the Law, these are under a curse; for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who does not continue in all things which are written in the Book of the Law, to do them."