Parallel Verses
NET Bible
When the king heard the words of the law scroll, he tore his clothes.
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 King James verseion
And it happened 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,
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
Interlinear
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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 Then Shaphan the scribe told the king, "Hilkiah the priest has given me a scroll." Shaphan read it out loud before the king. 19 When the king heard the words of the law scroll, he tore his clothes. 20 The king ordered Hilkiah, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Abdon son of Micah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the king's servant,
Phrases
Cross References
Joshua 7:6
Joshua tore his clothes; he and the leaders of Israel lay face down on the ground before the ark of the Lord until evening and threw dirt on their heads.
Deuteronomy 28:3-68
You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the field.
2 Kings 19:1
When King Hezekiah heard this, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and went to the Lord's temple.
2 Kings 22:11
When the king heard the words of the law scroll, he tore his clothes.
2 Kings 22:19
You displayed a sensitive spirit and humbled yourself before the Lord when you heard how I intended to make this place and its residents into an appalling example of an accursed people. You tore your clothes and wept before me, and I have heard you,' says the Lord.
Jeremiah 36:22-24
Since it was the ninth month of the year, the king was sitting in his winter quarters. A fire was burning in the firepot in front of him.
Joel 2:13
Return to the Lord your God, for he is merciful and compassionate, slow to anger and boundless in loyal love -- often relenting from calamitous punishment.
Romans 3:20
For no one is declared righteous before him by the works of the law, for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.
Romans 7:7-11
What shall we say then? Is the law sin? Absolutely not! Certainly, I would not have known sin except through the law. For indeed I would not have known what it means to desire something belonging to someone else if the law had not said, "Do not covet."
Galatians 2:19
For through the law I died to the law so that I may live to God.
Galatians 3:10-13
For all who rely on doing the works of the law are under a curse, because it is written, "Cursed is everyone who does not keep on doing everything written in the book of the law."