Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And the king, as soon as he had heard the words of the book of the law, he rent his clothes

New American Standard Bible

When the king heard the words of the book of the law, he tore his clothes.

King James Version

And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes.

Holman Bible

When the king heard the words of the book of the law, he tore his clothes.

International Standard Version

When the king heard what was written in the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes

A Conservative Version

And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book 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 book of the law, that he rent his clothes.

Amplified

Now when the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes.

Bible in Basic English

And the king, hearing the words of the book 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 book of the law, that he rent his garments.

Julia Smith Translation

And it will be when the king heard the words of the book 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 book of the law, that he tore his clothes.

Lexham Expanded Bible

When the king heard the words of the scroll of the Torah, he tore his clothes.

Modern King James verseion

And it happened when the king had heard the Words of the Book of the Law, he tore 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 book of the law, that he tore his clothes.

The Emphasized Bible

And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes.

Webster

And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes.

World English Bible

It happened, when the king had heard the words of the book 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 book of the law, that he rendeth his garments,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And it came to pass, when the king
מלך 
melek 
Usage: 2521

the words
דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1438

of the book
ספרה ספר 
Cepher 
Usage: 186

of the law
תּרה תּורה 
Towrah 
law
Usage: 219

that he rent
קרע 
Qara` 
Usage: 63

Context Readings

A Scroll Of The Torah Discovered In The Temple

10 Furthermore Shaphan the scribe showed the king saying, "Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me here a book." And Shaphan read it before the king. 11 And the king, as soon as he had heard the words of the book of the law, he rent his clothes 12 and commanded Hilkiah the priest and Ahikam the son of Shaphan and Achbor the son of Micaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king's, saying,


Cross References

Joshua 7:6

And Joshua rent his clothes and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the LORD until the eventide, both he and the elders of Israel; and put earth upon their heads.

2 Kings 22:19

Because thine heart did melt and thou meekedest thyself before me, the LORD, when thou heardest what I spake against this place and the inhabiters of the same, how that it should be destroyed and made accursed: and tearest thy clothes and weepest before me: of that also I have heard sayeth the LORD.

2 Chronicles 34:19

And when the king had heard the words of the law, he tare his clothes,

Jeremiah 36:24

Yet no man was abashed thereof, or rent his clothes: neither the king himself, nor his servants, though they heard all these words.

Joel 2:13

And tear your hearts and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God. For he is full of mercy and compassion, long ere he be angry, and great in mercy and repentance when he is at the point to punish.

Jonah 3:6-7

And the tidings came unto the king of Nineveh, which arose out of his seat, and did his apparel off and put on sackcloth, and sat him down in ashes.

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