2 Chronicles 34:14 NIV

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 34:14

THE DISCOVERY OF THE BOOK OF THE LAW OF JEHOVAH GIVEN BY MOSES"And when they brought out the money that was brought into the house of Jehovah, Hilkiah the priest found the book of the law of Jehovah given by Moses. And Hilkiah answered and said to Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of Jehovah. And Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan. And Shaphan carried the book to the king, and moreover brought back word to the king, saying, All that was committed to thy... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Chronicles 34:14

2 Chronicles 34:14. A book of the law—given by Moses— See note on 2 Kings 22:8. The word given is not in the Hebrew. It is literally, A book of the law of Jehovah, by the hand of Moses. It is scarcely possible for words more naturally to describe a book written by Moses himself, or to vouch more fully that the manuscript of the law at this time found was in the hand-writing of Moses: and though there are fifteen places in the Old Testament (Joshua 8:31-32. 1 Kings 2:3. 2 Kings 14:6; 2 Kings... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Chronicles 34:1-27

P. Josiah chs. 34-35Like Amon’s death (2 Chronicles 33:24), Josiah’s was unnecessarily premature. However, unlike Amon, Josiah was one of Judah’s reformers."Josiah instituted the most thorough of all the OT reforms . . ." [Note: Idem, "1, 2 Chronicles," p. 549.] "Despite this, however, Josiah is not so significant a monarch overall for the Chronicler as he is for the earlier historian [i.e., the writer of Kings]. Much that he records is now to be understood as recapitulation of Hezekiah’s work,... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Chronicles 34:1-33

1. Josiah’s reforms ch. 34The godly in Judah may have regarded Josiah as the most likely candidate to fulfill the promises God had given to David. His early life and reign were spiritually exemplary (2 Chronicles 34:2-3). He sought to purge idolatry from the whole territory of Israel as well as Judah (2 Chronicles 34:4-7). Many of the Simeonites (2 Chronicles 34:6) had allied themselves with Israel religiously (cf. 2 Chronicles 15:9). [Note: Keil, p. 431.] In Jerusalem, Josiah embarked on a... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 34:1-33

Reign of JosiahThe chapter narrates how Josiah suppressed idolatry and repaired the Temple; how a book of the Law, found in the Temple, was read to the king and the people; and how the nation’s covenant with the Lord was renewed.This chapter and the following are, in general, parallel to 2 Kings 22, 2 Kings 23:1-30 with some unimportant variants; but the Chronicler gives more prominence than the writer of 2 Kings to the passover celebrated by Josiah.3. In the twelfth year] In 2 Ki the abolition... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Chronicles 34:14

(14) And when they brought out.—This verse is not in Kings. It supplements the older account, by assigning the occasion of the discovery.Josephus makes Hilkiah find the book in the treasure-chamber of the Temple which he had entered to get gold and silver for making some sacred vessels. According to Rabbinical tradition it was found hidden under a heap of stones, where it had been placed to save it from being burnt by king Ahaz.A book.—The book.Given by Moses.—The Hebrew phrase, “by the hand of... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Chronicles 34:14-19

(14-19) Hilkiah finds the Book of the Law, and delivers it to Shaphan, who reads it before the king. (Comp. 2 Kings 22:8-11.) read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 34:1-33

THE LAST KINGS OF JUDAH2 Chronicles 34:1-33; 2 Chronicles 35:1-27; 2 Chronicles 36:1-23WHATEVER influence Manasseh’s reformation exercised over his people generally, the taint of idolatry was not removed from his own family. His son Amon succeeded him at the age of two-and-twenty. Into his reign of two years he compressed all the varieties of wickedness once practiced by his father, and undid the good work of Manasseh’s later years. He recovered the graven images which Manasseh had discarded,... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 2 Chronicles 34:1-33

8. Reformation under Josiah CHAPTER 34 The Reign of Josiah and the Reformation 1. The record of his reign (2 Chronicles 34:1-2 ) 2. The beginning of the reformation (2 Chronicles 34:3-7 ) 3. The house of the LORD repaired (2 Chronicles 34:8-13 ) 4. The law of Moses found and read (2 Chronicles 34:14-21 ) 5. Hulda, the prophetess (2 Chronicles 34:22-28 ) 6. The law read and the covenant (2 Chronicles 34:29-33 ) The contents of this chapter are found also in Second Kings, chapters... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - 2 Chronicles 34:14

34:14 And when they brought out the money that was brought into the house of the LORD, Hilkiah the priest found a {h} book of the law of the LORD [given] by Moses.(h) Read 2 Kings 22:8. read more