Parallel Verses
Amplified
When the king heard the words of the Law, 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.
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,
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 Then Shaphan the scribe told the king, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read from it in the presence of the king. 19 When the king heard the words of the Law, he tore his clothes. 20 Then the king commanded Hilkiah, Ahikam the son of Shaphan, Abdon the son of Micah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king, saying,
Phrases
Cross References
Joshua 7:6
Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell face downward on the ground before the ark of the Lord until evening, he and the elders of Israel; and [with great sorrow] they put dust on their heads.
Deuteronomy 28:3-68
“You will be blessed in the city, and you will be blessed in the field.
2 Kings 19:1
When king Hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes and he covered himself with sackcloth and went into the house (temple) of the Lord.
2 Kings 22:11
Now when the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes.
2 Kings 22:19
because your heart was tender (receptive, penitent) and you humbled yourself before the Lord when you heard what I said against this place and against its inhabitants, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and because you have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I have heard you,” declares the Lord.
Jeremiah 36:22-24
Now it was the ninth month, and the king was sitting in the winter house, with a fire burning there in the brazier before him.
Joel 2:13
Rip your heart to pieces [in sorrow and contrition] and not your garments.”
Now return [in repentance] to the Lord your God,
For He is gracious and compassionate,
Slow to anger, abounding in lovingkindness [faithful to His covenant with His people];
And He relents [His sentence of] evil [when His people genuinely repent].
Romans 3:20
For no
Romans 7:7-11
What shall we say then? Is the Law sin? Certainly not! On the contrary, if it had not been for the Law, I would not have recognized sin. For I would not have known [for example] about coveting [what belongs to another, and would have had no sense of guilt] if the Law had not [repeatedly] said, “You shall not covet.”
Galatians 2:19
For through the Law I died to the Law and its demands on me [because salvation is provided through the death and resurrection of Christ], so that I might [from now on] live to God.
Galatians 3:10-13
For all who depend on the Law [seeking justification and salvation by obedience to the Law and the observance of rituals] are under a curse; for it is written, “Cursed (condemned to destruction) is everyone who does not abide by all things written in the book of the law, so as to practice them.”