Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
2 Kings 22:11
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When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes
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And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes.
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When the king had heard the words of the book of the law, he tore his clothes.
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And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes.
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2 Kings 22
9 And Shaphan the scribe went to the king and reported, “Your servants have paid out the money that was found in the temple and have put it into the hands of the workers and supervisors of the house of the LORD.”
10 Moreover, Shaphan the scribe told the king, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read it in the presence of the king.
11 When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes
12 and commanded Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Achbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the servant of the king:
13 “Go and inquire of the LORD for me, for the people, and for all Judah concerning the words in this book that has been found. For great is the wrath of the LORD that burns against us because our fathers have not obeyed the words of this book by doing all that is written about us.”
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