2 Chronicles 34:19
What does 2 Chronicles 34:19 mean?
A plain-English look at 2 Chronicles 34:19 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the law, that he rent his clothes.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the law, that he rent his clothes.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the law, that he rent his clothes.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And the king, hearing the words of the law, took his robe in his hands, violently parting it as a sign of his grief.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And it cometh to pass, at the king's hearing the words of the law, that he rendeth his garments,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And when he had heard the words of the law, he rent his garments:
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And it came to pass when the king heard the words of the law, that he rent his garments.
Context
v.18And Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me a book. And Shaphan read therein before the king.
v.19This passage
v.20And the king commanded Hilkiah, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Abdon the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the king’s servant, saying,
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 28:3
Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field.
- Romans 3:20
because by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified in his sight; for through the law cometh the knowledge of sin.
- Romans 7:7
What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Howbeit, I had not known sin, except through the law: for I had not known coveting, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet:
- Jeremiah 36:22
Now the king was sitting in the winter-house in the ninth month: and there was a fire in the brazier burning before him.
- 2 Kings 22:11
And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes.
- Galatians 2:19
For I through the law died unto the law, that I might live unto God.