2 Kings 22:11
What does 2 Kings 22:11 mean?
A plain-English look at 2 Kings 22:11 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 book 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 book 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 book of the law, that he rent his clothes.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And 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;
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And it cometh to pass, at the king's hearing the words of the book of the law, that he rendeth his garments,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And the king had heard the words of the law of the Lord, he rent his garments.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And it came to pass when the king heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his garments.
Context
v.10And Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.
v.11This passage
v.12And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Micaiah, 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.
- Joel 2:13
and rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto Jehovah your God; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness, and repenteth him of the evil.
- 2 Kings 22:19
because thy heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before Jehovah, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard thee, saith Jehovah.
- Joshua 7:6
And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of Jehovah until the evening, he and the elders of Israel; and they put dust upon their heads.
- 2 Chronicles 34:19
And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the law, that he rent his clothes.
- Jeremiah 36:24
And they were not afraid, nor rent their garments, neither the king, nor any of his servants that heard all these words.
- Jonah 3:6
And the tidings reached the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.