2 Kings 22:12 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achborc the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah a servant of the king's, saying, ”

2 Kings 22:12 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 22:1 to 2 Kings 23:30 a . The Reign and Reforms of Josiah. The fifty-seven years of the reigns of Manasseh and Amon were, according to Kings (not Chronicles), a period of apostasy, whi...
2 Kings 22:12 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Ahikara. The friend of Jeremiah ( Jeremiah 26:24 ) and father of Gedaliah (Compare 2 Kings 25:22 . Jeremiah 39:14 ; Jeremiah 40:5 ). See note on "Shaphan" ( 2 Kings 22:3 ). Achbor. Not the sam...
2 Kings 22:12 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah a servant of the king's, saying,
2 Kings 22:12 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, Thy servants have gathered the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of them t...
2 Kings 22:12 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Josiah. The finding of a Book of the Law 1. Boscath] in Judah: cp. Joshua 15:39 .
2 Kings 22:12 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And the king commanded ... — Comp. the similar embassy to Isaiah ( 2 Kings 19:2 ). As to Ahikam see Jeremiah 26:24 ; Jeremiah 40:5 ; and for Achbor , Jeremiah 26:22 ; Jeremiah 36:12 . Asa...
2 Kings 22:12 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

JOSIAH B.C. 639-608 2 Kings 22:1-20 ; 2 Kings 23:1-37 Jos., "Ant.," X 4:1. "In outline dim and vast Their fearful shadows cast The giant forms of Empires, on their way To ruin: one by one...
2 Kings 22:12 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Finding the Lost Law 2 Kings 22:1-13 In the midst of a dissolute court, Josiah's young life grew as a palm on the desert-waste. At the age of sixteen he sought the Lord, and at eighteen he beca...
2 Kings 22:12 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

With Josiah's accession came the last attempt at reformation before Judah was finally swept into captivity. Josiah's first act of reformation was to restore the Temple. All that followed grew out of...
2 Kings 22:12 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

How gracious an enquiry. Josiah compared the threatenings of God's law with the magnitude of the sins of the people, and he felt the dreaded punishment as already at the door. These are sure signs of...
2 Kings 22:12 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

A MEMORABLE YEAR ‘The eighteenth year of king Josiah.’ 2 Kings 22:3-20 Josiah mounted the throne when he was eight years old. He was the son of Amon and the grandson of Manasseh, both of the...
2 Kings 22:12 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest ,.... The high priest, as he is called, 2 Kings 22:4 and Ahikam the son of Shaphan ; whether the same with Shaphan the scribe, before mentioned, or anot...
2 Kings 22:12 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah a servant of the king's, saying, Ver. 12. And Achbor t...
2 Kings 22:12 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Asahiah, a servant of the king's Who most constantly waited upon the king's person; otherwise all of those here mentioned were the king's servants. Go ye, inquire of the Lord for me, and for the p...
2 Kings 22:12 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

JOSIAH'S GOOD REIGN (22:1 - 23:30) From Josiah's beginning to reign at eight years of age, his reign was faithful and godly, for he walked in the ways of David, the first of Israel's godly kings...
2 Kings 22:12 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Ruin of Judah Foretold; the Favour Shown to Josiah. B. C. 623. 11 And it came to p...
2 Kings 22:12 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

A servant of the king s, who most constantly waited upon the king's person; otherwise all of them were the king's servants.
2 Kings 22:12 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Discovery of The Book Of The Law And Its Immediate Consequences ( 2 Kings 22:8-13 ). We have already indicated above our view that this Book of the Law was found within the foundation walls th...
2 Kings 22:12 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

THE LAST EFFORT OF REFORMATION UNDER JOSIAH CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES .— 2 Kings 22:2 . He did that which was right —In his minority Josiah was. guarded and directed by godly teachers and c...
2 Kings 22:12 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 22:8 . I have found the book of the law. This was “the book of the law of the Lord by Moses,” 2 Chronicles 34:14 ; that is, in Moses's own handwriting. Lyranus, a rabbi, says, that Ahaz h...
2 Kings 22:12 - The Biblical Illustrator

Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign. A monarch of rare virtue, and a God of retributive justice I. A monarch of rare virtue. Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign.” In...
2 Kings 22:12 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 2 Kings 22:1-12 ACCESSION OF JOSIAH . REPAIR OF THE TEMPLE . RECOVERY OF THE BOOK OF THE LAW . 2 Kings 22:1-12 GENERAL CHARACTER OF JOSIAH '...
2 Kings 22:12 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Book of the Law Read before the King, and the Results
2 Kings 22:12 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Chronicles 34:19-21 ; 2 Chronicles 34:20 ; 2 Kings 19:2 ; 2 Kings 19:3 ; 2 Kings 22:9 ; Isaiah 37:1-4 ; Jeremiah 26:22 ; Jeremiah 26:24

2 Kings 22:12 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 22:12 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Kings 22:12 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Kings 22:12 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Kings 22:12 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 22:12 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Kings 22:12 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Kings 22:12 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Kings 22:12 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Kings 22:12 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Kings 22:12 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

2 Kings 22:12 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Kings 22:12 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Kings 22:12 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 22:12 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 22:12 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Kings 22:12 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Kings 22:12 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 22:12 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Kings 22:12 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 22:12 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Kings 22:12 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Kings 22:12 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Kings 22:12 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge