2 Kings 22:12

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,

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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

¹² 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,

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2 Kings 22:12