2 Chronicles 34:19

And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the law, that he rent his clothes.

When the king has heard the words of the law ... (see the notes at 2 Kings 22:11-20; 2 Kings 23:1-3.)

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Arno Geneva Study Bible

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

No text from Poole on this verse.
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

2 Chronicles 34:14-15 . And when they brought out the money that was brought into the house of the LORD, Hilkiah the priest found a book of the law...
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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the Law, that he rent his clothes, not that he was unfamiliar with the sacred book, which h...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Rent his clothes — Were the things contained in scripture new to us, as they were here to Josiah, surely they would make deeper impressions upon us...

¹⁹ And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the law, that he rent his clothes.

Related Commentaries of 2 Chronicles 34:19

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

2 Chronicles 34:19