2 Chronicles 34:19
And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the law, that he rent his clothes.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the law, that he rent his clothes.
In Context
Cross References
Joshua 7:6And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell upon his face to the earth before the ark of the Lord until the evening, he with the elders of Israel, and they put dust upon their head.
2 Kings 22:11And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes.
Nehemiah 8:9Then said Nehemiah, that is the Thirshatha, and 'Ezra the priest the expounder, and the Levites that explained to the people, unto all the people, This day is holy unto the Lord your God: mourn not, and weep not. For all the people were weeping, when they heard the words of the law.
Joel 2:13And rend your heart, and not your garments, and return unto the Lord your God; for gracious and merciful is he, long suffering, and of great kindness, and he bethinketh himself of the evil.
Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 34:15-29
14 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 of the Lord given by Moses. 15 And Hilkiah answered and said to Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the Lord . And Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan. 16 And Shaphan carried the book to the king, and brought the king word back again, saying, All that was committed to thy servants, they do it. 17 And they have gathered together the money that was found… Read the whole commentary →