2Ki 22:4, 23:4, 2Ch 34:14-15, 18, 20, 22 | TSK | STEP | Hilkiah. that he may.Ten years seem to have elapsed since the people began to present the accustomed offerings; yet no one had taken an account of them, nor were they applied to the purpose for which they were given. sum the silver. the keepers. door. Heb. threshold.

2 Kings 22:4

Hilkiah.

that he may.Ten years seem to have elapsed since the people began to present the accustomed offerings; yet no one had taken an account of them, nor were they applied to the purpose for which they were given.

sum the silver.

12:4,8-11; 2Ch 24:8-12; Mr 12:41,42

the keepers.

1Ch 9:19; 26:13-19; 2Ch 8:14; Ne 11:19; Ps 84:10

door. Heb. threshold.

2 Kings 23:4

priests of the second order.These were either such as occasionally supplied the high priest's office, or those of the second course or order established by David. See the References.

1Ch 24:4-19; Mt 26:3; 27:1

the keepers.

22:4; 1Ch 26:1-19

to bring.

21:3,7; 2Ch 33:3,7; 34:3,4

Baal.

17:16; Jud 2:13; 1Ki 16:31; 18:19,26,40; 19:18; Isa 27:9; Jer 7:9

Kidron.

2Sa 15:23; Joh 18:1

Cedron. Beth-el.

1Ki 12:29; Ho 4:15; Am 4:4

2 Chronicles 34:14-15

Hilkiah.

2Ki 22:8-20; De 31:24-26

a book.Literally, "a book of the law of the Lord, by the hand of Moses," i.e, as Dr. Kennicott understands it, "in the handwriting of Moses;" for, says he, though there are fifteen places in the Old Testament which mention the "Law of Moses," and "book of Moses," yet this one place only mentions "the book of the law in, or by, the hand of Moses."

the law.

12:1; 31:4; 35:26; De 17:18,19; Jos 1:8; Ezr 7:10; Ps 1:2; Isa 5:24

Isa 30:9; Jer 8:8; Lu 2:39

Moses. Heb. the hand of Moses.

Le 8:36; 10:11; 26:46

2 Chronicles 34:18

And Shaphan read.

De 17:19; Jos 1:8; Ps 119:46,97-99; Jer 36:20,21

it. Heb. in it.

2 Chronicles 34:20

Ahikam.

2Ki 25:22; Jer 26:24; 40:6,9,14

Abdon.This person seems to have borne both the name of Achbor and Abdon.

2Ki 22:12

Achbor.

Jer 26:22

Michah.Michaiah, [Mîykayehûw ,] as he is named in the parallel passage, is here called [Mîykâh ,] Michah, merely by the omission of [Yâhh ,] {yah,} one of the Divine names.

Asaiah.This variation only exists in the translation; the original being uniformly Asaiah, or rather, Asayah.

2Ki 22:12

Asahiah.

2 Chronicles 34:22

the prophetess.

Ex 15:20; Jud 4:4; Lu 1:41-45; 2:36; Ac 21:9

Hasrah.Hasrah is most probably a mistake for Harhas; as the Septuagint reads, both here and in the parallel place, [Aras.]

Aras.

2Ki 22:14

Harhas.

wardrobe. Heb. garments. college. or, school, or secondpart. It is probable that {Mishneh} was either the name of a street, or a particular part of the city of Jerusalem.