Holy Scripture

2 Kings 22:8

A church father on this verse
“The book that was discovered was the Deuteronomy that Moses had placed in the ark as a precaution. It was brought out through a divine action, in order to show the people that it cried and argued against them because of their great iniquity and therefore did not want to stay in its place. Hilkiah, who found the book,…”
Ishodad of Merv, 9th c. — BOOKS OF SESSIONS 2 KINGS 22:8

Source: Septuagint

Original

8And Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the Lord. And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it.

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6even to the carpenters, and builders, and masons, and also to purchase timber and hewn stones, to repair the breaches of the house.

7Only they did not call them to account for the money that was given to them, because they dealt faithfully.

— 2 Kings 22:8 —

9And he went into the house of the Lord to the king, and reported the matter to the king, and said, Thy servants have collected the money that was found in the house of the Lord, and have given it into the hand of the workmen that are appointed in the house of the Lord.

10And Shaphan the scribe spoke to the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest has given me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.

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