2 Kings 22:11
“And it came to passe when the king had heard the words of the booke of the Law, that he rent his clothes.”
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2 Kings 22:11 Context
9And Shaphan the Scribe came to the king, and brought the king word againe, and said, Thy seruants haue gathered the money that was found in the house, and haue deliuered it into the hand of them that doe the worke, that haue the ouersight of the house of the Lord. 10And Shaphan the Scribe shewed the king, saying, Hilkiah the Priest hath deliuered mee a booke: and Shaphan read it before the king. 11And it came to passe when the king had heard the words of the booke of the Law, that he rent his clothes. 12And the king commanded Hilkiah the Priest, and Ahikam the sonne of Shaphan, and Achbor the sonne of Michaiah, and Shaphan the Scribe, and Asahiah a seruant of the Kings, saying, 13Goe yee, enquire of the Lord for me, and for the people, and for all Iudah, concerning the wordes of this booke that is found: for great is the wrath of the Lord that is kindled against vs, because our fathers haue not hearkened vnto the woordes of this booke, to doe according vnto all that which is written concerning vs.
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And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes.
- King James Version
When the king heard the words of the book of the law, he tore his clothes.
- New American Standard Version (1995)