2 Kings 22:8 meaning and explanation
Then Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, “I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the LORD!” And he gave it to Shaphan, who read it.
2 Kings 22:8, Berean Standard Bible
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During King Josiah's temple repairs, the high priest Hilkiah makes an unexpected discovery: the Book of the Law, probably a form of Deuteronomy, found in the house of the LORD. The wording suggests it had been lost or neglected during the long years of idolatry under earlier kings.
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