2 Kings 22:11 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes.”
2 Kings 22:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 22:11 in 6 Bible Translations
Read 2 Kings 22:11 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
2 Kings 22:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“When the king had heard the words of the book of the law, he tore his clothes.”
2 Kings 22:11 — World English Bible
2 Kings 22:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes. ”
2 Kings 22:11 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 22:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And it cometh to pass, at the king's hearing the words of the book of the law, that he rendeth his garments,”
2 Kings 22:11 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 22:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And it came to pass when the king heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his garments. ”
2 Kings 22:11 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 22:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And when the King had heard the wordes of the booke of the Law, he rent his clothes.”
2 Kings 22:11 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 22:11 in Context — 2 Kings 22
9 And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, Thy servants have gathered the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of them that do the work, that have the oversight of the house of the Lord.
10 And Shaphan the scribe shewed the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.
11 And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes.
12 And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah a servant of the king’s, saying,
13 Go ye, enquire of the Lord for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found: for great is the wrath of the Lord that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according unto all that which is written concerning us.
What Does 2 Kings 22:11 Mean?
2 Kings 22:11 is a verse from the Book of 2 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Kings chapter 22. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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