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2 Kings 22:7-9
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
2 Kings 22:7-9
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
7 No reckoning shall be asked of them regarding the funds provided to them, because they hold positions of trust.”
8 The high priest Hilkiah informed the scribe Shaphan, “I have found the book of the law[a] in the temple of the Lord.” Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, who read it. 9 Then the scribe Shaphan went to the king and reported, “Your servants have smelted down the silver deposited in the temple and have turned it over to the master workers in the house of the Lord.”
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- 22:8 Book of the law: probably an early edition of material now found in the Book of Deuteronomy.
2 Kings 22:7-9
New International Version
2 Kings 22:7-9
New International Version
7 But they need not account for the money entrusted to them, because they are honest in their dealings.”(A)
8 Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the secretary, “I have found the Book of the Law(B) in the temple of the Lord.” He gave it to Shaphan, who read it. 9 Then Shaphan the secretary went to the king and reported to him: “Your officials have paid out the money that was in the temple of the Lord and have entrusted it to the workers and supervisors at the temple.”
2 Kings 22:7-9
King James Version
2 Kings 22:7-9
King James Version
7 Howbeit there was no reckoning made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand, because they dealt faithfully.
8 And Hilkiah the high priest said unto 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.
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.
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