2 Chronicles 34:19-21
34:19 When the king heard the words of the law scroll, he tore his clothes.
34:20 The king ordered Hilkiah, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Abdon son of Micah, 1 Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the king’s servant,
34:21 “Go, seek an oracle from 2 the Lord for me and those who remain in Israel and Judah. Find out about 3 the words of this scroll that has been discovered. For the Lord’s fury has been ignited against us, 4 because our ancestors 5 have not obeyed the word of the Lord by doing all that this scroll instructs!” 6
1 tn The parallel account in 2 Kgs 22:12 has the variant spelling “Acbor son of Micaiah.”
2 tn Or “inquire of.”
3 tn Heb “concerning.”
4 tn Heb “for great is the anger of the Lord which has been ignited against us.”
5 tn Heb “fathers” (also in vv. 32, 33).
6 tn Heb “by doing according to all that is written on this scroll.”