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2 Kings 22:3
Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, King Josiah sent the scribe, Shaphan son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, to the house of the LORD, saying,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — In the eighteenth year of his rule, King Josiah dispatches the scribe Shaphan, grandson of Meshullam, to the temple to issue a royal directive.
The words — שָׁלַח (sha.Lach) = he sent; בִּ/שְׁמֹנֶ֤ה עֶשְׂרֵה (bi/sh.mo.Neh 'es.Reh) = in eight-teen.
The thread — The regnal chronology aligns with 2 Chronicles 34:3, while the temple directive continues directly in 2 Kings 22:4.
Why it lands — The text records a specific administrative order dated to a precise year of Josiah's reign, requiring the reader to track royal timelines and temple procedures without assuming theological commentary.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, that the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of the Lord, saying,
Cross-references
- 2 Chronicles 34:3 In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, Josiah began to seek the God of his father David, and in the twelfth year he began to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Asherah poles, the carved idols, and the cast images.