2 Kings 22:8
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“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.”
מָצָא
To find, to discover, to encounter. Matsa. God is findable. He is not playing hide and seek. He actively reveals Himself to genuine seekers.
יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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שָׁפָן
Shaphan
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שָׁפָן
a species of rockrabbit (from its hiding), i.e. probably the hyrax
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סֵפֶר
the scroll of
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סֵפֶר
properly, writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book
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חִלְקִיָּה
Hilkiah
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חִלְקִיָּה
Chilhijah, the name of eight Israelites
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