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2 Chronicles 34:14

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What does 2 Chronicles 34:14 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And when they brought out the money that was brought into the house of Jehovah, Hilkiah the priest found the book of the law of Jehovah [given] by Moses.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And when they brought out the money that was brought into the house of Jehovah, Hilkiah the priest found the book of the law of Jehovah [given] by Moses.
2 Chronicles 34:14 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Chronicles 34

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
11even to the carpenters and to the builders gave they it, to buy hewn stone, and timber for couplings, and to make beams for the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed.
12And the men did the work faithfully: and the overseers of them were Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to set it forward; and [others of] the Levites, all that were skilful with instruments of music.
13Also they were over the bearers of burdens, and set forward all that did the work in every manner of service: and of the Levites there were scribes, and officers, and porters.
14And when they brought out the money that was brought into the house of Jehovah, Hilkiah the priest found the book of the law of Jehovah [given] by Moses.
15And Hilkiah answered and said to Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of Jehovah. And Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan.
16And Shaphan carried the book to the king, and moreover brought back word to the king, saying, All that was committed to thy servants, they are doing.
17And they have emptied out the money that was found in the house of Jehovah, and have delivered it into the hand of the overseers, and into the hand of the workmen.
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What do historical commentaries say?

Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“34:14-18 The discovery of the Book of the Law of the Lord was one of the rewards for faithfulness. • The book that was written by Moses was probably Deuteronomy. It might have been neglected and lost during the apostasies of Manasseh or Amon.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Hilkiah: Kg2 22:8-20; Deu 31:24-26 a book: Literally, "a book of the law of the Lord, by the hand of Moses," i.e, as Dr. Kennicott understands it, "in the handwriting of Moses;" for, says he, though there are fifteen places in the Old Testament which mention the "Law of Moses," and "book of Moses," yet this one place only mentions "the book of the law in, or by, the hand of Moses." the law: Ch2 12:1, Ch2 31:4, Ch2 35:26; Deu 17:18, Deu 17:19; Jos 1:8; Ezr 7:10; Psa 1:2; Isa 5:24, Isa 30:9; Jer 8:8; Luk 2:39 Moses: Heb. the hand of Moses, Lev 8:36, Lev 10:11, Lev 26:46 2 Chronicles 34:16”
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