2 Kings 22:11
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
When the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
(ham·me·lech,)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
heardכִּשְׁמֹ֣עַ
(kish·mo·a')
8085: to heara prim. root
the wordsדִּבְרֵ֖י
(div·rei)
1697: speech, wordfrom dabar
of the bookסֵ֣פֶר
(se·fer)
5612: a missive, document, writing, bookprobably of foreign origin
of the law,הַתֹּורָ֑ה
(hat·to·v·rah;)
8451: direction, instruction, lawfrom yarah
he toreוַיִּקְרַ֖ע
(vai·yik·ra)
7167: to teara prim. root
his clothes.בְּגָדָֽיו׃
(be·ga·dav.)
899b: a garment, coveringfrom bagad


















KJV Lexicon
And it came to pass when the king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
had heard
shama`  (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
the words
dabar  (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
of the book
cepher  (say'-fer)
writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book -- bill, book, evidence, learn(-ed) (-ing), letter, register, scroll.
of the law
towrah  (to-raw')
a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch -- law.
that he rent
qara`  (kaw-rah')
to rend, literally or figuratively (revile, paint the eyes, as if enlarging them) -- cut out, rend, surely, tear.
his clothes
beged  (behg'-ed)
a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillage -- apparel, cloth(-es, ing), garment, lap, rag, raiment, robe, very (treacherously), vesture, wardrobe.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
When the king heard the words of the book of the law, he tore his clothes.

King James Bible
And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When the king heard the words of the book of the law, he tore his clothes.

International Standard Version
When the king heard what was written in the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes

NET Bible
When the king heard the words of the law scroll, he tore his clothes.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When the king heard what the book of the Teachings said, he tore his clothes [in distress].

King James 2000 Bible
And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he tore his clothes.
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