# 2 Kings 22:11

> When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes

— 2 Kings 22:11, Berean Standard Bible

## Who appears

- **Josiah** (the king who renewed the covenant) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/people/josiah

## When

- c. 622-609 BC (dated by the text itself)
- Date source: 2 Kings 22:3 dates the finding of the Book of the Law by the eighteenth year of Josiah.

## Who ruled

- **Neco II**, pharaoh of Egypt, 610-595 BC · Source: Babylonian Chronicles (ABC 5), Battle of Carchemish; Herodotus II
- **Josiah**, king of Judah, 640-609 BC · Source: 2 Kings 22-23; 2 Chronicles 34-35; his death at Megiddo falls in the Egyptian campaign of 609 BC, which the Babylonian Chronicles record

## See also

- 2 Chronicles 34:19 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-chronicles/34/19
- Joel 2:13 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/joel/2/13
- Jonah 3:6-7 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/jonah/3/6
- Joshua 7:6 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/joshua/7/6
- 2 Kings 22:19 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-kings/22/19
- Jeremiah 36:24 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/jeremiah/36/24

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-kings/22/11
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-kings/22
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).