“Go inquire of Yahweh for me, and for those who are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found; for great is the wrath of Yahweh that is poured out on us, because our fathers have not kept Yahweh’s word, to do according to all that is written in this book.”
2 Chronicles 34:21 · WEB
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WEB

“Go inquire of Yahweh for me, and for those who are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found; for great is the wrath of Yahweh that is poured out on us, because our fathers have not kept Yahweh’s word, to do according to all that is written in this book.”

KJV

Go, enquire of the LORD for me, and for them that are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found: for great is the wrath of the LORD that is poured out upon us, because our fathers have not kept the word of the LORD, to do after all that is written in this book.

Word study

Go, hâlak H1980
enquire of dârash H1875
ʼêth H853
the LORD Yᵉhôvâh H3068
for bᵉʻad H1157
me, and for bᵉʻad H1157
them that are left shâʼar H7604
in Israel Yisrâʼêl H3478
and in Judah, Yᵉhûwdâh H3063
concerning ʻal H5921
the words dâbâr H1697
of the book çêpher H5612
that ʼăsher H834
is found: mâtsâʼ H4672
for kîy H3588
great gâdôwl H1419
is the wrath chêmâh H2534
of the LORD Yᵉhôvâh H3068
that ʼăsher H834
is poured out nâthak H5413
upon us, because ʻal H5921
our fathers ʼâb H1
have not lôʼ H3808
kept shâmar H8104
ʼêth H853
the word dâbâr H1697
of the LORD, Yᵉhôvâh H3068
to do ʻâsâh H6213
after all kôl H3605
that is written kâthab H3789
in ʻal H5921
this zeh H2088
book. çêpher H5612

Commentary

Matthew Henry

This whole paragraph we had, just as it is here related, Kg2 22:8-20, and have nothing to add here to what was there observed. But, 1. We may hence take occasion to bless God that we have plenty of Bibles, and that they are, or may be, in all hands, - that the book of the law and gospel is not lost, is not scarce, - that, in this sense, the word of the Lord is not precious. Bibles are jewels, but, thanks be to God, they are not rarities. The fountain of the waters of life is not a spring shut up or a fountain sealed, but the streams of it, in all places, make glad the city of our God. Usus communis aquarum - These waters flow for general use. What a great deal shall we have to answer for if the great things of God's law, being thus made common, should be accounted by us as strange things! 2. We may hence learn, whenever we read or hear the word of God, to affect our hearts with it, and to get them possessed with a holy fear of that wrath of God which is there revealed against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, as Josiah's tender heart was. When he heard the words of the law he rent his clothes (Ch2 34:19), and God was well pleased with his doing so, Ch2 34:27. Were the things contained in the scripture new to us, as they were here to Josiah, surely they would make deeper impressions upon us than commonly they do; but they are not the less weighty, and therefore should not be the less considered by us, for their being well known. Rend the heart therefore, not the garments. 3. We are here directed when we are under convictions of sin, and apprehensions of divine wrath, to enquire of the Lord; so Josiah did, Ch2 34:21. It concerns us to ask (as they did, Act 2:37), Men and brethren, what shall we do? and more particularly (as the jailor), What must I do to be saved? Act 16:30. If you will thus enquire, enquire (Isa 21:12); and, blessed be God, we have the lively oracles to which to apply with these enquiries. 4. We are here warned of the ruin that sin brings upon nations and kingdoms. Those that forsake God bring evil upon themselves (Ch2 34:24, Ch2 34:25), and kindle a fire which shall not be quenched. Such will the fire of God's wrath be when the decree has gone forth against those that obstinately and impenitently persist in their wicked ways. 5. We are here encouraged to humble ourselves before God and seek unto him, as Josiah did. If we cannot prevail thereby to turn away God's wrath from our land, yet we shall deliver our own souls, Ch2 34:27, Ch2 34:28. And good people are here taught to be so far from fearing death as to welcome it rather when it takes them away from the evil to come. See how the property of it is altered by making it the matter of a promise: Thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace, housed in that ark, as Noah, when a deluge is coming.

Adam Clarke

Found a book of the law - See on Kg2 22:8 (note).

John Gill

Then the king sent and gathered,.... From hence, to the end of Ch2 34:32, the same account is given of the reading of the law to the people, and of the covenant the king and they made to serve the Lord, as in Kg2 23:1.
2 Chronicles 34:33

JFB

AND, CAUSING THE LAW TO BE READ, RENEWS THE COVENANT BETWEEN GOD AND THE PEOPLE. (Ch2 34:19-33)

when the king had heard the words of the law, &c.--(See on Kg2 22:11-20; Kg2 23:1-3).

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