¹¹ When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law,^(A) he tore his robes. ¹² He gave these orders to Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam^(B) son of Shaphan, Akbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the secretary and Asaiah the king’s attendant:^{(C) 13} “Go and inquire^(D) of the Lord for me and for the people and for all Judah about what is written in this book that has been found. Great is the Lord’s anger^(E) that burns against us because those who have gone before us have not obeyed the words of this book; they have not acted in accordance with all that is written there concerning us.”