⁸ Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the secretary, “I have found the Book of the Law^(A) in the temple of the Lord.” He gave it to Shaphan, who read it.

¹¹ When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law,^(A) he tore his robes.

¹³ “Go and inquire^(A) 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^(B) 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.”