¹⁸ “And when he sits on the throne of his kingdom, ^(A)he shall write for himself in a book a copy of this law, ^(B)approved by^[a] the Levitical priests.

¹² Then he brought out the king's son and put ^(A)the crown on him and gave him ^(B)the testimony. And they proclaimed him king and anointed him, and they clapped their hands and said, ^(C)“Long live the king!”

The Reading of the Law

⁹ Then Moses ^(A)wrote this law and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, ^(B)who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and to all the elders of Israel.

¹⁵ Then Hilkiah answered and said to Shaphan the secretary, “I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the Lord.” And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan.

Hilkiah Finds the Book of the Law

⁸ And Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the secretary, “I have found ^(A)the Book of the Law in the house of the Lord.” And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it.

²⁴ When Moses had finished ^(A)writing the words of this law in a book to the very end, ²⁵ Moses commanded ^(B)the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, ²⁶ “Take this Book of the Law ^(C)and put it by the side of the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, that it may be there for ^(D)a witness against you.