Text: 2 Chronicles 34:8
OT Text Referred to: 2 Kings 22:3
Subject: Torah discovered in temple
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Direct Quotation
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: Both texts record Josiah sending Shaphan the scribe to oversee temple repairs in his 18th year, during which Hilkiah the priest discovers the Book of the Law (סֵפֶר הַתּוֹרָה). Kings dates this to Josiah's 18th year (2 Kgs 22:3); Chronicles agrees but has already described six years of prior reform activity (2 Chr 34:3-7). Both emphasize that the Torah scroll was found during temple renovation — suggesting it had been lost or hidden during the long reigns of Manasseh and Amon. The discovery of Torah within the temple walls connects the physical restoration of God's house to the spiritual rediscovery of God's word.