2 Kings 22:10

And Shaphan the scribe shewed the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.

Cross-reference

In Deuteronomy 17:18-20, kings are commanded to copy and read the law — the very book Josiah just discovered and heard.

Deuteronomy 31:9-13 commands the public reading of the Law every seven years; this reading of the discovered scroll fulfills that command.

2 Chronicles 34:18 is the parallel account of Shaphan reading the scroll to King Josiah.

Nehemiah 8:1–7 Related theme

Nehemiah 8:1-7 describes Ezra publicly reading the Law to the people, mirroring Josiah's hearing of the Law.

In 2 Chronicles 34:16, the same event is recounted — Shaphan bringing the book to King Josiah.