2 Kings

2 Kings 22:3–14

3Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, King Josiah sent the scribe, Shaphan son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, to the house of the LORD, saying, 4“Go up to Hilkiah the high priest and have him count the money that has been brought into the house of the LORD, which the doorkeepers have collected from the people. 5And let them deliver it into the hands of the supervisors of those doing the work on the house of the LORD, who in turn are to give it to the workmen repairing the damages to the house of the LORD — 6to the carpenters, builders, and masons — to buy timber and dressed stone to repair the temple. 7But they need not account for the money put into their hands, since they work with integrity.”

8Then Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, “I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the LORD!” And he gave it to Shaphan, who read it.

9And Shaphan the scribe went to the king and reported, “Your servants have paid out the money that was found in the temple and have put it into the hands of the workers and supervisors of the house of the LORD.”

10Moreover, Shaphan the scribe told the king, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read it in the presence of the king.

11When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes 12and commanded Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Achbora son of Micaiah,b Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the servant of the king: 13“Go and inquire of the LORD for me, for the people, and for all Judah concerning the words in this book that has been found. For great is the wrath of the LORD that burns against us because our fathers have not obeyed the words of this book by doing all that is written about us.”

14So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went and spoke to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tikvah,c the son of Harhas,d the keeper of the wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem, in the Second District.e

Footnotes

  • a 22:12 Achbor is another name for Abdon; see 2 Chronicles 34:20|2CH 34:20.
  • b 22:12 Micaiah is a variant of Micah; see 2 Chronicles 34:20|2CH 34:20.
  • c 22:14 Tikvah is a variant of Tokhath; see 2 Chronicles 34:22|2CH 34:22.
  • d 22:14 Harhas is a variant of Hasrah; see 2 Chronicles 34:22|2CH 34:22.
  • e 22:14 Or the Second Quarter, a newer section of Jerusalem; Hebrew the Mishneh

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2 Kings 22:4 2 Kings 12:4

2 Kings 22:5 2 Kings 12:11–14 · 2 Kings 12:5

2 Kings 22:7 2 Kings 12:15 · 1 Corinthians 4:2 · Nehemiah 7:2 · 2 Chronicles 24:14 · Luke 16:10–12 · 2 Corinthians 8:20–21 · Proverbs 28:20

2 Kings 22:8 Deuteronomy 31:24–26 · 2 Chronicles 34:14–28

2 Kings 22:10 Jeremiah 36:21

2 Kings 22:11 2 Chronicles 34:19 · Joel 2:13 · Jonah 3:6–7 · Joshua 7:6 · Jeremiah 36:24 · 2 Kings 22:19

2 Kings 22:12 Jeremiah 26:24 · 2 Kings 25:22

2 Kings 22:13 Nehemiah 9:3 · Exodus 20:5 · James 1:22–25 · Deuteronomy 4:23–27 · Deuteronomy 31:17–18 · Deuteronomy 29:23–28 · Jeremiah 37:17

2 Kings 22:14 Judges 4:4 · 2 Chronicles 34:22

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.