Verse 3
2 Kings 22:3
World English Bible, British Edition
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In the eighteenth year of King Josiah, the king sent Shaphan,
the son of Azaliah the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the LORD’s house, saying,
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יְהִ֗י בִּ/שְׁמֹנֶ֤ה עֶשְׂרֵה֙ שָׁנָ֔ה לַ/מֶּ֖לֶךְ יֹאשִׁיָּ֑הוּ שָׁלַ֣ח הַ֠/מֶּלֶךְ אֶת שָׁפָ֨ן בֶּן אֲצַלְיָ֤הוּ בֶן מְשֻׁלָּם֙ הַ/סֹּפֵ֔ר בֵּ֥ית יְהוָ֖ה לֵ/אמֹֽר
English Translation
And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of King Josiah, that the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, the scribe of the house of the Lord, to say.
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Chapter 22 Context
1
Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one
years in Jerusalem. His...
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2
He did that which was right in the LORD’s eyes, and walked in all the
way of David his father, and d...
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3
In the eighteenth year of King Josiah, the king sent Shaphan,
the son of Azaliah the son of Meshulla...
4
“Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may count the money which
is brought into the LORD’s hous...
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5
Let them deliver it into the hand of the workers who have the oversight
of the LORD’s house; and let...
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6
to the carpenters, and to the builders, and to the masons, and for buying
timber and cut stone to re...
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7
However, no accounting shall be asked of them for the money delivered
into their hand, for they deal...
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8
Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, “I have found
the book of the law in the LORD’s...
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9
Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again,
and said, “Your servants have...
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10
Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, “Hilkiah the priest has delivered
a book to me.” Then Shap...
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11
When the king had heard the words of the book of the law, he
tore his clothes.
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12
The king commanded Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam the son of Shaphan, Achbor
the son of Micaiah, Shaphan...
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13
“Go enquire of the LORD for me, and for the people, and for all Judah,
concerning the words of this...
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14
So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went
to Huldah the prophetess, the wife o...
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15
She said to them, “The LORD the God (Elohim) of Israel says, ‘Tell the man who
sent you to me,
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16
“The LORD says, ‘Behold, I will bring evil on this place and on its
inhabitants, even all the words...
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17
Because they have forsaken me and have burnt incense to other gods,
that they might provoke me to an...
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18
But to the king of Judah, who sent you to enquire of The LORD, tell
him, “the LORD the God (Elohim)...
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19
because your heart was tender, and you humbled yourself before the
LORD when you heard what I spoke...
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20
‘Therefore behold, I will gather you to your fathers, and you will
be gathered to your grave in peac...
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