Verse 20

2 Kings 22:20

American Standard Version

20 Therefore, behold, I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace, neither shall thine eyes see all the evil which I will bring upon this place. And they brought the king word again.
Original Language Text
hebrew
לָ/כֵן֩ הִנְ/נִ֨י אֹֽסִפְ/ךָ֜ עַל אֲבֹתֶ֗י/ךָ וְ/נֶאֱסַפְתָּ֣ אֶל קִבְרֹתֶי/ךָ֮ בְּ/שָׁלוֹם֒ וְ/לֹא תִרְאֶ֣ינָה עֵינֶ֔י/ךָ בְּ/כֹל֙ הָֽ/רָעָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר אֲנִ֥י מֵבִ֖יא עַל הַ/מָּק֣וֹם הַ/זֶּ֑ה וַ/יָּשִׁ֥יבוּ אֶת הַ/מֶּ֖לֶךְ דָּבָֽר
English Translation
Therefore, here I am gathering you to your ancestors, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace, and your eyes will not see all the evil that I am bringing upon this place. And they returned the king word.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 22 Context
1 Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign; and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem:... Focus ↗
2 And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, and walked in all the way of David his fathe... Focus ↗
3 And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, that the king sent Shaphan, the son of Az... Focus ↗
4 Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum the money which is brought into the house of Jehov... Focus ↗
5 and let them deliver it into the hand of the workmen that have the oversight of the house of Jehovah... Focus ↗
6 unto the carpenters, and to the builders, and to the masons, and for buying timber and hewn stone to... Focus ↗
7 Howbeit there was no reckoning made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand; for t... Focus ↗
8 And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the ho... Focus ↗
9 And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, Thy servants hav... Focus ↗
10 And Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me a book. And Shaph... Focus ↗
11 And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clot... Focus ↗
12 And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Mica... Focus ↗
13 Go ye, inquire of Jehovah for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of thi... Focus ↗
14 So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asaiah, went unto Huldah the prophet... Focus ↗
15 And she said unto them, Thus saith Jehovah, the God (Elohim) of Israel: Tell ye the man that sent yo... Focus ↗
16 Thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, eve... Focus ↗
17 Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me t... Focus ↗
18 But unto the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of Jehovah, thus shall ye say to him, Thus saith... Focus ↗
19 because thy heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before Jehovah, when thou heardest what... Focus ↗
20 Therefore, behold, I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in pea...