Verse 3

2 Kings 22:3

Literal Standard Version

3 And it comes to pass, in the eighteenth year of King Josiah, the king has sent Shaphan son of Azaliah, son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of YHWH, 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 is a son of eight years in his reigning, and he has reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem, an... Focus ↗
2 and he does that which is right in the eyes of YHWH, and walks in all the way of his father David, a... Focus ↗
3 And it comes to pass, in the eighteenth year of King Josiah, the king has sent Shaphan son of Azalia...
4 “Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, and he completes the silver that is brought into the house of YHW... Focus ↗
5 and they give it into the hand of those doing the work, the overseers, in the house of YHWH, and the... Focus ↗
6 to craftsmen, and to builders, and to repairers of the wall, and to buy wood and hewn stones to stre... Focus ↗
7 only, the silver that is given into their hand is not reckoned with them, for they are dealing in fa... Focus ↗
8 And Hilkiah the high priest says to Shaphan the scribe, “I have found the Scroll of the Law in the h... Focus ↗
9 And Shaphan the scribe comes to the king, and brings the king back word, and says, “Your servants ha... Focus ↗
10 And Shaphan the scribe declares to the king, saying, “Hilkiah the priest has given a scroll to me”;... Focus ↗
11 And it comes to pass, at the king’s hearing the words of the Scroll of the Law, that he tears his ga... Focus ↗
12 and the king commands Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam son of Shaphan, and Achbor son of Michaiah, and... Focus ↗
13 “Go, seek YHWH for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this scroll th... Focus ↗
14 And Hilkiah the priest goes, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, to Huldah the prophet... Focus ↗
15 And she says to them, “Thus said YHWH, God (Elohim) of Israel: Say to the man who has sent you to me... Focus ↗
16 Thus said YHWH: Behold, I am bringing in calamity to this place and on its inhabitants, all the word... Focus ↗
17 because that they have forsaken Me, and make incense to other gods, so as to provoke Me to anger wit... Focus ↗
18 And to the king of Judah, who is sending you to seek YHWH, thus you say to him, Thus said YHWH, God... Focus ↗
19 because your heart is tender, and you are humbled because of YHWH, in your hearing that which I have... Focus ↗
20 therefore, behold, I am gathering you to your fathers, and you have been gathered to your grave in p... Focus ↗