2Ki 22 | ABEn | STEP | [ 2 a son 3 being eight 4 years old 1 Josiah was ] in his taking reign, and thirty and one year s he reigned in Jerusalem. And the name of his mother was Jedidah, daughter of Adaiah of Boseath.

‏ 2 Kings 22

CHAPTER 22 Josiah Reigns in Judah

1 [²a son ³being eight ⁴years old ¹Josiah was] in his taking reign, and thirty and one year s he reigned in Jerusalem. And the name of his mother was Jedidah, daughter of Adaiah of Boseath. 2 And he did upright in the eyes of the lord, and he went in every way of David his father. He did not separate to the right nor the left. 3 And it came to pass in the eighteenth year to king Josiah, [³sent ¹the ²king] Shaphan son of Azaliah, son of Meshullam, the scribe of the house of the lord, saying, 4 Ascend to Hilkiah the [²priest ¹great], and set a seal upon the money! the money being carried into the house of the lord, which [⁵gathered together ¹the ²ones guarding ³the ⁴money] from the people. 5 And let them put it into the hand of the ones doing the works, of the ones being ordained for the house of the lord! And he gave it to the ones doing the works in the house of the lord, to strengthen the breach of the house, 6 to the fabricators, and to the builders, and to the stonemasons, and to acquire wood and [²stones ¹quarried], to fortify the breach of the house. 7 Only they did not call them to account for the money being given to them, for [³in ⁴trust ¹they ²act].

The Scroll of the Law Found

8 And [⁵said ¹Hilkiah ²the ⁴priest ³great] to Shaphan the scribe, [²a scroll ³of the ⁴law ¹I found] in the house of the lord. And Hilkiah gave to Shaphan the scroll, and he read it. 9 And Shapan entered to king Josiah. And he turned to the king for a word, and said, [²cast ¹Your servants] the silver being found in the house of the lord, and they put it in the hand of the ones doing the works being ordained in the house of the lord. 10 And [⁴reported ¹Shaphan ²the ³scribe] to the king, saying, [⁶a scroll ⁴gave ⁵to me ¹Hilkiah ²the ³priest]. And [²read ³it ¹Shaphan] before the king. 11 And it came to pass as [³heard ¹the ²king] the words of the scroll of the law, that he tore his garments. 12 And [³gave charge ¹the ²king] to Hilkiah the priest, and to Ahikam son of Shaphan, and to Achbor son of Michaiah, and to Shaphan the scribe, and to Asahiah the servant of the king, saying, 13 Go, seek after the lord for me! and for all my people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this scroll being found; for great is the anger of the lord burning away against us, because [²hearkened not ¹our fathers] concerning the words of this scroll, to do according to all the things being written concerning us. 14 And [⁴went ¹Hilkiah ²the ³priest], and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah to Huldah the prophetess, wife of Shallum son of Tikvah, son of Harhas, the keeper of the cloaks. And she dwelt in Jerusalem in Masena. And they spoke to her. 15 And she said to them, Thus says the lord the God of Israel, Speak to the man sending you to me, 16 Thus says the lord, Behold, I bring bad things against this place, and against the ones dwelling in it -- all the words of the scroll of which [³read ¹the king ²of Judah], 17 because they abandoned me, and burned incense to other gods, that they should provoke me to anger in all the works of their hands. And [²shall burn ¹my rage] against this place, and shall not be extinguished. 18 And to the king of Judah, the one sending you to inquire of the lord, thus you shall say to him, Thus says the lord God of Israel concerning the words which you heard; 19 for because [²was tender ¹your heart], and you felt shame in front of me, as you hear as much as I spoke concerning this place, and concerning the ones dwelling it, to be for extinction and for a curse, and you tore your garments, and you wept before me -- even indeed I heard, says the lord. 20 Is it not so, behold, I add you to your fathers, and you shall be brought into your tomb in peace. And [²shall not see ¹your eyes] all the bad things which I bring against this place. And they returned to the king the word.