aSee Josh. 7:6
bch. 25:22; Jer. 26:24; 39:14; 40:5
c[2 Chr. 34:20]
d[2 Chr. 34:20]
eDeut. 29:27
f[2 Chr. 34:22]
g[2 Chr. 34:22]
hZeph. 1:10
ich. 21:22; Deut. 29:25, 26
j[See ver. 13 above]
k[Ps. 51:17; Isa. 57:15]
l1 Kgs. 21:29
mLev. 26:31, 32; 2 Chr. 30:7; Jer. 25:18; 44:22; Mic. 6:16
nJer. 24:9; 26:6; 44:22
over. 11
pPs. 37:37; Isa. 57:1, 2

2 Kings 22:11-20

11When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, ahe tore his clothes. 12And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and bAhikam the son of Shaphan, and cAchbor the son of dMicaiah, and Shaphan the secretary, and Asaiah the king’s servant, saying, 13“Go, inquire of the Lord for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that has been found. For great is ethe wrath of the Lord that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not obeyed the words of this book, to do according to all that is written concerning us.”

14So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asaiah went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of fTikvah, son of gHarhas, keeper of the wardrobe (now she lived in Jerusalem in hthe Second Quarter), and they talked with her. 15And she said to them, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: ‘Tell the man who sent you to me, 16Thus says the Lord, Behold, I will bring disaster upon this place and upon its inhabitants, all the words of the book that the king of Judah has read. 17 iBecause they have forsaken me and have made offerings to other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the work of their hands, therefore jmy wrath will be kindled against this place, and it will not be quenched. 18But to the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the Lord, thus shall you say to him, Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Regarding the words that you have heard, 19 kbecause your heart was penitent, and you lhumbled yourself before the Lord, when you heard how I spoke against this place and against its inhabitants, that they should become ma desolation and na curse, and you ohave torn your clothes and wept before me, I also have heard you, declares the Lord. 20Therefore, behold, I will gather you to your fathers, and pyou shall be gathered to your grave in peace, and your eyes shall not see all the disaster that I will bring upon this place.’” And they brought back word to the king.

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