2Ki 22:11-20, Psa 107:43, Pro 22:3, Isa 26:11, Hos 14:9 | ESV | STEP | When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law , he tore his clothes .

j[See ver. 13 above]

k[Ps. 51:17; Isa. 57:15]

l 1 Kgs. 21:29

m Lev. 26:31, 32; 2 Chr. 30:7; Jer. 25:18; 44:22; Mic. 6:16

n Jer. 24:9; 26:6; 44:22

o ver. 11

p Ps. 37:37; Isa. 57:1, 2

q[Ps. 64:9; Jer. 9:12; Hos. 14:9]

r ch. 27:12; [ch. 14:16]

s[Mic. 5:9]

t[ch. 5:12]

u Ps. 21:9; [ch. 33:14]

v Ps. 107:43; Jer. 9:12; Dan. 12:10; John 8:47; 18:37

w[Prov. 10:29; Luke 2:34; 2 Cor. 2:16]

x[Prov. 10:29; Luke 2:34; 2 Cor. 2:16]

2 Kings 22:11-20

11 When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, ^ahe tore his clothes. 12 And 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.”

14 So 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. 15 And she said to them, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: ‘Tell the man who sent you to me, 16 Thus 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. 18 But 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. 20 Therefore, 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.

Psalms 107:43

43 ^qWhoever is wise, let him attend to these things;
let them consider the steadfast love of the Lord.

Proverbs 22:3

3 ^rThe prudent sees danger and hides himself,
but the simple go on and suffer for it.

Isaiah 26:11

11 O Lord, ^syour hand is lifted up,
but ^tthey do not see it.
Let them see your zeal for your people, and be ashamed.
Let ^uthe fire for your adversaries consume them.

Hosea 14:9

9 ^vWhoever is wise, let him understand these things;
whoever is discerning, let him know them;
for the ways of the Lord are right,
and ^wthe upright walk in them,
^xbut transgressors stumble in them.