II Kings Chapter 22

II Kings Chapter 22
1 Josiah was eight year old when he
began to reign, and he reigned one and
thirty year in Jerusalem. His mother's
name also was Jedidah the daughter of
Adaiah of Boscath.
2 And he did uprightly in the sight of the
Lord, and walked in all the ways of
David his father, and bowed neither to
the right hand, nor to the left. 3 And in
the eighteenth year of king Josiah, the
king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah the
son of Meshullam the chancellor to the
house of the Lord, saying, 4 Go up to
Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum
the silver which is brought into the house
of the Lord, which the keepers of the
door have gathered of the people.
5 And let them deliver it into the hand of
them that do the work, and have the
oversight of the house of the Lord: let
them give it to them that work in the
house of the Lord, to repair the decayed
places of the house:
6 To wit, unto the artificers and
carpenters and masons, and to buy
timber, and hewed stone to repair the
house.
7 Howbeit, let no reckoning be made
with them of the money, that is delivered
into their hand: for they deal faithfully.
8 And Hilkiah the high priest said unto
Shaphan the chancellor, I have found the
book of the law in the house of the Lord:
and Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan,
and he read it.
9 So Shaphan the chancellor came to the
king, and brought him word again, and
said, Thy servants have gathered the
money, that was found in the house, and
have delivered it unto the hands of them
that do the work, and have the oversight
of the house of the Lord.
10 Also Shaphan the chancellor showed
the king saying, Hilkiah the priest hath
delivered me a book. And Shaphan read
it before the king.
11 And when the king had heard the
words of the book of the law, he rent his
clothes.
12 Therefore the king commanded
Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of
Shaphan, and Achbor the son of
Michaiah, and Shaphan the chancellor,
and Asahiah the king's servant, saying,
13 Go ye and inquire of the Lord for me,
and for the people, and for all Judah
concerning the words of this book that is
found: for great is the wrath of the Lord
that is kindled against us, because our
fathers have not obeyed the words of this
book, to do according unto all that which
is written therein for us. 14 So Hilkiah
the priest and Ahikam, and Achbor and
Shaphan, and Asahiah went unto Huldah
the prophetess the wife of Shallum, the
son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas keeper
of the wardrobe: (and she dwelt in
Jerusalem in the college) and they
communed with her.
15 And she answered them, Thus saith
the Lord God of Israel, Tell the man that
sent you to me,
16 Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will
bring evil upon this place, and on the
inhabitants thereof, even all the words of
the book which the king of Judah hath
read,
17 Because they have forsaken me, and
have burned incense unto other gods, to
anger me with all the works of their
hands: my wrath also shall be kindled
against this place and shall not be
quenched:
18 But to the king of Judah, who sent you
to inquire of the Lord, so shall ye say
unto him, Thus saith the Lord God of
Israel, The words that thou hast heard,
shall come to pass.
19 But because thine heart did melt, and
thou hast humbled thyself before the
Lord, when thou heardest what I spake
against this place, and against the
inhabitants of the same, to wit, that it
should be destroyed and accursed, and
hast rent thy clothes, and wept before
me, I have also heard it, saith the Lord.
20 Behold therefore, I will gather thee to
thy fathers, and thou shalt be put in thy
grave in peace, and thine eyes shall not
see all the evil, which I will bring upon
this place. Thus they brought the king
word again.