Huldah, the Prophetess, Speaks

22 So Hilkiah and those whom the king [a]had told went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of [b]Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, the keeper of the wardrobe (now she lived in Jerusalem in the Second Quarter); and they spoke to her regarding this. 23 She said to them, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘Tell the man who sent you to Me, 24 thus says the Lord, “Behold, (A)I am bringing evil on this place and on its inhabitants, even all (B)the curses written in the book which they have read in the presence of the king of Judah.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 34:22 So with Gr
  2. 2 Chronicles 34:22 In 2 Kin 22:14 Tikvah, son of Harhas

22 Hilkiah and those the king had sent with him[a] went to speak to the prophet(A) Huldah, who was the wife of Shallum son of Tokhath,[b] the son of Hasrah,[c] keeper of the wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem, in the New Quarter.

23 She said to them, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Tell the man who sent you to me, 24 ‘This is what the Lord says: I am going to bring disaster(B) on this place and its people(C)—all the curses(D) written in the book that has been read in the presence of the king of Judah.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 34:22 One Hebrew manuscript, Vulgate and Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts do not have had sent with him.
  2. 2 Chronicles 34:22 Also called Tikvah
  3. 2 Chronicles 34:22 Also called Harhas