- 1Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath.בֶּן שְׁמֹנֶ֤ה שָׁנָה֙ יֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּ בְמָלְכ֔וֹ וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וְאַחַת֙ שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמּ֔וֹ יְדִידָ֥ה בַת עֲדָ֖יָה מִבָּצְקַֽת
- 2And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הַיָּשָׁ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ בְּכָל דֶּ֨רֶךְ֙ דָּוִ֣ד אָבִ֔יו וְלֹא סָ֖ר יָמִ֥ין וּשְׂמֹֽאול
- 3And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, that the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of the LORD, saying,וַיְהִ֗י בִּשְׁמֹנֶ֤ה עֶשְׂרֵה֙ שָׁנָ֔ה לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ יֹאשִׁיָּ֑הוּ שָׁלַ֣ח הַ֠מֶּלֶךְ אֶת שָׁפָ֨ן בֶּן אֲצַלְיָ֤הוּ בֶן מְשֻׁלָּם֙ הַסֹּפֵ֔ר בֵּ֥ית יְהוָ֖ה לֵאמֹֽר
- 4Go 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:עֲלֵ֗ה אֶל חִלְקִיָּ֨הוּ֙ הַכֹּהֵ֣ן הַגָּד֔וֹל וְיַתֵּ֣ם אֶת הַכֶּ֔סֶף הַמּוּבָ֖א בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר אָסְפ֛וּ שֹׁמְרֵ֥י הַסַּ֖ף מֵאֵ֥ת הָעָֽם
- 5And let them deliver it into the hand of the doers of the work, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD: and let them give it to the doers of the work which is in the house of the LORD, to repair the breaches of the house,ויתנה וְיִתְּנֻ֗הוּ עַל יַד֙ עֹשֵׂ֣י הַמְּלָאכָ֔ה הַמֻּפְקָדִ֖ים בבית בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה וְיִתְּנ֣וּ אֹת֗וֹ לְעֹשֵׂ֤י הַמְּלָאכָה֙ אֲשֶׁר֙ בְּבֵ֣ית יְהוָ֔ה לְחַזֵּ֖ק בֶּ֥דֶק הַבָּֽיִת
- 6Unto carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber and hewn stone to repair the house.לֶחָ֣רָשִׁ֔ים וְלַבֹּנִ֖ים וְלַגֹּֽדְרִ֑ים וְלִקְנ֤וֹת עֵצִים֙ וְאַבְנֵ֣י מַחְצֵ֔ב לְחַזֵּ֖ק אֶת הַבָּֽיִת
- 7Howbeit there was no reckoning made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand, because they dealt faithfully.אַ֚ךְ לֹא יֵחָשֵׁ֣ב אִתָּ֔ם הַכֶּ֖סֶף הַנִּתָּ֣ן עַל יָדָ֑ם כִּ֥י בֶאֱמוּנָ֖ה הֵ֥ם עֹשִֽׂים
- 8And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, 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.וַ֠יֹּאמֶר חִלְקִיָּ֜הוּ הַכֹּהֵ֤ן הַגָּדוֹל֙ עַל שָׁפָ֣ן הַסֹּפֵ֔ר סֵ֧פֶר הַתּוֹרָ֛ה מָצָ֖אתִי בְּבֵ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה וַיִּתֵּ֨ן חִלְקִיָּ֧ה אֶת הַסֵּ֛פֶר אֶל שָׁפָ֖ן וַיִּקְרָאֵֽהוּ
- 9And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, Thy servants have gathered the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of them that do the work, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD.וַיָּבֹ֞א שָׁפָ֤ן הַסֹּפֵר֙ אֶל הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַיָּ֥שֶׁב אֶת הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ דָּבָ֑ר וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הִתִּ֤יכוּ עֲבָדֶ֨יךָ֙ אֶת הַכֶּ֨סֶף֙ הַנִּמְצָ֣א בַבַּ֔יִת וַֽיִּתְּנֻ֗הוּ עַל יַד֙ עֹשֵׂ֣י הַמְּלָאכָ֔ה הַמֻּפְקָדִ֖ים בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה
- 10And Shaphan the scribe shewed the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.וַיַּגֵּ֞ד שָׁפָ֤ן הַסֹּפֵר֙ לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ לֵאמֹ֔ר סֵ֚פֶר נָ֣תַן חִלְקִיָּ֖ה הַכֹּהֵ֑ן וַיִּקְרָאֵ֥הוּ שָׁפָ֖ן לִפְנֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ
- 11And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes.וַֽיְהִי֙ כִּשְׁמֹ֣עַ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אֶת דִּבְרֵ֖י סֵ֣פֶר הַתּוֹרָ֑ה וַיִּקְרַ֖ע אֶת בְּגָדָֽיו
- 12And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah a servant of the king's, saying,וַיְצַ֣ו הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ אֶת חִלְקִיָּ֣ה הַכֹּהֵ֡ן וְאֶת אֲחִיקָ֣ם בֶּן שָׁ֠פָן וְאֶת עַכְבּ֨וֹר בֶּן מִיכָיָ֜ה וְאֵ֣ת שָׁפָ֣ן הַסֹּפֵ֗ר וְאֵ֛ת עֲשָׂיָ֥ה עֶֽבֶד הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ לֵאמֹֽר
- 13Go ye, enquire 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 hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according unto all that which is written concerning us.לְכוּ֩ דִרְשׁ֨וּ אֶת יְהוָ֜ה בַּעֲדִ֣י וּבְעַד הָעָ֗ם וּבְעַד֙ כָּל יְהוּדָ֔ה עַל דִּבְרֵ֛י הַסֵּ֥פֶר הַנִּמְצָ֖א הַזֶּ֑ה כִּֽי גְדוֹלָ֞ה חֲמַ֣ת יְהוָ֗ה אֲשֶׁר הִיא֙ נִצְּתָ֣ה עַל֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר לֹֽא שָׁמְע֜וּ אֲבֹתֵ֗ינוּ עַל דִּבְרֵי֙ הַסֵּ֣פֶר הַזֶּ֔ה לַעֲשׂ֖וֹת כְּכָל הַכָּת֥וּב עָלֵֽינוּ
- 14So 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; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;) and they communed with her.וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ חִלְקִיָּ֣הוּ הַ֠כֹּהֵן וַאֲחִיקָ֨ם וְעַכְבּ֜וֹר וְשָׁפָ֣ן וַעֲשָׂיָ֗ה אֶל חֻלְדָּ֨ה הַנְּבִיאָ֜ה אֵ֣שֶׁת שַׁלֻּ֣ם בֶּן תִּקְוָ֗ה בֶּן חַרְחַס֙ שֹׁמֵ֣ר הַבְּגָדִ֔ים וְהִ֛יא יֹשֶׁ֥בֶת בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם בַּמִּשְׁנֶ֑ה וַֽיְדַבְּר֖וּ אֵלֶֽיהָ
- 15And she said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Tell the man that sent you to me,וַתֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם כֹּֽה אָמַ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אִמְר֣וּ לָאִ֔ישׁ אֲשֶׁר שָׁלַ֥ח אֶתְכֶ֖ם אֵלָֽי
- 16Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah hath read:כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה הִנְנִ֨י מֵבִ֥יא רָעָ֛ה אֶל הַמָּק֥וֹם הַזֶּ֖ה וְעַל יֹֽשְׁבָ֑יו אֵ֚ת כָּל דִּבְרֵ֣י הַסֵּ֔פֶר אֲשֶׁ֥ר קָרָ֖א מֶ֥לֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה
- 17Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be kindled against this place, and shall not be quenched.תַּ֣חַת אֲשֶׁ֣ר עֲזָב֗וּנִי וַֽיְקַטְּרוּ֙ לֵאלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֔ים לְמַ֨עַן֙ הַכְעִיסֵ֔נִי בְּכֹ֖ל מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה יְדֵיהֶ֑ם וְנִצְּתָ֧ה חֲמָתִ֛י בַּמָּק֥וֹם הַזֶּ֖ה וְלֹ֥א תִכְבֶּֽה
- 18But to the king of Judah which sent you to enquire of the LORD, thus shall ye say to him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, As touching the words which thou hast heard;וְאֶל מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֗ה הַשֹּׁלֵ֤חַ אֶתְכֶם֙ לִדְרֹ֣שׁ אֶת יְהוָ֔ה כֹּ֥ה תֹאמְר֖וּ אֵלָ֑יו כֹּֽה אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הַדְּבָרִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁמָֽעְתָּ
- 19Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before the LORD, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard thee, saith the LORD.יַ֠עַן רַךְ לְבָ֨בְךָ֜ וַתִּכָּנַ֣ע מִפְּנֵ֣י יְהוָ֗ה בְּֽשָׁמְעֲךָ֡ אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבַּרְתִּי֩ עַל הַמָּק֨וֹם הַזֶּ֜ה וְעַל יֹשְׁבָ֗יו לִהְי֤וֹת לְשַׁמָּה֙ וְלִקְלָלָ֔ה וַתִּקְרַע֙ אֶת בְּגָדֶ֔יךָ וַתִּבְכֶּ֖ה לְפָנָ֑י וְגַ֧ם אָנֹכִ֛י שָׁמַ֖עְתִּי נְאֻם יְהוָֽה
- 20Behold therefore, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered into thy grave in peace; and thine eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this place. And they brought the king word again.לָכֵן֩ הִנְנִ֨י אֹֽסִפְךָ֜ עַל אֲבֹתֶ֗יךָ וְנֶאֱסַפְתָּ֣ אֶל קִבְרֹתֶיךָ֮ בְּשָׁלוֹם֒ וְלֹא תִרְאֶ֣ינָה עֵינֶ֔יךָ בְּכֹל֙ הָֽרָעָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר אֲנִ֥י מֵבִ֖יא עַל הַמָּק֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה וַיָּשִׁ֥יבוּ אֶת הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ דָּבָֽר
2 Kings 22 KJV
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371 tagged Hebrew tokens129 distinct lexical entries20 of 20 verses source-tagged
יְהֹוָהH3068
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
מֶלֶךְH4428
a king
אָמַרH559
to say (used with great latitude)
בַּיִתH1004
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
שָׁפָןH8227
a species of rock-rabbit (from its hiding), i.e., probably the hyrax
בֵּןH1121
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
דָּבָרH1697
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
נָתַןH5414
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
סֵפֶרH5612
properly, writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book
זֶהH2088
the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that
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| 2 Kings 22:1 | 7,725 | study verse |
| 2 Kings 22:2 | 3,844 | study verse |
| 2 Kings 22:3 | 8,254 | study verse |
| 2 Kings 22:4 | 7,046 | study verse |
| 2 Kings 22:5 | 6,233 | study verse |
| 2 Kings 22:6 | 5,233 | study verse |
| 2 Kings 22:7 | 6,326 | study verse |
| 2 Kings 22:8 | 8,110 | study verse |
| 2 Kings 22:9 | 9,069 | study verse |
| 2 Kings 22:10 | 6,845 | study verse |
| 2 Kings 22:11 | 3,421 | study verse |
| 2 Kings 22:12 | 9,917 | study verse |
| 2 Kings 22:13 | 8,146 | study verse |
| 2 Kings 22:14 | 11,631 | study verse |
| 2 Kings 22:15 | 4,661 | study verse |
| 2 Kings 22:16 | 4,382 | study verse |
| 2 Kings 22:17 | 7,679 | study verse |
| 2 Kings 22:18 | 6,692 | study verse |
| 2 Kings 22:19 | 11,610 | study verse |
| 2 Kings 22:20 | 9,971 | study verse |
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