Berean Standard Bible
2 Chronicles 34:22
22So Hilkiah and those the king had designated went and spoke to Huldah1 the prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tokhath,2 the son of Hasrah,3 the keeper of the wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem, in the Second District.4
2 Chronicles 34:22 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Hilkiah, and they that the king had appointed, went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvath, the son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college:) and they spake to her to that effect.
- New International Version (NIV)Hilkiah and those the king had sent with him went to speak to the prophet Huldah, who was the wife of Shallum son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem, in the New Quarter.
- English Standard Version (ESV)So Hilkiah and those whom the king had sent went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tokhath, son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe (now she lived in Jerusalem in the Second Quarter) and spoke to her to that effect.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So Hilkiah and those the king had appointed went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe. (She dwelt in Jerusalem in the Second Quarter.) And they spoke to her to that effect.
Context of 2 Chronicles 34:22
20and commanded Hilkiah, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Abdon son of Micah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the servant of the king: 21“Go and inquire of the LORD for me and for those remaining in Israel and Judah concerning the words in the book that has been found. For great is the wrath of the LORD that has been poured out on us because our fathers have not kept the word of the LORD by doing all that is written in this book.” So Hilkiah and those the king had designated went and spoke to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, the keeper of the wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem, in the Second District. 23And Huldah said to them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Tell the man who sent you 24that this is what the LORD says: I am about to bring calamity on this place and on its people, according to all the curses written in the book that has been read in the presence of the king of Judah,
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וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ חִלְקִיָּ֜הוּ וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ אֶל־חֻלְדָּ֨ה הַנְּבִיאָ֜ה אֵ֣שֶׁת׀ שַׁלֻּ֣ם בֶּן־תָּקְהַ֗ת בֶּן־חַסְרָה֙ שׁוֹמֵ֣ר הַבְּגָדִ֔ים וְהִ֛יא יוֹשֶׁ֥בֶת בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם בַּמִּשְׁנֶ֑ה וַיְדַבְּר֥וּ אֵלֶ֖יהָ כָּזֹֽאת׃ סRead the interlinear
- So Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּהוּchilqîyâh chilqîyâhû · HilkiahH2518
- and thoseאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
- the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- wentהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
- and spokeדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
- ·אֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
- ·זֹאתzô'th · thisH2063
- Huldahחֻלְדָּהchûldâh · HuldahH2468
- the prophetessנְבִיאָהnebîy'âh · prophetessH5031
- the wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
- of Shallumשַׁלּוּםshallûm shallûm · ShallumH7967
- sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- of Tokhathתּוֹקַהַתtôqahath · TokhathH8445
- of Hasrahחַסְרָהchasrâh · HasrahH2641
- the keeperשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: guardH8104
- of the wardrobeבֶּ֫גֶדbeged · garmentH899
- Sheהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
- livedיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
- in Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
- in the Second Districtמִשְׁנֶהmishneh · Second [Quarter]H4932
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 34:22
- Exodus 15:20Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women followed her with tambourines and dancing.
- Judges 4:4Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time.
- Luke 1:41When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
- Luke 2:36There was also a prophetess named Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher, who was well along in years. She had been married for seven years,
- Acts 21:9He had four unmarried daughters who prophesied.
- 2 Kings 22:14So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went and spoke to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, the keeper of the wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem, in the Second District.
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Notes
- 1. 2 Chronicles 34:22 One Hebrew manuscript, Vulgate, and Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts and those the king had told went to Huldah ↩
- 2. 2 Chronicles 34:22 Tokhath is a variant of Tikvah; see 2 Kings 22:14. ↩
- 3. 2 Chronicles 34:22 Hasrah is a variant of Harhas; see 2 Kings 22:14. ↩
- 4. 2 Chronicles 34:22 Or the Second Quarter, a newer section of Jerusalem; Hebrew the Mishneh ↩
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 34
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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