Berean Standard Bible

2 Kings 22

(2 Chronicles 34:1–2)

1Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977was eightשְׁמֹנֶ֤הshe.mo.NehH8083years oldבֶּן־ שָׁנָה֙ben- sha.NahH1121 H8141when he became kingבְמָלְכ֔וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389thirty-oneוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וְאַחַת֙u.she.lo.Shim ve.'a.ChatH7970 H259yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141.His mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034was Jedidahיְדִידָ֥הye.di.DahH3040daughterבַת־vat-H1323of Adaiahעֲדָ֖יָה'a.Da.yahH5718;she was from Bozkathמִבָּצְקַֽת׃mi.ba.tze.KatH1218.

2And he didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213what wasrightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477in the eyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068and walkedוַיֵּ֗לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the waysדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙de.rekhH1870of his fatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732;he did notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808turn asideסָ֖רsarH5493to the rightיָמִ֥יןya.MinH3225or to the leftוּשְׂמֹֽאול׃ פu.se.MolH8040.

Funding the Temple Repairs

(2 Chronicles 34:8–13)

3Nowוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961in the eighteenthבִּשְׁמֹנֶ֤ה עֶשְׂרֵה֙bish.mo.Neh 'es.RehH8083 H6240yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141of his reignלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428,Kingהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֑הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977אֶת־'et-H853sentשָׁלַ֣חsha.LachH7971the scribeהַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.FerH5608,Shaphanשָׁפָ֨ןsha.FanH8227sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Azaliahאֲצַלְיָ֤הוּ'a.tzal.Ya.huH683,the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Meshullamמְשֻׁלָּם֙me.shu.LamH4918,to the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

4“Go upעֲלֵ֗ה'a.LehH5927toאֶל־'el-H413Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chil.ki.Ya.huH2518the highהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.HenH3548and have him countוְיַתֵּ֣םve.ya.TemH8552אֶת־'et-H853the moneyהַכֶּ֔סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701that has been broughtהַמּוּבָ֖אha.mu.Va'H935into the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the doorkeepersשֹׁמְרֵ֥י הַסַּ֖ף מֵאֵ֥תsho.me.Rei ha.Saf me.'EtH8104 H5592 H854have collectedאָסְפ֛וּ'a.se.FuH622from the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

5And let them deliver itוְיִתְּנֻ֗הוּve.yit.nu.huH5414intoעַל־'al-H5921the handsיַד֙yadH3027of the supervisorsהַמֻּפְקָדִ֖יםha.muf.ka.DimH6485of those doingעֹשֵׂ֣י'o.SeiH6213the workהַמְּלָאכָ֔הha.me.la.KhahH4399on the houseבֵּ֣יתveitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,who in turn are to giveוְיִתְּנ֣וּve.yi.te.NuH5414itאֹת֗וֹ'o.ToH853to the workmenלְעֹשֵׂ֤י הַמְּלָאכָה֙le.'o.Sei ha.me.la.KhahH6213 H4399אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834repairingלְחַזֵּ֖קle.cha.ZekH2388the damagesבְּבֵ֣ית בֶּ֥דֶקbe.Veit Be.dekH919 H1004to the houseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068—

6to the carpentersלֶחָ֣רָשִׁ֔יםle.Cha.ra.ShimH2796,buildersוְלַבֹּנִ֖יםve.la.bo.NimH1129,and masonsוְלַגֹּֽדְרִ֑יםve.la.go.de.RimH1443—to buyוְלִקְנ֤וֹתve.lik.NotH7069timberעֵצִים֙'e.TzimH6086and dressedמַחְצֵ֔בmach.TzevH4274stoneוְאַבְנֵ֣יve.'av.NeiH68to repairלְחַזֵּ֖קle.cha.ZekH2388אֶת־'et-H853the templeהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

7Butאַ֚ךְ'akhH389they need notלֹא־lo'-H3808accountיֵחָשֵׁ֣בye.cha.ShevH2803for the moneyאִתָּ֔ם הַכֶּ֖סֶף'i.Tam ha.Ke.sefH854 H3701putהַנִּתָּ֣ןha.ni.TanH5414intoעַל־'al-H5921their handsיָדָ֑םya.DamH3027,sinceכִּ֥יkiH3588theyהֵ֥םhemH1992workעֹשִֽׂים׃'o.SimH6213with integrityבֶאֱמוּנָ֖הve.'e.mu.NahH530.”

Hilkiah Finds the Book of the Law

(2 Chronicles 34:14–21)

8Then Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֜הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518the highהַגָּדוֹל֙ עַל־ha.ga.dOl 'al-H1419 H5921priestהַכֹּהֵ֤ןha.ko.HenH3548said toוַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559Shaphanשָׁפָ֣ןsha.FanH8227the scribeהַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.FerH5608, “I have foundמָצָ֖אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672the Bookסֵ֧פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Lawהַתּוֹרָ֛הha.to.RahH8451in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068!”And heחִלְקִיָּ֧הchil.ki.YahH2518אֶת־'et-H853gaveוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414itהַסֵּ֛פֶרha.Se.ferH5612toאֶל־'el-H413Shaphanשָׁפָ֖ןsha.FanH8227,who read itוַיִּקְרָאֵֽהוּ׃vai.yik.ra.'E.huH7121.

9And Shaphanשָׁפָ֤ןsha.FanH8227the scribeהַסֹּפֵר֙ha.so.FerH5608wentוַיָּבֹ֞אvai.ya.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and reportedוַיָּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725אֶת־'et-H853הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428דָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Your servantsעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaH5650אֶת־'et-H853have paid outהִתִּ֤יכוּhi.Ti.khuH5413the moneyהַכֶּ֙סֶף֙ha.Ke.sefH3701that was foundהַנִּמְצָ֣אha.nim.Tza'H4672in the templeבַבַּ֔יִתva.Ba.yitH1004and have putוַֽיִּתְּנֻ֗הוּvai.yi.te.Nu.huH5414it intoעַל־'al-H5921the handsיַד֙yadH3027of the workersעֹשֵׂ֣י הַמְּלָאכָ֔ה'o.Sei ha.me.la.KhahH6213 H4399and supervisorsהַמֻּפְקָדִ֖יםha.muf.ka.DimH6485of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.”

10Moreover, Shaphanשָׁפָ֤ןsha.FanH8227the scribeהַסֹּפֵר֙ha.so.FerH5608toldוַיַּגֵּ֞דvai.ya.GedH5046the kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְ לֵאמֹ֔רla.Me.lekh le.MorH4428 H559, “Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֖הchil.ki.YahH2518the priestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548has givenנָ֣תַןNa.tanH5414mea bookסֵ֚פֶרSe.ferH5612.”And Shaphanשָׁפָ֖ןsha.FanH8227read itוַיִּקְרָאֵ֥הוּvai.yik.ra.'E.huH7121in the presenceלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440of the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

11וַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961When the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428אֶת־'et-H853heardכִּשְׁמֹ֣עַkish.Mo.a'H8085the wordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697of the Bookסֵ֣פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Lawהַתּוֹרָ֑הha.to.RahH8451,he toreוַיִּקְרַ֖עvai.yik.Ra'H7167אֶת־'et-H853his clothesבְּגָדָֽיו׃be.ga.DavH899

12andהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428אֶת־'et-H853commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֣הchil.ki.YahH2518the priestהַכֹּהֵ֡ןha.ko.HenH3548וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Ahikamאֲחִיקָ֣ם'a.chi.KamH296sonבֶּן־be.no.Sha-H1121of Shaphanשָׁ֠פָןSha.fanH8227וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Achborעַכְבּ֨וֹרakh.BorH5907sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Micaiahמִיכָיָ֜הmi.kha.YahH4320,וְאֵ֣ת׀ve.'EtH853Shaphanשָׁפָ֣ןsha.FanH8227the scribeהַסֹּפֵ֗רha.so.FerH5608וְאֵ֛תve.'EtH853,and Asaiahעֲשָׂיָ֥ה'a.sa.YahH6222the servantעֶֽבֶד־'e.ved-H5650of the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428לֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559:

13“Goלְכוּ֩le.KhuH1980and inquireדִרְשׁ֨וּdir.ShuH1875אֶת־'et-H853of the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068for meבַּעֲדִ֣יba.'a.DiH1157,forוּבְעַד־u.ve.'ad-H1157the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,and forוּבְעַד֙u.ve.'AdH1157allכָּל־kol-H3605Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063concerningעַל־'al-H5921the wordsדִּבְרֵ֛יdiv.ReiH1697in thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088bookהַסֵּ֥פֶרha.Se.ferH5612that has been foundהַנִּמְצָ֖אha.nim.Tza'H4672.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588greatגְדוֹלָ֞הge.do.LahH1419isthe wrathחֲמַ֣תcha.MatH2534of the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068thatאֲשֶׁר־ הִיא֙'a.Sher- hi'H834 H1931burnsנִצְּתָ֣הni.tze.TahH3341against usעַל֩'alH5921becauseאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֗ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1have notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808obeyedשָׁמְע֜וּsha.me.'UH8085עַל־'al-H5921the wordsדִּבְרֵי֙div.ReiH1697of thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088bookהַסֵּ֣פֶרha.Se.ferH5612by doingלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213allכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605that is writtenהַכָּת֥וּבha.ka.TuvH3789about usעָלֵֽינוּ׃'a.Lei.nuH5921.”

Huldah’s Prophecy

(2 Chronicles 34:22–28)

14So Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֣הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518the priestהַ֠כֹּהֵןHa.ko.henH3548,Ahikamוַאֲחִיקָ֨םva.'a.chi.KamH296,Achborוְעַכְבּ֜וֹרve.'akh.BorH5907,Shaphanוְשָׁפָ֣ןve.sha.FanH8227,and Asaiahוַעֲשָׂיָ֗הva.'a.sa.YahH6222wentוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980and spokeוַֽיְדַבְּר֖וּvay.da.be.RuH1696אֶל־'el-H413toאֵלֶֽיהָ׃'e.Lei.haH413Huldahחֻלְדָּ֨הchul.DahH2468the prophetessהַנְּבִיאָ֜הha.ne.vi.'AhH5031,the wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת׀'E.shetH802of Shallumשַׁלֻּ֣םsha.LumH7967sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Tikvahתִּקְוָ֗הtik.VahH8616,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Harhasחַרְחַס֙char.ChasH2745,the keeperשֹׁמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104of the wardrobeהַבְּגָדִ֔יםha.be.ga.DimH899.Sheוְהִ֛יאve.Hi'H1931livedיֹשֶׁ֥בֶתyo.She.vetH3427in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,in the Second Districtבַּמִּשְׁנֶ֑הba.mish.NehH4932.

15And Huldah saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559to themאֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH413, “This is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559: ‘Tellאִמְר֣וּ'im.RuH559the manלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834sentשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971youאֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853אֵלָֽי׃'e.LaiH413

16that this is whatכֹּ֚הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֔ה הִנְנִ֨יYah.weh hi.NiH3068 H2005saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559:I am about to bringמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935calamityרָעָ֛הra.'AhH7451onאֶל־'el-H413thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725and onוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921its peopleיֹֽשְׁבָ֑יוyo.she.VavH3427אֵ֚ת'etH853,according to allכָּל־kol-H3605the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of the bookהַסֵּ֔פֶרha.Se.ferH5612thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063has readקָרָ֖אka.Ra'H7121,

17becauseתַּ֣חַת׀Ta.chatH8478אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they have forsaken Meעֲזָב֗וּנִי'a.za.Vu.niH5800and burned incenseוַֽיְקַטְּרוּ֙vay.ka.te.RuH6999to otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430,thatלְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anH4616they might provoke Me to angerהַכְעִיסֵ֔נִיhakh.'i.Se.niH3707with allבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605the worksמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of their handsיְדֵיהֶ֑םye.dei.HemH3027.My wrathחֲמָתִ֛יcha.ma.TiH2534will be kindledוְנִצְּתָ֧הve.ni.tze.TahH3341against thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088placeבַּמָּק֥וֹםba.ma.KomH4725and will notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808be quenchedתִכְבֶּֽה׃tikh.BehH3518.’

18But as forוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,who sentהַשֹּׁלֵ֤חַha.sho.Le.achH7971youאֶתְכֶם֙'et.KhemH853to inquireלִדְרֹ֣שׁlid.RoshH1875אֶת־'et-H853of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,tell himכֹּ֥ה תֹאמְר֖וּ אֵלָ֑יוkoh to.me.Ru 'e.LavH559 H413 H3541that this is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559: ‘As for the wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you heardשָׁמָֽעְתָּ׃sha.Ma.'e.taH8085,

19becauseיַ֠עַןYa.'anH3282your heartלְבָ֨בְךָ֜le.Va.ve.khaH3824was tenderרַךְ־rakh-H7401and you humbled yourselfוַתִּכָּנַ֣ע׀va.ti.ka.Na'H3665beforeמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068when you heardבְּֽשָׁמְעֲךָ֡be.sha.me.'a.KhaH8085whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I spokeדִּבַּרְתִּי֩di.bar.TiH1696againstעַל־'al-H5921thisהַזֶּ֜הha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֨וֹםha.ma.KomH4725and againstוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921its peopleיֹשְׁבָ֗יוyo.she.VavH3427,that they would becomeלִהְי֤וֹתlih.YotH1961a desolationלְשַׁמָּה֙le.sha.MahH8047and a curseוְלִקְלָלָ֔הve.lik.la.LahH7045,and because you have tornוַתִּקְרַע֙va.tik.Ra'H7167אֶת־'et-H853your clothesבְּגָדֶ֔יךָbe.ga.Dei.khaH899and weptוַתִּבְכֶּ֖הva.tiv.KehH1058before Meלְפָנָ֑י וְגַ֧םle.fa.Nai ve.GamH6440 H1571,Iאָנֹכִ֛י'a.no.KhiH595have heardשָׁמַ֖עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085you,’declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

20‘Thereforeלָכֵן֩la.KhenH3651I will indeed gatherהִנְנִ֨י אֹֽסִפְךָ֜hi.Ni 'o.sif.KhaH2005 H622you toעַל־'al-H5921your fathersאֲבֹתֶ֗יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1,and you will be gatheredוְנֶאֱסַפְתָּ֣ve.ne.'e.saf.TaH622toאֶל־'el-H413your graveקִבְרֹתֶיךָ֮kiv.ro.tei.ChaH6913in peaceבְּשָׁלוֹם֒be.sha.lOmH7965.Your eyesעֵינֶ֔יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869will notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808seeתִרְאֶ֣ינָהtir.'Ei.nahH7200allבְּכֹל֙be.KholH3605the calamityהָֽרָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589will bringמֵבִ֖יאme.Vi'H935onעַל־'al-H5921thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.’”So they broughtוַיָּשִׁ֥יבוּvai.ya.Shi.vuH7725herאֶת־'et-H853answerדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697back to the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.