Josiah Reigns in Judah (2 Chronicles 34:1–2)
1 ULT Josiah{ was} a son of 8 years when he reigned, and he reigned 31 years in Jerusalem. And the name of his mother{ was} Yedidah, the daughter of Adaiah, from Bozkath. BSB BSB: Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years. His mother’s name was Jedidah daughter of Adaiah; she was from Bozkath.
2 ULT And he did right in the eyes of Yahweh, and he walked in every way of David his father, and he did not turn away, right or left. BSB BSB: And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in all the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.
Funding the Temple Repairs (2 Chronicles 34:8–13)
3 ULT And it happened in the eighteenth year of King Josiah, the king sent Shaphan, the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of Yahweh, saying, BSB BSB: Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, King Josiah sent the scribe, Shaphan son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, to the house of the LORD, saying,
4 ULT “Go up to Hilkiah, the great priest, and he shall complete the silver having been brought{ into} the house of Yahweh, which the keepers of the threshold have collected from the people. BSB BSB: “Go up to Hilkiah the high priest and have him count the money that has been brought into the house of the LORD, which the doorkeepers have collected from the people.
5 ULT And let them give it into the hand of the doers of the work, the ones appointed over the house of Yahweh. And they shall give it to the doers of the work that{ is} in the house of Yahweh, to strengthen the damage of the house, BSB BSB: And let them deliver it into the hands of the supervisors of those doing the work on the house of the LORD, who in turn are to give it to the workmen repairing the damages to the house of the LORD—
6 ULT to the craftsmen and to the builders and to the masons, and to buy wood and stones of hewing to strengthen the house.” BSB BSB: to the carpenters, builders, and masons—to buy timber and dressed stone to repair the temple.
7 ULT However, the silver given to their hand shall not be reckoned with them, because they are acting in faithfulness. BSB BSB: But they need not account for the money put into their hands, since they work with integrity.”
Hilkiah Finds the Book of the Law (2 Chronicles 34:14–21)
8 ULT And Hilkiah the great priest said to Shaphan the scribe,“I have found a scroll of the Law in the house of Yahweh.” And Hilkiah gave the scroll to Shaphan, and he read it. BSB BSB: Then Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, “I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the LORD!” And he gave it to Shaphan, who read it.
9 ULT And Shaphan the scribe went to the king, and he brought a word back{ to} the king and said,“Your servants have poured out the silver found in the house, and they have given it into the hand of the doers of the work, the ones appointed{ over} the house of Yahweh.” BSB BSB: And Shaphan the scribe went to the king and reported, “Your servants have paid out the money that was found in the temple and have put it into the hands of the workers and supervisors of the house of the LORD.”
10 ULT And Shaphan the scribe declared to the king, saying,“Hilkiah the priest has given a scroll to me.” And Shaphan read it to the face of the king. BSB BSB: Moreover, Shaphan the scribe told the king, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read it in the presence of the king.
11 ULT And it happened when the king heard the words of the scroll of the Law that he tore his clothes. BSB BSB: When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes
12 ULT And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest and Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, and Akbor, the son of Micaiah, and Shaphan the scribe and Asaiah, the servant of the king, saying, BSB BSB: and commanded Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Achbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the servant of the king: 13 ULT “Go, seek Yahweh for me and for the people and for all of Judah concerning the words of this scroll having been found. For great{ is} the heat of Yahweh, that which is kindled against us because our fathers did not listen to the words of this scroll, to act according to everything written concerning us.” BSB BSB: “Go and inquire of the LORD for me, for the people, and for all Judah concerning the words in this book that has been found. For great is the wrath of the LORD that burns against us because our fathers have not obeyed the words of this book by doing all that is written about us.”
Huldah’s Prophecy (2 Chronicles 34:22–28)
14 ULT And Hilkiah the priest went with Ahikam and Akbor and Shaphan and Asaiah to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum, the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, the keeper of the clothes(now she was living in Jerusalem, in the Second Quarter), and they spoke to her. BSB BSB: So 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.
15 ULT And she said to them,“Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel,‘Say to the man who sent you to me, BSB BSB: And Huldah said to them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Tell the man who sent you
16 ULT “Thus says Yahweh,‘Behold me, bringing disaster to this place and upon its inhabitants, all of the words of the scroll that the king of Judah has read, BSB BSB: that this is what the LORD says: I am about to bring calamity on this place and on its people, according to all the words of the book that the king of Judah has read,
17 ULT because they abandoned me and burned incense to other gods, so that they made me angry by all of the works of their hands. So my heat is kindled against this place, and it will not extinguish.’”’ BSB BSB: because they have forsaken Me and burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke Me to anger with all the works of their hands. My wrath will be kindled against this place and will not be quenched.’
18 ULT But to the king of Judah, the one having sent you to seek Yahweh, thus you shall say to him,‘Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel,{ about} the words that you heard, BSB BSB: But as for the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the LORD, tell him that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘As for the words that you heard,
19 ULT “Because your heart is tender and you humbled yourself from the face of Yahweh when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its dwellers, that they would become a horror and a curse, and you tore your clothes and wept to my face, now I, I have also heard.” The declaration of Yahweh. BSB BSB: because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its people, that they would become a desolation and a curse, and because you have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I have heard you,’ declares the LORD.
20 ULT “Therefore, behold me, gathering you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your graves in peace, and your eyes will not see all of the disaster that I am bringing upon this place.”’” And they brought a word back{ to} the king. BSB BSB: ‘Therefore I will indeed gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes will not see all the calamity that I will bring on this place.’” So they brought her answer back to the king.
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