Bible Commentary

And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem. Chap. 2Ki 23:1-14. Josiah’s covenant to serve the Lord. Destruction of idolatry, and removal of idolatrous priests (2Ch 34:3-7; 2Ch 34:29-33) 1. And the king sent, and they gathered ] The whole proceeding described in the first three … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 23:1”

Behold 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. 20. into thy grave in peace ] i. e. None of these evils … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 22:20”

Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before the LORD, when thou heardest what I spoke 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. 19. thine … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 22:19”

But to the king of Judah which sent you to inquire of the LORD, thus shall ye say to him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, [As touching] the words which thou hast heard; 18. But to [R.V. unto ] the king of Judah ] A special message is sent to the king, because … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 22:18”

Because 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. 17. works ] R.V. work ] of their hands ] The Hebrew has the singular. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 22:17”

Thus 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: 16. all the words of the book which the king of Judah hath read ] The Chronicler says, ‘all the curses that are written … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 22:16”

And she said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Tell the man that sent you to me, 15. Tell [R.V. adds ye ] the man that sent you to [R.V. unto ] me ] At first she places king and people all on one level and denounces the woes that shall surely … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 22:15”

So 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. 14. Huldah the prophetess ] Except Miriam the sister … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 22:14”

Go ye, inquire 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 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 22:13”

And 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, 12. Ahikam the son of Shaphan ] Ahikam was father of Gedaliah (Jer 39:14), and continued in an official position in the reign of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 22:12”