Kings II 22:44

44 And thou shalt deliver me from the striving of the peoples, thou shalt keep me the head of the Gentiles: a people which I knew not served me.

Kings II 22:44 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 2 KINGS 22

This chapter begins with the age and character of Josiah king of Judah, 2Ki 22:1-2, relates his orders for repairing the temple, 2Ki 22:3-7, his attention to the book of the law, which was found, and read to him, and the effect it had upon him, 2Ki 22:8-11, the command he gave to certain persons to inquire of the Lord about it, who applied to Huldah the prophetess, 2Ki 22:12-14, who returned an answer by them to the king, foretelling the destruction of Jerusalem, and giving the reason of it, and at the same time assuring the king it should not be in his days, 2Ki 22:15-20.

Kings II 22:44 In-Context

42 They shall cry, and there shall be no helper; to the Lord, but he hearkens not to them.

43 And I ground them as the dust of the earth, I beat them small as the mire of the streets.

44 And thou shalt deliver me from the striving of the peoples, thou shalt keep me the head of the Gentiles: a people which I knew not served me.

45 The strange children feigned to me; they hearkened to me as soon as they heard.

46 The strange children shall be cast away, and shall be overthrown out of their hiding places.

Footnotes

• [a]. 'my people.'