2 Kings 22:12

12 Then the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam the son of Shaphan, Achbor the son of Michaiah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king, saying,

2 Kings 22:12 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 22:12

And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest
The high priest, as he is called, ( 2 Kings 22:4 2 Kings 22:8 )

and Ahikam the son of Shaphan;
whether the same with Shaphan the scribe, before mentioned, or another of the same name, is not certain:

and Achbor the son of Michaiah;
who is called Abdon, the son of Micah, ( 2 Chronicles 34:20 )

and Shaphan the scribe;
who brought and read the book to the king:

and Asahiah, a servant of the king's;
that waited on him constantly:

saying;
as follows.

2 Kings 22:12 In-Context

10 Then Shaphan the scribe showed the king, saying, "Hilkiah the priest has given me a book." And Shaphan read it before the king.

11 Now it happened, when the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, that he tore his clothes.

12 Then the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam the son of Shaphan, Achbor the son of Michaiah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king, saying,

13 "Go, inquire of the Lord for me, for the people and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that has been found; for great is the wrath of the Lord that is aroused against us, because our fathers have not obeyed the words of this book, to do according to all that is written concerning us."

14 So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe. (She dwelt in Jerusalem in the Second Quarter.) And they spoke with her.

Footnotes

• [a]. Abdon the son of Micah in 2 Chronicles 34:20