2 Re 22:14

14 Il sacerdote Hilkia, Ahikam, Acbor, Shafan ed Asaia andarono dalla profetessa Hulda, moglie di Shallum, guardaroba, figliuolo di Tikva, figliuolo di Harhas. Essa dimorava a Gerusalemme, nel secondo quartiere; e quando ebbero parlato con lei, ella disse loro:

2 Re 22:14 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 22:14

So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan,
and Asahiah, went down to Huldah the prophetess
Such as were Miriam and Deborah; in imitation of those Satan had very early his women prophetesses, the Sibyls, so called from their being the council and oracle of God, and consulted as such on occasion, as Huldah now was; and the first of the Sibyls, according to Suidas ^F14, was a Chaldean or a Persian; and some say an Hebrew; and Pausanias expressly says ^F15, that with the Hebrews above Palestine was a woman prophetess, whose name was Sabba, whom some called the Babylonian, others the Egyptian Sibyl. Aelian relates ^F16 that one of them was a Jewess:

the wife of Shallum, the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of
the wardrobe;
but whether the king's wardrobe in the palace, or the priest's in the temple, is not certain; he is called Hasrah, ( 2 Chronicles 34:22 ) who is here called Harhas:

now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;
in the college of the prophets; in the house of instruction, as the Targum; the school where the young prophets were instructed and trained up; though Jarchi observes, that some interpret this "within the two walls"; Jerusalem it seems had three walls, and within the second this woman lived; there were gates in the temple, as he also observes, called the gates of Huldah ^F17, but whether from her cannot be said: this place of her dwelling seems to be mentioned as a reason why these messengers went to her, because she was near, as well as well known for her prophetic spirit, prudence, and faithfulness, and not to Jeremiah, who in all probability was at Anathoth; and so also is the reason why they went not to Zephaniah, if he as yet had begun to prophesy, because he might be at a distance also: and they communed with her; upon the subject the king sent them about.

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FOOTNOTES:

F14 In voce (sibulla) .
F15 Phocica, sive, l. 10. p. 631.
F16 Var. Hist. l. 12. c. 35.
F17 Misn. Middot, c. 1. sect. 3.

2 Re 22:14 In-Context

12 Poi diede quest’ordine al sacerdote Hilkia, ad Ahikam, figliuolo di Shafan, ad Acbor, figliuolo di Micaia, a Shafan, il segretario, e ad Asaia, servo del re:

13 "Andate a consultare l’Eterno per me, per il popolo e per tutto Giuda, riguardo alle parole di questo libro che s’è trovato; giacché grande è l’ira dell’Eterno che s’è accesa contro di noi, perché i nostri padri non hanno ubbidito alle parole di questo libro, e non hanno messo in pratica tutto quello che in esso ci è prescritto".

14 Il sacerdote Hilkia, Ahikam, Acbor, Shafan ed Asaia andarono dalla profetessa Hulda, moglie di Shallum, guardaroba, figliuolo di Tikva, figliuolo di Harhas. Essa dimorava a Gerusalemme, nel secondo quartiere; e quando ebbero parlato con lei, ella disse loro:

15 "Così dice l’Eterno, l’Iddio d’Israele: Dite all’uomo che vi ha mandati da me:

16 Così dice l’Eterno: Ecco, io farò venire delle sciagure su questo luogo e sopra i suoi abitanti, conformemente a tutte le parole del libro che il re di Giuda ha letto.