2 Chronicles 34:22

Huldah’s Prophecy

22 So Hilkiah and those the king had designated went and spoke to Huldah ^[a] the prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tokhath, ^[b] the son of Hasrah, ^[c] the keeper of the wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem, in the Second District. ^{[d] 1}

2 Chronicles 34:22 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 34:22

(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 34:14)

2 Chronicles 34:22 In-Context

20 and commanded Hilkiah, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Abdon son of Micah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the servant of the king:

21 “Go and inquire of the LORD for me and for those remaining in Israel and Judah concerning the words in the book that has been found. For great is the wrath of the LORD that has been poured out on us because our fathers have not kept the word of the LORD by doing all that is written in this book.”

22 So Hilkiah and those the king had designated went and spoke to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, the keeper of the wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem, in the Second District.

23 And Huldah said to them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Tell the man who sent you

24 that this is what the LORD says: I am about to bring calamity on this place and on its people, according to all the curses written in the book that has been read in the presence of the king of Judah,

Cross References

• 1. (2 Kings 22:14–20)

Footnotes

• [a]. One Hebrew manuscript, Vulgate, and Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts and those the king had told went to Huldah
• [b]. Tokhath is a variant of Tikvah; see 2 Kings 22:14.
• [c]. Hasrah is a variant of Harhas; see 2 Kings 22:14.
• [d]. Or the Second Quarter, a newer section of Jerusalem; Hebrew the Mishneh