2 Kings 22:15

15 She told them, "This is what the LORD God of Israel says: Tell the man who sent you to me,

2 Kings 22:15 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 22:15

And she said unto them
The king's messengers:

thus saith the Lord God of Israel;
being immediately inspired by him, she spake in his name, as prophets did:

tell the man that sent you to me;
which may seem somewhat rude and unmannerly to say of a king; but when it is considered she spake not of herself, but representing the King of kings and Lord of lords, it will be seen and judged of in another light.

2 Kings 22:15 In-Context

13 "On behalf of the people, all of Judah, and me, ask the LORD about the words in this book that has been found. The LORD's fierce anger is directed towards us because our ancestors did not obey the things in this book or do everything written [in it]."
14 So the priest Hilkiah, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went to talk to the prophet Huldah. She was the wife of Shallum, son of Tikvah and grandson of Harhas. Shallum was in charge of the [royal] wardrobe. Huldah was living in the Second Part of Jerusalem.
15 She told them, "This is what the LORD God of Israel says: Tell the man who sent you to me,
16 'This is what the LORD says: I'm going to bring disaster on this place and on the people living here according to everything written in the book that the king of Judah has read.
17 I will do this because they have abandoned me and sacrificed to other gods in order to make me furious. Therefore, my burning anger directed at this place will never be extinguished.'"
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