2 Reyes 22:14

14 Entonces el sacerdote Hilcías, Ahicam, Acbor, Safán y Asaías se dirigieron al Barrio Nuevo
de Jerusalén para consultar a la profetisa Hulda. Ella era la esposa de Salum, hijo de Ticvah, hijo de Harhas, el encargado del guardarropa del templo.

2 Reyes 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 Reyes 22:14 In-Context

12 Luego dio las siguientes órdenes a Hilcías, el sacerdote; a Ahicam, hijo de Safán; a Acbor, hijo de Micaías; a Safán, secretario de la corte y a Asaías, consejero personal del rey:

13 «Vayan al templo y consulten al Señor
por mí, por el pueblo y por toda la gente de Judá. Pregunten acerca de las palabras escritas en este rollo que se encontró. Pues el gran enojo del Señor
arde contra nosotros, porque nuestros antepasados no obedecieron las palabras de este rollo. No hemos estado haciendo todo lo que dice que debemos hacer».

14 Entonces el sacerdote Hilcías, Ahicam, Acbor, Safán y Asaías se dirigieron al Barrio Nuevo
de Jerusalén para consultar a la profetisa Hulda. Ella era la esposa de Salum, hijo de Ticvah, hijo de Harhas, el encargado del guardarropa del templo.

15 Ella les dijo: «¡El Señor
, Dios de Israel, ha hablado! Regresen y díganle al hombre que los envió:

16 “Esto dice el Señor
: ‘Traeré desastre sobre esta ciudad
y sobre sus habitantes. Todas las palabras escritas en el rollo que el rey de Judá leyó se cumplirán,