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2 Chronicles 34:24 KJV
2 Chronicles · chapter 34 · verse 24
Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the curses that are written in the book which they have read before the king of Judah:2 Chronicles 34:24 · King James Version
2 Chronicles 34:24 in context
22And Hilkiah, and they that the king had appointed, went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvath, the son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college:) and they spake to her to that effect.
23And she answered them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Tell ye the man that sent you to me,
24Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the curses that are written in the book which they have read before the king of Judah:
25Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be poured out upon this place, and shall not be quenched.
26And as for the king of Judah, who sent you to enquire of the LORD, so shall ye say unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel concerning the words which thou hast heard;
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- inhabitantsyâshabproperly, to sit downH3427 →
- writtenkâthabto grave, by implication, to writeH3789 →
- cursesʼâlâhan imprecationH423 →
- saithʼâmarto sayH559 →
- bringbôwʼto go or comeH935 →
- placemâqôwmproperly, a standingH4725 →
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This whole paragraph we had, just as it is here related, Kg2 22:8-20, and have nothing to add here to what was there observed. But, 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 14-28