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2 Kings 22:16 KJV
2 Kings · chapter 22 · verse 16
Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah hath read:2 Kings 22:16 · King James Version
2 Kings 22:16 in context
14So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;) and they communed with her.
15And she said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Tell the man that sent you to me,
16Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah hath read:
17Because 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 kindled against this place, and shall not be quenched.
18But to the king of Judah which sent you to enquire of the LORD, thus shall ye say to him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, As touching the words which thou hast heard;
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- inhabitantsyâshabproperly, to sit downH3427 →
- saithʼâmarto sayH559 →
- bringbôwʼto go or comeH935 →
- placemâqôwmproperly, a standingH4725 →
- wordsdâbâra wordH1697 →
- JudahYᵉhûwdâhJehudah , the name of five IsraelitesH3063 →
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We hear no more of the repairing of the temple: no doubt that good work went on well; but the book of the law that was found in it occupies us now, and well it may. It is not laid up in the king's cabinet as a piece of antiquity, a rarity to be admired, but it is read before the king.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 11-20