Josiah was eight
years
old
when he began to reign
, and he reigned
thirty
and one
years
in Jerusalem
. And his mother's
name
was Jedidah
, the daughter
of Adaiah
of Boscath
.
And he did that which was right
in the sight
of the LORD
, and walked
in all the way
of David
his father
, and turned not aside
to the right hand
or to the left
.
And it came to pass in the eighteenth year
of king
Josiah
, that the king
sent
Shaphan
the son
of Azaliah
, the son
of Meshullam
, the scribe
, to the house
of the LORD
, saying
,
Go up to Hilkiah
the high
priest
, that he may sum
the silver
which is brought
into the house
of the LORD
, which the keepers
of the door
have gathered
of the people
:
And let them deliver it into the hand
of the doers
of the work
, that have the oversight
of the house
of the LORD
: and let them give
it to the doers
of the work
which is in the house
of the LORD
, to repair
the breaches
of the house
,
Unto carpenters, and builders
, and masons
, and to buy
timber
and hewn
stone
to repair
the house
.
Howbeit there was no reckoning made with them of the money
that was delivered
into their hand
, because they dealt
faithfully
.
And Hilkiah the high
priest
said
unto Shaphan
the scribe
, I have found
the book
of the law
in the house
of the LORD
. And Hilkiah
gave
the book
to Shaphan
, and he read
it.
And Shaphan the scribe
came
to the king
, and brought
the king
word
again
, and said
, Thy servants
have gathered
the money
that was found
in the house
, and have delivered
it into the hand
of them that do
the work
, that have the oversight
of the house
of the LORD
.
And Shaphan the scribe
shewed
the king
, saying
, Hilkiah
the priest
hath delivered
me a book
. And Shaphan
read
it before
the king
.
And it came to pass, when the king had heard
the words
of the book
of the law
, that he rent
his clothes
.
And the king commanded
Hilkiah
the priest
, and Ahikam
the son
of Shaphan
, and Achbor
the son
of Michaiah
, and Shaphan
the scribe
, and Asahiah
a servant
of the king's
, saying
,
Go ye, enquire
of the LORD
for me, and for the people
, and for all Judah
, concerning the words
of this book
that is found
: for great
is the wrath
of the LORD
that is kindled
against us, because our fathers
have not hearkened
unto the words
of this book
, to do
according unto all that which is written
concerning us.
So 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.
And she said unto them, Thus saith
the LORD
God
of Israel
, Tell
the man
that sent
you to me,
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
:
Because 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
.
But 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
;
Because thine heart was tender
, and thou hast humbled
thyself before
the LORD
, when thou heardest
what I spake
against this place
, and against the inhabitants
thereof, that they should become a desolation
and a curse
, and hast rent
thy clothes
, and wept
before
me; I also have heard
thee , saith
the LORD
.
Behold therefore, I will gather thee unto thy fathers
, and thou shalt be gathered
into thy grave
in peace
; and thine eyes
shall not see
all the evil
which I will bring
upon this place
. And they brought
the king
word
again
.