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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>2 Kings 22 CEV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/2_kings/22.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/2_kings/22-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="//biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">CEV</a> > 2 Kings 22</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../2_kings/21.htm" title="2 Kings 21">◄</a> 2 Kings 22 <a href="../2_kings/23.htm" title="2 Kings 23">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Contemporary English Version</div><div class="chap"><h3 class="s1">King Josiah of Judah</h3><h5 class="r">(<ref loc="2CH 34:1">2 Chronicles 34.1</ref>,<ref loc="2CH 34:2">2</ref>)</h5><p class="par"><span class="v12_22_1"><span class="reftext" id="2Kgs.22.1" class="v12_22_1">1</span><a href="#fn" id="link_2Kgs.22.1!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> Josiah was 8 years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled 31 years from Jerusalem. His mother Jedidah was the daughter of Adaiah from Bozkath. </span><span class="v12_22_2"><span class="reftext" id="2Kgs.22.2" class="v12_22_2">2</span>Josiah always obeyed the <span class="nd">Lord</span>, just as his ancestor David had done.</span></p><h3 class="s1">Hilkiah Finds <span class="bk"> The Book of God's Law</span></h3><h5 class="r">(<ref loc="2CH 34:8-28">2 Chronicles 34.8-28</ref>)</h5><p class="par"><span class="v12_22_3"><span class="reftext" id="2Kgs.22.3" class="v12_22_3">3</span>After Josiah had been king for 18 years, he told Shaphan,<a href="#fn" id="link_2Kgs.22.3!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> one of his highest officials:</span></p><p class="pi"><span class="v12_22_3">Go to the <span class="nd">Lord</span>'s temple </span><span class="v12_22_4"><span class="reftext" id="2Kgs.22.4" class="v12_22_4">4</span>and ask Hilkiah the high priest to collect from the guards all the money that the people have donated. </span><span class="v12_22_5"><span class="reftext" id="2Kgs.22.5" class="v12_22_5">5</span>Tell Hilkiah to give it to the men supervising the repairs to the temple. They can use some of the money to pay </span><span class="v12_22_6"><span class="reftext" id="2Kgs.22.6" class="v12_22_6">6</span>the workers, and with the rest of it they can buy wood and stone for the repair work. </span><span class="v12_22_7"><span class="reftext" id="2Kgs.22.7" class="v12_22_7">7</span><a href="#fn" id="link_2Kgs.22.7!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> They are honest, so we won't ask them to keep track of the money.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v12_22_8"><span class="reftext" id="2Kgs.22.8" class="v12_22_8">8</span>While Shaphan was at the temple, Hilkiah handed him a book and said, “Look what I found here in the temple—<span class="bk">The Book of God's Law</span>.”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v12_22_8">Shaphan read it, </span><span class="v12_22_9"><span class="reftext" id="2Kgs.22.9" class="v12_22_9">9</span>then went back to Josiah and reported, “Your officials collected the money in the temple and gave it to the men supervising the repairs. </span><span class="v12_22_10"><span class="reftext" id="2Kgs.22.10" class="v12_22_10">10</span>But there's something else, Your Majesty. The priest Hilkiah gave me this book.” Then Shaphan read it out loud.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v12_22_11"><span class="reftext" id="2Kgs.22.11" class="v12_22_11">11</span>When Josiah heard what was in <span class="bk">The Book of God's Law</span>, he tore his clothes in sorrow. </span><span class="v12_22_12"><span class="reftext" id="2Kgs.22.12" class="v12_22_12">12</span>At once he called together Hilkiah, Shaphan, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Achbor son of Micaiah, and his own servant Asaiah. He said, </span><span class="v12_22_13"><span class="reftext" id="2Kgs.22.13" class="v12_22_13">13</span>“The <span class="nd">Lord</span> must be furious with me and everyone else in Judah, because our ancestors did not obey the laws written in this book. Go find out what the <span class="nd">Lord</span> wants us to do.”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v12_22_14"><span class="reftext" id="2Kgs.22.14" class="v12_22_14">14</span>The five men left at once and went to talk with Huldah the prophet. Her husband was Shallum,<a href="#fn" id="link_2Kgs.22.14!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> who was in charge of the king's clothes. Huldah lived in the northern part of Jerusalem, and when they met in her home, </span><span class="v12_22_15"><span class="reftext" id="2Kgs.22.15" class="v12_22_15">15</span>she said:</span></p><p class="pi"><span class="v12_22_15">You were sent here by King Josiah, and this is what the <span class="nd">Lord</span> God of Israel says to him: </span><span class="v12_22_16"><span class="reftext" id="2Kgs.22.16" class="v12_22_16">16</span>“Josiah, I am the <span class="nd">Lord</span>! And I will see to it that this country and everyone living in it will be destroyed. It will happen just as this book says. </span><span class="v12_22_17"><span class="reftext" id="2Kgs.22.17" class="v12_22_17">17</span>The people of Judah have rejected me. They have offered sacrifices to foreign gods and have worshiped their own idols. I cannot stand it any longer. I am furious.</span></p><p class="pi"><span class="v12_22_18"><span class="reftext" id="2Kgs.22.18" class="v12_22_18">18</span>“Josiah, listen to what I am going to do. </span><span class="v12_22_19"><span class="reftext" id="2Kgs.22.19" class="v12_22_19">19</span>I noticed how sad you were when you read that this country and its people would be completely wiped out. You even tore your clothes in sorrow, and I heard you cry. </span><span class="v12_22_20"><span class="reftext" id="2Kgs.22.20" class="v12_22_20">20</span>So I will let you die in peace, before I destroy this place.”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v12_22_20">The men left and took Huldah's answer back to Josiah.</span></p> <a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">22.3 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">Shaphan: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Hebrew “Shaphan son of Azaliah son of Meshullam.”</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">22.14 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">Shallum: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Hebrew “Shallum son of Tikvah son of Harhas.”</char></note></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Contemporary English Version, Second Edition (CEV®)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 2006 American Bible Society. 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