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Your eyes will not see all the disaster I am going to bring on this place.&#8217&#8221 So they took her answer back to the king. <a href="/nlt/2_kings/22.htm">New Living Translation</a> So I will not send the promised disaster until after you have died and been buried in peace. You will not see the disaster I am going to bring on this city.’” So they took her message back to the king. <a href="/esv/2_kings/22.htm">English Standard Version</a> Therefore, behold, I will gather you to your fathers, and you shall be gathered to your grave in peace, and your eyes shall not see all the disaster that I will bring upon this place.’” And they brought back word to the king. <a href="/bsb/2_kings/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> ‘Therefore I will indeed gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes will not see all the calamity that I will bring on this place.’” So they brought her answer back to the king. <a href="/kjv/2_kings/22.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/2_kings/22.htm">New King James Version</a> “Surely, therefore, I will gather you to your fathers, and you shall be gathered to your grave in peace; and your eyes shall not see all the calamity which I will bring on this place.” ’ ” So they brought back word to the king. <a href="/nasb_/2_kings/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Therefore, behold, I am going to gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace, and your eyes will not look at all the devastation that I am going to bring on this place.’” So they brought back word to the king. <a href="/nasb/2_kings/22.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Therefore, behold, I will gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace, and your eyes will not see all the evil which I will bring on this place."&#8217&#8221 So they brought back word to the king. <a href="/nasb77/2_kings/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Therefore, behold, I will gather you to your fathers, and you shall be gathered to your grave in peace, neither shall your eyes see all the evil which I will bring on this place.”’” So they brought back word to the king. <a href="/lsb/2_kings/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “Therefore, behold, I will gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace, so your eyes will not see all the evil which I will bring on this place.”’” So they brought back word to the king. <a href="/amp/2_kings/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “Therefore, behold, [King Josiah,] I will gather you to your fathers, and you will be taken to your grave in peace, and your eyes will not see all the evil (catastrophe) which I will bring on this place.”’” So they brought back word to the king. <a href="/csb/2_kings/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> ‘Therefore, I will indeed gather you to your ancestors, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes will not see all the disaster that I am bringing on this place.’ ” Then they reported to the king. <a href="/hcsb/2_kings/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> therefore, I will indeed gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes will not see all the disaster that I am bringing on this place.&#8217&#8221 Then they reported to the king. <a href="/asv/2_kings/22.htm">American Standard Version</a> Therefore, behold, I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace, neither shall thine eyes see all the evil which I will bring upon this place. And they brought the king word again. <a href="/cev/2_kings/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> So I will let you die in peace, before I destroy this place." The men left and took Huldah's answer back to Josiah. <a href="/erv/2_kings/22.htm">English Revised Version</a> Therefore, behold, I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace, neither shall thine eyes see all the evil which I will bring upon this place. And they brought the king word again. <a href="/gwt/2_kings/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> That is why I'm going to bring you to your ancestors. I'm going to bring you to your grave in peace, and your eyes will not see any of the disaster I'm going to bring on this place.' " So they reported this to the king. <a href="/gnt/2_kings/22.htm">Good News Translation</a> and the punishment which I am going to bring on Jerusalem will not come until after your death. I will let you die in peace." The men returned to King Josiah with this message. <a href="/isv/2_kings/22.htm">International Standard Version</a> Therefore, look! I will gather you to your ancestors, and you will be placed in your grave in peace. Your eyes will never see all the evil that I will bring on this place.'"'" <a href="/msb/2_kings/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> ?Therefore I will indeed gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes will not see all the calamity that I will bring on this place.?? So they brought her answer back to the king. <a href="/net/2_kings/22.htm">NET Bible</a> Therefore I will allow you to die and be buried in peace. You will not have to witness all the disaster I will bring on this place.'"'" Then they reported back to the king. <a href="/nheb/2_kings/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 'Therefore look, I will gather you to your fathers, and you shall be gathered to your grave in peace, neither shall your eyes see all the disaster which I will bring on this place.'"'" They brought back this message to the king. <a href="/wbt/2_kings/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Behold therefore, I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered into thy grave in peace; and thy eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this place. And they brought the king word again. <a href="/web/2_kings/22.htm">World English Bible</a> ‘Therefore behold, I will gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes will not see all the evil which I will bring on this place.’”’” So they brought this message back to the king. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_kings/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> therefore, behold, I am gathering you to your fathers, and you have been gathered to your grave in peace, and your eyes do not look on any of the calamity that I am bringing in on this place”; and they bring the king back word. <a href="/ylt/2_kings/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> therefore, lo, I am gathering thee unto thy fathers, and thou hast been gathered unto thy grave in peace, and thine eyes do not look on any of the evil that I am bringing in on this place;' and they bring the king back word. <a href="/slt/2_kings/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For this, behold me gathering thee to thy fathers, and thou wert gathered to thy tomb in peace; and thine eyes shall not look upon all the evil which I bring upon this place. And they will turn back the king word.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_kings/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Therefore I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy sepulchre in peace, that thy eyes may not see all the evils which I will bring; upon this place. <a href="/cpdv/2_kings/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For this reason, I will gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your sepulcher in peace, so that your eyes may not see all the evils that I will bring over this place.” <a href="/nabre/2_kings/22.htm">New American Bible</a> I will therefore gather you to your ancestors; you shall go to your grave in peace, and your eyes shall not see all the evil I am about to bring upon this place.” This they reported to the king. <a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Therefore, I will gather you to your ancestors, and you shall be gathered to your grave in peace; your eyes shall not see all the disaster that I will bring on this place.” They took the message back to the king.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Behold, therefore, I will gather you to your fathers, and you shall be gathered into your grave in peace; and your eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this country. And they brought the king word again. <a href="/hpbt/2_kings/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Because of this, behold, I gather you to your fathers and you shall be gathered to a tomb in peace, and your eyes shall not look on all the evil that I bring on this place.’” And they returned the answer to the King. <div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_kings/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Therefore, behold, I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace, neither shall thine eyes see all the evil which I will bring upon this place.' And they brought back word unto the king. <a href="/sep/2_kings/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> It shall not be so therefore: behold, I will add thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy tomb in peace, and thine eyes shall not see any among all the evils which I bring upon this place. <a href="/parallel/2_kings/22-20.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=7823" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_kings/22.htm">Huldah's Prophecy</a> …19because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its people, that they would become a desolation and a curse, and because you have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I have heard you,’ declares the LORD. 20<a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: lā·ḵên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so.">‘Therefore</a> <a href="/hebrew/2005.htm" title="2005: hin·nî (Interjection:: 1cs) -- Lo! behold! A primitive particle; lo!; also if."></a> <a href="/hebrew/622.htm" title="622: ’ō·sip̄·ḵā (V-Qal-Prtcpl-msc:: 2ms) -- To gather, remove. A primitive root; to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. Remove.">I will indeed gather</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">you to</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ă·ḇō·ṯe·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">your fathers,</a> <a href="/hebrew/622.htm" title="622: wə·ne·’ĕ·sap̄·tā (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To gather, remove. A primitive root; to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. Remove.">and you will be gathered</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/6913.htm" title="6913: qiḇ·rō·ṯe·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- A grave, sepulcher. Or qibrah; from qabar; a sepulchre.">your grave</a> <a href="/hebrew/7965.htm" title="7965: bə·šā·lō·wm (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Or shalom; from shalam; safe, i.e. well, happy, friendly; also welfare, i.e. Health, prosperity, peace.">in peace.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·ne·ḵā (N-cdc:: 2ms) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">Your eyes</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: ṯir·’e·nāh (V-Qal-Imperf-3fp) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">see</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: bə·ḵōl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: hā·rā·‘āh (Art:: Adj-fs) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">the calamity</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: mê·ḇî (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">will bring</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/4725.htm" title="4725: ham·mā·qō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Or maqom; also mqowmah; or mqomah; from quwm; properly, a standing, i.e. A spot; but used widely of a locality; also of a condition.">place.’”</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: way·yā·šî·ḇū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">So they brought</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">her</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: dā·ḇār (N-ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">answer</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">back to the king.</a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/2_chronicles/34-28.htm">2 Chronicles 34:28</a> ‘Now I will indeed gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes will not see all the calamity that I will bring on this place and on its people.’” So they brought her answer back to the king. <a href="/isaiah/57-1.htm">Isaiah 57:1-2</a> The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are taken away, while no one considers that the righteous are taken away from the presence of evil. / Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest, lying down in death. <a href="/1_kings/21-29.htm">1 Kings 21:29</a> “Have you seen how Ahab has humbled himself before Me? Because he has humbled himself before Me, I will not bring the calamity during his days, but I will bring it upon his house in the days of his son.” <a href="/2_kings/20-19.htm">2 Kings 20:19</a> But Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the LORD that you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “Will there not at least be peace and security in my lifetime?” <a href="/jeremiah/22-10.htm">Jeremiah 22:10</a> Do not weep for him who is dead; do not mourn his loss. Weep bitterly for him who is exiled, for he will never return to see his native land. <a href="/1_kings/14-13.htm">1 Kings 14:13</a> All Israel will mourn for him and bury him. For this is the only one belonging to Jeroboam who will receive a proper burial, because only in him has the LORD, the God of Israel, found any good in the house of Jeroboam. <a href="/2_chronicles/32-26.htm">2 Chronicles 32:26</a> Then Hezekiah humbled the pride of his heart—he and the people of Jerusalem—so that the wrath of the LORD did not come upon them during the days of Hezekiah. <a href="/2_chronicles/35-24.htm">2 Chronicles 35:24</a> So his servants took him out of his chariot, put him in his second chariot, and brought him to Jerusalem, where he died. And Josiah was buried in the tomb of his fathers, and all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for him. <a href="/2_kings/23-30.htm">2 Kings 23:30</a> From Megiddo his servants carried his body in a chariot, brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own tomb. Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah, anointed him, and made him king in place of his father. <a href="/2_kings/18-3.htm">2 Kings 18:3-7</a> And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father David had done. / He removed the high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. He also demolished the bronze snake called Nehushtan that Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had burned incense to it. / Hezekiah trusted in the LORD, the God of Israel. No king of Judah was like him, either before him or after him. ... <a href="/2_kings/23-25.htm">2 Kings 23:25</a> Neither before nor after Josiah was there any king like him, who turned to the LORD with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his strength, according to all the Law of Moses. <a href="/2_chronicles/34-2.htm">2 Chronicles 34:2-3</a> And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right or to the left. / In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, Josiah began to seek the God of his father David, and in the twelfth year he began to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Asherah poles, the carved idols, and the cast images. <a href="/psalms/37-37.htm">Psalm 37:37</a> Consider the blameless and observe the upright, for posterity awaits the man of peace. <a href="/revelation/14-13.htm">Revelation 14:13</a> And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead—those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.” <a href="/matthew/5-4.htm">Matthew 5:4</a> Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Behold therefore, I will gather you to your fathers, and you shall be gathered into your grave in peace; and your eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring on this place. And they brought the king word again.I will gather.<a href="/genesis/25-8.htm">Genesis 25:8</a> Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.<a href="/deuteronomy/31-16.htm">Deuteronomy 31:16</a> And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thou shalt sleep with thy fathers; and this people will rise up, and go a whoring after the gods of the strangers of the land, whither they go to be among them, and will forsake me, and break my covenant which I have made with them.<a href="/1_chronicles/17-11.htm">1 Chronicles 17:11</a> And it shall come to pass, when thy days be expired that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom.thou shalt.gathered.<a href="/2_kings/23-29.htm">2 Kings 23:29,30</a> In his days Pharaohnechoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him; and he slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him… <a href="/psalms/37-37.htm">Psalm 37:37</a> Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.<a href="/isaiah/57-1.htm">Isaiah 57:1,2</a> The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/21-26.htm">Buried</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-24.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-16.htm">Disaster</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-16.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-2.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-13.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-39.htm">Gather</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-9.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-26.htm">Grave</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-26.htm">Last</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-12.htm">News</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-19.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-9.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/23-30.htm">Buried</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/11-10.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-15.htm">Disaster</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-32.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-32.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-32.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-1.htm">Gather</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-1.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-17.htm">Grave</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/23-27.htm">Last</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/10-9.htm">News</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/12-18.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-16.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 22</div>1. <a href="/2_kings/22-1.htm">Josiah's good reign.</a> 3. <a href="/2_kings/22-3.htm">He takes care for the repair of the temple.</a> 8. <a href="/2_kings/22-8.htm">Hilkiah having found a book of the law,</a> 12. <a href="/2_kings/22-12.htm">Josiah sends to Huldah to enquire of the Lord.</a> 15. <a href="/2_kings/22-15.htm">Huldah prophesies the destruction of Jerusalem, but respite thereof in Josiah's time.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/22.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_kings/22.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Therefore I will indeed gather you to your fathers This phrase indicates God's promise to King Josiah that he will die and be buried with his ancestors. In ancient Israel, being "gathered to one's fathers" was a euphemism for death and implied a peaceful transition to the afterlife, often seen as a blessing. This reflects the cultural importance of family lineage and burial practices in Israelite society. The phrase also suggests a continuation of the covenantal relationship with God, as being gathered to one's fathers implies joining the faithful who have gone before.and you will be gathered to your grave in peace Despite the impending judgment on Judah, Josiah is promised a peaceful death. Historically, Josiah was one of the few kings of Judah who followed the Lord wholeheartedly, as seen in his reforms and the restoration of the temple. This promise of peace at death is significant, as it contrasts with the turmoil and destruction that would follow his reign. It highlights God's mercy and justice, rewarding Josiah's faithfulness. Theologically, it can be seen as a type of Christ, who also brought peace through His obedience and sacrifice.Your eyes will not see all the calamity that I will bring on this place This part of the prophecy assures Josiah that he will not witness the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple, which would occur after his death. The calamity refers to the Babylonian invasion and exile, a pivotal event in Israel's history. This promise underscores the severity of Judah's sin and the inevitability of God's judgment, yet it also shows God's compassion in sparing Josiah from witnessing the downfall. It connects to other scriptures where God spares the righteous from witnessing judgment, such as Lot being removed from Sodom.So they brought her answer back to the king The "her" refers to Huldah the prophetess, who delivered God's message to Josiah's messengers. This highlights the role of women in prophetic ministry in ancient Israel, showing that God spoke through both men and women. Huldah's prophecy was crucial in confirming the authenticity of the Book of the Law found in the temple and in guiding Josiah's response. This reflects the importance of prophetic voices in guiding the kings and the nation, and it emphasizes the need for leaders to seek and heed God's word.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/k/king_josiah.htm">King Josiah</a> The king of Judah who initiated religious reforms and sought to restore the worship of Yahweh. He is known for his dedication to God and his efforts to rid Judah of idolatry. 2. <a href="/topical/h/huldah_the_prophetess.htm">Huldah the Prophetess</a> A prophetess in Jerusalem who delivered God's message to King Josiah regarding the fate of Judah and Josiah's own future. 3. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The capital city of Judah, where the temple was located and where Josiah's reforms took place. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_book_of_the_law.htm">The Book of the Law</a> Discovered during temple repairs, this book prompted Josiah's reforms and led to the consultation with Huldah. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_disaster.htm">The Disaster</a> Refers to the impending judgment and destruction that God was going to bring upon Judah due to their persistent idolatry and disobedience.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_mercy_in_judgment.htm">God's Mercy in Judgment</a> Even in the face of impending judgment, God shows mercy to the faithful. Josiah's peaceful death is a testament to God's compassion for those who earnestly seek Him. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_godly_leadership.htm">The Importance of Godly Leadership</a> Josiah's reforms highlight the impact a godly leader can have on a nation. His dedication to God's law serves as a model for leaders today. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a> The disaster foretold for Judah underscores the serious consequences of turning away from God. It serves as a warning to remain faithful and obedient. <a href="/topical/s/seeking_god's_guidance.htm">Seeking God's Guidance</a> Josiah's consultation with Huldah demonstrates the importance of seeking divine guidance in times of uncertainty and decision-making.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 22</a> <a href="/q/michal's_punishment__biblical_marriage_views.htm">2 Samuel 6:20-23 - How does Michal's punishment for her criticism align with other biblical teachings on marriage and respect between spouses?</a> <a href="/q/why_the_discrepancy_on_jehoshaphat's_actions.htm">In 1 Kings 22:43, why does the text imply Jehoshaphat removed high places when 2 Chronicles 20:33 suggests otherwise?</a> <a href="/q/how_is_athaliah_both_omri's_granddaughter_and_ahaziah's_mother.htm">If 2 Chronicles 22:2 identifies Athaliah as the granddaughter of Omri, how can the timeline accurately place her as Ahaziah's mother?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_2_chr_25_4_align_with_ot_laws.htm">In 2 Chronicles 25:4, how can Amaziah's execution of his father's assassins yet sparing their children be reconciled with other Old Testament commands on punishment and inheritance of guilt?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/22.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(20) Thy grave.--So some MSS. and the old versions. But the ordinary Hebrew text, thy graves, may be right, as referring to the burial-place formed by Manasseh, which would contain a number of chambers and niches (<a href="/2_kings/21-18.htm" title="And Manasseh slept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.">2Kings 21:18</a>).In peace.--These words are limited by those which follow: "thine eyes shall not see all the evil," &c. Josiah was slain in battle, as the next chapter relates (<a href="/2_kings/23-29.htm" title="In his days Pharaohnechoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him; and he slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him.">2Kings 23:29</a>); but he was spared the greater calamity of witnessing the ruin of his people.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 20. - Behold therefore, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered into thy grave in peace. There is a seeming contradiction between these words and the fact of Josiah's violent death in battle against Pharaoh-Nechoh (<a href="/2_kings/23-29.htm">2 Kings 23:29</a>). But the contradiction is not a real one. Huldah was commissioned to assure Josiah that, though the destruction of his kingdom and the desolation of Judaea and Jerusalem, threatened in the Law, were at hand, yet they would not come in his day. He would not see the evil time. Before it came he would be "gathered to his fathers" i.e., in Jerusalem, as his predecessors had been (<a href="/2_kings/23-30.htm">2 Kings 23:30</a>), and not hurried off into captivity, to die in a foreign land, or given "the burial of an ass, drawn and east forth before the gates of Jerusalem" (<a href="/jeremiah/22-19.htm">Jeremiah 22:19</a>). The promise given him was fulfilled. He died in battle; but he was buried in peace (<a href="/2_chronicles/35-24.htm">2 Chronicles 35:24, 25</a>); and the fated enemy who was to destroy Jerusalem, and carry the Jewish nation into captivity, did not make any attack upon the land until three years later, when he was departed to his rest, and the throne was occupied by Jehoiakim (see <a href="/2_kings/24-1.htm">2 Kings 24:1</a>). And thine eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this place; e.g. the three sieges of Nebuchadnezzar, the destruction of the temple and city by Nebuzaradan (<a href="/2_kings/25-9.htm">2 Kings 25:9, 10</a>), the deportation of the bulk of the inhabitants (<a href="/2_kings/25-11.htm">2 Kings 25:11</a>), and the calamities which happened to the remnant left (<a href="/2_kings/25-22.htm">2 Kings 25:22-26</a>). Josiah did not witness any of this. He was "taken away from the evil to come." And they brought the king word again; i.e. Hilkiah, Shaphan, and their companions (ver. 14) reported to Josiah the message which Huldah had sent by them. <a href="/commentaries/2_kings/22-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>‘Therefore לָכֵן֩ (lā·ḵên) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3651.htm">Strong's 3651: </a> So -- thus I will indeed gather אֹֽסִפְךָ֜ (’ō·sip̄·ḵā) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_622.htm">Strong's 622: </a> To gather for, any purpose, to receive, take away, remove you to עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against your fathers, אֲבֹתֶ֗יךָ (’ă·ḇō·ṯe·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> Father and you will be gathered וְנֶאֱסַפְתָּ֣ (wə·ne·’ĕ·sap̄·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_622.htm">Strong's 622: </a> To gather for, any purpose, to receive, take away, remove to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to your grave קִבְרֹתֶיךָ֮ (qiḇ·rō·ṯe·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6913.htm">Strong's 6913: </a> A grave, sepulcher in peace. בְּשָׁלוֹם֒ (bə·šā·lō·wm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7965.htm">Strong's 7965: </a> Safe, well, happy, friendly, welfare, health, prosperity, peace Your eyes עֵינֶ֔יךָ (‘ê·ne·ḵā) Noun - cdc | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> An eye, a fountain will not וְלֹא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no see תִרְאֶ֣ינָה (ṯir·’e·nāh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see all בְּכֹל֙ (bə·ḵōl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the calamity הָֽרָעָ֔ה (hā·rā·‘āh) Article | Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> Bad, evil that אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that I אֲנִ֥י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> I will bring מֵבִ֖יא (mê·ḇî) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against this הַזֶּ֑ה (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> This, that place.’” הַמָּק֣וֹם (ham·mā·qō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4725.htm">Strong's 4725: </a> A standing, a spot, a condition So they brought וַיָּשִׁ֥יבוּ (way·yā·šî·ḇū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> To turn back, in, to retreat, again her answer דָּבָֽר׃ (dā·ḇār) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> A word, a matter, thing, a cause back to the king. הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/22-20.htm">2 Kings 22:20 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_kings/22-20.htm">2 Kings 22:20 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_kings/22-20.htm">2 Kings 22:20 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_kings/22-20.htm">2 Kings 22:20 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_kings/22-20.htm">2 Kings 22:20 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/22-20.htm">2 Kings 22:20 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/22-20.htm">2 Kings 22:20 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/22-20.htm">2 Kings 22:20 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/22-20.htm">2 Kings 22:20 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_kings/22-20.htm">2 Kings 22:20 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-20.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 22:20 Therefore behold I will gather you (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/22-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 22:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 22:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/23-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 23:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 23:1" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>