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</li> <li class="tabItem marginal" data-related-content="studyMarginals" aria-label="marginal"> <span class="icon"></span> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="navigationContents"> <div id="studyDiscover" class="studyPane active tabContent"> <div class="section"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui"><strong>2 Kings Outline</strong></span></h3><div class="summaryOutline"><ul class="content"><li class='scalableui'><ul class="outline"><li class="L1 chapterNo"><ul><li class="L2"><p>Josiah, king of Judah <span class="altsize">(</span><a class="outlineItem" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/22#h=195:0-196:0"><span class="altsize">1, 2</span></a><span class="altsize">)</span></p></li><li class="L2"><p>Instructions for temple repair <span class="altsize">(</span><a class="outlineItem" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/22#h=196:0-197:0"><span class="altsize">3-7</span></a><span class="altsize">)</span></p></li><li class="L2"><p>Book of the Law found <span class="altsize">(</span><a class="outlineItem" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/22#h=197:0-199:0"><span class="altsize">8-13</span></a><span class="altsize">)</span></p></li><li class="L2"><p>Huldah’s prophecy of calamity <span class="altsize">(</span><a class="outlineItem" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/22#h=199:0-200:0"><span class="altsize">14-20</span></a><span class="altsize">)</span></p></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="12-22-1" data-section-citation="012022001012022001"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">2 Kings 22:1</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/22/721" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-722"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ki 13:2; Jer 1:2; Zep 1:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-722" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-722" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/22/722" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-723"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Ch 34:1, 2</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-723" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-723" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/22/723" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-724"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jos 15:20, 39</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-724" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-724" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="12-22-2" data-section-citation="012022002012022002"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">2 Kings 22:2</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/22/724" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-725"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ki 15:5</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-725" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-725" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p333" data-pid="333" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020012/331/0">g73 11/22 6</a></p> <p id="p334" data-pid="334" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="12-22-3" data-section-citation="012022003012022003"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">2 Kings 22:3</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/22/725" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-726"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Ch 34:8</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-726" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-726" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p334" data-pid="334" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020012/332/0">kj 155</a></p> <p id="p335" data-pid="335" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="12-22-4" data-section-citation="012022004012022004"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">2 Kings 22:4</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/22/726" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-727"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ch 6:13</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-727" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-727" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/22/727" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-728"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Ki 12:4, 5; 2Ch 24:8</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-728" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-728" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/22/728" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-729"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Ki 12:9; 2Ch 34:9</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-729" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-729" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="12-22-5" data-section-citation="012022005012022005"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">2 Kings 22:5</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-177"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p400" data-pid="400">Or “the cracks in.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/22/729" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-730"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Ki 12:11, 12; 2Ch 34:10</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-730" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-730" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="12-22-6" data-section-citation="012022006012022006"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">2 Kings 22:6</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/22/730" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-731"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Ch 34:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-731" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-731" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="12-22-7" data-section-citation="012022007012022007"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">2 Kings 22:7</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/22/731" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-732"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Ki 12:15; 2Ch 34:12</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-732" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-732" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="12-22-8" data-section-citation="012022008012022008"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">2 Kings 22:8</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/22/732" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-733"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Ki 22:3</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-733" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-733" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/22/733" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-734"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 31:24-26</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-734" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-734" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/22/734" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-735"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Ch 34:14, 15</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-735" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-735" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p456" data-pid="456" class="se"></p> <p id="p457" data-pid="457" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204401/351/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 1118</a></p> <p id="p458" data-pid="458" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204401/352/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> pp. 117-118</a></p> <div id="p459" data-pid="459"><p data-pid="459" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204401/353/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="459" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204401/353/0">7/15/1990, p. 28</a></p> </div><p id="p460" data-pid="460" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p186" data-pid="186" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270012/184/0">it-1 1118;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270012/184/2"> it-2 117-118;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270012/184/5"> w90 7/15 28;</a></p> <p id="p187" data-pid="187" class="sx"></p> <p id="p335" data-pid="335" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020012/333/0">w73 203;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020012/333/2"> ad 774,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020012/333/3"> 968</a></p> <p id="p336" data-pid="336" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="12-22-9" data-section-citation="012022009012022009"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">2 Kings 22:9</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/22/735" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-736"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Ch 34:16-18</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-736" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-736" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="12-22-10" data-section-citation="012022010012022010"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">2 Kings 22:10</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/22/736" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-737"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 31:9</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-737" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-737" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="12-22-11" data-section-citation="012022011012022011"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">2 Kings 22:11</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/22/737" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-738"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Ch 34:19-21; Joe 2:13</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-738" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-738" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p460" data-pid="460" class="se"></p> <div id="p461" data-pid="461"><p data-pid="461" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204401/354/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="461" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204401/354/0">3/1/2000, p. 30</a></p> </div><p id="p462" data-pid="462" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p187" data-pid="187" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270012/185/0">w00 3/1 30;</a></p> <p id="p188" data-pid="188" class="sx"></p> <p id="p336" data-pid="336" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020012/334/0">w63 523</a></p> <p id="p337" data-pid="337" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="12-22-12" data-section-citation="012022012012022012"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">2 Kings 22:12</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/22/738" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-739"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Ki 25:22; Jer 26:24</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-739" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-739" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="12-22-13" data-section-citation="012022013012022013"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">2 Kings 22:13</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/22/739" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-740"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 4:24; 29:27; 31:17</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-740" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-740" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p337" data-pid="337" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020012/335/0">w73 203;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020012/335/2"> w63 524</a></p> <p id="p338" data-pid="338" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="12-22-14" data-section-citation="012022014012022014"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">2 Kings 22:14</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/22/740" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-741"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 15:20; Jg 4:4; Ne 6:14; Lu 2:36; Ac 21:8, 9</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-741" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-741" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/22/741" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-742"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Ch 34:22-28</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-742" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-742" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p462" data-pid="462" class="se"></p> <p id="p463" data-pid="463" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204401/355/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 893</a></p> <p id="p464" data-pid="464" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204401/356/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> pp. 43,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204401/357/0"> 906</a></p> <p id="p465" data-pid="465" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p188" data-pid="188" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270012/186/0">it-1 893;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270012/186/2"> it-2 43,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270012/186/4"> 906;</a></p> <p id="p189" data-pid="189" class="sx"></p> <p id="p338" data-pid="338" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020012/336/0">ad 1477</a></p> <p id="p339" data-pid="339" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="12-22-16" data-section-citation="012022016012022016"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">2 Kings 22:16</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/22/742" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-743"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Ki 22:8</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-743" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-743" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p339" data-pid="339" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020012/337/0">w63 524</a></p> <p id="p340" data-pid="340" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="12-22-17" data-section-citation="012022017012022017"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">2 Kings 22:17</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/22/743" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-744"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 20:3; De 32:17; Jg 2:12; Jer 2:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-744" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-744" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/22/744" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-745"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Isa 2:8</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-745" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-745" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/22/745" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-746"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 32:22; Isa 33:14; Jer 7:20; Eze 20:48</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-746" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-746" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="12-22-19" data-section-citation="012022019012022019"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">2 Kings 22:19</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-178"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p401" data-pid="401">Lit., “soft.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/22/746" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-747"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ki 21:29; Jas 4:6</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-747" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-747" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/22/747" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-748"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Ki 22:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-748" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-748" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="12-22-20" data-section-citation="012022020012022020"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">2 Kings 22:20</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-179"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p402" data-pid="402">This is a poetic expression for death.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p465" data-pid="465" class="se"></p> <p id="p466" data-pid="466" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204401/358/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 1157</a></p> <p id="p467" data-pid="467" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204401/359/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 591</a></p> <div id="p468" data-pid="468"><p data-pid="468" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204401/360/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="468" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204401/360/0">12/15/2000, p. 30</a></p><p data-pid="468" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204401/361/0">9/15/2000, p. 30</a></p> </div><p id="p469" data-pid="469" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p189" data-pid="189" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270012/187/0">it-1 1157;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270012/187/2"> it-2 591;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270012/187/4"> w00 9/15 30;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270012/187/6"> w00 12/15 30;</a></p> <p id="p190" data-pid="190" class="sx"></p> <p id="p340" data-pid="340" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020012/338/0">ad 801,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020012/338/1"> 1280;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020012/338/2"> kj 103;</a><span class="ni"> g69 1/22 27;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020012/338/4"> w65 79</a></p> <p id="p341" data-pid="341" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div> </div> <div id="studyParallel" class="studyPane tabContent"> <div class="section"> <h3 class="title">Parallel Translations</h3> <div class="helpText">Click a verse number to display parallel Bible verses.</div> <div class="parallel"> <div class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div> <div class="extract"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="studyMarginals" class="studyPane tabContent"> <div class="section marginalsGeneral"><h3 class="title"><span class="sectionIcon"></span><span class="scalableui">General</span></h3><div class="content categorizedMarginal"><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/22/721/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-722-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">2 Ki. 22:1</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ki 13:2; Jer 1:2; Zep 1:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-722-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-722-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/22/722/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-723-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">2 Ki. 22:1</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Ch 34:1, 2</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-723-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-723-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/22/723/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-724-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">2 Ki. 22:1</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jos 15:20, 39</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-724-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-724-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/22/724/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-725-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">2 Ki. 22:2</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ki 15:5</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-725-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-725-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/22/725/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-726-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">2 Ki. 22:3</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Ch 34:8</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-726-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-726-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/22/726/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-727-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">2 Ki. 22:4</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ch 6:13</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-727-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-727-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/22/727/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-728-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">2 Ki. 22:4</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Ki 12:4, 5; 2Ch 24:8</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-728-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-728-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/22/728/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-729-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">2 Ki. 22:4</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Ki 12:9; 2Ch 34:9</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-729-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-729-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/22/729/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-730-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">2 Ki. 22:5</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Ki 12:11, 12; 2Ch 34:10</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-730-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-730-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/22/730/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-731-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">2 Ki. 22:6</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Ch 34:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-731-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-731-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/22/731/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-732-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">2 Ki. 22:7</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Ki 12:15; 2Ch 34:12</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-732-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-732-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/22/732/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-733-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">2 Ki. 22:8</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Ki 22:3</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-733-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-733-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/22/733/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-734-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">2 Ki. 22:8</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 31:24-26</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-734-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-734-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/22/734/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-735-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">2 Ki. 22:8</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Ch 34:14, 15</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-735-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-735-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/22/735/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-736-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">2 Ki. 22:9</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Ch 34:16-18</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-736-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-736-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/22/736/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-737-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">2 Ki. 22:10</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 31:9</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-737-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-737-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/22/737/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-738-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">2 Ki. 22:11</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Ch 34:19-21; Joe 2:13</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-738-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-738-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/22/738/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-739-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">2 Ki. 22:12</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Ki 25:22; Jer 26:24</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-739-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-739-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/22/739/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-740-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">2 Ki. 22:13</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 4:24; 29:27; 31:17</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-740-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-740-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/22/740/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-741-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">2 Ki. 22:14</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 15:20; Jg 4:4; Ne 6:14; Lu 2:36; Ac 21:8, 9</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-741-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-741-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/22/741/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-742-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">2 Ki. 22:14</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Ch 34:22-28</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-742-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-742-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/22/742/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-743-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">2 Ki. 22:16</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Ki 22:8</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-743-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-743-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/22/743/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-744-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">2 Ki. 22:17</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 20:3; De 32:17; Jg 2:12; Jer 2:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-744-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-744-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/22/744/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-745-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">2 Ki. 22:17</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Isa 2:8</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-745-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-745-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/22/745/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-746-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">2 Ki. 22:17</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 32:22; Isa 33:14; Jer 7:20; Eze 20:48</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-746-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-746-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/22/746/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-747-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">2 Ki. 22:19</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ki 21:29; Jas 4:6</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-747-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-747-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/22/747/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-748-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">2 Ki. 22:19</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Ki 22:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-748-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-748-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="studyPaneGalleryModel" class="jwac 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Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)</div> <div>2 Kings 22:1-20</div> </div> <div id="content" class="content"> <div class="articlePositioner" lang="en" data-lang="E" dir="ltr"> <div id="banner" class="documentBanner showRuby ml-E ms-ROMAN dir-ltr" lang="en" data-lang="E" dir="ltr"> </div> <article id="article" class="article bible html5 pub-nwtsty jwac showRuby ml-E ms-ROMAN dir-ltr includeSecondaryNav" lang="en" data-lang="E" dir="ltr" role="article"> <div class="scalableui"> <header> <h1>The Second of Kings</h1> </header> <p id="p195" data-pid="195" class="sb"><span id="v12-22-1-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070116/10146" class="cl vp"><strong>22</strong> </a>Jo·siʹah<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070116/721" data-bid="722-1" class="b">+</a> was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned for 31 years in Jerusalem.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070116/722" data-bid="723-1" class="b">+</a> His mother’s name was Je·diʹdah the daughter of A·daiʹah from Bozʹkath.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070116/723" data-bid="724-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v12-22-2-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070116/10147" class="vl vx vp">2 </a>He did what was right in Jehovah’s eyes and walked in all the ways of David his forefather,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070116/724" data-bid="725-1" class="b">+</a> and he did not deviate to the right or to the left.</span></p> <p id="p196" data-pid="196" class="sb"><span id="v12-22-3-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070116/10148" class="vl vx vp">3 </a>In the 18th year of King Jo·siʹah, the king sent Shaʹphan the secretary, the son of Az·a·liʹah the son of Me·shulʹlam, to the house of Jehovah,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070116/725" data-bid="726-1" class="b">+</a> saying: </span><span id="v12-22-4-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070116/10149" class="vl vp">4 </a>“Go up to Hil·kiʹah<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070116/726" data-bid="727-1" class="b">+</a> the high priest, and let him collect all the money that is being brought into the house of Jehovah,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070116/727" data-bid="728-1" class="b">+</a> which the doorkeepers have collected from the people.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070116/728" data-bid="729-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v12-22-5-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070116/10150" class="vl vp">5 </a>Have them give it to those appointed over the work in the house of Jehovah who, in turn, will give it to the workers in the house of Jehovah who are to repair the damage to<a id="footnotesource177" data-fnid="177" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070116/176">*</a> the house,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070116/729" data-bid="730-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v12-22-6-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070116/10151" class="vl vp">6 </a>that is, to the craftsmen, the builders, and the masons; and they are to use it to buy timbers and hewn stones to repair the house.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070116/730" data-bid="731-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v12-22-7-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070116/10152" class="vl vp">7 </a>But no accounting should be required of them for the money that they are given, because they are trustworthy.”<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070116/731" data-bid="732-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p197" data-pid="197" class="sb"><span id="v12-22-8-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070116/10153" class="vl vx vp">8 </a>Later Hil·kiʹah the high priest said to Shaʹphan the secretary:<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070116/732" data-bid="733-1" class="b">+</a> “I have found the book of the Law<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070116/733" data-bid="734-1" class="b">+</a> in the house of Jehovah.” So Hil·kiʹah gave the book to Shaʹphan, who began to read it.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070116/734" data-bid="735-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v12-22-9-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070116/10154" class="vl vp">9 </a>Then Shaʹphan the secretary went to the king and told him: “Your servants have poured out the money that was found in the house, and they have handed it over to those appointed over the work in the house of Jehovah.”<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070116/735" data-bid="736-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v12-22-10-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070116/10155" class="vl vp">10 </a>Shaʹphan the secretary also told the king: “There is a book<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070116/736" data-bid="737-1" class="b">+</a> that Hil·kiʹah the priest has given me.” Then Shaʹphan began to read it before the king.</span></p> <p id="p198" data-pid="198" class="sb"><span id="v12-22-11-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070116/10156" class="vl vx vp">11 </a>As soon as the king heard the words of the book of the Law, he ripped his garments apart.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070116/737" data-bid="738-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v12-22-12-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070116/10157" class="vl vp">12 </a>Then the king gave this order to Hil·kiʹah the priest, A·hiʹkam<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070116/738" data-bid="739-1" class="b">+</a> the son of Shaʹphan, Achʹbor the son of Mi·caiʹah, Shaʹphan the secretary, and A·saiʹah the king’s servant: </span><span id="v12-22-13-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070116/10158" class="vl vx vp">13 </a>“Go, inquire of Jehovah in my behalf, in behalf of the people, and in behalf of all Judah concerning the words of this book that has been found; for Jehovah’s rage that has been set ablaze against us is great,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070116/739" data-bid="740-1" class="b">+</a> because our forefathers did not obey the words of this book by observing all that is written concerning us.”</span></p> <p id="p199" data-pid="199" class="sb"><span id="v12-22-14-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070116/10159" class="vl vx vp">14 </a>So Hil·kiʹah the priest, A·hiʹkam, Achʹbor, Shaʹphan, and A·saiʹah went to Hulʹdah the prophetess.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070116/740" data-bid="741-1" class="b">+</a> She was the wife of Shalʹlum son of Tikʹvah son of Harʹhas, the caretaker of the wardrobe, and she was dwelling in the Second Quarter of Jerusalem; and they spoke to her there.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070116/741" data-bid="742-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v12-22-15-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070116/10160" class="vl vp">15 </a>She said to them: “This is what Jehovah the God of Israel says, ‘Tell the man who sent you to me: </span><span id="v12-22-16-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070116/10161" class="vl vx vp">16 </a>“This is what Jehovah says, ‘I will bring calamity on this place and its inhabitants, all the words of the book that the king of Judah has read.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070116/742" data-bid="743-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v12-22-17-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070116/10162" class="vl vp">17 </a>Because they have abandoned me and are making sacrifices smoke to other gods<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070116/743" data-bid="744-1" class="b">+</a> in order to offend me with all the work of their hands,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070116/744" data-bid="745-1" class="b">+</a> my rage will be set ablaze against this place and it will not be extinguished.’”<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070116/745" data-bid="746-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v12-22-18-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070116/10163" class="vl vp">18 </a>But to the king of Judah who sent you to inquire of Jehovah, this is what you should say to him, “This is what Jehovah the God of Israel says: ‘Regarding the words that you have heard, </span><span id="v12-22-19-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070116/10164" class="vl vp">19 </a>because your heart 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