2 Kings 22:15
New International Version
She said to them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Tell the man who sent you to me,

New Living Translation
She said to them, “The LORD, the God of Israel, has spoken! Go back and tell the man who sent you,

English Standard Version
And she said to them, “Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: ‘Tell the man who sent you to me,

Berean Standard Bible
And Huldah said to them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Tell the man who sent you

King James Bible
And she said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Tell the man that sent you to me,

New King James Version
Then she said to them, “Thus says the LORD God of Israel, ‘Tell the man who sent you to Me,

New American Standard Bible
Then she said to them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel says: ‘Tell the man who sent you to Me,

NASB 1995
She said to them, “Thus says the LORD God of Israel, ‘Tell the man who sent you to me,

NASB 1977
And she said to them, “Thus says the LORD God of Israel, ‘Tell the man who sent you to me,

Legacy Standard Bible
And she said to them, “Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, ‘Say to the man who sent you to me,

Amplified Bible
She said to them, “Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: ‘Tell the man who sent you to me,

Christian Standard Bible
She said to them, “This is what the LORD God of Israel says: Say to the man who sent you to me,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
She said to them, “This is what the LORD God of Israel says, ‘Say to the man who sent you to Me:

American Standard Version
And she said unto them, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel: Tell ye the man that sent you unto me,

Contemporary English Version
she said: You were sent here by King Josiah, and this is what the LORD God of Israel says to him:

English Revised Version
And she said unto them, Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel: Tell ye the man that sent you unto me,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
She told them, "This is what the LORD God of Israel says: Tell the man who sent you to me,

Good News Translation
and she told them to go back to the king and give him

International Standard Version
and she told them, "This is what the LORD God of Israel says: 'Tell the man who sent you to me:

Majority Standard Bible
And Huldah said to them, ?This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ?Tell the man who sent you

NET Bible
and she said to them: "This is what the LORD God of Israel says: 'Say this to the man who sent you to me:

New Heart English Bible
She said to them, "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: 'Tell the man who sent you to me,

Webster's Bible Translation
And she said to them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Tell the man that sent you to me,

World English Bible
She said to them, “Yahweh the God of Israel says, ‘Tell the man who sent you to me,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And she says to them, “Thus said YHWH, God of Israel: Say to the man who has sent you to me,

Young's Literal Translation
And she saith unto them, 'Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, Say to the man who hath sent you unto me:

Smith's Literal Translation
And she will say to them, Thus said Jehovah God of Israel, Say ye to the man who sent you to me.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And she said to them: Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: Tell the man that sent you to me:

Catholic Public Domain Version
And she responded to them: “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Tell the man who sent you to me:

New American Bible
she said to them, “Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Say to the man who sent you to me,

New Revised Standard Version
She declared to them, “Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Tell the man who sent you to me,
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And she said to them, Thus says the LORD God of Israel: Tell the man who sent you to me,

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And she said to them: “Thus says LORD JEHOVAH, God of Israel: ‘Say to the man who sent you to me:
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And she said unto them: 'Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel: Tell ye the man that sent you unto me:

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And she said to them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Say to the man that sent you to me,

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Huldah's Prophecy
14So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went and spoke to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, the keeper of the wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem, in the Second District. 15And Huldah said to them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Tell the man who sent you 16that this is what the LORD says: I am about to bring calamity on this place and on its people, according to all the words of the book that the king of Judah has read,…

Cross References
2 Chronicles 34:23-28
And Huldah said to them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Tell the man who sent you / that this is what the LORD says: I am about to bring calamity on this place and on its people, according to all the curses written in the book that has been read in the presence of the king of Judah, / because they have forsaken Me and burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke Me to anger with all the works of their hands. My wrath will be poured out upon this place and will not be quenched.’ ...

Jeremiah 26:18-19
“Micah the Moreshite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah and told all the people of Judah that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.’ / Did Hezekiah king of Judah or anyone else in Judah put him to death? Did Hezekiah not fear the LORD and seek His favor, and did not the LORD relent of the disaster He had pronounced against them? But we are about to bring great harm on ourselves!”

Isaiah 8:19-20
When men tell you to consult mediums and spiritists who whisper and mutter, shouldn’t a people consult their God instead? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living? / To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.

Deuteronomy 18:15-22
The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to him. / This is what you asked of the LORD your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly, when you said, “Let us not hear the voice of the LORD our God or see this great fire anymore, so that we will not die!” / Then the LORD said to me, “They have spoken well. ...

1 Kings 13:1-3
Suddenly, as Jeroboam was standing beside the altar to burn incense, there came a man of God from Judah to Bethel by the word of the LORD. / And he cried out against the altar by the word of the LORD, “O altar, O altar, this is what the LORD says: ‘A son named Josiah will be born to the house of David, and upon you he will sacrifice the priests of the high places who burn incense upon you, and human bones will be burned upon you.’” / That day the man of God gave a sign, saying, “The LORD has spoken this sign: ‘Surely the altar will be split apart, and the ashes upon it will be poured out.’”

2 Kings 23:16-18
And as Josiah turned, he saw the tombs there on the hillside, and he sent someone to take the bones out of the tombs, and he burned them on the altar to defile it, according to the word of the LORD proclaimed by the man of God who had foretold these things. / Then the king asked, “What is this monument I see?” And the men of the city replied, “It is the tomb of the man of God who came from Judah and proclaimed these things that you have done to the altar of Bethel.” / “Let him rest,” said Josiah. “Do not let anyone disturb his bones.” So they left his bones undisturbed, along with those of the prophet who had come from Samaria.

Jeremiah 1:1-10
These are the words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests in Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin. / The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah, / and through the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, until the fifth month of the eleventh year of Zedekiah son of Josiah king of Judah, when the people of Jerusalem went into exile. ...

Acts 2:16-21
No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: / ‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams. / Even on My menservants and maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy. ...

Matthew 5:17-18
Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them. / For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.

Luke 24:44
Jesus said to them, “These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms.”

Romans 15:4
For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.

Hebrews 1:1-2
On many past occasions and in many different ways, God spoke to our fathers through the prophets. / But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe.

2 Peter 1:19-21
We also have the word of the prophets as confirmed beyond doubt. And you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. / Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture comes from one’s own interpretation. / For no such prophecy was ever brought forth by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

Revelation 19:10
So I fell at his feet to worship him. But he told me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who rely on the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”

Isaiah 44:26
who confirms the message of His servant and fulfills the counsel of His messengers, who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be inhabited,’ and of the cities of Judah, ‘They will be rebuilt, and I will restore their ruins,’


Treasury of Scripture

And she said to them, Thus said the LORD God of Israel, Tell the man that sent you to me,

2 Kings 1:6,16
And they said unto him, There came a man up to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that thou sendest to inquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die…

Jeremiah 23:28
The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? saith the LORD.

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2 Kings 22
1. Josiah's good reign.
3. He takes care for the repair of the temple.
8. Hilkiah having found a book of the law,
12. Josiah sends to Huldah to enquire of the Lord.
15. Huldah prophesies the destruction of Jerusalem, but respite thereof in Josiah's time.














And she said to them
This phrase introduces Huldah, the prophetess, who is speaking to the delegation sent by King Josiah. In the Hebrew context, the role of a prophetess was significant, as it demonstrated that God could choose anyone, regardless of gender, to deliver His message. Huldah's presence in the narrative underscores the inclusivity of God's call and the importance of being attentive to His voice, regardless of the vessel He chooses.

This is what the LORD
The phrase signifies the authoritative nature of the message. "LORD" in Hebrew is "YHWH," the sacred and personal name of God, emphasizing His covenant relationship with Israel. This introduction is a common prophetic formula, indicating that the words to follow are not of human origin but are divinely inspired. It reminds us of the importance of recognizing God's sovereignty and His direct communication with His people.

the God of Israel
This title reaffirms God's unique relationship with Israel, His chosen people. It highlights the historical and covenantal context in which God has consistently acted on behalf of Israel. The phrase serves as a reminder of God's faithfulness and His ongoing commitment to His promises, despite Israel's frequent disobedience.

says
This word underscores the immediacy and certainty of the message. In the prophetic tradition, when God "says" something, it is not merely a suggestion but a declaration of truth that demands attention and response. It calls the audience to listen and act upon the divine instruction.

Tell the man who sent you to me
Here, Huldah refers to King Josiah indirectly, which may indicate a level of humility or a focus on the message rather than the messenger. The phrase suggests a chain of communication, where God's message is delivered through His chosen prophet to the king. It emphasizes the importance of obedience and the responsibility of leaders to heed God's word for the guidance of the nation.

Verses 15-20. - The prophecy of Huldah. The word of the Lord comes to Huldah with the arrival of the messengers, or perhaps previous to it, and she is at once ready with her reply. It divides itself into two parts. In vers. 15-17 the inquiry made is answered - answered affirmatively, "Yes, the fiat is gone forth; it is too late to avert the sentence; the anger of the Lord is kindled, and shall not be quenched." After this, in vers. 18-20, a special message is sent to the king, granting him an arrest of judgment, on account of his self-humiliation and abasement. "Because his heart was tender, and he had humbled himself before Jehovah, the evil should not happen in his day." Verse 15. - And she said unto them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel. Huldah is the only example of a prophetess in Israel, who seems to rank on the same footing with the prophets. Miriam (Exodus 15:20), Deborah (Judges 4:4), Isaiah s wife (Isaiah 8:2), and Anna (Luke 2:36) are called "prophetesses," but in a secondary sense, as holy women, having a certain gift of song or prediction from God. Huldah has the full prophetic afflatus, and delivers God's oracles, just as Isaiah and Jeremiah do. The case is a remarkable exception to the general rule that women should "keel) silence in the Churches." Tell the man that sent you to me. The contrast between this unceremonious phrase and that used in ver. 18 is best explained by Thenius, who says, "In the first part Huldah has only the subject-matter in mind, while in ver. 18, in the quieter flow of her words, she takes notice of the state of mind of the particular person who sent to make the inquiry."

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
And [Huldah] said
וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (wat·tō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

to them,
אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם (’ă·lê·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

“This is what
כֹּֽה־ (kōh-)
Adverb
Strong's 3541: Like this, thus, here, now

the LORD,
יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

the God
אֱלֹהֵ֣י (’ĕ·lō·hê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

of Israel,
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

says:
אָמַ֥ר (’ā·mar)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

‘Tell
אִמְר֣וּ (’im·rū)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 559: To utter, say

the man
לָאִ֔ישׁ (lā·’îš)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

who
אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

sent
שָׁלַ֥ח (šā·laḥ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out

you
אֶתְכֶ֖ם (’eṯ·ḵem)
Direct object marker | second person masculine plural
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case


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