2 Chronicles 34:16-33 ▼

16 Then Shaphan brought the book to the king and reported, “Your servants are doing all that has been placed in their hands.

17 They have paid out the money that was found in the house of the LORD {YHWH} and have put it into the hands of the supervisors and workers.”

18 Moreover, Shaphan the scribe told the king, “Hilkiah (my portion is YHWH) the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read it in the presence of the king.

19 When the king heard the words of the Law, he tore his clothes

20 and commanded Hilkiah (my portion is YHWH), Ahikam (my brother has arisen) son of Shaphan, Abdon (Achbor) son of Micah (Micaiah), Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah (made by YHWH) the servant of the king:

21 “Go and inquire of the LORD {YHWH} for me and for those remaining in Israel (he wrestles with God) and Judah (praised) concerning the words in the book that has been found. For great is the wrath of the LORD that has been poured out on us because our fathers have not kept the word of the LORD by doing all that is written in this book.”

22 So Hilkiah (my portion is YHWH) and those the king had designated went and spoke to Huldah [and those the king had told went to Huldah] the prophetess, the wife of Shallum (retribution) son of Tokhath (Tikvah), the son of Hasrah (Harhas), the keeper of the wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem (city of peace), in the Second District (the Second Quarter).

23 And Huldah said to them, “This is what the LORD, the God {YHWH Elohe} of Israel (he wrestles with God), says: ‘Tell the man who sent you⁺

24 that this is what the LORD {YHWH} 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 (praised),

25 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.’

26 But as for the king of Judah (praised), who sent you⁺ to inquire of the LORD {YHWH}, tell him that this is what the LORD, the God {Elohe} of Israel (he wrestles with God), says: ‘As for the words that you heard,

27 because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before God {Elohim} when you heard His words against this place and against its people, and because you have humbled yourself before Me and have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I have heard you,’ declares the LORD {YHWH}.

28 ‘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.

29 Then the king summoned all the elders of Judah (praised) and Jerusalem (city of peace).

30 And he went up to the house of the LORD {YHWH} with all the people of Judah (praised) and Jerusalem (city of peace), as well as the priests and the Levites—all the people great and small—and in their hearing he read all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of the LORD.

31 So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD {YHWH} to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of the covenant that were written in this book.

32 Then he had everyone in Jerusalem (city of peace) and Benjamin (son of the right hand) take a stand in agreement to it. So all the people of Jerusalem carried out the covenant of God {Elohim}, the God of their fathers.

33 And Josiah (whom YHWH heals) removed all the abominations from all the lands belonging to the Israelites (God prevails), and he required everyone in Israel to serve the LORD their God {YHWH Elohehem}. Throughout his reign they did not turn aside from following the LORD, the God of their fathers.