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34:21 “Go <01980>, seek <01875> an oracle from the Lord <03068> for <01157> me and those who remain <07604> in Israel <03478> and Judah <03063>. Find out about <05921> the words <01697> of this scroll <05612> that <0834> has been discovered <04672>. For <03588> the Lord’s <03068> fury <02534> has been ignited <05413> against <05921> us, because <0834> our ancestors <01> have not <03808> obeyed <08104> the word <01697> of the Lord <03068> by doing <06213> all <03605> that this <02088> scroll <05612> instructs <03789>!” 34:22 So Hilkiah <02518> and the others sent by the king <04428> went <01980> to Huldah <02468> the prophetess <05031>, the wife <0802> of Shallum <07967> son <01121> of Tokhath <08445>, the son <01121> of Hasrah <02641>, the supervisor <08104> of the wardrobe <0899>. (She lived in <03427> Jerusalem <03389> in the Mishneh district <04932>.) They stated <01696> their business, 34:23 and she said <0559> to them: “This is what <03541> the Lord <03068> God <0430> of Israel <03478> says <0559>: ‘Say <0559> this to the man <0376> who <0834> sent <07971> you to <0413> me: 34:24 “This is what <03541> the Lord <03068> says <0559>: ‘I am about to bring <0935> disaster <07451> on <05921> this <02088> place <04725> and its residents <03427>, the details <03605> of which are recorded <03789> in <05921> the scroll <05612> which <0834> they read <07121> before <06440> the king <04428> of Judah <03063>. 34:25 This will happen because <0834> <08478> they have abandoned <05800> me and offered sacrifices <06999> to other <0312> gods <0430>, angering <03707> me with all <03605> the idols <04639> they have made <03027>. My anger <02534> will ignite <05413> against this <02088> place <04725> and will not <03808> be extinguished <03518>!’” 34:26 Say this to <0413> the king <04428> of Judah <03063>, who sent <07971> you to seek <01875> an oracle from the Lord <03068>: “This is what <03541> the Lord <03068> God <0430> of Israel <03478> says <0559> concerning <0413> the words <01697> you have <0834> heard <08085>: 34:27 ‘You displayed a sensitive <07401> spirit <03824> and humbled <03665> yourself before <06440> God <0430> when you heard <08085> his words <01697> concerning <05921> this <02088> place <04725> and its residents <03427>. You humbled <03665> yourself before <06440> me, tore <07167> your clothes <0899> and wept <01058> before <06440> me, and <01571> I <0589> have heard <08085> you,’ says <05002> the Lord <03068>. 34:28 ‘Therefore I will allow <0622> you to <0413> die <0622> and be buried <06913> in peace <07965>. You will not <03808> have to <0413> witness <05869> <07200> all <03605> the disaster <07451> I <0589> will bring <0935> on <05921> this <02088> place <04725> and its residents <03427>.’”’” Then they reported back <07725> to the king <04428>. 34:29 The king <04428> summoned <0622> all <03605> the leaders <02205> of Judah <03063> and Jerusalem <03389>. 34:30 The king <04428> went up <05927> to the Lord’s <03068> temple <01004>, accompanied by all <03605> the people <0376> of Judah <03063>, the residents <03427> of Jerusalem <03389>, the priests <03548>, and the Levites <03881>. All <03605> the people <05971> were there, from the oldest <01419> to <05704> the youngest <06996>. He read <07121> aloud <0241> all <03605> the words <01697> of the scroll <05612> of the covenant <01285> that had been discovered <04672> in the Lord’s <03068> temple <01004>. 34:31 The king <04428> stood <05975> by <05921> his pillar <05977> and renewed <03772> the covenant <01285> before <06440> the Lord <03068>, agreeing <01980> to follow <0310> the Lord <03068> and to obey <08104> his commandments <04687>, laws <05715>, and rules <02706> with all <03605> his heart <03824> and being <05315>, by carrying out <06213> the terms <01697> of this covenant <01285> recorded <03789> on <05921> this <02088> scroll <05612>. 34:32 He made <05975> all <03605> who were <04672> in Jerusalem <03389> and Benjamin <01144> agree to it. The residents <03427> of Jerusalem <03389> acted <06213> in accordance with the covenant <01285> of God <0430>, the God <0430> of their ancestors <01>. 34:33 Josiah <02977> removed <05493> all <03605> the detestable <08441> idols from all <03605> the areas <0776> belonging to <0834> the Israelites <03478> <01121> and encouraged <05647> all <03605> who were <04672> in Israel <03478> to worship <05647> the Lord <03068> their God <0430>. Throughout <03605> the rest of his reign <03117> they did not <03808> turn aside <05493> from following <0310> the Lord <03068> God <0430> of their ancestors <01>.

• 2Ch 34:1-33 -- Josiah Institutes Religious Reforms

• TIKVAH; TIKVATH

  [isbe] TIKVAH; TIKVATH - tik'-va, tik'-vath (tiqwah, "hope"):->/CS, the Greek equivalent of the Hebrew CS:HebrewIT+chiddeqelIT-/CS): One of the rivers of Eden going "eastward to Assyria" (Gen 2:14 margin), called the Great River (D...
  

• TEXT OF THE OLD TESTAMENT

  [isbe] TEXT OF THE OLD TESTAMENT - || I. EARLIEST FORM OF WRITING IN ISRAEL 1. Invention of Alphabet 2. The Cuneiform 3. References to Writing in the Old Testament 4. Inscriptions after Settlement in Canaan 5. Orthography of the Pe...
  

• TENDER

  [isbe] TENDER - ten'-der: The usua1 (11 out of 16 times) translation of rakh, "soft," "delicate," with the noun rokh, in Dt 28:56 and the verb rakhakh, in 2 Ki 22:19 parallel 2 Ch 34:27. Attention need be called only to the followi...
  

• TEMPLE, A1

  [isbe] TEMPLE, A1 - tem'-p'l (hekhal, "palace"; sometimes, as in 1 Ki 6:3,5, etc.; Ezek 41:1,15 ff, used for "the holy place" only; bayith, "house," thus always in the Revised Version (British and American); hieron, naos): A. STRUC...
  

• SHAPHAN

  [isbe] SHAPHAN - sha'-fan (shaphan, "rockbadger," English Versions of the Bible "coney"; Saphphan): An old totem clan name (so W.R. Smith; compare, however, the article TOTEMISM; Gray, Gray, Studies in Hebrew Proper Names, 103 ff, ...
  

• SHALLUM (1)

  [isbe] SHALLUM (1) - shal'-um (shallum, shallum; various forms in the Septuagint): This is the name of not less than 12 Hebrew persons: (1) The youngest son of Naphtali (1 Ch 7:13). He is also called "Shillem" in Gen 46:24; Nu 26:4...
  

• Revivals

  [nave] REVIVALS. Religious Zech. 8:20-23. Prayer for, Hab. 3:2. Prophecies concerning, Isa. 32:15; Joel 2:28; Mic. 4:1-8; Hab. 3:2. Instances of Under Joshua, Josh. 5:2-9; Samuel, 1 Sam. 7:1-6; Elijah, 1 Kin. 18:17-40; Jehoas...
  

• PEACE

  [isbe] PEACE - pes (shalom; eirene): 1. In the Old Testament: Is a condition of freedom from disturbance, whether outwardly, as of a nation from war or enemies, or inwardly, within the soul. The Hebrew word is shalom (both adjectiv...
  

• MUSIC

  [isbe] MUSIC - mu'-zik: I. IMPORTANCE 1. The Sole Art Cultivated 2. A Wide Vocabulary of Musical Terms 3. Place in Social and Personal Life 4. Universal Language of Emotions 5. Use in Divine Service 6. Part at Religious Reformation...
  

• MISHNEH

  [isbe] MISHNEH - mish'-ne (ha-mishneh; 2 Ki 22:14; 2 Ch 34:22, the King James Version "college," the Revised Version (British and American) "second quarter," margin "Hebrew Mishneh"; Zeph 1:10, the King James Version "the second," ...
  

• Josiah

  [isbe] JOSIAH - jo-si'-a (yo'shiyahu, "Yahweh supports him"; Ioseias; the King James Version Josias (which see)): I. SOURCES FOR HIS LIFE AND TIMES 1. Annalistic 2. Prophetic 3. Memorial II. TRAITS OF HIS REIGN 1. Situation at the ...
  [nave] JOSIAH 1. King of Judah, 2 Kin. 21:24-26; 22:1; 1 Chr. 3:14; 2 Chr. 33:25. Ancestor of Jesus, Matt. 1:10, 11. slain in battle with Pharaoh-neco, 2 Kin. 23:29, 30; 2 Chr. 35:20-24. Lamentations for, 2 Chr. 35:25. Piety of...
  

• Israel

  [nave] ISRAEL 1. A name given to Jacob, Gen. 32:24-32; 2 Kin. 17:34; Hos. 12:3, 4. 2. A name of the Christ in prophecy, Isa. 49:3. 3. A name given to the descendants of Jacob, a nation. Called also Israelites, and Hebrews, Gen. 4...
  

• Influence

  [nave] INFLUENCE. Evil 1 Kin. 11:3, 4; 1 Kin. 15:25, 26; 1 Kin. 21:25; 1 Kin. 22:51-53; 2 Kin. 8:16-18, 25-27; 2 Kin. 17:21, 22; 2 Kin. 21:9; 2 Chr. 21:5, 6; 2 Chr. 22:3-5; 2 Chr. 33:9; Prov. 22:24, 25; Prov. 29:12; Jer. 17:1, 2;...
  

• INTERCESSION

  [isbe] INTERCESSION - in-ter-sesh'-un (pagha`, "to make intercession"; originally "to strike upon," or "against"; then in a good sense, "to assail anyone with petitions," "to urge," and when on behalf of another, "to intercede" (Ru...
  

• HASRAH

  [ebd] poverty, "keeper of the wardrobe," i.e., of the sacerdotal vestments (2 Chr. 34:22); called Harhas 2 Kings 22:14. He was husband of the prophetess Huldah.
  [isbe] HASRAH - haz'-ra, has'-ra (chacrah): Grandfather of Shallum, who was the husband of Huldah the prophetess (2 Ch 34:22). In 2 Ki 22:14, HARHAS (which see).
  [smith] (very poor), the form in which the name Harhas is given in (2 Chronicles 34:22) comp. 2Kin 22:14
  

• GODS

  [isbe] GODS - ('elohim; theoi): I. IN THE OLD TESTAMENT 1. Superhuman Beings (God and Angels) 2. Judges, Rulers 3. Gods of the Nations 4. Superiority of Yahweh to Other Gods 5. Regulations Regarding the Gods of the Nations 6. Israe...
  

• GATHER

  [isbe] GATHER - gath'-er ('acaph, qabhats; sullego, sunago): "Gather," transitive "to bring together," "collect," etc., and intransitive "to come together," "assemble," etc., occurs frequently and represents many Hebrew and Greek w...
  

• Covenant

  [ebd] a contract or agreement between two parties. In the Old Testament the Hebrew word berith is always thus translated. Berith is derived from a root which means "to cut," and hence a covenant is a "cutting," with reference to t...
  

• Congregation

  [ebd] (Heb. kahal), the Hebrew people collectively as a holy community (Num. 15:15). Every circumcised Hebrew from twenty years old and upward was a member of the congregation. Strangers resident in the land, if circumcised, were,...
  

• Anna

  [ebd] grace, an aged widow, the daughter of Phanuel. She was a "prophetess," like Miriam, Deborah, and Huldah (2 Chr. 34:22). After seven years of married life her husband died, and during her long widowhood she daily attended the...
  

• The Book of the Law Found

  

• Josiah's Cultic Reforms

  

• [2Ch 34:30] Book Of Books

  Book of books, our people’s strength Statesman’s, teacher’s, hero’s treasure, Bringing freedom, spreading truth, Shedding light that none can measure; Wisdom comes to those who know thee, All the best we have we owe thee. Thank we those who toiled in thought, Many diverse scrolls completing; Poets, prophets, scholars, saints, Each his word from God repeating; Till they came, who told the story Of the Word, and showed His glory. Praise we God, who hath inspired Those whose wisdom still directs us; Praise Him for the Word made flesh, For the Spirit which protects us. Light of Knowledge, ever burning, Shed on us Thy deathless learning.

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