34:22 So Hilkiah and the others sent by the king 6 went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, 7 the supervisor of the wardrobe. 8 (She lived in Jerusalem in the Mishneh 9 district.) They stated their business, 10
1 tn Or “for.”
2 tn Heb “the eyes of the
3 tn Heb “to strengthen himself with their heart, [the one] complete toward him.”
4 tn Heb “men from.”
5 tn Heb “arose against.”
7 tn Heb “and those who [were sent by] the king.”
8 tn The parallel account in 2 Kgs 22:14 has the variant spelling “son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas.”
9 tn Heb “the keeper of the clothes.”
10 tn Or “second.” For a discussion of the possible location of this district, see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 283.
11 tn Heb “and they spoke to her like this.”