24:6 So the king summoned Jehoiada the chief priest, 4 and said to him, “Why have you not made 5 the Levites collect 6 from Judah and Jerusalem the tax authorized by Moses the Lord’s servant and by the assembly of Israel at the tent containing the tablets of the law?” 7
34:22 So Hilkiah and the others sent by the king 8 went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, 9 the supervisor of the wardrobe. 10 (She lived in Jerusalem in the Mishneh 11 district.) They stated their business, 12
1 tn Heb “and every case which comes to you from your brothers who live in their cities.”
2 tn Heb “between blood pertaining to blood.”
3 tn Heb “and anger will be upon you and your brothers; do this and you will not be guilty.”
4 tn Heb “Jehoiada the head”; the word “priest” not in the Hebrew text but is implied.
5 tn Heb “sought.”
6 tn Heb “bring.”
7 tn Heb “the tent of testimony.”
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.”
10 tn Heb “Therefore, behold, I am gathering you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your tomb in peace.”