22:14 So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Acbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shullam son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, the supervisor of the wardrobe. 1 (She lived in Jerusalem in the Mishneh 2 district.) They stated their business, 3
22:1 Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned for thirty-one years in Jerusalem. 4 His mother 5 was Jedidah, daughter of Adaiah, from Bozkath.
1 tn Heb “the keeper of the clothes.”
2 tn Or “second.” For a discussion of the possible location of this district, see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 283.
3 tn Heb “and they spoke to her.”
4 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
5 tn Heb “the name of his mother.”
6 tn Heb “they ate and drank.”
7 tn Heb “and they hid [it].”
8 tn Heb “and they took from there.”