2Kings:22:8-20
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And Hilki '
ah the high priest said to Shaphan the secretary , "
I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD ."
And Hilki '
ah gave the book to Shaphan ,
and he read it .
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And Shaphan the secretary came to the king ,
and reported to the king , "
Your servants have emptied out the money that was found in the house ,
and have delivered it into the hand of the workmen who have the oversight of the house of the LORD ."
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Then Shaphan the secretary told the king , "
Hilki '
ah the priest has given me a book ."
And Shaphan read it before the king .
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And when the king heard the words of the book of the law ,
he rent his clothes .
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And the king commanded Hilki '
ah the priest ,
and Ahi '
kam the son of Shaphan ,
and Achbor the son of Micai '
ah ,
and Shaphan the secretary ,
and Asai '
ah the king '
s servant ,
saying ,
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Go ,
inquire of the LORD for me ,
and for the people ,
and for all Judah ,
concerning the words of this book that has been found ;
for great is the wrath of the LORD that is kindled against us ,
because our fathers have not obeyed the words of this book ,
to do according to all that is written concerning us ."
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So Hilki '
ah the priest ,
and Ahi '
kam ,
and Achbor ,
and Shaphan ,
and Asai '
ah went to Huldah the prophetess ,
the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah ,
son of Harhas ,
keeper of the wardrobe (
now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the Second Quarter );
and they talked with her .
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And she said to them , "
Thus says the LORD ,
the God of Israel : `
Tell the man who sent you to me ,
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Thus says the LORD ,
Behold ,
I will bring evil upon this place and upon its inhabitants ,
all the words of the book which the king of Judah has read .
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Because they have forsaken me and have burned incense to other gods ,
that they might provoke me to anger with all the work of their hands ,
therefore my wrath will be kindled against this place ,
and it will not be quenched .
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But as to the king of Judah ,
who sent you to inquire of the LORD ,
thus shall you say to him ,
Thus says the LORD ,
the God of Israel :
Regarding the words which you have heard ,
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because your heart was penitent ,
and you humbled yourself before the LORD ,
when you heard how I spoke against this place ,
and against its inhabitants ,
that they should become a desolation and a curse ,
and you have rent your clothes and wept before me ,
I also have heard you ,
says the LORD .
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Therefore ,
behold ,
I will gather you to your fathers ,
and you shall be gathered to your grave in peace ,
and your eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this place .'"
And they brought back word to the king .
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