2 Kings 22:15
And she said unto them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Tell the man that sent you to me,
2 Kings 22:15 in other translations
| BSB | And Huldah said to them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Tell the man who sent you |
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| WEB | She said to them, “The LORD the God of Israel says, ‘Tell the man who sent you to me, |
| ASV | And she said unto them, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel: Tell ye the man that sent you unto me, |
| YLT | And she saith unto them, ‘Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, Say to the man who hath sent you unto me: |
| DARBY | And she said to them, Thus saith Jehovah the God of Israel: Tell the man that sent you to me, |
| BBE | And she said to them, The Lord, the God of Israel, says, Say to the man who sent you to me, |
| Webster | And she said to them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Tell the man that sent you to me, |
What does 2 Kings 22:15 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 22:12-20
12-15. the king commanded ... Go, inquire of the Lord for me, &c.--The agitated feelings of the king prompted him to ask immediate counsel how to avert those curses under which his kingdom lay; and forthwith a deputation of his principal officers was sent to one endowed with the prophetic spirit. Ahikam--a friend of Jeremiah (Jr 26:24).
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 22:11-20
The book of the law is read before the king. Those best honour their Bibles, who study them; daily feed on that bread, and walk by that light. Convictions of sin and wrath should put us upon this inquiry, What shall we do to be saved? Also, what we may expect, and must provide for. Those who are truly apprehensive of the weight of God's wrath, cannot but be very anxious how they may be saved. Huldah let Josiah know…
2 Kings 22:15 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 2 Kings 22:15
- Jeremiah 23:28
The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? saith the Lord.
- 2 Kings 1:6
And they said unto him, There came a man up to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that thou sendest to enquire of Baal–zebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
- 2 Kings 1:16
And he said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to enquire of Baal–zebub the god of Ekron, is it not because there is no God in Israel to enquire of his word? therefore thou shalt not come down off that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
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Context
- 2 Kings 22:14
So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;) and they communed with her.
- 2 Kings 22:15
And she said unto them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Tell the man that sent you to me,
- 2 Kings 22:16
Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah hath read:
2 Kings 22:15 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y ella les dijo: Así ha dicho Jehová el Dios de Israel: Decid al varón que os envió á mí: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et elle leur dit: Ainsi dit l’ Éternel, le Dieu d’Israël: Dites à l’homme qui vous a envoyés vers moi: |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und sie sprach zu ihnen: So spricht Jehova, der Gott Israels: Saget dem Manne, der euch zu mir gesandt hat: |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et illa respondit eis: Hæc dicit Dominus Deus Israël: Dicite viro qui misit vos ad me: |