2 Kings 22:13 - Forerunner Commentary

2 Kings 22:13

11 Now it happened, when the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, that he tore his clothes.

12 Then the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, ^aAhikam the son of Shaphan, Achbor the son of Michaiah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king, saying,

13 “Go, inquire of the Lord for me, for the people and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that has been found; for great is ^athe wrath of the Lord that is aroused against us, because our fathers have not obeyed the words of this book, to do according to all that is written concerning us.”

14 So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of ^aTikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe. (She dwelt in Jerusalem in the Second Quarter.) And they spoke with her.

15 Then she said to them, “Thus says the Lord God of Israel, ‘Tell the man who sent you to Me,

16 “Thus says the Lord: ‘Behold, ^aI will bring calamity on this place and on its inhabitants—all the words of the book which the king of Judah has read—

17 ^abecause they have forsaken Me and burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke Me to anger with all the works of their hands. Therefore My wrath shall be aroused against this place and shall not be quenched.’ ” ’

18 But as for ^athe king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the Lord, in this manner you shall speak to him, ‘Thus says the Lord God of Israel: “Concerning the words which you have heard—

19 because your ^aheart was tender, and you ^bhumbled yourself before the Lord when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its inhabitants, that they would become ^ca desolation and ^da curse, and you tore your clothes and wept before Me, I also have heard you,” says the Lord.

20 “Surely, therefore, I will¹ gather you to your fathers, and you ^ashall be gathered to your grave in peace; and your eyes shall not see all the calamity which I will bring on this place.” ’ ” So they brought back word to the king.

Verse Comparison: 2 Kings 22:13

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American Standard Version
Go ye, inquire of Jehovah for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found; for great is the wrath of Jehovah that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according unto all that which is written concerning us.

Amplified® Bible
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 listened {and} obeyed the words of this book, to do according to all that is written concerning us.

Contemporary English Version
"The LORD must be furious with me and everyone else in Judah, because our ancestors did not obey the laws written in this book. Go find out what the LORD wants us to do."

Darby English Version
Go, inquire of Jehovah for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book which is found; for great is the wrath of Jehovah that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not hearkened to the words of this book, to do according to all that is written [there] for us.

Good News Bible
"Go and consult the LORD for me and for all the people of Judah about the teachings of this book. The LORD is angry with us because our ancestors have not done what this book says must be done."

King James Version
Go ye, enquire of the LORD for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found: for great is the wrath of the LORD that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according unto all that which is written concerning us.

New American Standard Bible
"Go, inquire of the LORD for me and the people and all Judah concerning the words of this book that has been found, for great is the wrath of the LORD that burns against us, because our fathers have not listened to the words of this book, to do according to all that is written concerning us."

New International Version
"Go and inquire of the LORD for me and for the people and for all Judah about what is written in this book that has been found. Great is the LORD's anger that burns against us because our fathers have not obeyed the words of this book; they have not acted in accordance with all that is written there concerning us."

New King James Version
“Go, inquire of the LORD for me, 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 aroused against us, because our fathers have not obeyed the words of this book, to do according to all that is written concerning us.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Go, inquire of the LORD for me and the people and all Judah concerning the words of this book that they have found, for great we acknowledge as the wrath of the LORD that burns against us, because our fathers have not listened to the words of this book, to do according to all that we read concerning us."

Revised Standard Version
"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."

Young's Literal Translation
`Go, seek Jehovah for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found, for great `is' the fury of Jehovah that is kindled against us, because that our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according to all that is written for us.'

New English Translation
“Go, seek an oracle from¹ the Lord for me and the people – for all Judah. Find out about² the words of this scroll that has been discovered. For the Lord’s fury has been ignited against us,³ because our ancestors have not obeyed the words of this scroll by doing all that it instructs us to do.”⁴

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