2 Kings 22 - New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB1995)

Josiah Succeeds Amon

22 ^(A)Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Jedidah the daughter of Adaiah of ^(B)Bozkath. ²He did right in the sight of the Lord and walked in all the way of his father David, nor did he ^(C)turn aside to the right or to the left.

³Now ^(D)in the eighteenth year of King Josiah, the king sent Shaphan, the son of Azaliah the son of Meshullam the scribe, to the house of the Lord saying, ⁴“^(E)Go up to Hilkiah the high priest that he may ^[a]count the money brought in to the house of the Lord which the doorkeepers have gathered from the people. ⁵^(F)Let them deliver it into the hand of the workmen who have the oversight of the house of the Lord, and let them give it to the workmen who are in the house of the Lord to repair the ^[b]damages of the house, ⁶to the carpenters and the builders and the masons and for buying timber and hewn stone to repair the house. ⁷Only ^(G)no accounting shall be made with them for the money delivered into their hands, for they deal faithfully.”

The Lost Book

⁸Then Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, “^(H)I have found the book of the law in the house of the Lord.” And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan who read it. ⁹Shaphan the scribe came to the king and brought back word to the king and said, “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.” ¹⁰Moreover, Shaphan the scribe told the king saying, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read it in the presence of the king.

¹¹When the king heard the words of the book of the law, ^(I)he tore his clothes. ¹²Then the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, ^(J)Ahikam the son of Shaphan, ^[c]^(K)Achbor the son of Micaiah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the king’s servant saying, ¹³“Go, inquire of the Lord for me and the people and all Judah concerning the words of this book that has been found, for ^(L)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.”

Huldah Predicts

¹⁴So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of ^[d]^(M)Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe (now she lived in Jerusalem in the ^(N)Second Quarter); and they spoke to her. ¹⁵She said to them, “Thus says the Lord God of Israel, ‘Tell the man who sent you to me, ¹⁶thus says the Lord, “Behold, I ^(O)bring evil on this place and on its inhabitants, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah has read. ¹⁷^(P)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 burns against this place, and it shall not be quenched.”’ ¹⁸But to ^(Q)the king of Judah who sent you to inquire of the Lord thus shall you say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord God of Israel, “Regarding the words which you have heard, ¹⁹^(R)because your heart was tender and ^(S)you humbled yourself before the Lord when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its inhabitants that they should become ^(T)a desolation and a ^(U)curse, and you have ^(V)torn your clothes and wept before Me, I truly have heard you,” declares the Lord. ²⁰“Therefore, behold, I will gather you to your fathers, and ^(W)you will be gathered to your grave in peace, and your eyes will not see all the evil which I will bring on this place.”’” So they brought back word to the king.

Footnotes

2 Kings 22:4 Or total
2 Kings 22:5 Lit breach
2 Kings 22:12 In 2 Chr 34:20, Abdon, son of Micah
2 Kings 22:14 In 2 Chr 34:22, Tokhath, son of Hasrah

Cross references

2 Kings 22 - Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

22 A son of eight years [is] Josiah in his reigning, and thirty and one years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother [is] Jedidah daughter of Adaiah of Boskath, 2 and he doth that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah, and walketh in all the way of David his father, and hath not tu...
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2 Kings 22 - Wycliffe Bible (WYC)

22 Josiah was of eight years, when he began to reign, and he reigned one and thirty years in Jerusalem; the name of his mother was Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath. 2 And he did that, that was pleasant before the Lord, and he went by all the ways of David, his father; he bowed not, neither...
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2 Kings 22 - World English Bible (WEB)

22 Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jedidah the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath. 2 He did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes, and walked in all the way of David his father, and didn’t turn away to the right hand ...
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2 Kings 22 - The Voice (VOICE)

22 Josiah was 8 years old when he inherited the throne. His reign in Jerusalem lasted 31 years. His mother was Jedidah (daughter of Adaiah from Bozkath). 2 Josiah was righteous in the Eternal’s eyes. He continually did what was right, just as his ancestor David had. He did not ever step away from t...
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2 Kings 22 - Tree of Life Version (TLV)

Josiah and a Discovered Torah Scroll22 Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned 31 years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jedidah daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath. 2 Now he did what was right in the eyes of Adonai and walked in all the ways of his father David, and turned not ...
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2 Kings 22 - Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE)

Josiah Reigns over Judah22 Josi′ah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jedi′dah the daughter of Adai′ah of Bozkath. 2 And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, and walked in all the way of David his father, and he ...
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2 Kings 22 - Revised Standard Version (RSV)

2 Kings 22 - New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSVCE)

Josiah Reigns over Judah22 Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign; he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jedidah daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath. 2 He did what was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in all the way of his father David; he did not turn aside...
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2 Kings 22 - New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition (NRSVACE)

Josiah Reigns over Judah22 Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign; he reigned for thirty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jedidah daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath. 2 He did what was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in all the way of his father David; he did not turn a...
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2 Kings 22 - New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised (NRSVA)

2 Kings 22 - New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Josiah Reigns over Judah22 Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign; he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jedidah daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath.(A)2 He did what was right in the sight of the Lord and walked in all the way of his father David; he did not turn aside...
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2 Kings 22 - New Living Translation (NLT)

Josiah Rules in Judah22 Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years. His mother was Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah from Bozkath. 2 He did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight and followed the example of his ancestor David. He did not turn away from ...
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2 Kings 22 - New Life Version (NLV)

Josiah Rules Judah22 Josiah was eight years old when he became king. He ruled for thirty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jedidah the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath. 2 Josiah did what is right in the eyes of the Lord. He walked in all the way of his father David. He did not turn aside t...
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2 Kings 22 - New King James Version (NKJV)

Josiah Reigns in Judah(A)22 Josiah (B)was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jedidah the daughter of Adaiah of (C)Bozkath. 2 And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in all the ways of his father David; he (...
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2 Kings 22 - New International Version - UK (NIVUK)

The Book of the Law found22 Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for thirty-one years. His mother’s name was Jedidah daughter of Adaiah; she was from Bozkath. 2 He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord and followed completely the ways of his father David,...
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2 Kings 22 - New International Version (NIV)

The Book of the Law Found(A)22 Josiah(B) was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years. His mother’s name was Jedidah daughter of Adaiah; she was from Bozkath.(C) 2 He did what was right(D) in the eyes of the Lord and followed completely the ways of his father...
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2 Kings 22 - New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

Hilkiah Finds the Book of the Law22 Josiah was eight years old when he became king. He ruled in Jerusalem for 31 years. His mother’s name was Jedidah. She was the daughter of Adaiah. She was from Bozkath. 2 Josiah did what was right in the eyes of the Lord. He lived the way King David had lived. He...
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2 Kings 22 - New English Translation (NET)

Josiah Repents22 Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned for thirty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother[a] was Jedidah, daughter of Adaiah, from Bozkath. 2 He did what the Lord approved[b] and followed in his ancestor David’s footsteps;[c] he did not deviate to the right or th...
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