2 Kings 22

1 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.

son: aged eight year Josiah in/on/with to reign he and thirty and one year to reign in/on/with Jerusalem and name mother his Jedidah daughter Adaiah from Bozkath

2 He did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes, and walked in all the ways of David his father, and didn’t turn away to the right hand or to the left.

and to make: do [the] upright in/on/with eye: appearance LORD and to go: walk in/on/with all way: conduct David father his and not to turn aside: turn aside right and left

3 In the eighteenth year of King Josiah, the king sent Shaphan, the son of Azaliah the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to Yahweh’s house, saying,

and to be in/on/with eight ten year to/for king Josiah to send: depart [the] king [obj] Shaphan son: child Azaliah son: child Meshullam [the] secretary house: temple LORD to/for to say

4 “Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may count the money which is brought into Yahweh’s house, which the keepers of the threshold have gathered of the people.

to ascend: rise to(wards) Hilkiah [the] priest [the] great: large and to finish [obj] [the] silver: money [the] to come (in): bring house: temple LORD which to gather to keep: guard [the] threshold from with [the] people

5 Let them deliver it into the hand of the workers who have the oversight of Yahweh’s house; and let them give it to the workers who are in Yahweh’s house, to repair the damage to the house,

(and to give: give him *Q(k)*) upon hand to make: [do] [the] work [the] to reckon: overseer (house: home *Q(K)*) LORD and to give: give [obj] him to/for to make: [do] [the] work which in/on/with house: temple LORD to/for to strengthen: strengthen breach [the] house: home

6 to the carpenters, and to the builders, and to the masons, and for buying timber and cut stone to repair the house.

to/for artificer and to/for to build and to/for to wall up/off and to/for to buy tree: wood and stone hewing to/for to strengthen: strengthen [obj] [the] house: home

7 However, no accounting shall be asked of them for the money delivered into their hand, for they deal faithfully.”

surely not to devise: count with them [the] silver: money [the] to give: give upon hand their for in/on/with faithfulness they(masc.) to make: do

8 Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, “I have found the book of the law in Yahweh’s house.” Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan, and he read it.

and to say Hilkiah [the] priest [the] great: large upon Shaphan [the] secretary scroll: book [the] instruction to find in/on/with house: temple LORD and to give: give Hilkiah [obj] [the] scroll: book to(wards) Shaphan and to call: read out him

9 Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, “Your servants have emptied out the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hands of the workmen who have the oversight of Yahweh’s house.”

and to come (in): come Shaphan [the] secretary to(wards) [the] king and to return: reply [obj] [the] king word and to say to pour servant/slave your [obj] [the] silver: money [the] to find in/on/with house: home and to give: give him upon hand to make: [do] [the] work [the] to reckon: overseer house: temple LORD

10 Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, “Hilkiah the priest has delivered a book to me.” Then Shaphan read it before the king.

and to tell Shaphan [the] secretary to/for king to/for to say scroll: book to give: give to/for me Hilkiah [the] priest and to call: read out him Shaphan to/for face: before [the] king

11 When the king had heard the words of the book of the law, he tore his clothes.

and to be like/as to hear: hear [the] king [obj] word scroll: book [the] instruction and to tear [obj] garment his

12 The king commanded Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam the son of Shaphan, Achbor the son of Micaiah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the king’s servant, saying,

and to command [the] king [obj] Hilkiah [the] priest and [obj] Ahikam son: child Shaphan and [obj] Achbor son: child Micaiah and [obj] Shaphan [the] secretary and [obj] Asaiah servant/slave [the] king to/for to say

13 “Go inquire of Yahweh for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found; for great is Yahweh’s wrath that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not listened to the words of this book, to do according to all that which is written concerning us.”

to go: went to seek [obj] LORD about/through/for me and about/through/for [the] people and about/through/for all Judah upon word [the] scroll: book [the] to find [the] this for great: large rage LORD which he/she/it to kindle in/on/with us upon which not to hear: obey father our upon word [the] scroll: book [the] this to/for to make: do like/as all [the] to write upon us

14 So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe (now she lived in Jerusalem in the second quarter); and they talked with her.

and to go: went Hilkiah [the] priest and Ahikam and Achbor and Shaphan and Asaiah to(wards) Huldah [the] prophetess woman: wife Shallum son: child Tikvah son: child Harhas to keep: guard [the] garment and he/she/it to dwell in/on/with Jerusalem in/on/with Second [Quarter] and to speak: speak to(wards) her

15 She said to them, “Yahweh the God of Israel says, ‘Tell the man who sent you to me,

and to say to(wards) them thus to say LORD God Israel to say to/for man which to send: depart [obj] you to(wards) me

16 “Yahweh says, ‘Behold, I will bring evil on this place and on its inhabitants, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah has read.

thus to say LORD look! I to come (in): bring distress: harm to(wards) [the] place [the] this and upon to dwell his [obj] all word [the] scroll: book which to call: read out king Judah

17 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 shall be kindled against this place, and it will not be quenched.’”

underneath: because of which to leave: forsake me and to offer: offer to/for God another because to provoke me in/on/with all deed: work hand their and to kindle rage my in/on/with place [the] this and not to quench

18 But to the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of Yahweh, tell him, “Yahweh the God of Israel says, ‘Concerning the words which you have heard,

and to(wards) king Judah [the] to send: depart [obj] you to/for to seek [obj] LORD thus to say to(wards) him thus to say LORD God Israel [the] word which to hear: hear

19 because your heart was tender, and you humbled yourself before Yahweh when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its inhabitants, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and have torn your clothes and wept before me, I also have heard you,’ says Yahweh.

because be tender heart your and be humble from face: before LORD in/on/with to hear: hear you which to speak: speak upon [the] place [the] this and upon to dwell his to/for to be to/for horror: destroyed and to/for curse and to tear [obj] garment your and to weep to/for face: before my and also I to hear: hear utterance LORD

20 ‘Therefore behold, I will gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes will not see all the evil which I will bring on this place.’”’” So they brought this message back to the king.

to/for so look! I to gather you upon father your and to gather to(wards) grave your in/on/with peace and not to see: see eye your in/on/with all [the] distress: harm which I to come (in): bring upon [the] place [the] this and to return: return [obj] [the] king word