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,
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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,
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But to the king of Judah which sent you to enquire of the LORD, thus shall ye say to him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, As touching the words which thou hast heard;
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But unto the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the LORD, thus shall ye say to him: Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel: As touching the words which thou hast heard,
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Passages linked to 2 Kings 22:18 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 2 Chronicles 34:26-28 But to the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of Yahweh, you shall tell him this, ‘Yahweh, the God of Israel says: “About the words which you have heard, because your heart was tender, and you humbled yourself before God, when you heard his words against this place, and against its inhabitants, and have humbled yourself before me, and have torn your clothes, and wept before me, I also have heard you,” says Yahweh. “Behold, I will gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes won’t see all the evil that I will bring on this place and on its inhabitants.” ’ ” They brought back word to the king.
- Isaiah 3:10 Tell the righteous “Good!” For they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.
- Malachi 3:16-17 Then those who feared Yahweh spoke one with another; and Yahweh listened, and heard, and a book of memory was written before him, for those who feared Yahweh, and who honored his name. They shall be mine,” says Yahweh of Armies, “my own possession in the day that I make, and I will spare them, as a man spares his own son who serves him.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ki 22:18 But to the king of Judah which…
2Ki 22:18 But to the king of Judah which sent you to enquire of the LORD, thus shall ye say to him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, [As touching] the words which thou hast heard;
Ver. 18. But to the king of Judah.] Here she giveth him his just title, whom before she had called "man." {2Ki 22:15} Piety is no enemy to civility.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain But to the king of Judah, which sent you…
But to the king of Judah, which sent you to inquire of the Lord,.... That is, with respect to him, or what may concern him:
thus shall ye say unto him; carry back this message to him as from the Lord he desired to inquire of:
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thus saith the Lord God of Israel, as touching the words which thou hast heard: read out of the law, concerning the destruction of the land, and its inhabitants therein threatened.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 18. To the king of Judah — What follows…
18. To the king of Judah — What follows is solely for the king; the preceding part of the oracle was “to the man that sent you,” (2Ki_22:15,) because it contained announcements which it concerned not only the king, but every other man, to hear.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 18. But to [R.V. unto] the king of Judah]…
18. But to [R.V. unto] the king of Judah] A special message is sent to the king, because he had set about a reform as soon as he heard the words of the Law, and had sent to God’s prophetess to obtain guidance in the work he felt it his duty to undertake.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain But to the King of Judah which sent you…
But to the King of Judah which sent you to inquire of the Lord, thus shall ye say to him (see the comment on ver. 15), Thus saith the Lord God of Israel. As touching the words which thou hast heard; i.e. the words that were read to thee by Shaphan (ver. 10) the awful threats which caused thee to rend thy clothes and to make inquiry of me.
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 22:18-20 God commended Josiah’s sorrow and humility in response…
22:18-20 God commended Josiah’s sorrow and humility in response to the reading of God’s word. Although God’s judgment was certain, he would withhold it until after Josiah’s death.
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