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Second Book of Kings, Chapter 22

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Chapter 22 of 2 Kings—New World Translation (NWT)

  1. ¶ Eight years old was Jo·siʹah1 when he began to reign, and for thirty-one years he reigned in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Je·diʹdah the daughter of A·daiʹah from Bozʹkath.2
  2. And he proceeded to do what was right in Jehovah’s eyes3 and to walk in all the way of David his forefather,4 and he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.5
  3. ¶ And it came about in the eighteenth year of King Jo·siʹah that the king sent Shaʹphan6 the son of Az·a·liʹah the son of Me·shulʹlam the secretary[a] to the house of Jehovah, saying:
  4. “Go up to Hil·kiʹah[b]7 the high priest,[c]8 and let him complete[d] the money9 that is being brought into the house of Jehovah10 that the doorkeepers11 have gathered from the people;
  5. and let them put it into the hand of those doing the work,12 the appointed ones, in the house of Jehovah, that they may give it to those doing the work who are in the house of Jehovah to repair the cracks of the house,13
  6. to the craftsmen and the builders and the masons, and to buy timbers and hewn stones to repair the house.14
  7. Only no accounting should be taken of the money with them into whose hand it is being put,15 for it is in faithfulness16 that they are working.”
  8. ¶ Later Hil·kiʹah17 the high priest[e] said to Shaʹphan18 the secretary:19 “The very book of the law20 I have found in the house of Jehovah.” So Hil·kiʹah gave the book to Shaʹphan, and he began to read it.
  9. Then Shaʹphan the secretary came in to the king and replied to the king and said: “Your servants have poured out the money that was to be found in the house, and they keep putting it into the hand of the doers of the work, the ones appointed, in the house of Jehovah.”21
  10. And Shaʹphan the secretary went on to tell the king, saying: “There is a book22 that Hil·kiʹah the priest has given me.” And Shaʹphan began to read it before the king.
  11. ¶ And it came about that as soon as the king heard the words of the book of the law, he immediately ripped his garments apart.23
  12. Then the king commanded Hil·kiʹah the priest and A·hiʹkam24 the son of Shaʹphan and Achʹbor the son of Mi·caiʹah and Shaʹphan the secretary and A·saiʹah25 the king’s servant, saying:
  13. “Go, inquire26 of Jehovah in my own behalf and in behalf of the people and in behalf of all Judah concerning the words of this book that has been found; for great is Jehovah’s rage27 that has been set afire against us over the fact that our forefathers28 did not listen to the words of this book by doing according to all that is written concerning us.”29
  14. ¶ Accordingly Hil·kiʹah the priest and A·hiʹkam and Achʹbor and Shaʹphan and A·saiʹah went to Hulʹdah the prophetess30 the wife of Shalʹlum the son of Tikʹvah the son of Harʹhas, the caretaker of the garments,31 as she was dwelling in Jerusalem in the second quarter; and they proceeded to speak to her.32
  15. In turn she said to them: “This is what Jehovah the God of Israel has said,33 ‘Say to the man that has sent YOU men to me:
  16. “This is what Jehovah has said, ‘Here I am bringing calamity34 upon this place and upon its inhabitants,35 even all the words36 of the book that the king of Judah has read;37
  17. due to the fact that they have left me and have gone making sacrificial smoke to other gods38 in order to offend me with all the work of their hands,39 and my rage has been set afire against this place and will not be extinguished.’”’40
  18. And as to the king of Judah who is sending YOU to inquire of Jehovah, this is what YOU should say to him, ‘This is what Jehovah the God of Israel has said: “As regards the words that you have heard,41
  19. for the reason that your heart42 was soft so that you humbled43 yourself because of Jehovah at your hearing what I have spoken against this place and its inhabitants [for it][f] to become an object of astonishment and a malediction,44 and then you ripped45 your garments apart and began weeping before me, I, even I, have heard,” is the utterance of Jehovah.46
  20. “That is why here I am gathering47 you to your forefathers, and you will certainly be gathered to your own graveyard[g] in peace,48 and your eyes will not look upon all the calamity that I am bringing upon this place.”’” And they proceeded to bring the king the reply.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Or, “the scribe.” Heb., has·so·pherʹ.
  2. ^ Meaning “My Portion Is Jehovah.” Heb., Chil·qi·yaʹhu.
  3. ^ Lit., “the great priest,” MLXXVg. See 12:10 ftn.
  4. ^ “Complete,” M; T, “pour out.”
  5. ^ Lit., “the great priest,” MLXX; Lat., ponʹti·fex.
  6. ^ Or, “[for them].”
  7. ^ Lit., “burial places.”

REFERENCES

  1. ^ 1Ki 13:2; 1Ch 3:14; 2Ch 34:1; Je 1:2; Zp 1:1
  2. ^ Jos 15:39
  3. ^ 2Ch 17:3; Eze 18:14
  4. ^ 1Ki 3:6; 15:5
  5. ^ De 5:32; Jos 1:7; Pr 4:27
  6. ^ 2Ki 22:9; 2Ch 34:8
  7. ^ 1Ch 6:13; 9:11
  8. ^ 2Ch 34:9
  9. ^ 2Ki 12:4
  10. ^ 2Ch 24:8
  11. ^ 2Ki 12:9; 1Ch 26:12; 2Ch 8:14
  12. ^ 2Ki 12:11
  13. ^ 2Ch 34:10
  14. ^ 2Ch 24:12; 34:11
  15. ^ 2Ki 12:15
  16. ^ 2Ch 34:12; Pr 20:6; 1Co 4:2
  17. ^ 1Ch 6:13
  18. ^ 2Ki 18:18; 2Ch 34:8; Je 41:2
  19. ^ 2Ki 22:3
  20. ^ De 31:24, 26; 2Ch 34:14
  21. ^ 2Ch 34:17
  22. ^ De 31:9; 2Ch 34:16; Ne 13:1
  23. ^ Ge 44:13; 2Sa 1:11; 2Ch 34:19; Je 36:24; Jl 2:13
  24. ^ 2Ki 25:22; Je 26:24
  25. ^ 2Ch 34:20
  26. ^ Ps 25:14
  27. ^ De 4:24; 29:27; 31:17; Ps 76:7; Ro 4:15
  28. ^ 2Ch 29:6; Ps 106:6; Je 16:12; Da 9:8
  29. ^ 2Ch 34:21; Heb 2:2
  30. ^ Ex 15:20; Jg 4:4; Ne 6:14; Lu 2:36; Ac 21:9
  31. ^ 2Ki 10:22; Ne 7:72
  32. ^ 2Ch 34:22
  33. ^ Jb 34:11; Je 23:28
  34. ^ 2Ki 21:12
  35. ^ 2Ch 34:24
  36. ^ Le 26:15; De 28:63; Da 9:11
  37. ^ 2Ki 22:8
  38. ^ Ex 20:3; De 32:17; Jg 2:12; 1Ki 9:6; Ps 106:36; Je 2:11
  39. ^ Ps 115:4; Is 2:8; 44:17; Mc 5:13
  40. ^ De 32:22; 2Ch 36:16; Is 33:14; Je 7:20; 17:27; Eze 20:48
  41. ^ 2Ch 34:26
  42. ^ Ps 34:18; 51:17; Is 57:15
  43. ^ Le 26:40; 1Ki 21:29; Mc 6:8; Jm 4:6
  44. ^ De 28:45; Ps 109:17; Je 26:6
  45. ^ 2Ki 22:11
  46. ^ 2Ch 34:27
  47. ^ Is 57:1
  48. ^ 2Ch 34:28

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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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