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2 Kings 22:13

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“Go and inquire of the LORD for me, for the people, and for all Judah concerning the words in this book that has been found. For great is the wrath of the LORD that burns against us because our fathers have not obeyed the words of this book by doing all that is written about us.”

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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This verse in 2 Kings 22

Commentary

7 notes on this verse
Go ye, inquire of the Lord,.... Of some of his prophets, as Jeremiah, who began to prophesy in the thirteenth year of Josiah's reign, and had been a prophet five years, Jer 1:1, for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found; for he observed that this book threatened and foretold not only the captivity of the ten tribes, but of Judah, and of their king; and Jarchi thinks, he had a particular respect to that passage: the Lord shall bring thee and thy king, &c.

This site's exposition

commanded Hilkiah the priest

on 2 Kings 22:12-14

The king sends a delegation of five to inquire of the LORD. They go to Huldah the prophetess, though Jeremiah had been prophesying five years, and the text gives no reason for the choice. Adam Clarke notes that Jeremiah likely lived at Anathoth, away from the city.

This site's exposition

Go and inquire of the LORD

In this period, to inquire of the LORD meant to seek a prophet, and Barnes notes the Urim and Thummim had fallen out of use. Josiah lays the wrath on the fathers. Barnes takes this to mean the law had been lost only recently.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

It is a sign that God has mercy in store for a people when he magnifies his law among them and makes that honourable, and furnishes them with means for the increase of scripture-knowledge. The translating of the scriptures into vulgar tongues was the glory, strength, and joy of the Reformation from Popery.

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

Two things we may suppose he desired to know:--"Enquire, (1.) What we shall do; what course we shall take to turn away God's wrath and prevent the judgments which our sins have deserved." Convictions of sin and wrath should put us upon this enquiry, What shall we do to be saved?

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Enquire of the Lord - As inquiry by Urim and Thummim had ceased - apparently because superseded by prophecy - this order was equivalent to an injunction to seek the presence of a prophet (compare 2Ki 3:11; 1Ki 22:5). Because our fathers have not hearkened - Josiah, it will be observed, assumes that preceding generations had had full opportunity of hearing and knowing the Law. He thus regards the loss as comparatively recent (compare 2Ki 22:8 note).

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

proposed

Go, inquire of the Lord for me, &c.--The agitated feelings of the king prompted him to ask immediate counsel how to avert those curses under which his kingdom lay; and forthwith a deputation of his principal officers was sent to one endowed with the prophetic spirit.

How the passage was read

What the Jewish commentators add

Inquire of Adonoy on my behalf. He saw written, "Adonoy will lead you and your king." 2 Devarim:36. 3 When they opened the Torah Scroll it was found rolled to this section. This section deals with the exile of Shomron and Yehudah with its king.
Rashi: France, 1040–1105 · Rashi on II Kings 22:13:1, via Sefaria, The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J
1 more on this passage, in their own words ▾
To Chuldoh. Our Rabbis said that because a woman is more merciful than a man, 4 They therefore hoped she would beseech God for mercy, that He change the evil decree to a favorable one.—Maharsha in Maseches Megillah 12b he, therefore, did not send to Yirmiyohu [to inquire].
Rashi: France, 1040–1105 · Rashi on II Kings 22:14:1, via Sefaria, The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J

This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.

Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 6 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.

The words behind it

36 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • לְכוּ֩go

    lekhuH1980 →1546 times

  • דִרְשׁ֨וּconsult

    dirshuH1875 →164 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • יְהוָ֜הYahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • בַּעֲדִ֣יfor me

    baadiH1157 →105 times

  • וּבְעַד־and for

    uvead-H1157 →105 times

  • הָעָ֗םthe people

    haamH5971 →1873 times

  • וּבְעַד֙and for

    uveadH1157 →105 times

  • כָּל־all

    kol-H3605 →5413 times

  • יְהוּדָ֔הJudah

    yehudahH3063 →819 times

  • עַל־on

    ʾal-H5921 →5755 times

  • דִּבְרֵ֛י[the] words of

    divreiH1697 →1440 times

  • הַסֵּ֥פֶרthe scroll

    haseferH5612 →186 times

  • הַנִּמְצָ֖אwhich had been found

    hanimtza'H4672 →455 times

  • הַזֶּ֑ה<the> this

    hazehH2088 →1180 times

  • כִּֽי־for

    ki-H3588 →4482 times

  • גְדוֹלָ֞ה[is] great

    gedolahH1419 →526 times

  • חֲמַ֣ת[the] anger of

    chamatH2534 →125 times

  • יְהוָ֗הYahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • אֲשֶׁר־which

    ʾasher-H834 →5497 times

  • הִיא֙it

    hi'H1931 →1879 times

  • נִצְּתָ֣הit has been kindled

    nitzetahH3341 →

  • בָ֔נוּin us

    vanu

  • עַל֩on

    ʾalH5921 →5755 times

  • אֲשֶׁ֨רthat

    ʾasherH834 →5497 times

  • לֹֽא־not

    lo'-H3808 →5168 times

  • שָׁמְע֜וּthey listened

    shameuH8085 →1159 times

  • אֲבֹתֵ֗ינוּancestors our

    ʾavoteinuH1 →1212 times

  • עַל־to

    ʾal-H5921 →5755 times

  • דִּבְרֵי֙[the] words of

    divreiH1697 →1440 times

  • הַסֵּ֣פֶרthe scroll

    haseferH5612 →186 times

  • הַזֶּ֔ה<the> this

    hazehH2088 →1180 times

  • לַעֲשׂ֖וֹתto do

    laasotH6213 →2628 times

  • כְּכָל־according to every

    kekhol-H3605 →5413 times

  • הַכָּת֥וּב<the> [thing] written

    hakatuvH3789 →224 times

  • עָלֵֽינוּ׃on us

    ʾaleinuH5921 →5755 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

18 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Amos 3:7Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.19 worksEzekiel 9:4“Go throughout the city of Jerusalem,” said the LORD, “and put a mark on the foreheads of the men sighing and groaning over all the abominations committed there.”8 worksDeuteronomy 31:17–18On that day My anger will burn against them, and I will abandon them and hide My face from them, so that they will be consumed, and many troubles and afflictions will befall them. On that day they will say, ‘Have not these disasters come upon us because our God is no longer with us?’3 worksExodus 20:5You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,3 worksDeuteronomy 4:23–27Be careful that you do not forget the covenant of the LORD your God that He made with you; do not make an idol for yourselves in the form of anything He has forbidden you.3 worksNehemiah 9:3While they stood in their places, they read from the Book of the Law of the LORD their God for a quarter of the day, and they spent another quarter of the day in confession and worship of the LORD their God.3 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
Jeremiah 37:17Later, King Zedekiah sent for Jeremiah and received him in his palace, where he asked him privately, “Is there a word from the LORD?” “There is,” Jeremiah replied. “You will be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.”3 worksDeuteronomy 29:23–28All its soil will be a burning waste of sulfur and salt, unsown and unproductive, with no plant growing on it, just like the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the LORD overthrew in His fierce anger.3 worksJames 1:22–25Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.3 worksJeremiah 36:7Perhaps they will bring their petition before the LORD, and each one will turn from his wicked way; for great are the anger and fury that the LORD has pronounced against this people.”3 worksRomans 4:15because the law brings wrath. And where there is no law, there is no transgression.3 worksEzekiel 20:1–3In the seventh year, on the tenth day of the fifth month, some of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the LORD, and they sat down before me.2 worksRevelation 6:17For the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?”2 works1 Kings 22:7–8But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there not still a prophet of the LORD here of whom we can inquire?”2 worksJeremiah 21:1–2This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur son of Malchijah and the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah. They said,2 works2 Kings 3:11But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no prophet of the LORD here? Let us inquire of the LORD through him.” And one of the servants of the king of Israel answered, “Elisha son of Shaphat is here. He used to pour water on the hands of Elijah.”2 worksNahum 1:6Who can withstand His indignation? Who can endure His burning anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; even rocks are shattered before Him.2 worksJeremiah 44:17Instead, we will do everything we vowed to do: We will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and offer drink offerings to her, just as we, our fathers, our kings, and our officials did in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. At that time we had plenty of food and good things, and we saw no disaster.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Exodus 20:5

    You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth…

    it leads to

    • Deuteronomy 5:9

      You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth…

    • Numbers 14:18

      ‘The LORD is slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion, forgiving iniquity and transgression. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers upon…

    • Deuteronomy 4:24

      For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.

    • Exodus 34:14

      For you must not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.

    • Joshua 24:19

      But Joshua said to the people, “You are not able to serve the LORD, for He is a holy God; He is a jealous God; He will not forgive your rebellion or your sins.

  • Through

    Jeremiah 37:17

    Later, King Zedekiah sent for Jeremiah and received him in his palace, where he asked him privately, “Is there a word from the LORD?” “There is,” Jeremiah replied. “You will be delivered into the…

    it leads to

    • Jeremiah 21:7

      ‘After that,’ declares the LORD, ‘I will hand over Zedekiah king of Judah, his officers, and the people in this city who survive the plague and sword and famine, to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon…

    • Jeremiah 37:3

      Yet King Zedekiah sent Jehucal son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the priest, the son of Maaseiah, to Jeremiah the prophet with the message, “Please pray to the LORD our God for us!”

    • Jeremiah 38:14–16

      Then King Zedekiah sent for Jeremiah the prophet and received him at the third entrance to the house of the LORD. “I am going to ask you something,” said the king to Jeremiah. “Do…

Where this verse is studied

About 2 Kings

Jews Mourning in Exile, Eduard Bendemann, 1832, Wallraf-Richartz-Museum. Public domain.
Jews Mourning in Exile, Eduard Bendemann, 1832, Wallraf-Richartz-Museum. Public domain.
2 Kings: the study guide →Read 2 Kings 22 →

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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