2 Kings 22:15 KJV — MannaFest

2 Kings 22:15

And she said unto them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Tell the man that sent you to me,

KJV

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ASV

And she said unto them, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel: Tell ye the man that sent you unto me,

WEB

And Huldah said to them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Tell the man who sent you

YLT

And she saith unto them, `Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, Say to the man who hath sent you unto me:

DBT

And she said to them, Thus saith Jehovah theGod of Israel: Tell the man that sent you to me,

About this book

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2 Kings — Two kingdoms on parallel but diverging arcs. Elisha's ministry; Samaria falls to Assyria in 722 BC; Jerusalem falls to Babylon in 586 BC. Prophets interpose; kings refuse; the exile comes — and closes on a whisper of covenant hope.

Author: Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (same as 1 Kings)
Date: Events c. 852–560 BC; closing coda places composition in the mid-exile, c. 560 BC

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Proverbs 31:26
She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.
2 Kings 1:16
And he said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to enquire of Baal–zebub the god of Ekron, is it not because there is no God in Israel to enquire of his word? therefore thou shalt not come down off that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
Jeremiah 23:28
The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? saith the Lord.
2 Kings 1:6
And they said unto him, There came a man up to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that thou sendest to enquire of Baal–zebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
Jeremiah 42:9
And said unto them, Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, unto whom ye sent me to present your supplication before him;

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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.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

Even kings, though gods to us, are men to God, and shall so be dealt with; for with him there is no respect of persons. She let him know what judgments God had in store for Judah and Jerusalem (

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

But at the same time the king was consoled with an assurance that this season of punishment and sorrow should not be during his lifetime, on account of the faith, penitence, and pious zeal for the divine glory and worship which, in his public capacity and with his royal influence, he had displayed.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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2KI 22:152KI 1:16 2KI 1:2-4
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
2KI 22:15JER 23:28 1TI 1:12
2KI 22:15JER 23:28 1CO 3:12-13
2KI 22:15JER 23:28 2CO 2:17
2KI 22:15JER 23:28 PRO 14:5
2KI 22:15JER 23:28 LUK 12:42
2KI 22:152KI 1:6 PSA 16:4
2KI 22:152KI 1:16 PSA 132:3

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