2 Kings 22:16
in 2 Kings 22that this is what the LORD says: I am about to bring calamity on this place and on its people, according to all the words of the book that the king of Judah has read,
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah hath read.
KJV
Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah hath read:
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This verse in 2 Kings 22
Commentary
6 notes on this verseThus saith the Lord, behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants of it,.... Destruction to the place, and captivity to the inhabitants of it: even all the words of the book which the king of Judah hath read; particularly what is contained in Lev 26:14, even all the curses in it, as in 2Ch 34:24.
This site's exposition
Tell the man who sent you
on 2 Kings 22:15-17
Because the people "have forsaken Me and burned incense to other gods," the LORD's wrath "will not be quenched," and she names no condition. Josiah's reform does not reverse it, and 23:26 to 27 says the LORD did not turn from His great wrath afterward.
This site's exposition
I am about to bring calamity
The words the king had read are the covenant curses of Leviticus 26 and Deuteronomy 28, as Albert Barnes and John Gill identify them. The parallel at 2 Chronicles 34:24 speaks of the curses written in that book. Barnes holds that Josiah heard only part of it.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Those that would not be bound by the precept shall be bound by the penalty." God will be found no less terrible to impenitent sinners than his word makes him to be. She let him know what mercy God had in store for him. (1.) Notice is taken of his great tenderness and concern for the glory of God and the welfare of his kingdom (
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The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
All the words of the book - The “words” here intended are no doubt the threatenings of the Law, particularly those of Lev. 26:16-39 and Deut. 28:15-68. Josiah had probably only heard a portion of the Book of the Law; but that portion had contained those awful denunciations of coming woe. Hence, Josiah’s rending of his clothes 2Ki 22:11, and his hurried message to Huldah.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
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.
The words behind it
19 Hebrew wordsEvery 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.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כֹּ֚ה | koh | thus | H3541 → | 577 times |
| אָמַ֣ר | ʾamar | he says | H559 → | 5305 times |
| יְהוָ֔ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| הִנְנִ֨י | hini | here I | H2005 → | 316 times |
| מֵבִ֥יא | mevi' | [am] about to bring | H935 → | 2568 times |
| רָעָ֛ה | raah | calamity | H7451 → | 662 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הַמָּק֥וֹם | hamakom | the place | H4725 → | 401 times |
| הַזֶּ֖ה | hazeh | <the> this | H2088 → | 1180 times |
| וְעַל־ | veal- | and on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| יֹֽשְׁבָ֑יו | yoshevav | inhabitants its | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| אֵ֚ת | ʾet | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| דִּבְרֵ֣י | divrei | [the] words of | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| הַסֵּ֔פֶר | hasefer | the scroll | H5612 → | 186 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| קָרָ֖א | kara' | he has read | H7121 → | 733 times |
| מֶ֥לֶךְ | melekh | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| יְהוּדָֽה׃ | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
כֹּ֚הthus
kohH3541 →577 times
אָמַ֣רhe says
ʾamarH559 →5305 times
יְהוָ֔הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
הִנְנִ֨יhere I
hiniH2005 →316 times
מֵבִ֥יא[am] about to bring
mevi'H935 →2568 times
רָעָ֛הcalamity
raahH7451 →662 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
הַמָּק֥וֹםthe place
hamakomH4725 →401 times
הַזֶּ֖ה<the> this
hazehH2088 →1180 times
וְעַל־and on
veal-H5921 →5755 times
יֹֽשְׁבָ֑יוinhabitants its
yoshevavH3427 →1079 times
אֵ֚ת<obj.>
ʾetH853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
דִּבְרֵ֣י[the] words of
divreiH1697 →1440 times
הַסֵּ֔פֶרthe scroll
haseferH5612 →186 times
אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
קָרָ֖אhe has read
kara'H7121 →733 times
מֶ֥לֶךְ[the] king of
melekhH4428 →2525 times
יְהוּדָֽה׃Judah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach 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
Joshua 23:13know for sure that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations before you. Instead, they will become for you a snare and a trap, a scourge in your sides and…
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 7:16
You must destroy all the peoples the LORD your God will deliver to you. Do not look on them with pity. Do not worship their gods, for that will be a snare to you.
- Numbers 33:55
But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land before you, those you allow to remain will become barbs in your eyes and thorns in your sides; they will harass you…
- Exodus 23:33
They must not remain in your land, lest they cause you to sin against Me. For if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you.”
- Judges 2:2–3
and you are not to make a covenant with the people of this land, but you shall tear down their altars.’ Yet you have not obeyed My voice. What is this you have done?
- Psalms 69:22
May their table become a snare; may it be a retribution and a trap.
- Deuteronomy 7:16
Through
Joshua 23:15But just as every good thing the LORD your God promised you has come to pass, likewise the LORD will bring upon you the calamity He has threatened, until He has destroyed you from…
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 28:15–68
If, however, you do not obey the LORD your God by carefully following all His commandments and statutes I am giving you today, all these curses will come upon you and overtake you:
- Luke 21:22–24
For these are the days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written.
- Judges 4:1–2
After Ehud died, the Israelites again did evil in the sight of the LORD.
- Deuteronomy 28:15–68
Where this verse is studied
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; 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); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.