Second Book of Chronicles - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 1007

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17 done. For they have removed the 18 20 2I 22 26 money found in the House of the Evmz—L1v1Nc, and given it to the custody of the Superintendents, and to the hands of those working in the Shaphan the Secretary Hilkihu the Priest has given me a Then Shaphan read from it to the King. But when the King heard the words of the Law, he tore his robes. Then the King commanded Hilkihu,

and Akikam - ben · Shaphan, and Abdon·ben·Mikah, and Shaphan the Secretary, and Asiah, the King's Go and enquire of the EvER—L1v1NG, about me, and about the remnant in Israel, and in judea, regarding the Book that has been found. For a great anger of the Lonn may be poured on us, because our ancestors have not regarded the Commands of the Evnn-Lrvmo, to practise all that is written in this §n1nah’¤ iizplg. So Hilkihu and the King’s Mes-

sengers went to Huldah the Prea- cheress, the wife of Shalum-ben- Thokahth-ben—Khasrah, Keeper of the Wardrobe, who resided in jeru- salem, in the Seminary, and asked her about it; when she replied to them:·—· 1`hus says the Even-Lxvmo Gon

of Israel l ‘ Say to the man who sent you to me,—·thus says the EVER- L1v1NG, I will bring evil on this place, and on its inhabitants.-—'I‘he whole of the curses written in the Book that you read before the King ofjudah; dbecause you forsook Me, an burnt incense to Seducing Gods, by which they provoked Me in every act of their hand. Therefore I will pour My indignation on this place, and it will notbe extinguished! But to the King of judah who sent you to enquire of the Even-L1vmo,~—-Say thus to him; ‘ Thus says the Evnn·1.1vmo Gon of Israel about the things you have heard. ‘ Because your heart is impression-

able, and you were humble before Gon, when you heard His words against this place, and against its inhabitants, and humbled yourself before Me, and tore your robes, and wept before Me, I also have listened, says the Even-mvmo. Therefore I 28 will gather you to your mthers, and you shall be added to your Tomb in peace, and your eyes shall not see all the misery that I will bring on this place, and on its inhabitants! So they related this Messagetothe King. @132 §iug Qsszmlrlzs il): Qnrliautztrt un the Qatizr. The King cousequently sent and 2g collected all the Magistracy of judea to jerusalem, when the King ascended 30 to the House of the EvER·L1v1NG, and all Lhe Parliament of judea with him, and the People of jerusalem, with the Priests and Levites. and all the Public, from the greatest to the least, and read in their hearing all the contents of the Book of Laws which had been found in the LoRD’s House. After that the King stood up on his platform, and made an Agreement before the EVmt·L1V1NG o walk after the Lord, and to keep His Commands, and Evidences, and Institutions with all his heart, and all his mind, and to practise the realities of the Covenant written in that Book. He then stationed all who were pre- sent in jerusalem, and in Benjamin; and they with the inhabitants of jeru- salem made the same Promise to GOD, the Gon of their fathers. So joshiah expelled all the abominations from the whole country that belonged to the Children of Israel, and compelled all resident in Israel to serve, Yes, to serve the Evnn—L1vmo Gon.—·'I‘hey did not turn from the following the Lxvmo Gov of their fathers all his days. (623 n.c.) §ittg 3¤slyiaIy makes a ¥a¤s¤l¤zr. josiah afterwards made a Pass- 85 over to the Evan-·z.1vmo in jern- salem, and slew the Passover on the fourteenth day of the First month, when he appointed the Priests in their duties, and exhorted them to the services of the House of the EVER- Ltvmo, and commanded the Levites, to instruct all Israel about their duties To take the Holy 1007