- 王聽見律法書上的話、便撕裂衣服、
- 吩咐祭司希勒家、與沙番的兒子亞希甘、米該亞的兒子亞革波、書記沙番、和王的臣僕亞撒雅、說、
- 你們去、為我、為民、為猶大眾人、以這書上的話求問耶和華.因為我們列祖沒有聽從這書上的言語、沒有遵著書上所吩咐我們的去行、耶和華就向我們大發烈怒。
- 於是祭司希勒家、和亞希甘、亞革波、沙番、亞撒雅、都去見女先知戶勒大.戶勒大是掌管禮服沙龍的妻.沙龍是哈珥哈斯的孫子、特瓦的兒子。戶勒大住在耶路撒冷第二區.他們請問於他。
- 他對他們說、耶和華以色列的 神如此說、你們可以回覆那差遣你們來見我的人、說、
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- And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes.
- And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah a servant of the king's, saying,
- 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.
- So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;) and they communed with her.
- And she said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Tell the man that sent you to me,
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