2 Kings 22:14 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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;d (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;) and they communed with her. ”

2 Kings 22:14 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Went unto Huldah - It might have been expected that the royal commissioners would have gone to Jeremiah, on whom the prophetic spirit had descended in Josiah’s 13th year Jeremiah 1:2 , or five y...
2 Kings 22:14 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

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 dw...
2 Kings 22:14 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 22:1 to 2 Kings 23:30 a . The Reign and Reforms of Josiah. The fifty-seven years of the reigns of Manasseh and Amon were, according to Kings (not Chronicles), a period of apostasy, whi...
2 Kings 22:14 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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 dw...
2 Kings 22:14 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Huldah the prophetess— This is the only mention that we have of this prophetess; and certainly it tends much to her honour that she was consulted upon this important occasion, when both Jeremiah an...
2 Kings 22:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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 sh...
2 Kings 22:14 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Josiah. The finding of a Book of the Law 1. Boscath] in Judah: cp. Joshua 15:39 .
2 Kings 22:14 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Went unto Huldah the prophetess. — Why not to Jeremiah or Zephaniah? Apparently because Huldah “dwelt in Jerusalem,” and they did not, at least at this time. Anathoth in Benjamin was Jeremiah’s tow...
2 Kings 22:14 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

JOSIAH B.C. 639-608 2 Kings 22:1-20 ; 2 Kings 23:1-37 Jos., "Ant.," X 4:1. "In outline dim and vast Their fearful shadows cast The giant forms of Empires, on their way To ruin: one by one...
2 Kings 22:14 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Hearkening to the Message 2 Kings 22:14-20 ; 2 Kings 23:1-4 Josiah's fears were deeply stirred by the evils which the Law of the Lord clearly indicated as imminent, and he immediately sent for...
2 Kings 22:14 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

With Josiah's accession came the last attempt at reformation before Judah was finally swept into captivity. Josiah's first act of reformation was to restore the Temple. All that followed grew out of...
2 Kings 22:14 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

According to the dates of the prophets, Jeremiah had been preaching his sermons for five years before this event took place; and Zephaniah ministered much about the same time; yet Huldah, like anothe...
2 Kings 22:14 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

A MEMORABLE YEAR ‘The eighteenth year of king Josiah.’ 2 Kings 22:3-20 Josiah mounted the throne when he was eight years old. He was the son of Amon and the grandson of Manasseh, both of the...
2 Kings 22:14 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went down to Huldah the prophetess ,.... Such as were Miriam and Deborah; in imitation of those Satan had very early his wome...
2 Kings 22:14 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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 dw...
2 Kings 22:14 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

So Hilkiah the priest, &c., went unto Huldah the prophetess This is the only mention we have of this prophetess; and certainly it tends much to her honour that she was consulted on this importa...
2 Kings 22:14 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

JOSIAH'S GOOD REIGN (22:1 - 23:30) From Josiah's beginning to reign at eight years of age, his reign was faithful and godly, for he walked in the ways of David, the first of Israel's godly kings...
2 Kings 22:14 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Ruin of Judah Foretold; the Favour Shown to Josiah. B. C. 623. 11 And it came to p...
2 Kings 22:14 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Unto Huldah the prophetess; for we read of women prophetesses, both in the Old and New Testament; as Miriam, Exodus 15:20 , Deborah, Judges 4:4 , Hannah, 1Sa 2 , Elisabeth, and the blessed V...
2 Kings 22:14 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Huldah's Reply To Josiah ( 2 Kings 22:14-20 ). The enquiry was made to Huldah, the prophetess. We should note that there is no hint that Huldah read the book, or even saw it. Given the care that t...
2 Kings 22:14 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

THE LAST EFFORT OF REFORMATION UNDER JOSIAH CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES .— 2 Kings 22:2 . He did that which was right —In his minority Josiah was. guarded and directed by godly teachers and c...
2 Kings 22:14 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 22:8 . I have found the book of the law. This was “the book of the law of the Lord by Moses,” 2 Chronicles 34:14 ; that is, in Moses's own handwriting. Lyranus, a rabbi, says, that Ahaz h...
2 Kings 22:14 - The Biblical Illustrator

Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign. A monarch of rare virtue, and a God of retributive justice I. A monarch of rare virtue. Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign.” In...
2 Kings 22:14 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 2 Kings 22:1-12 ACCESSION OF JOSIAH . REPAIR OF THE TEMPLE . RECOVERY OF THE BOOK OF THE LAW . 2 Kings 22:1-12 GENERAL CHARACTER OF JOSIAH '...
2 Kings 22:14 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Book of the Law Read before the King, and the Results
2 Kings 22:14 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 11:5 ; 2 Chronicles 34:22 ; 2 Kings 10:22 ; Acts 21:9 ; Exodus 15:20 ; Judges 4:4 ; Luke 1:41-56 ; Luke 2:36 ; Micah 6:4 ; Nehemiah 7:72
2 Kings 22:14 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Huldah — The king's earnest affection required great haste; and she was in Jerusalem, which is therefore noted in the following part of the verse, when Jeremiah might at this time be at Anathoth, o...

2 Kings 22:14 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Kings 22:14 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

2 Kings 22:14 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 22:14 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Kings 22:14 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

2 Kings 22:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Kings 22:14 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 22:14 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Kings 22:14 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Kings 22:14 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Kings 22:14 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Kings 22:14 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Kings 22:14 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

2 Kings 22:14 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Kings 22:14 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Kings 22:14 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 22:14 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 22:14 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Kings 22:14 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Kings 22:14 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 22:14 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Kings 22:14 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 22:14 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Kings 22:14 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Kings 22:14 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Kings 22:14 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Kings 22:14 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes