1Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years. His mother’s name was Jedidah daughter of Adaiah; she was from Bozkath.stylusJoshua 15:39, Joshua 15:39, 2 Chronicles 34:1, 2 Chronicles 34:33, 2 Chronicles 34:12And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in all the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.stylusJoshua 1:7, Deuteronomy 5:32, Joshua 1:7, Deuteronomy 5:32, 2 Kings 18:33Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, King Josiah sent the scribe, Shaphan son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, to the house of the LORD, saying,stylus2 Chronicles 34:3, 2 Chronicles 34:33, 2 Chronicles 34:3, 2 Chronicles 34:334“Go up to Hilkiah the high priest and have him count the money that has been brought into the house of the LORD, which the doorkeepers have collected from the people.stylus2 Kings 12:4, 2 Kings 12:4, 1 Chronicles 6:13, Psalms 84:10, 1 Chronicles 9:115And let them deliver it into the hands of the supervisors of those doing the work on the house of the LORD, who in turn are to give it to the workmen repairing the damages to the house of the LORD—stylus2 Kings 12:11, 2 Kings 12:14, 2 Kings 12:11, 2 Kings 12:14, 2 Kings 12:56to the carpenters, builders, and masons—to buy timber and dressed stone to repair the temple.stylus7But they need not account for the money put into their hands, since they work with integrity.”stylus2 Kings 12:15, 2 Kings 12:15, 1 Corinthians 4:2, 1 Corinthians 4:2, Luke 16:108Then Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, “I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the LORD!” And he gave it to Shaphan, who read it.stylusDeuteronomy 31:24, Deuteronomy 31:26, Deuteronomy 31:24, Deuteronomy 31:26, 2 Chronicles 34:149And Shaphan the scribe went to the king and reported, “Your servants have paid out the money that was found in the temple and have put it into the hands of the workers and supervisors of the house of the LORD.”stylus2 Kings 25:22, Jeremiah 36:10, Jeremiah 36:12, 2 Kings 18:18, Ezekiel 8:1110Moreover, Shaphan the scribe told the king, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read it in the presence of the king.stylusJeremiah 36:21, Jeremiah 36:21, Jeremiah 36:15, Jeremiah 36:6, 2 Chronicles 34:1811When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his clothesstylus2 Chronicles 34:19, 2 Chronicles 34:19, Joel 2:13, Joel 2:13, Jeremiah 36:2412and commanded Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Achbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the servant of the king:stylusJeremiah 26:24, Jeremiah 26:24, 2 Kings 25:22, 2 Kings 25:22, Isaiah 37:113“Go and inquire of the LORD for me, for the people, and for all Judah concerning the words in this book that has been found. For great is the wrath of the LORD that burns against us because our fathers have not obeyed the words of this book by doing all that is written about us.”stylusDeuteronomy 29:23, Deuteronomy 29:28, Deuteronomy 31:17, Deuteronomy 31:18, Deuteronomy 29:2314So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went and spoke to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, the keeper of the wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem, in the Second District.stylus2 Chronicles 34:22, Judges 4:4, 2 Chronicles 34:22, Judges 4:4, Micah 6:415And Huldah said to them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Tell the man who sent youstylusJeremiah 23:28, 2 Kings 1:16, 2 Kings 1:6, Jeremiah 23:28, 2 Kings 1:1616that 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,stylusDaniel 9:11, Daniel 9:14, Daniel 9:11, Daniel 9:14, Joshua 23:1517because they have forsaken Me and burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke Me to anger with all the works of their hands. My wrath will be kindled against this place and will not be quenched.’stylus2 Kings 21:22, 2 Kings 21:22, Isaiah 46:5, Isaiah 46:8, Deuteronomy 32:2218But as for the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the LORD, tell him that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘As for the words that you heard,stylusIsaiah 3:10, Malachi 3:16, Malachi 3:17, 2 Chronicles 34:26, 2 Chronicles 34:2819because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its people, that they would become a desolation and a curse, and because you have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I have heard you,’ declares the LORD.stylusPsalms 51:17, Psalms 51:17, 1 Kings 21:29, 1 Kings 21:29, Exodus 10:320‘Therefore I will indeed gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes will not see all the calamity that I will bring on this place.’” So they brought her answer back to the king.stylusPsalms 37:37, Psalms 37:37, Isaiah 57:1, Isaiah 57:2, Isaiah 57:1