22Josiah 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.H2977H8083H8141H1121H4427H4427H7970H259H8141H3389H517H8034H3040H1323H5718H12182He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in all the ways of his father David, not turning aside to the right or to the left.H6213H3477H5869H3068H3212H1870H1732H1H5493H3225H80403In the eighteenth year of his reign, King Josiah sent the secretary, Shaphan son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, to the temple of the LORD. He said:H8083H6240H8141H4428H2977H4428H7971H8227H1121H683H1121H4918H5608H1004H3068H5594"Go up to Hilkiah the high priest and have him get ready the money that has been brought into the temple of the LORD, which the doorkeepers have collected from the people.H5927H2518H1419H3548H8552H3701H935H1004H3068H8104H5592H622H59715Have them entrust it to the men appointed to supervise the work on the temple. And have these men pay the workers who repair the temple of the LORD—H5414H3027H6213H4399H6485H1004H3068H5414H6213H4399H1004H3068H2388H919H10046the carpenters, the builders and the masons. Also have them purchase timber and dressed stone to repair the temple.H2796H1129H1443H7069H6086H4274H68H2388H10047But they need not account for the money entrusted to them, because they are acting faithfully."H2803H3701H5414H3027H6213H5308Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the secretary, "I have found the Book of the Law in the temple of the LORD." He gave it to Shaphan, who read it.H2518H1419H3548H559H8227H5608H4672H5612H8451H1004H3068H2518H5414H5612H8227H71219Then Shaphan the secretary went to the king and reported to him: "Your officials have paid out the money that was in the temple of the LORD and have entrusted it to the workers and supervisors at the temple."H8227H5608H935H4428H7725H4428H1697H7725H559H5650H5413H3701H4672H1004H5414H3027H6213H4399H6485H1004H306810Then Shaphan the secretary informed the king, "Hilkiah the priest has given me a book." And Shaphan read from it in the presence of the king.H8227H5608H5046H4428H559H2518H3548H5414H5612H8227H7121H6440H442811When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his robes.H4428H8085H1697H5612H8451H7167H89912He gave these orders to Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Acbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the secretary and Asaiah the king's attendant:H4428H6680H2518H3548H296H1121H8227H5907H1121H4320H8227H5608H6222H5650H4428H55913"Go and inquire of the LORD for me and for the people and for all Judah about what is written in this book that has been found. Great is the LORD'S anger that burns against us because our fathers have not obeyed the words of this book; they have not acted in accordance with all that is written there concerning us."H3212H1875H3068H5971H3063H1697H5612H4672H1419H2534H3068H3341H1H8085H1697H5612H6213H378914Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Acbor, Shaphan and Asaiah went to speak to the prophetess Huldah, who was the wife of Shallum son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem, in the Second District.H2518H3548H296H5907H8227H6222H3212H2468H5031H802H7967H1121H8616H1121H2745H8104H899H3427H3389H4932H169615She said to them, "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Tell the man who sent you to me,H559H559H3068H430H3478H559H376H797116'This is what the LORD says: I am going to bring disaster on this place and its people, according to everything written in the book the king of Judah has read.H559H3068H935H7451H4725H3427H1697H5612H4428H3063H712117Because they have forsaken me and burned incense to other gods and provoked me to anger by all the idols their hands have made, my anger will burn against this place and will not be quenched.'H5800H6999H312H430H3707H4639H3027H2534H3341H4725H351818Tell the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the LORD, 'This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says concerning the words you heard:H4428H3063H7971H1875H3068H559H559H3068H430H3478H1697H808519Because your heart was responsive and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I have spoken against this place and its people, that they would become accursed and laid waste, and because you tore your robes and wept in my presence, I have heard you, declares the LORD.H3824H7401H3665H6440H3068H8085H1696H4725H3427H8047H7045H7167H899H1058H6440H8085H5002H306820Therefore I will gather you to your fathers, and you will be buried in peace. Your eyes will not see all the disaster I am going to bring on this place.'" So they took her answer back to the king.H622H1H622H6913H7965H5869H7200H7451H935H4725H7725H4428H1697H7725