II Chronicles · Chapter 34 King James Version

II Chronicles 34:26

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The Scripture

(26) And as for the king of Judah, who sent you to enquire of the LORD, so shall ye say unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel concerning the words which thou hast heard;
Chapter overview (whole chapter)

Second Chronicles 34 recounts the godly reign of King Josiah, who began ruling at age eight and by his sixteenth year had already started purging Judah of its high places, Asherah poles, and carved idols. In his eighteenth year, while funding repairs on the temple, the high priest Hilkiah discovered the lost Book of the Law, and its public reading moved Josiah to tear his robes in grief over Israel's long disobedience. He sent a delegation to the prophetess Huldah, who confirmed that God's judgment on Judah was inevitable but promised that Josiah himself would die in peace before the disaster came, because his heart was tender and he humbled himself before God.

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Cross-references
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

II Chronicles 34:21II Chronicles 34:23

Related verses (shared words)

Jeremiah 16:3Jeremiah 27:19II Kings 22:13