The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 34:22 Explained

2 Chronicles 34:22

KJV: And Hilkiah, and they that the king had appointed, went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvath, the son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college:) and they spake to her to that effect.

YLT: And Hilkiah goeth, and they of the king, unto Huldah the prophetess, wife of Shallum son of Tikvath, son of Hasrah, keeper of the garments, and she is dwelling in Jerusalem in the Second, and they speak unto her thus.

Darby: And Hilkijah and they that the king had appointed went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tokehath, son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe: now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the second quarter of the town; and they spoke with her to that effect.

ASV: So Hilkiah, and they whom the king had commanded , went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the second quarter;) and they spake to her to that effect.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Hilkiah,  and [they] that the king  [had appointed], went  to Huldah  the prophetess,  the wife  of Shallum  the son  of Tikvath,  the son  of Hasrah,  keeper  of the wardrobe;  (now she dwelt  in Jerusalem  in the college:  ) and they spake  to her to that [effect]. 

What does 2 Chronicles 34:22 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Chronicles 34:22-33 - Renewing The Covenant
The tender heart is a humble one, 2 Chronicles 34:27. To admit that God is right and we are wrong, and to take home his rebuke, is an admirable position. The penitential tear is like the baptism of dew on foliage parched by the scorching heat. But the tender heart does not confine itself to emotion, it acts. The king gathered all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem, went up to the house of the Lord, and caused all the people to stand to the covenant he proposed. He made all that were found, even in Israel, though they were outside his jurisdiction, to serve the Lord their God. Evidently Josiah was one of those men who have a compelling force because they appeal to the conscience in the heart of all men, and are themselves in close touch with God. Why not surrender yourself wholly to God! There are temples which need repairing, priests and people who require direction and leadership, nations which must be brought back to the God of their fathers. Only be tender, humble, and trustful. The world has yet to learn what God can do by those wholly devoted to Him. [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Chronicles 34

1  Josiah's good reign
3  He destroys idolatry
8  He takes order for the repair of the temple
14  Hilkiah, having found a book of the law,
21  Josiah sends to Huldah to enquire of the Lord
23  Huldah prophesies the destruction of Jerusalem, but respite thereof in Josiah's time
29  Josiah, causing it to be read in a solemn assembly, renews the covenant with God

What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 34:22 mean?

So went Hilkiah and those the king [had appointed] to Huldah the prophetess the wife of Shallum the son of - Tokhath the son of Hasrah keeper of the wardrobe and she dwelt in Jerusalem in the Second Quarter and they spoke to her according to this [effect] -
וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ חִלְקִיָּ֜הוּ וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ אֶל־ חֻלְדָּ֨ה הַנְּבִיאָ֜ה אֵ֣שֶׁת ׀ שַׁלֻּ֣ם בֶּן־ [תוקהת] (תָּקְהַ֗ת) בֶּן־ חַסְרָה֙ שׁוֹמֵ֣ר הַבְּגָדִ֔ים וְהִ֛יא יוֹשֶׁ֥בֶת בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם בַּמִּשְׁנֶ֑ה וַיְדַבְּר֥וּ אֵלֶ֖יהָ כָּזֹֽאת ס

וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ  So  went 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: הָלַךְ  
Sense: to go, walk, come.
חִלְקִיָּ֜הוּ  Hilkiah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: חִלְקִיָּה 
Sense: father of Eliakim, an officer of Hezekiah.
וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר  and  those 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ  the  king  [had  appointed] 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
חֻלְדָּ֨ה  Huldah 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: חֻלְדָּה  
Sense: a prophetess in the time of Josiah whom Josiah asked for an authoritative opinion on the book of the law which Hilkiah found.
הַנְּבִיאָ֜ה  the  prophetess 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: נְבִיאָה  
Sense: prophetess.
אֵ֣שֶׁת ׀  the  wife 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: אִשָּׁה  
Sense: woman, wife, female.
שַׁלֻּ֣ם  of  Shallum 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שַׁלּוּם  
Sense: son of Jabesh, conspirator and slayer of king Zachariah of the northern kingdom of Israel ending the dynasty of Jehu; assumed the throne and became the 5th king of the northern kingdom; reigned for one month and was killed by Menahem.
בֶּן־  the  son  of 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
[תוקהת]  - 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
(תָּקְהַ֗ת)  Tokhath 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: תָּוְקְהַת  
Sense: father of Shallum, the husband of the prophetess Huldah in the time of king Josiah of Judah.
בֶּן־  the  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
חַסְרָה֙  of  Hasrah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: חַסְרָה  
Sense: grandfather of Shallum who was the husband of Huldah, the prophetess; also spelled ‘Harhas’.
שׁוֹמֵ֣ר  keeper 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: שָׁמַר  
Sense: to keep, guard, observe, give heed.
הַבְּגָדִ֔ים  of  the  wardrobe 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: בֶּגֶד 
Sense: treachery, deceit.
וְהִ֛יא  and  she 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, third person feminine singular
Root: הוּא 
Sense: he, she, it.
יוֹשֶׁ֥בֶת  dwelt 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, feminine singular
Root: יָשַׁב 
Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide.
בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם  in  Jerusalem 
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: יְרוּשָׁלַםִ  
Sense: the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split.
בַּמִּשְׁנֶ֑ה  in  the  Second  Quarter 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִשְׁנֶה  
Sense: double, copy, second, repetition.
וַיְדַבְּר֥וּ  and  they  spoke 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: דָּבַר 
Sense: to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing.
אֵלֶ֖יהָ  to  her 
Parse: Preposition, third person feminine singular
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
כָּזֹֽאת  according  to  this  [effect] 
Parse: Preposition-k, Pronoun, feminine singular
Root: זׄאת  
Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, such.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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