OET 2KI section

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22:3 A scroll is discovered in the temple

(2 Chr. 34:8-28)

3 In the eighth month of the eighteenth year of King Yoshiyyah’s reign, he sent the scribe Shafan (the son of Atsalyah the son of Meshullam) to the temple, saying 4 “Go to the high priest Hilkiyyah and get him to count the silver that was brought into Yahweh’s temple, which the door-keepers collected from the people. 5 Then have it given to the supervisors of the temple repairs, and then they can pay the workers who’re repairing the damage— 6 the craftsmen, builders, and masons, as well as buying wood and quarried stones for the repairs.” 7 They won’t need to submit detailed accounts for it because they’re trustworthy people.[ref]

8 During the repairs, the hight priest Hilkiyyah told the scribe Shafan, “I found a scroll in the temple with Yahweh’s instructions written on it.” So Hilkiyyah gave the scroll to Shafan to read. 9 Then Shafan the scribe went to the king with this report, “Your servants handed over the money that had been collected in the temple, and they gave it to the supervisors of the workers doing the repairs.” 10 Then he added, “And the priest Hilkiyyah gave me a scroll.” Then he read it out loud to King Yoshiyyah.

11 When the king heard the contents of the scroll, he tore his clothes 12 and commanded the priest Hilkiyyah, Shafan’s son Ahikam, Mikayah’s son Akbor, the scribe Shafan, and the king’s servant Asayah, 13 “Go and inquire from Yahweh on my behalf and on behalf of the people and all Yehudah, concerning the words of this scroll that was found. Because it sounds like Yahweh must be very angry at us because our predecessors didn’t listen to what’s written on this scroll and didn’t do what was expected of us.”

14 So Hilkiyyah the priest and Ahikam, Akbor, Shafan, and Asayah went to the prophetess Huldah (the wife of Shallum, the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, the one in charge of looking after the priests’ uniforms who lived in the newer part of Yerushalem), and they spoke to her. 15 She told them that Israel’s God Yahweh had said, “Tell the man who sent you all to me 16 that Yahweh says this: I’m going to bring disaster to this place and its inhabitants, just like it’s written in the scroll that the king read 17 because they abandoned me. They offered sacrifices to other gods in order to make me angry at everything they do, so now my anger will be directed against this place and it’s not stoppable. 18 But to the king of Yehudah who sent you all to seek Yahweh, tell him that Israel’s God Yahweh says: The words that you heard from the scroll, 19 because you’re open to learn and because you humbled yourself in front of Yahweh when you heard my promise that this place and its inhabitants would become a horror and a curse, and because you’ve torn your clothes and wept in front of me, then Yahweh said that he’s taken notice of you. 20 Because of that, he’ll allow you to die and be buried peacefully, and you yourself won’t witness the destruction that will come to this place.”

So they relayed those messages back to King Yoshiyyah.

22:7: 2Ki 12:15.

3 and_he/it _was in/on/at/with_eight teen year to/for_the _king Yʼoshiy^yāh he _sent the_king DOM Shāfān the _son of _ʼAʦal^yāhū the _son of _Məshullām the_secretary the _house of_YHWH to_say.
4 Go _up to Ḩilqiy^yāh the_priest/officer the_high and_count DOM the_money the_brought _into the _house of_YHWH which they _have _gathered the _keepers the_threshold from the_people.
5 And_given_it[fn] on the _hand of _the _doers the_work the_have _the _oversight in/on/at/with[fn] of_YHWH and_they _give DOM_him/it to_doers the_work who in_house _of YHWH to_repair the _damage the_house.
6 To _the_carpenters and_to _the_builders and_to _the_masons and_to_buy wood(s) and_stone of _hewing to_repair DOM the_house.
7 Only not it _will _be _accounted _for with_them the_money the_delivered on hand_them if/because in/on/at/with_integrity they [are]_working.
8 And_he/it _said Ḩilqiy^yāh the_priest/officer the_high to Shāfān the_secretary the _scroll the_law I _have _found in_house _of YHWH and_he/it _gave Ḩilqiy^yāh DOM the_book to Shāfān and_read_it.
9 And_came Shāfān the_secretary to the_king and_returned DOM the_king word and_he/it _said they _have _poured _out your_servants DOM the_money the_found in/on/at/with_house and_delivered_it on the _hand of _the _doers the_work the_have _the _oversight the _house of_YHWH.
10 And_informed Shāfān the_secretary to/for_the _king to_say a _scroll he _gave to_me Ḩilqiy^yāh the_priest/officer and_read_it Shāfān to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the_king.
11 And_he/it _was when_heard the_king DOM the _words of _the _scroll the_law and_tore DOM clothes_his.
12 And_he/it _commanded the_king DOM Ḩilqiy^yāh the_priest/officer and_DOM ʼAḩīqām the _son of _Shāfān and_DOM ˊAkbōr the _son of _Mīkā^yāh and_DOM Shāfān the_secretary and_DOM ˊAsā^yāh the _servant the_king to_say.
13 Go consult DOM YHWH for_me and_for the_people and_for all Yəhūdāh/(Judah) on the _words the_book the_found the_this if/because [is]_great the _rage of_YHWH which it it _has _been _kindled in/on/at/with_us on that not they _listened ancestors_our to the _words the_book the_this for_doing according _to_all the_written concerning_us.
14 And_he/it _went Ḩilqiy^yāh the_priest/officer and_ʼAḩīqām and_ˊAkbōr and_Shāfān and_ˊAsā^yāh to Ḩuldāh the_prophetess the _wife of _Shallūm the _son of _Tiqvāh the _son of _Ḩarḩaş [the _one _who]_kept the_wardrobe and_she [was]_dwelling in/on/at/with_Yərūshālayim/(Jerusalem) in/on/at/with_second _district and_they _spoke to_her.
15 And_she/it _said to_them thus he _says YHWH the _god of _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) say to _the_man who he _sent DOM_you _all to_me.
16 Thus he _says YHWH see_I [am]_about _to _bring calamity to the_place the_this and_on inhabitants_its DOM all the _words the_book which he _has _read the _king of _Yəhūdāh.
17 Because that abandoned_me and_burned _incense to_gods other so _as provoked _toanger_me in/on/at/with_all the _work hands_their and_kindled severe _anger_my in/on/at/with_place the_this and_not it _will _be _quenched.
18 And_near/to the _king of _Yəhūdāh the_sent DOM_you _all to_inquire _of DOM YHWH thus you _all _will _say to_him/it thus he _says YHWH the _god of _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) the_words which you _have _heard.
19 Because it _was _soft heart_your and_humbled from_face/in _front _of YHWH in/on/at/with_heard_you [that]_which I _had _spoken on the_place the_this and_against inhabitants_its to_be as_desolation and_as_curse and_torn DOM clothes_your and_she/it _wept before_face_me and_also I I _have _heard the _utterance of_YHWH.
20 For_so/thus/hence see_I gather_you to fathers_your and_gathered to grave_your in/on/at/with_peace and_not they _will _look eyes_your in/on/at/with_all the_disaster which I [will]_bring on the_place the_this and_brought _back DOM the_king word.

22:5 Variant note: ו/יתנ/ה: (x-qere) ’וְ/יִתְּנֻ֗/הוּ’: lemma_c/5414 n_1.1.1 morph_HC/Vqj3mp/Sp3ms id_124SL וְ/יִתְּנֻ֗/הוּ

22:5 Variant note: ב/בית: (x-qere) ’בֵּ֣ית’: lemma_1004 b morph_HNcmsc id_12wRc בֵּ֣ית

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Prophets of the Old Testament after 800 B.C.

If you ask someone today what biblical prophets did, they will likely tell you that they divinely foretold of future events. While this was often the case, most prophets in the Bible focused as much on “forthtelling” God’s messages as they did on “foretelling” the future. That is, their primary role was to simply “forthtell” divinely acquired messages to leaders and groups of people, and at times that included foretelling of coming judgment, blessing, rescue, etc. Also, though plenty of prophets (sometimes called “seers” in Scripture) often spoke in confrontational or eccentric language that put them at odds with kings and religious leaders, the biblical writers also applied the term prophet to people who communicated God’s messages in ways that many readers today might not think of as prophecy, such as worship leaders appointed by David to “prophesy with lyres, harps, and cymbals” (1 Chronicles 25:1). Similarly, the books of Joshua, Judges, 1 & 2 Samuel, and 1 & 2 Kings are typically categorized as history by Christians, but in the Hebrew canon they belong to the category of Former Prophets. The Lord raised up prophets throughout all of biblical history, from the giving of the law under Moses to the revelation of the last days by the apostle John, and the kings of Israel and Judah often recognized and supported specific people as official prophets of the royal court and consulted them to find out God’s perspective about official matters. Following is a list of nearly everyone designated as prophet or seer in the Old Testament and the primary area of their ministry.

• Zechariah (796 B.C.) [2 Chronicles 24:20] => Jerusalem
• Jonah (780 B.C.) [2 Kings 14:25; Jonah 1:1] => Gath-hepher, Nineveh
• Hosea (770 B.C.) [Hosea 1:1] => Samaria?
• Amos (760 B.C.) [Amos 1:1] => Bethel
• Isaiah (730 B.C.) [2 Kings 19:2; 20:1; 2 Chronicles 26:22; 32:20, 32; Isaiah 1:1] => Jerusalem
• Micah (730 B.C.) [Jeremiah 26:18; Micah 1:1] => Moresheth
• Nahum (650 B.C.) [Nahum 1:1] => Elkosh (Capernaum?)
• Zephaniah (630 B.C.) [Zephaniah 1:1] => Jerusalem?
• Huldah (630 B.C.) [2 Kings 22:14] => Jerusalem
• Habakkuk (600 B.C.) [Habakkuk 1:1; 3:1] => Jerusalem?
• Ezekiel (592 B.C.) [Ezekiel 1:3] => Babylonia/Chebar River
• Uriah (600 B.C.) [Jeremiah 26:20] => Kiriath-jearim
• Jeremiah (587 B.C.) [2 Chronicles 36:12; Jeremiah 1:1; 19:14] => Jerusalem
• Obadiah (586 B.C.) [Obadiah 1:1] => Jerusalem
• Daniel (560 B.C.) [Daniel 7:1; Matthew 24:15] => Babylon
• Haggai (520 B.C.) [Ezra 5:1; Haggai 1:1] => Jerusalem
• Zechariah (520 B.C.) [Ezra 5:1; Zechariah 1:1] => Jerusalem
• Malachi (432 B.C.) [Malachi 1:1] => Jerusalem?

OET by section 2KI 22:3

A scroll is discovered in the temple

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Prophets of the Old Testament after 800 B.C.

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