2 KI 22:16 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX τάδε λέγει Κύριος, ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ἐπάγω κακὰ ἐπὶ τὸν τόπον τοῦτον, καὶ ἐπὶ τοὺς ἐνοικοῦντας αὐτὸν πάντας τοὺς λόγους τοῦ βιβλίου οὓς ἀνέγνω βασιλεὺς Ἰούδα,
(tade legei Kurios, idou egō epagō kaka epi ton topon touton, kai epi tous enoikountas auton pantas tous logous tou bibliou hous anegnō basileus Youda,)

BrTr Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I bring evil upon this place, and upon them that dwell in it, even all the words of the book which the king of Juda has read:

ULT “Thus says Yahweh, ‘Behold me, bringing disaster to this place and upon its inhabitants, all of the words of the scroll that the king of Judah has read,

UST Yahweh says that he is going to make something terrible happen to this city and to the people who live here. He is going to punish them in the way that the scroll King Josiah read describes.

BSB & MSB that 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,

OEB No OEB KI2 22:16 book available

WEBBE & WMBB “The LORD says, ‘Behold, I will bring evil on this place and on its inhabitants, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah has read.

NET “This is what the Lord says: ‘I am about to bring disaster on this place and its residents, the details of which are recorded in the scroll which the king of Judah has read.

LSV Thus said YHWH: Behold, I am bringing in calamity to this place and on its inhabitants, all the words of the scroll that the king of Judah has read,

FBV this is what the Lord says: I am about to bring disaster down on this place and on its people, in accordance with everything written in the book that has been read to the king of Judah.

T4T that this is what Yahweh says: “Listen to this carefully. I am going to cause all the people who live here in Jerusalem to experience a disaster, which is what was written in the scroll that the king has read.

LEB “Thus says Yahweh, ‘Look I am bringing evil to this place and upon its inhabitants, according to all of the words of that scroll that the king of Judah has read

BBE These are the words of the Lord: See, I will send evil on this place and on its people, even everything which the king of Judah has been reading in the book;

Moff No Moff KI2 22:16 book available

JPS Thus saith the LORD: Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah hath read;

ASV Thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah hath read.

DRA Thus saith the Lord: Behold, I will bring evils upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, all the words of the law which the king of Juda hath read:

YLT Thus said Jehovah, Lo, I am bringing in evil unto this place and on its inhabitants, all the words of the book that the king of Judah hath read,

Drby Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will bring evil upon this place and upon the inhabitants thereof, all the words of the book that the king of Judah hath read.

RV Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah hath read:
(Thus saith/says the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the words of the book which the king of Yudah hath/has read:)

SLT Thus said Jehovah, Behold me bringing evil to this place, and upon its inhabitants all the words of the book which the king of Judah read.

Wbstr Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon its inhabitants, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah hath read:

KJB-1769 Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah hath read:
(Thus saith/says the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the words of the book which the king of Yudah hath/has read:)

KJB-1611 Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring euill vpon this place, and vpon the inhabitants thereof, euen all the words of the booke which the king of Iudah hath read.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Thus sayth the Lorde: Behold, I wil bring euyll vpon this place, and on the inhabiters therof, euen all the wordes of the booke whiche the king of Iuda hath read:
(Thus saith/says the Lord: Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and on the inhabitants thereof, even all the words of the book which the king of Yudah hath/has read:)

Gnva Thus sayth the Lord, Behold, I wil bring euill vpon this place, and on the inhabitants thereof, euen al the words of the booke which ye King of Iudah hath read,
(Thus saith/says the Lord, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and on the inhabitants thereof, even all the words of the book which ye/you_all King of Yudah hath/has read,)

Cvdl Thus sayeth the LORDE: Beholde, I wil brynge euell vpon this place, and the inhabiters therof, euen all the wordes of ye lawe which the kynge hath caused to be red,
(Thus saith/says the LORD: Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and the inhabitants thereof, even all the words of ye/you_all law which the king hath/has caused to be red,)

Wycl that sente you to me, The Lord God of Israel seith these thingis, Lo! Y schal brynge yuelis on this place, and on the dwelleris therof, alle the wordis `of the lawe, whiche the kyng of Juda redde;
(that sent you to me, The Lord God of Israel saith/says these things, Lo! I shall bring evils on this place, and on the dwellers thereof, all the words of the law, which the king of Yudah red;)

Luth So spricht der HErr: Siehe, ich will Unglück über diese Stätte und ihre Einwohner bringen, alle Worte des Gesetzes, die der König Juda hat lassen lesen,
(So speaks/says the/of_the LORD: See/Look, I will accident/misfortune/disaster above this/these site/place and their/her resident bring/get, all words the law, the the/of_the king Yuda has let read,)

ClVg Hæc dicit Dominus: Ecce ego adducam mala super locum istum, et super habitatores ejus, omnia verba legis quæ legit rex Juda:
(These he_says Master: Behold I I_will_bring evil over place that, and over the_inhabitants his/her, everything words law which legit king Yuda:)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotemarks

כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה הִנְ⁠נִ֨י מֵבִ֥יא רָעָ֛ה אֶל־הַ⁠מָּק֥וֹם הַ⁠זֶּ֖ה וְ⁠עַל־יֹֽשְׁבָ֑י⁠ו אֵ֚ת כָּל־דִּבְרֵ֣י הַ⁠סֵּ֔פֶר אֲשֶׁ֥ר קָרָ֖א מֶ֥לֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה

(Some words not found in UHB: thus he/it_had_said YHWH here,I bring disaster to/towards the,place the=this and,on inhabitants_of,its DOM all/each/any/every words_of of,the_scroll which/who he/it_called king Yehuda )

There are four levels of quotation here. The author is quoting what Huldah said, continuing from the previous verse (level 1). This includes instructions from Yahweh, also continuing from the previous verse (level 2). These instructions include something that Yahweh wants the officials to say (level 3). And that includes a further quotation from Yahweh (level 4). Use the appropriate punctuation in your language to mark these levels of quotation. Alternatively, you could translate this so that there are not second-level or third-level quotations.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

If you have decided to translate all of this long quotation in such a way that there will not be quotations within quotations, you can continue doing that in this verse. Alternate translation: [that he says that he is about to bring disaster to this place and upon its inhabitants, all of the words of the scroll that the king of Judah has read]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה

Yahweh is speaking of himself in the third person because he is making a solemn declaration. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this in the first person. Alternate translation: [This is what I have to say to you]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

הִנְ⁠נִ֨י מֵבִ֥יא רָעָ֛ה

here,I bring disaster

See how you translated the similar expression in [21:12](../21/12.md). Alternate translation: [I am about to bring disaster]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

אֵ֚ת כָּל־דִּבְרֵ֣י הַ⁠סֵּ֔פֶר אֲשֶׁ֥ר קָרָ֖א מֶ֥לֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה

DOM (Some words not found in UHB: thus he/it_had_said YHWH here,I bring disaster to/towards the,place the=this and,on inhabitants_of,its DOM all/each/any/every words_of of,the_scroll which/who he/it_called king Yehuda )

See how you translated the similar expression in [1:7](../01/07.md). Alternate translation: [all of the punishments described in the scroll that the king of Judah has read]

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Josiah’s Reforms throughout Judah and Israel

2 Kings 22-23; 2 Chronicles

If ever there was a point in biblical history when the worship of Yahweh seemed all but extinguished, it was during the years leading up to King Josiah’s birth. Yet it was against this incredibly dark backdrop that the Lord raised up Josiah of Judah to bring about one of the greatest spiritual reforms his nation had ever seen. Josiah was the grandson of Manasseh, one of the most wicked and idolatrous kings of Judah (2 Kings 21:1-9; 2 Chronicles 33:1-9), though Manasseh later repented (2 Chronicles 33:12-19), and the son of Amon, another wicked, idolatrous king (2 Kings 21:18-22; 2 Chronicles 33:20-23). After his father’s death, Josiah became king at the young age of eight, so perhaps it was this lack of influence from his wicked father during some of his most formative years as a leader that enabled him to become such a force for spiritual renewal throughout Judah. Whatever the reason for his spiritual fervor, Josiah’s passion also coincided with a period of Assyrian decline, which allowed him to expand his renewal even to the lands once ruled by the northern kingdom of Israel. Josiah began his reforms by commissioning repairs to be made to the Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem. During these repairs, the book of the law, likely the book of Deuteronomy, was found in the Temple and brought to Josiah. When Josiah read the book, he tore his clothes in anguish over the punishment that surely awaited the nation for their disobedience to the laws of Moses. He called for all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem to gather by the pillar of the Temple, and he read the law to them as well and led them to establish a new covenant to follow the laws of Moses. Josiah then began a great purge of idolatry throughout Jerusalem, Judah, and even Israel. Utensils used for pagan worship were removed from the Temple in Jerusalem and burned in the Kidron Valley, and their ashes were carried to Bethel. The image of Asherah was also removed and burned in the Kidron Valley, and the remains were ground to dust and spread over graves of the common people. The houses of the male prostitutes in the Temple area were also broken down. The horses and chariots dedicated to the sun by the kings of Judah were removed, and the chariots were burned. The altars on the roof of the upper chamber of Ahaz and the altars that Manasseh had made in Temple courtyard were pulled down and broken in pieces, and the rubble was thrown into the Kidron Valley. A place called Topheth in the Hinnom Valley was defiled so that no one would make a son or daughter pass through fire as an offering to Molech. Just east of Jerusalem the high places built by King Solomon for his pagan wives on the Mount of Corruption (also called the Mount of Olives; 1 Kings 11:7-8) were defiled. Josiah’s reforms throughout Judah included putting away the mediums, wizards, teraphim, idols, and all the abominations that were seen in the land. At Bethel he tore down the altar and the high place erected by Jeroboam son of Nebat. He burned the high place, crushing it to dust, and burned the sacred pole. There he also saw tombs of people who must have been associated with the pagan rituals there, so he removed the bones and burned them on the altar, thus defiling it, as was prophesied years earlier (1 Kings 13:1-10). Josiah then extended his reforms to lands that formerly belonged to Israel but were now directly governed by Assyria. Throughout the towns of Samaria all the shrines of the high places were removed, the priests of the high places were slaughtered on the pagan altars, and their bones were burned on them. Throughout the rest of the land of Israel and Judah–in Manasseh, Ephraim, Simeon, and as far as Naphtali–Josiah also broke down the altars, ground the sacred poles and images into powder, and demolished all the incense altars. When Josiah returned to Jerusalem, he celebrated the Passover in a way that exceeded all the Passover celebrations since the time of the Judges.

Parallel 2 KI 22:16

Josiah’s Reforms throughout Judah and Israel

Parallel 2 KI 22:16