列王纪下 22:14

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

女先知戶勒大的預言（代下34:22~28）於是希勒家祭司、亞希甘、亞革博、沙番、亞撒雅去見女先知戶勒大。她就是掌管禮服的沙龍的妻子，沙龍是哈珥哈斯的孫子、特瓦的兒子。她住在耶路撒冷第二區；他們就把事情都告訴了她。

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
於 是 ， 祭 司 希 勒 家 和 亚 希 甘 、 亚 革 波 、 沙 番 、 亚 撒 雅 都 去 见 女 先 知 户 勒 大 。 户 勒 大 是 掌 管 礼 服 沙 龙 的 妻 ； 沙 龙 是 哈 珥 哈 斯 的 孙 子 、 特 瓦 的 儿 子 。 户 勒 大 住 在 耶 路 撒 冷 第 二 区 。 他 们 请 问 於 他 。

Contextual Overview

¹¹ When the king heard the words of the Book of the Teachings, he tore his clothes to show how upset he was. ¹² He gave orders to Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Acbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the royal secretary, and Asaiah the king's servant. These were the orders: ¹³ "Go and ask the Lord about the words in the book that was found. Ask for me, for all the people, and for all Judah. The Lord 's anger is burning against us, because our ancestors did not obey the words of this book; they did not do all the things written for us to do." ¹⁴ So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Acbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went to talk to Huldah the prophetess. She was the wife of Shallum son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, who took care of the king's clothes. Huldah lived in Jerusalem, in the new area of the city. ¹⁵ She said to them, "This is what the Lord , the God of Israel, says: Tell the man who sent you to me, ¹⁶ ‘This is what the Lord says: I will bring trouble to this place and to the people living here, as it is written in the book which the king of Judah has read. ¹⁷ The people of Judah have left me and have burned incense to other gods. They have made me angry by all that they have done. My anger burns against this place like a fire, and it will not be put out.' ¹⁸ Tell the king of Judah, who sent you to ask the Lord , ‘This is what the Lord , the God of Israel, says about the words you heard: ¹⁹ When you heard my words against this place and its people, you became sorry for what you had done and humbled yourself before me. I said they would be cursed and would be destroyed. You tore your clothes to show how upset you were, and you cried in my presence. This is why I have heard you, says the Lord . ²⁰ So I will let you die, and you will be buried in peace. You won't see all the trouble I will bring to this place.'" So they took her message back to the king.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

prophetess: Exodus 15:20, Judges 4:4, Micah 6:4, Luke 1:41-56, Luke 2:36, Acts 21:9, 1 Corinthians 11:5

Tikvah: 2 Chronicles 34:22, Tikvath, Hasrah

wardrobe: Heb. garments, 2 Kings 10:22, Nehemiah 7:72

college: or, second part

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 19:2 - he sent Eliakim 2 Kings 20:4 - court 2 Chronicles 34:8 - sent Shaphan Isaiah 8:3 - the prophetess Jeremiah 21:2 - Inquire Jeremiah 26:22 - Achbor Jeremiah 36:12 - Elnathan Jeremiah 40:5 - Ahikam Ezekiel 8:11 - Shaphan Ezekiel 13:17 - prophesy Zephaniah 1:10 - the second Hebrews 13:4 - Marriage

Cross-References

Genesis 22:4
On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance.

Genesis 22:5
He said to his servants, "Stay here with the donkey. My son and I will go over there and worship, and then we will come back to you."

Genesis 22:8
Abraham answered, "God will give us the lamb for the sacrifice, my son." So Abraham and his son went on together

Genesis 22:10
Then Abraham took his knife and was about to kill his son.

Genesis 22:13
Then Abraham looked up and saw a male sheep caught in a bush by its horns. So Abraham went and took the sheep and killed it. He offered it as a whole burnt offering to God, and his son was saved.

Genesis 22:14
So Abraham named that place The Lord Provides. Even today people say, "On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided."

Genesis 22:17
I will surely bless you and give you many descendants. They will be as many as the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore, and they will capture the cities of their enemies.

Genesis 28:19
At first, the name of that city was Luz, but Jacob named it Bethel.

Genesis 32:30
So Jacob named that place Peniel, saying, "I have seen God face to face, but my life was saved."

Exodus 17:15
Then Moses built an altar and named it The Lord Is My Banner.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went down to Huldah the prophetess,.... Such as were Miriam and Deborah; in imitation of those Satan had very early his women prophetesses, the Sibyls, so called from their being the council and oracle of God, and consulted as such on occasion, as Huldah now was; and the first of the Sibyls, according to Suidas n, was a Chaldean or a Persian; and some say an Hebrew; and Pausanias expressly says o, that with the Hebrews above Palestine was a woman prophetess, whose name was Sabba, whom some called the Babylonian, others the Egyptian Sibyl. Aelian relates p that one of them was a Jewess:

the wife of Shallum, the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; but whether the king's wardrobe in the palace, or the priest's in the temple, is not certain; he is called Hasrah, 2 Chronicles 34:22 who is here called Harhas:

now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college; in the college of the prophets; in the house of instruction, as the Targum; the school where the young prophets were instructed and trained up; though Jarchi observes, that some interpret this "within the two walls"; Jerusalem it seems had three walls, and within the second this woman lived; there were gates in the temple, as he also observes, called the gates of Huldah q, but whether from her cannot be said: this place of her dwelling seems to be mentioned as a reason why these messengers went to her, because she was near, as well as well known for her prophetic spirit, prudence, and faithfulness, and not to Jeremiah, who in all probability was at Anathoth; and so also is the reason why they went not to Zephaniah, if he as yet had begun to prophesy, because he might be at a distance also: and they communed with her; upon the subject the king sent them about.

n In voce σιβυλλα. o Phocica, sive, l. 10. p. 631. p Var. Hist. l. 12. c. 35. q Misn. Middot, c. 1. sect. 3.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Went unto Huldah - It might have been expected that the royal commissioners would have gone to Jeremiah, on whom the prophetic spirit had descended in Josiah’s 13th year Jeremiah 1:2, or five years previous to the finding of the Law. Perhaps he was at some distance from Jerusalem at the time; or his office may not yet have been fully recognized.

The prophetess - Compare the cases of Miriam Exodus 15:20; Numbers 12:2 and Deborah Judges 4:4.

Keeper of the wardrobe - literally, “of the robes.” Shallum had the superintendence, either of the vestments of the priests who served in the temple, or of the royal robe-room in which dresses of honor were stored, in case of their being needed for presents (see 2 Kings 5:5 note).

In the college - The marginal translation “in the second part” is preferable; and probably refers to the new or outer city - that which had been enclosed by the wall of Manasseh, to the north of the old city 2 Chronicles 33:14.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Kings 22:14. Went unto Huldah the prophetess — This is a most singular circumstance: At this time Jeremiah was certainly a prophet in Israel, but it is likely he now dwelt at Anathoth. and could not be readily consulted; Zephaniah also prophesied under this reign, but probably he had not yet begun; Hilkiah was high priest, and the priest's lips should retain knowledge. Shaphan was scribe, and must have been conversant in sacred affairs to have been at all fit for his office; and yet Huldah, a prophetess, of whom we know nothing but by this circumstance, is consulted on the meaning of the book of the law; for the secret of the Lord was neither with Hilkiah the high priest, Shaphan the scribe, nor any other of the servants of the king, or ministers of the temple! We find from this, and we have many facts in all ages to corroborate it, that a pontiff, a pope, a bishop, or a priest, may, in some cases, not possess the true knowledge of God; and that a simple woman, possessing the life of God in her soul, may have more knowledge of the Divine testimonies than many of those whose office it is to explain and enforce them.

On this subject Dr. Priestley in his note makes the following very judicious remark: -

"It pleased God to distinguish several women with the spirit of prophecy, as well as other great attainments, to show that in his sight, and especially in things of a spiritual nature, there is no essential pre-eminence in the male sex, though in some things the female be subject to the male."