2 Kings 22:15

What does 2 Kings 22:15 mean?

A plain-English look at 2 Kings 22:15 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And she said unto them, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel: Tell ye the man that sent you unto me,

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And she said unto them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Tell the man that sent you to me,

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And she said unto them, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel: Tell ye the man that sent you unto me,

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And she said to them, The Lord, the God of Israel, says, Say to the man who sent you to me,

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And she saith unto them, `Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, Say to the man who hath sent you unto me:

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And she said to them: Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel: Tell the man that sent you to me:

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And she said to them, Thus saith Jehovah theGod of Israel: Tell the man that sent you to me,

Context

v.14So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asaiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the second quarter); and they communed with her.

v.15This passage

v.16Thus 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.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 2 Kings 1:6

    And they said unto him, There came up a man to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, Is it because there is no God in Israel, that thou sendest to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from the bed whither thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.

  • 2 Kings 1:16

    And he said unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, is it because there is no God in Israel to inquire of his word? therefore thou shalt not come down from the bed whither thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.

  • Jeremiah 23:28

    The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the straw to the wheat? saith Jehovah.

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