2 Kings 22
- 1Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath.
- 2And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in all the way of David his father, and did not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.
- 3In the eighteenth year of king Josiah, that the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of the Lord, saying,
- 4Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum the silver which is brought into the house of the Lord, which the keepers of the door have gathered of the people:
- 5And let them deliver it into the hand of the doers of the work, that have the oversight of the house of the Lord: and let them give it to the doers of the work which is in the house of the Lord, to repair the broken places of the house,
- 6To carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber and cut stone to repair the house.
- 7However they did not have to account for the money that was delivered into their hand, because they dealt faithfully.
- 8And Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the Lord. And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it.
- 9And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, Your servants have gathered the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of those who do the work, that have the oversight of the house of the Lord.
- 10And Shaphan the scribe showed the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest has delivered me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.
- 11When the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he tore his clothes.
- 12And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah a servant of the king's, saying,
- 13Go, ask the Lord for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found. For great is the wrath of the Lord that burns against us, because our fathers have not listened to the words of this book, to do according to all that which is written concerning us.
- 14So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem in the Second Quarter. And they spoke with her.
- 15And she said to them, The Lord God of Israel says this, Tell the man who sent you to me,
- 16The Lord says this, I will bring evil on this place, and on its people, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah has read:
- 17Because they have abandoned me, and have burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands. Therefore my wrath shall burn against this place, and shall not be put out.
- 18But to the king of Judah which sent you to ask the Lord, this is what you shall say to him, The Lord God of Israel says this, Concerning the words which you have heard.
- 19Because your heart was tender, and you have humbled yourself before the Lord, when you heard what I spoke against this place, and against its people, that they should become a ruin and a curse, and have torn your clothes, and wept before me. I also have heard you, says the Lord.
- 20Look therefore, I will gather you to your fathers, and you shall be gathered into your grave in peace. Your eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring on this place. And they brought the king word again.
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of 2 Kings 22 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
KJVAnd he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.
GIGAKJVAnd he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in all the way of David his father, and did not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.
KJVAnd it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, that the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of the Lord, saying,
GIGAKJVIn the eighteenth year of king Josiah, that the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of the Lord, saying,
KJVAnd let them deliver it into the hand of the doers of the work, that have the oversight of the house of the Lord: and let them give it to the doers of the work which is in the house of the Lord, to repair the breaches of the house,
GIGAKJVAnd let them deliver it into the hand of the doers of the work, that have the oversight of the house of the Lord: and let them give it to the doers of the work which is in the house of the Lord, to repair the broken places of the house,
KJVUnto carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber and hewn stone to repair the house.
GIGAKJVTo carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber and cut stone to repair the house.
KJVHowbeit there was no reckoning made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand, because they dealt faithfully.
GIGAKJVHowever they did not have to account for the money that was delivered into their hand, because they dealt faithfully.
KJVAnd Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the Lord. And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it.
GIGAKJVAnd Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the Lord. And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it.
KJVAnd Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, Thy servants have gathered the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of them that do the work, that have the oversight of the house of the Lord.
GIGAKJVAnd Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, Your servants have gathered the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of those who do the work, that have the oversight of the house of the Lord.
KJVAnd Shaphan the scribe shewed the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.
GIGAKJVAnd Shaphan the scribe showed the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest has delivered me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.
KJVAnd it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes.
GIGAKJVWhen the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he tore his clothes.
KJVGo ye, enquire of the Lord for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found: for great is the wrath of the Lord that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according unto all that which is written concerning us.
GIGAKJVGo, ask the Lord for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found. For great is the wrath of the Lord that burns against us, because our fathers have not listened to the words of this book, to do according to all that which is written concerning us.
KJVSo Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, 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 college;) and they communed with her.
GIGAKJVSo Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem in the Second Quarter. And they spoke with her.
KJVAnd she said unto them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Tell the man that sent you to me,
GIGAKJVAnd she said to them, The Lord God of Israel says this, Tell the man who sent you to me,
KJVThus 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:
GIGAKJVThe Lord says this, I will bring evil on this place, and on its people, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah has read:
KJVBecause they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be kindled against this place, and shall not be quenched.
GIGAKJVBecause they have abandoned me, and have burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands. Therefore my wrath shall burn against this place, and shall not be put out.
KJVBut to the king of Judah which sent you to enquire of the Lord, thus shall ye say to him, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, As touching the words which thou hast heard;
GIGAKJVBut to the king of Judah which sent you to ask the Lord, this is what you shall say to him, The Lord God of Israel says this, Concerning the words which you have heard.
KJVBecause thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before the Lord, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard thee, saith the Lord.
GIGAKJVBecause your heart was tender, and you have humbled yourself before the Lord, when you heard what I spoke against this place, and against its people, that they should become a ruin and a curse, and have torn your clothes, and wept before me. I also have heard you, says the Lord.
KJVBehold therefore, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered into thy grave in peace; and thine eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this place. And they brought the king word again.
GIGAKJVLook therefore, I will gather you to your fathers, and you shall be gathered into your grave in peace. Your eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring on this place. And they brought the king word again.
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