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2 Kings 22:18

But to the king of Judah who sent you to inquire of the Lord thus shall you say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord God of Israel, "Regarding the words which you have heard,

New American Standard Version

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Concordances:

Nave's Topical Bible - Asahiah; Huldah; Josiah; Repentance; Women; Torrey's Topical Textbook - Kings;

Dictionaries:

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Huldah; Josiah; Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Prophecy, prophet; Zephaniah; Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Kings, First and Second, Theology of; Woman; Easton Bible Dictionary - Huldah; Isaiah; Josiah; Fausset Bible Dictionary - Pentateuch; Holman Bible Dictionary - Ahikam; Jeremiah; Josiah; Kings, 1 and 2; Prophetess; Zephaniah, Book of; Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Canon of the Old Testament; Deuteronomy; Gedaliah; Hexateuch; Hilkiah; Huldah; Idolatry; Israel; Jerusalem; Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Hardening of Heart; Morrish Bible Dictionary - Ahikam ; Josiah ; People's Dictionary of the Bible - Josiah; Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Urim and Thummim;

Encyclopedias:

Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Judah; International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Canon of the Old Testament; Huldah; Jehoiakim;

John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

But to the king of Judah, which sent you to inquire of the Lord,.... That is, with respect to him, or what may concern him:

thus shall ye say unto him; carry back this message to him as from the Lord he desired to inquire of:

thus saith the Lord God of Israel, as touching the words which thou hast heard: read out of the law, concerning the destruction of the land, and its inhabitants therein threatened.

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Bibliographical Information
Gill, John. "Commentary on 2 Kings 22:18". "The New John Gill Exposition of the Entire Bible". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/geb/2-kings-22.html. 1999.

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Kings 22:18 But 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;

Ver. 18. But to the king of Judah.] Here she giveth him his just title, whom before she had called "man." [2 Kings 22:15] Piety is no enemy to civility.

Bibliographical Information
Trapp, John. "Commentary on 2 Kings 22:18". John Trapp Complete Commentary. https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/jtc/2-kings-22.html. 1865-1868.

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

18.To the king of Judah — What follows is solely for the king; the preceding part of the oracle was “to the man that sent you,” (2 Kings 22:15,) because it contained announcements which it concerned not only the king, but every other man, to hear.

Bibliographical Information
Whedon, Daniel. "Commentary on 2 Kings 22:18". "Whedon's Commentary on the Bible". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/whe/2-kings-22.html. 1874-1909.

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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4.

As touching. No Ellipsis here, but at end of verse. See below.

heard, or hearkened to. Supply Figure of speech Ellipsis thus: "Thus saith Jehovah Elohim: the words which thou hast hearkened to [shall surely come to pass]. In that thine heart was tender . . . I also have heard thee".

Bibliographical Information
Bullinger, Ethelbert William. "Commentary on 2 Kings 22:18". "E.W. Bullinger's Companion bible Notes". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/bul/2-kings-22.html. 1909-1922.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

But 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;

the king: 2 Chronicles 34:26-28
thus shall ye: Isaiah 3:10; Malachi 3:16,17

Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 34:27 - thine heart; Jeremiah 37:7 - Thus; Ezekiel 18:20 - soul that; 2 Corinthians 9:1 - touching

Bibliographical Information
Torrey, R. A. "Commentary on 2 Kings 22:18". "The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/tsk/2-kings-22.html.

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