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So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of ^(F1)(C1)Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe (and she lived in Jerusalem in the ^(C2)Second Quarter); and they spoke to her.

Then she said to them, "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel says: 'Tell the man who sent you to Me,

"This is what the LORD says: 'Behold, I am going to ^(C1)bring disaster on this place and on its inhabitants, all the words of the book which the king of Judah has read.

'^(C1)Since they have abandoned Me and have burned incense to other gods so that they may provoke Me to anger with all the work of their hands, My wrath burns against this place, and it shall not be quenched.'"

'But to ^(C1)the king of Judah who sent you to inquire of the LORD, this is what you shall say to him: "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel says: 'Regarding the words which you have heard,

^(C1)since your heart was tender and ^(C2)you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its inhabitants, that they would become ^(C3)an object of horror and a ^(C4)curse, and you have ^(C5)torn your clothes and wept before Me, I have indeed heard you,' declares the LORD."

'Therefore, behold, I am going to gather you to your fathers, and ^(C1)you will be gathered to your grave in peace, and your eyes will not look at all the devastation that I am going to bring on this place.'" So they brought back word to the king.