Charles Spurgeon Commentary 2 Chronicles 34:20-21

"And the king commanded Hilkiah, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Abdon the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the king`s servant, saying, Go ye, inquire of Jehovah for me, and for them that are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found; for great is the wrath of Jehovah that is poured out upon us, because our fathers have not kept the word of Jehovah, to do according unto all that is written in this book." — 2 Chronicles 34:20-21 (ASV)

And the king commanded Hilkiah, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Abdon the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king's, saying, Go, inquire of the LORD for me, and for them that are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found:

Oh, that all who read God's Book now would do as young Josiah did! If there is any difficulty in a book, the short way to understand it is to inquire of the author. And surely, there is never greater wisdom than, when we have read any of the deep mysteries or solemn threats in this Volume and feel staggered by them, to inquire of the Lord concerning them. I believe that there is many a puzzling passage in the Bible deliberately so that we may be driven to inquire of the Lord about it.

If the Book were all so easy to understand that, at the first reading of it, we could comprehend all its meaning, we might, perhaps, keep away from God. But He has purposely given us many dark sentences and made the meaning somewhat obscure, so that we may wait upon His enlightening Spirit and so obtain instruction, for the Spirit of God is even more useful to us than the Word itself. Great as the blessing of the Book is, the blessing of the living Spirit is greater still, and anything is good that drives us to Him. What had influenced Josiah's mind was the terror of the Book.