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

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Went to Huldah - It might have been expected that the royal commissioners would have gone to Jeremiah, on whom the prophetic spirit had desc…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Went unto Huldah the prophetess. —Why not to Jeremiah or Zephaniah? Apparently because Huldah dwelt in Jerusalem

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan,
and Asahiah, went down to Huldah the prophetess

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The book of the law is read before the king. Those best honor their Bibles who study them, daily feed on that bread, and walk by that light. Convic…

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