CHAPTER XXII

Josiah succeeds Amon his father, and reigns thirty-one years,

1, 2.

He repairs the breaches of the temple, 3-7.

Hilkiah finds the book of the law tn the temple, 8.

It is read by Shaphan the scribe, before the king and his

servants, 9, 10.

The king, greatly affected, sends to inquire of Huldah the

prophetess, 11-13.

She delivers an afflictive prophecy concerning the evils that

were coming upon the land, 14-17.

But promises Josiah that these evils shall not come in his

time, 18-20.

NOTES ON CHAP. XXII

Verse 2 Kings 22:1. Josiah was eight years old] He was one of the best, if not the best, of all the Jewish kings since the time of David. He began well, continued well, and ended well.

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