Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum the silver which is brought into the house of the LORD, which the keepers of the door have gathered of the people:
Ver. 4. Go up to Helkiah the high priest.] Who perhaps was father to Jeremiah the prophet. Jer 1:1
That he may sum the silver.] That is, Count it; or as some will, Stamp it, and put it into current money.
Verse 2 Kings 22:4. _THAT HE MAY SUM THE SILVER_] As Josiah began to seek the Lord as soon as he began to reign, we may naturally conclude that the worship of God that was neglected and suppressed by...
HILKIAH - Hilkiah was the father (or grandfather) of Seraiah (compare 1 Chronicles 6:13, with Nehemiah 11:11), high priest at the time of the captivity 2 Kings 25:18. and ancestor of E
V. THE REIGN OF JOSIAH 1. The Revival CHAPTER 22 _ 1. Josiah begins to reign (2 Kings 22:1; 2 Chronicles 34:1)_ 2. The temple repaired (2 Kings 22:3;...
2 KINGS 22:1 TO 2 KINGS 23:30_ A_. THE REIGN AND REFORMS OF JOSIAH. The fifty-seven years of the reigns of Manasseh and Amon were, according to Kings (not Chronicles), a period of apostasy, which prob...
GO UP TO HILKIAH THE HIGH PRIEST. He is principally known for his part in the noteworthy event that our lesson records. His grandson, Seraiah, was high priest at the time of the Captivity. THAT HE M...
HILKIAH. The son of Shallum and father of Azariah (1 Chronicles 6:13). sum. pour out, or pay away....
_Hilkiah the high priest_ From 1 Chronicles 6:13 it seems that he was the son of Shallum, and judging from Ezra 7:1 he appears to have been an ancestor of Ezra. _that he may sum the silver_ R.V. MONEY...
B. THE TEMPLE REPAIR 22:3-7 TRANSLATION (3) And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of King Josiah, the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of the L...
_GO UP TO HILKIAH THE HIGH PRIEST, THAT HE MAY SUM THE SILVER WHICH IS BROUGHT INTO THE HOUSE OF THE LORD, WHICH THE KEEPERS OF THE DOOR HAVE GATHERED OF THE PEOPLE:_ NO JFB COMMENTARY ON THESE VERSES...
JOSIAH. THE FINDING OF A BOOK OF THE LAW 1. Boscath] in Judah: cp. Joshua 15:39....
THAT HE MAY SUM, etc.] Josiah was contemplating a restoration of the Temple similar to that carried out previously by Joash (2 Kings 12:4.), and a collection of money had been made for the purpose: se...
THE LAST KINGS OF *ISRAEL AND *JUDAH BOOK OF 2 KINGS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 22 JOSIAH’S RULE AS KING OF *JUDAH V1 Josiah was 8 years old when he became king. He ruled in Jerusalem for 31 years....
עֲלֵ֗ה אֶל ־חִלְקִיָּ֨הוּ֙ הַ כֹּהֵ֣ן הַ גָּד
JOSIAH B.C. 639-608 2 Kings 22:1; 2 Kings 23:1 Jos., "Ant.," X 4:1. "In outline dim and vast Their fearful shadows cast The giant forms of Empires, on their way To ruin: one by one They tower,...
FINDING THE LOST LAW 2 Kings 22:1 In the midst of a dissolute court, Josiah's young life grew as a palm on the desert-waste. At the age of sixteen he sought the Lord, and at eighteen he became even m...
With Josiah's accession came the last attempt at reformation before Judah was finally swept into captivity. Josiah's first act of reformation was to restore the Temple. All that followed grew out of t...
Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum the silver which is brought into the house of the LORD, which the keepers of the (b) door have gathered of the people: (b) Certain of the priests wer...
_Together, so as to be reduced into a mass, and refined by fire. (Pagnin) --- Septuagint, "seal up the money." Protestants, "that he may sum the silver which," &c. (Haydock) --- Let him make all be pa...
If the Reader will read the parallel history of this pious king, as it is more largely recorded in the book of the Chronicles, 2 Chronicles 34:1. he will there find that in the eighth year of his reig...
Well, then, in the next portion of our book (2 Kings 21:1-26) we see how truly a pious father may be followed by an impious son. Manasseh, young as he was, did not only begin to reign, but "did that w...
_A MEMORABLE YEAR_ ‘The eighteenth year of king Josiah.’ 2 Kings 22:3 Josiah mounted the throne when he was eight years old. He was the son of Amon and the grandson of Manasseh, both of them evil r...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 22 AND 23. Observe what grace raised up Hezekiah and Josiah, both of whom were born of fathers given up to idolatry, and followed by sons who were equally aba...
GO UP TO HILKIAH THE HIGH PRIEST,.... Who had an apartment in the temple; there was an Hilkiah, a priest, in those times, who was the father of Jeremiah the prophet, Jeremiah 1:1, whom an Arabic write...
_In the eighteenth year of King Josiah_ Not of his life, but of his reign, as it is expressed, 2 Chronicles 34:3; 2 Chronicles 34:8. _The king sent Shaphan_ The secretary of state; _saying, Go up to H...
1 Iosiah his good reigne. 3 He taketh care for the repaire of the Temple. 8 Hilkiah hauing found a booke of the Lawe, Iosiah sendeth to Huldah to enquire of the Lord. 15 Huldah prophesieth destruct...
Go up to Hilkiah, the high priest, that he may sum the silver, get it ready for payment by having the priests in charge place it in sacks and weigh it, WHICH IS BROUGHT INTO THE HOUSE OF THE LORD, the...
Josiah's Good Reign...
JOSIAH'S GOOD REIGN (22:1 - 23:30) From Josiah's beginning to reign at eight years of age, his reign was faithful and godly, for he walked in the ways of David, the first of Israel's godly kings (v....
DOOR: _ Heb._ threshold...
1-10 The different event of Josiah's early succession from that of Manasseh, must be ascribed to the distinguishing grace of God; yet probably the persons that trained him up were instruments in prod...
THAT HE MAY SUM THE SILVER, i.e. take an exact account how much it is, and then dispose it in manner following. THE KEEPERS OF THE DOOR were priests or Levites, as appears from 2 Kings 12:9 2 Chronicl...
2 Kings 22:4 up H5927 (H8798) Hilkiah H2518 high H1419 priest H3548 count H8552 (H8686) money H3701 brought...
INSTRUCTIONS CONCERNING THE RESTORATION OF THE TEMPLE (2 KINGS 22:3). In view of its connection with the Temple these instructions would have been entered in the royal annals (compare 2 Kings 12:4). T...
CONTENTS: Reign of Josiah. Repairing temple and finding of the book of the law. CHARACTERS: God, Josiah, Hilkiah, Shaphan, Huldah, Ahikam, Achbor, Asahiah. CONCLUSION: An unread Bible is a lost Bibl...
2 Kings 22:8. _I have found the book of the law._ This was “the book of the law of the Lord by Moses,” 2 Chronicles 34:14; that is, in Moses's own handwriting. Lyranus, a rabbi, says, that Ahaz had bu...
_Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign._ A MONARCH OF RARE VIRTUE, AND A GOD OF RETRIBUTIVE JUSTICE I. A monarch of rare virtue. Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign.” In th...
2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 22:1 Josiah. Josiah is a long-awaited good king (see 1 Kings 13:2). He does many significant deeds, but it comes too late to change Judah’s fate.
2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 22:3 THE KING SENT SHAPHAN. Like Joash in 2 Kings 12:1, Josiah’s initial concern is simply to repair the temple, not to reform its worship. I
THE LAST EFFORT OF REFORMATION UNDER JOSIAH CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 2 Kings 22:2. HE DID THAT WHICH WAS RIGHT—In his minority Josiah was. guarded and directed by godly teachers and counselor...
EXPOSITION 2 KINGS 22:1 ACCESSION OF JOSIAH. REPAIR OF THE TEMPLE. RECOVERY OF THE BOOK OF THE LAW....
And Josiah was only eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for thirty-one years in Jerusalem. And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD (2 Kings 22:1-2). Now at this poi...
1 Chronicles 26:13; 1 Chronicles 6:13; 1 Chronicles 9:11; 1 Chronicles 9:19;...