2 Kings 22:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah hath read:”
2 Kings 22:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 22:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 22:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““Yahweh says, ‘Behold, I will bring evil on this place and on its inhabitants, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah has read.”
2 Kings 22:16 — World English Bible
2 Kings 22:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah hath read. ”
2 Kings 22:16 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 22:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Thus said Jehovah, Lo, I am bringing in evil unto this place and on its inhabitants, all the words of the book that the king of Judah hath read,”
2 Kings 22:16 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 22:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will bring evil upon this place and upon the inhabitants thereof, all the words of the book that the king of Judah hath read. ”
2 Kings 22:16 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 22:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Thus sayth the Lord, Behold, I wil bring euill vpon this place, and on the inhabitants thereof, euen al the words of the booke which ye King of Iudah hath read,”
2 Kings 22:16 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 22:16 in Context — 2 Kings 22
14 So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;) and they communed with her.
15 And she said unto them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Tell the man that sent you to me,
16 Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah hath read:
17 Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be kindled against this place, and shall not be quenched.
18 But to the king of Judah which sent you to enquire of the Lord, thus shall ye say to him, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, As touching the words which thou hast heard;
What Does 2 Kings 22:16 Mean?
2 Kings 22:16 is a verse from the Book of 2 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Kings chapter 22. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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