And Hilkiah, and they that the king had appointed, went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvath, the son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college:) and they spake to her to that effect.
Key themes
Glossary
- Jerusalem Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.
- Hilkiah Person
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Portion of Jehovah. (1. ) 1 Chr. 6:54 . (2. ) 1 Chr. 26:11 . (3. ) The father of Eliakim ( 2 Kings 18:18 , 26, 37). (4. ) The father of Gemariah ( Jer. 29:3 ). (5. ) The father of the prophet Jeremiah (1:1).
- Hasrah Person
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Poverty, “keeper of the wardrobe,” i. e., of the sacerdotal vestments ( 2 Chr. 34:22 ); called Harhas 2 Kings 22:14 . He was husband of the prophetess Huldah.
- Huldah Person
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Weasel, a prophetess; the wife of Shallum. She was consulted regarding the “book of the law” discovered by the high priest Hilkiah ( 2 Kings 22:14-20 ; 2 Chr. 34:22-28 ).
- Second Quarter Place
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Biblical district in settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.
- Shallum Person
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Retribution. (1. ) The son of Jabesh, otherwise unknown. He “conspired against Zachariah, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead” ( 2 Kings 15:10 ).