²²At the king’s command, Hilkiah and the others went to consult a woman named Huldah, a prophet who lived in the newer part of Jerusalem. (Her husband Shallum, the son of Tikvah and grandson of Harhas, was in charge of the temple robes.) They described to her what had happened, ²³and she told them to go back to the king and give him ²⁴the following message from the Lord: “I am going to punish Jerusalem and all its people with the curses written in the book that was read to the king. ²⁵They have rejected me and have offered sacrifices to other gods, and so have stirred up my anger by all they have done. My anger is aroused against Jerusalem, and it will not die down. ²⁶As for the king himself, this is what I, the Lord God of Israel, say: You listened to what is written in the book, ²⁷and you repented and humbled yourself before me, tearing your clothes and weeping, when you heard how I threatened to punish Jerusalem and its people. I have heard your prayer, ²⁸and the punishment which I am going to bring on Jerusalem will not come until after your death. I will let you die in peace.”

The men returned to King Josiah with this message.

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