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2 Kings 22:19-20
Holman Christian Standard Bible
2 Kings 22:19-20
Holman Christian Standard Bible
19 because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before the Lord(A) when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its inhabitants, that they would become a desolation and a curse,(B) and because you have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I Myself have heard you—this is the Lord’s declaration— 20 therefore, I will indeed gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace.(C) Your eyes will not see all the disaster that I am bringing on this place.’”
Then they reported[a] to the king.
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- 2 Kings 22:20 Lit returned a word
2 Kings 22:19-20
New International Version
2 Kings 22:19-20
New International Version
19 Because your heart was responsive and you humbled(A) yourself before the Lord when you heard what I have spoken against this place and its people—that they would become a curse[a](B) and be laid waste(C)—and because you tore your robes and wept in my presence, I also have heard you, declares the Lord. 20 Therefore I will gather you to your ancestors, and you will be buried in peace.(D) Your eyes(E) will not see all the disaster I am going to bring on this place.’”
So they took her answer back to the king.
Footnotes
- 2 Kings 22:19 That is, their names would be used in cursing (see Jer. 29:22); or, others would see that they are cursed.
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