²² So Hilkiah and those the king sent with him went to talk to Huldah the prophetess. She was the wife of Shallum son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, ·who took care of the king’s clothes [keeper of the wardrobe]. Huldah lived in Jerusalem, in the ·new area of the city [second quarter].

²³ She said to them, “·This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says [^TThus says the Lord, the God of Israel]: Tell the man who sent you to me, ²⁴ ‘This is what the Lord says: I will bring ·trouble to [disaster/^Levil on] this place and ·to [on] the people living here. I will bring all the curses that are written in the ·book [scroll] that was read to the king of Judah [Deut. 27–28]. ²⁵ The people of Judah have ·left [abandoned; forsaken] me and have burned incense to other gods. They have ·made me angry [^Lprovoked/aroused me to anger] by all the evil things [^Cidols] they have made. So ·I will punish them in my anger [^Lmy wrath will be poured out on this place], which will not be ·put out [quenched; extinguished].’ ²⁶ Tell the king of Judah, who sent you to ·ask [inquire of] the Lord, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says about the ·words [message] you heard: ²⁷ When you heard my words against this place and its people, ·you became sorry for what you had done [your heart was tender/responsive/sensitive] and you humbled yourself before me. You tore your clothes [^Ca sign of mourning or distress], and you cried in my presence. This is why I have heard you, says the Lord. ²⁸ So I will ·let you die and be buried [^Lgather you to your ancestors/fathers and to your grave/tomb] in peace. You won’t see all the ·trouble [disaster; ^Levil] I will bring to this place and the people living here.’”

So they took her ·message [response; answer] back to the king.