Bible Strands
2 Chronicles 34:22
So Hilkiah and those the king had designated went and spoke to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, the keeper of the wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem, in the Second District.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Hilkiah and the king’s designated men go to Huldah the prophetess to deliver Josiah’s command to inquire of the Lord about the found book.
The words — וַ/יֵּ֨לֶךְ (va/i.Ye.lekh) means “and he went,” marking the delegation’s physical movement. חֻלְדָּ֨ה (chul.Dah) identifies the recipient, explicitly titled הַ/נְּבִיאָ֜ה (ha./ne.vi.'Ah), “the prophetess.”
The thread — The text places Huldah in a documented line of female prophetic figures named in Exodus 15:20, Judges 4:4, and Luke 2:36.
Why it lands — The verse requires readers to recognize that official inquiry into covenant failure was directed to a recognized prophetic authority residing in Jerusalem’s Second District.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Exodus 15:20 Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women followed her with tambourines and dancing.
- Luke 2:36 There was also a prophetess named Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher, who was well along in years. She had been married for seven years,
- Judges 4:4 Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time.
- 2 Kings 22:14 So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went and spoke to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, the keeper of the wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem, in the Second District.
- Luke 1:41 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
- Acts 21:9 He had four unmarried daughters who prophesied.