2 Kings 22:15

And Huldah said to them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Tell the man who sent you

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Huldah the prophetess addresses the royal officials who traveled to Jerusalem’s Second District on behalf of King Josiah. She opens a divine oracle that the men must carry back to their sender.

The words — כֹּה אָמַר (koh amar) renders “thus says,” the standard prophetic formula introducing Yahweh’s declaration. אִמְרוּ (imru) commands the messengers to “say” the exact oracle to the king.

The thread — The כֹּה אָמַר formula anchors prophetic and royal communications in 2 Kings 1:6 and 2 Kings 1:16.

Why it lands — The text demands exact transmission of the divine message without editorial addition. It places the burden of faithful reporting on the messenger and the authority of the spoken word on the prophet.

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The Hebrew words

וַתֹּ֣אמֶרva./To.merand/ she said אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei./Hemto/ them כֹּֽה־koh-thus אָמַ֥ר'a.Marhe says יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahweh אֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.Hei[the] God of יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsrael אִמְר֣וּ'im.Rusay לָאִ֔ישׁla./'Ishto the/ man אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-who שָׁלַ֥חsha.Lachhe sent אֶתְכֶ֖ם'et./Khem<obj.>/ you אֵלָֽי׃'e.La/ito/ me

King James Version

And she said unto them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Tell the man that sent you to me,

Cross-references

2 Kings 1:6 They replied, “A man came up to meet us and said, ‘Go back to the king who sent you and tell him that this is what the LORD says: Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending these men to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.’”
2 Kings 1:16 And Elijah said to King Ahaziah, “This is what the LORD says: Is there really no God in Israel for you to inquire of His word? Is that why you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.”
Jeremiah 23:28 Let the prophet who has a dream retell it, but let him who has My word speak it truthfully. For what is straw compared to grain?” declares the LORD.