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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Kings 22:3-4

2 Kings 22:3-4. In the eighteenth year of King Josiah Not of his life, but of his reign, as it is expressed, 2 Chronicles 34:3; 2 Chronicles 34:8. The king sent Shaphan The secretary of state; saying, Go up to Hilkiah, that he may sum the silver Take an exact account how much it is, and then dispose of it in the manner following. Which the keepers of the door have gathered Who were priests or Levites, 2Ki 8:9 ; 2 Chronicles 8:14. It seems, they took much the same way of raising the... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 22:1-20

Josiah repairs the temple (22:1-20)Included in Josiah’s reformation was a project for extensive repairs to the temple, which had been damaged during the reigns of Manasseh and Amon (22:1-7). By this time Assyrian power had weakened considerably, which enabled Josiah to carry out his reformation program without interference from outside. He even extended his power into the conquered territory of the former northern kingdom (see 23:15,19; 2 Chronicles 34:6-7).During the fifty-seven years when... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Kings 22:4

Hilkiah. The son of Shallum and father of Azariah (1 Chronicles 6:13 ). sum = pour out, or pay away. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Kings 22:1-30

D. Josiah’s Good Reign 22:1-23:30Since Josiah was eight years old when his father died at age 22, he must have been born when Amon was only 14. It was very common, both in the ancient Near East generally and in Israel, for kings to marry very young and to father children when they were early teenagers. [Note: Nadav Na’aman, "Historical and Chronological Notes on the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah in the Eighth Century B.C.," Vetus Testamentum 36 (1986):83-91.] The years Josiah ruled were 640-609... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Kings 22:3-27

2. Josiah’s reforms 22:3-23:27Josiah began to seek Yahweh when he was 16 years old and began initiating religious reforms when he was 20 (2 Chronicles 34:3-7). His reforms were more extensive than those of any of his predecessors. One of them involved the repair of Solomon’s temple (2 Kings 22:5; cf. 2 Kings 12:4-16). He began this project when he was 26.". . . Josiah rules during years in which Assyria fades but also those in which Babylon is not yet ready to rule as far west as Judah and in a... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 22:1-20

Josiah. The finding of a Book of the Law1. Boscath] in Judah: cp. Joshua 15:39.4. That he may sum, etc.] Josiah was contemplating a restoration of the Temple similar to that carried out previously by Joash (2 Kings 12:4.), and a collection of money had been made for the purpose: see 2 Chronicles 34:9. 5. The doers of the work.. to the doers of the work] The first were the overseers, the second were the labourers. 7. There was no reckoning] cp. 2 Chronicles 12:15.8. The book of the law] As the... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 2 Kings 22:1-20

A Talk to Boys and Girls 2 Kings 22:1-2 Two verses, and yet that is a miniature of the good King Josiah, in which six things are told us about him. I. He Made an Early Start. He was eight years old when he began to reign. These duties were laid upon him when he was quite a young boy and the first thing we learn from him is to make an early start. II. He Had a Very Long Race. He reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. It is not enough to make an early start; we want to run a long race, keeping... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 22:1-20

JOSIAHB.C. 639-6082 Kings 22:1-20; 2 Kings 23:1-37Jos., "Ant.," X 4:1."In outline dim and vast Their fearful shadows cast The giant forms of Empires, on their way To ruin: one by one They tower, and they are gone."- KEBLEIF we are to understand the reign of Josiah as a whole, we must preface it by some allusion to the great epoch-marking circumstances of his age, which explain the references of contemporary prophets, and which, in great measure, determined the foreign policy of the pious... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 2 Kings 22:1-20

V. THE REIGN OF JOSIAH 1. The Revival CHAPTER 22 1. Josiah begins to reign (2 Kings 22:1-2 ; 2 Chronicles 34:1-2 ) 2. The temple repaired (2 Kings 22:3-7 ; 2 Chronicles 34:8-13 ) 3. The law discovered (2 Kings 22:8-9 ; 2 Chronicles 34:14-21 ) 4. The reading of the law and its results (2 Kings 22:10-14 ) 5. The words of Huldah, the prophetess (2 Kings 22:15-20 ) After the violent death of Amon his eight-year-old son Josiah (sustained by Jehovah) began to reign. Under him the... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - 2 Kings 22:4

22:4 Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum the silver which is brought into the house of the LORD, which the keepers of the {b} door have gathered of the people:(b) Certain of the priests were appointed to this office, as in 2 Kings 12:9. read more