Keil and Delitzsch Commentary - 2 King 22:14 - 22:14

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Keil and Delitzsch Commentary - 2 King 22:14 - 22:14


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Nothing further is known of the prophetess Huldah than what is mentioned here. All that we can infer from the fact that the king sent to her is, that she was highly distinguished on account of her prophetical gifts, and that none of the prophets of renown, such as Jeremiah and Zephaniah, were at that time in Jerusalem. Her father Shallum was keeper of the clothes, i.e., superintendent over either the priests' dresses that were kept in the temple (according to the Rabbins and Wits. de proph. in his Miscell. ss. i. p. 356, ed. 3), or the king's wardrobe. The names of his ancestors תִּקְוָה and הַרְחַס are written תֹּוקְהַת and חַסְרָה in the Chronicles. Huldah lived at Jerusalem בַּמִּשְׁנֶה, “in the second part” or district of the city, i.e., in the lower city, upon the hill Ἄκρα (Rob. Pal. i. p. 391), which is called הַמִּשְׁנֶה in Zep 1:10, and מִשְׁנֶה הָעִיר in Neh 11:9, and ἄλλη πόλις in Joseph. Ant. xv. 11, 5.