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22:1 约西亚登基的时候年八岁，在耶路撒冷作王三十一年。他母亲名叫耶底大，是波斯加人亚大雅的女儿。
Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath.
22:2 约西亚行耶和华眼中看为正的事，行他祖大卫一切所行的，不偏左右。
And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.
22:3 约西亚王十八年，王差遣米书兰的孙子，亚萨利的儿子书记沙番上耶和华殿去，吩咐他说，
And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, that the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of the LORD, saying,
22:4 你去见大祭司希勒家，使他将奉到耶和华殿的银子，就是守门的从民中收聚的银子，数算数算，
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 door have gathered of the people:
22:5 交给耶和华殿里办事的人，使他们转交耶和华殿里作工的人，好修理殿的破坏之处，
And let them deliver it into the hand of the doers of the work, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD: and let them give it to the doers of the work which is in the house of the LORD, to repair the breaches of the house,
22:6 就是转交木匠和工人，并瓦匠，又买木料和凿成的石头修理殿宇，
Unto carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber and hewn stone to repair the house.
22:7 将银子交在办事的人手里，不与他们算帐，因为他们办事诚实。
Howbeit there was no reckoning made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand, because they dealt faithfully.
22:8 大祭司希勒家对书记沙番说，我在耶和华殿里得了律法书。希勒家将书递给沙番，沙番就看了。
And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it.
22:9 书记沙番到王那里，回覆王说，你的仆人已将殿里的银子倒出数算，交给耶和华殿里办事的人了。
And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, Thy servants have gathered the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of them that do the work, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD.
22:10 书记沙番又对王说，祭司希勒家递给我一卷书。沙番就在王面前读那书。
And Shaphan the scribe shewed the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.
22:11 王听见律法书上的话，便撕裂衣服，
And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes.
22:12 吩咐祭司希勒家与沙番的儿子亚希甘，米该亚的儿子亚革波，书记沙番和王的臣仆亚撒雅，说，
And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah a servant of the king’s, saying,
22:13 你们去为我，为民，为犹大众人，以这书上的话求问耶和华。因为我们列祖没有听从这书上的言语，没有遵着书上所吩咐我们的去行，耶和华就向我们大发烈怒。
Go ye, enquire of the LORD for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found: for great is the wrath of the LORD that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according unto all that which is written concerning us.
22:14 于是，祭司希勒家和亚希甘，亚革波，沙番，亚撒雅都去见女先知户勒大。户勒大是掌管礼服沙龙的妻。沙龙是哈珥哈斯的孙子，特瓦的儿子。户勒大住在耶路撒冷第二区。他们请问于她。
So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;) and they communed with her.
22:15 她对他们说，耶和华以色列的神如此说，你们可以回覆那差遣你们来见我的人说，
And she said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Tell the man that sent you to me,
22:16 耶和华如此说，我必照着犹大王所读那书上的一切话，降祸与这地和其上的居民。
Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah hath read:
22:17 因为他们离弃我，向别神烧香，用他们手所作的惹我发怒，所以我的忿怒必向这地发作，总不止息。
Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be kindled against this place, and shall not be quenched.
22:18 然而，差遣你们来求问耶和华的犹大王，你们要这样回覆他说，耶和华以色列的神如此说，至于你所听见的话，
But to the king of Judah which sent you to enquire of the LORD, thus shall ye say to him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, As touching the words which thou hast heard;
22:19 就是听见我指着这地和其上的居民所说，要使这地变为荒场，民受咒诅的话，你便心里敬服，在我面前自卑，撕裂衣服，向我哭泣，因此我应允了你。这是我耶和华说的。
Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before the LORD, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard thee, saith the LORD.
22:20 我必使你平平安安地归到坟墓到你列祖那里。我要降与这地的一切灾祸，你也不至亲眼看见。他们就回覆王去了。
Behold therefore, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered into thy grave in peace; and thine eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this place. And they brought the king word again.
列王记下22参考
约西亚是怎样一位贤君？给我何启发？
22:1-2 我们读圣经所记的，犹大与以色列众君王的事，很难见到一位全心全意顺服神的人，约西亚正是鲜有的一位。他开始作王的时候只有八岁，行耶和华眼中看为正的事，治国十八年都顺服神的旨意。他二十六岁时按照神的律法实施改革。儿童是我们教会与世界的未来领袖。人虽然要等到成年以后，才能为神承担大任，但是人不会因为年纪轻就不能敬畏顺服神。约西亚早年的时候，就立下以后犹大改革的根基。
22:4 圣殿的守门人，是管理进入圣殿者，并监管从民中收聚的银子（投入圣殿奉献柜中的）。
在希勒家发现律法书前，以色列人连圣经书卷都没有了……
22:8 这卷书可能是摩西五经的全部（从创世记到申命记），或者仅是一卷申命记。由于犹大国长年累月有恶王当政，神律法的记载已经遗失了。这时约西亚年约二十六岁，他想在全国实施宗教改革，既发现神的律法书，就必须有彻底的改变，才能使全国顺从神的命令。你现在手中有本圣经，你要如何改变才能使生活符合神之道？
一次听到神话语，忧伤痛悔行改革──听道而后行道，我的反应似乎没有这么快……
22:11-23:3 约西亚听到神律法书上的话，便忧伤地撕裂衣服，立刻实施改革。只是一次读到神的律法，他就改变了全国的方向；现在许多人都有圣经，可惜很少人受神真理的影响。神之道应当使我们像约西亚一样立刻采取行动，矫正自己的生活，以便符合神的旨意。
古时中东的妇女地位低下，神使用户勒大有何意义？
22:14 户勒大是一位女先知，就像米利暗（参出15:20）、底波拉（参士4:4）一样。神随他的意思拣选仆人来实行他的旨意──不分穷富、男女、君王或为奴的（参珥2:28-30）。户勒大当时显然极受人民尊敬。
以色列人以撕裂衣服表示悔改，今天我悔改却不是这样啊！悔改最要紧的是──
22:19 约西亚看出犹大族是何等的败坏，他撕裂衣服在神面前哭泣，神就向他施怜悯。他使用当时的惯例来表示悔改，我们现在悔改，虽不必撕裂衣服，但哭泣、禁食、赔偿道歉等，也可表明真诚的悔改。悔改最难的是改变态度，因为人的态度是产生罪的根源。