2 Kings 22:14 meaning and explanation

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.

2 Kings 22:14, Berean Standard Bible

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King Josiah has just heard the Book of the Law read aloud and torn his clothes in alarm, so he sends a delegation of priests and officials to ask the LORD what the book means for Judah. They go to Huldah, a prophetess living in Jerusalem, and the text identifies her by her husband and his family, a reminder that prophets were often ordinary people rather than public figures.

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