Introduction
Josiah succeeds Amon his father, and reigns thirty-one years, 2 Kings 22:1 , 2 Kings 22:2 . He repairs the breaches of the temple, 2 Kings 22:3-7 . Hilkiah finds the book of the law in the temple, 2 Kings 22:8 . It is read by Shaphan the scribe, before the king and his servants, 2 Kings 22:9 , 2 Kings 22:10 . The king, greatly affected, sends to inquire of Huldah the prophetess, 2 Kings 22:11-13 . She delivers an afflictive prophecy concerning the evils that were coming upon the land, 2 Kings 22:14-17 . But promises Josiah that these evils shall not come in his time, 2 Kings 22:18-20 .
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