2 KINGS 22:20 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“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.”
Therefore I will gather you to your ancestors, and you shall be gathered to your grave in peace; your eyes shall not see all the disaster that I will bring on this place.' And they took the message back to the king — Huldah's final promise to Josiah: he will be 'gathered to your ancestors... in peace' (נֶאְסַפְתָּ אֶל־אֲבוֹתֶיךָ בְשָׁלוֹם, *ne'asfta el avotekha be-shalom*) and 'your eyes shall not see all the disaster.' The promise exempts Josiah from witnessing the exile judgment that will come upon Judea. The delegation returns with this mixed message: judgment upon the nation, mercy for the king.
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