14. The five men left straight away and went to talk with Huldah the prophet. Her husband was Shallum, who was in charge of the king's clothes. Huldah lived in the northern part of Jerusalem, and when they met in her home,
15. she said:You were sent here by King Josiah, and this is what the Lord God of Israel says to him:
16. “Josiah, I am the Lord! And I will see to it that this country and everyone living in it will be destroyed. It will happen just as this book says.
17. The people of Judah have rejected me. They have offered sacrifices to foreign gods and have worshipped their own idols. I cannot stand it any longer. I am furious.
18. “Josiah, listen to what I am going to do.
19. I noticed how sad you were when you read that this country and its people would be completely wiped out. You even tore your clothes in sorrow, and I heard you cry.
20. So I will let you die in peace, before I destroy this place.”The men left and took Huldah's answer back to Josiah.