16. And Shaphan brought the scroll to the king and also informed the king, saying, “All that was put into the hand of your servants they are doing.
17. They have dispensed the money which was found in the house of Yahweh and have put it into the hand of the overseers and those doing the work.”
18. Then Shaphan the scribe reported to the king, “Hilkiah the priest gave to me a scroll.” Then Shaphan read from it before the king.
19. And when the king heard the words of the law, he tore his garments,
20. and the king commanded Hilkiah, Ahikam the son of Shaphan, Abdon the son of Micah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the servant of the king, saying,
21. “Go! Seek Yahweh on my behalf and on behalf of those remaining in Israel and Judah concerning the words of the scroll that was found, for the anger of Yahweh that was poured out on us is great, because our ancestors have not kept the word of Yahweh, to do all that is written in this scroll.”
22. Then Hilkiah and those whom the king had sent went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum, son of Tikvath, son of Hasrah, keeper of the garments. (Now she was living in Jerusalem in the second district.) And they spoke to her concerning this.
23. And she said to them, “Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel: ‘Say to the man who sent you all to me:
24. “Thus says Yahweh: ‘Behold, I am bringing disaster upon this place and upon its inhabitants—all the curses written in the scroll that were read before the king of Judah—