2 Kings 22
Open in the reader1He-Who-Is-Establishes was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Foundation-of-Peace thirty-one years. His mother’s name was Jedidah daughter of He-Who-Is-Has-Adorned; she was from Swelling.
2And he did what was right in the eyes of He-Who-Is and walked in all the ways of his father Beloved; he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.
3Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, King He-Who-Is-Establishes sent the scribe, Rock-Badger son of He-Who-Is-Has-Set-Aside, the son of Allied, to the house of He-Who-Is, saying,
4“Go up to My-Portion-Is-He-Who-Is the high priest and have him count the money that has been brought into the house of He-Who-Is, which the doorkeepers have collected from the people.
5And let them deliver it into the hands of the supervisors of those doing the work on the house of He-Who-Is, who in turn are to give it to the workmen repairing the damages to the house of He-Who-Is—
6to the carpenters, builders, and masons—to buy timber and dressed stone to repair the temple.
7But they need not account for the money put into their hands, since they work with integrity.”
8Then My-Portion-Is-He-Who-Is the high priest said to Rock-Badger the scribe, “I have found the Book of the Teaching in the house of He-Who-Is!” And he gave it to Rock-Badger, who read it.
9And Rock-Badger the scribe went to the king and reported, “Your servants have paid out the money that was found in the temple and have put it into the hands of the workers and supervisors of the house of He-Who-Is.”
10Moreover, Rock-Badger the scribe told the king, “My-Portion-Is-He-Who-Is the priest has given me a book.” And Rock-Badger read it in the presence of the king.
11When the king heard the words of the Book of the Teaching, he tore his clothes
12and commanded My-Portion-Is-He-Who-Is the priest, My-Brother-Has-Risen son of Rock-Badger, Mouse son of Who-Is-Like-He-Who-Is, Rock-Badger the scribe, and He-Who-Is-Has-Made the servant of the king:
13“Go and inquire of He-Who-Is for me, for the people, and for all Praised concerning the words in this book that has been found. For great is the wrath of He-Who-Is that burns against us because our fathers have not obeyed the words of this book by doing all that is written about us.”
14So My-Portion-Is-He-Who-Is the priest, My-Brother-Has-Risen, Mouse, Rock-Badger, and He-Who-Is-Has-Made went and spoke to Weasel the prophetess, the wife of Requital son of Tokhath, the son of Harhas, the keeper of the wardrobe. She lived in Foundation-of-Peace, in the Second District.
15And Weasel said to them, “This is what He-Who-Is, the God of Strives-with-God, says: ‘Tell the man who sent you
16that this is what He-Who-Is says: I am about to bring calamity on this place and on its people, according to all the words of the book that the king of Praised has read,
17because they have forsaken Me and burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke Me to anger with all the works of their hands. My wrath will be kindled against this place and will not be quenched.’
18But as for the king of Praised, who sent you to inquire of He-Who-Is, tell him that this is what He-Who-Is, the God of Strives-with-God, says: ‘As for the words that you heard,
19because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before He-Who-Is when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its people, that they would become a desolation and a curse, and because you have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I have heard you,’ declares He-Who-Is.
20‘Therefore I will indeed gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes will not see all the calamity that I will bring on this place.’” So they brought her answer back to the king.