1 Josiah was 8 years old. He became king. He was king for 31 years in the big city, Jerusalem. His mom was Jedidah. Her dad was Adaiah. They were from Bozkath. 8️⃣️ 2 Josiah did what God said. He was like King David. He did not turn away. 3 In year 18, King Josiah sent Shaphan, his helper who wrote things, to God’s house. ✍️➡️ 4 Josiah said, “Tell Hilkiah the big priest to count the money that people gave at God’s house.” 5 “Give the money to the men who fix God’s house. Pay the workers to fix the house.” ️ 6 “They will buy wood and stone. They will pay the builders.” 7 “Do not make them write a list of the money. They are good men.” ✅ 8 Hilkiah the priest said to Shaphan, “I found a book of God’s rules in God’s house.” He gave the book to Shaphan. Shaphan read it. 9 Shaphan went to the king and said, “We did the job. We gave the money to the men who fix the house.” 10 Shaphan said, “Hilkiah gave me a book.” Then Shaphan read the book to the king. 11 When the king heard the words, he tore his clothes. He was very sad. 12 The king said to Hilkiah, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah, “Go!” 13 Josiah said, “Ask God for me, for the people, and for all Judah about this book. God is very mad at us, because our dads did not obey this book.” 14 Hilkiah and the men went to Huldah. She was a lady who spoke for God. She lived in the city. They talked to her. ️ 15 Huldah said, “This is what God says: Tell the man who sent you.” ️ 16 “God says: I will bring bad things to this place and the people, like the book says.” ⚠️️ 17 “They left Me. They burned things to fake gods. They made Me mad. My anger will not stop.” 18 “But say this to the king of Judah who sent you to ask Me: God says this about what you heard.” 19 “You listened to Me. You felt sorry. You tore your clothes and cried when you heard My words. I heard you,” says God. 20 “So you will die and rest in peace. You will not see the bad things I will bring to this place.” Then the men took this word back to the king. ️️