2 Kings 22:19
Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before the Lord, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard thee, saith the Lord.
Context
This verse from 2 Kings Chapter 22 connects to 10 cross-references. Josiah, the eight-year-old king, reigns thirty-one years doing right. During temple repairs, the priest Hilkiah finds the Book of the Law; when it is read to Josiah, he tears his clothes in repentance, recognizing how far Judah has departed from …
Other Translations
because thy heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before Jehovah, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard thee, saith Jehovah.
because thy heart <FI>is<Fi> tender, and thou art humbled because of Jehovah, in thy hearing that which I have spoken against this place, and against its inhabitants, to be for a desolation, and for a reviling, and dost rend thy garments, and weep before Me--I also have heard--the affirmation of Jehovah--
Because your heart was soft, and you made yourself low before me, when you had word of what I said against this place and its people, that they would become a waste and a curse, and you gave signs of grief, weeping before me: truly, I have given ear to you, says the Lord.
Cross References
And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, …
And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savour …
And I will bring the land into desolation: and your enemies which dwell therein shall be astonished at it.
If they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed against me, …
And that I also have walked contrary unto them, and have brought them into the land of their enemies; if …
And, behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought unto his brethren a Midianitish woman in the sight …
And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor …
And it came to pass, when the angel of the Lord spake these words unto all the children of Israel, …
And they called the name of that place Bochim: and they sacrificed there unto the Lord.
Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up, and came unto the house of God, and …