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2 Kings 22:12

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The king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Micaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the king's servant, saying,

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Map of Palestine (The Holy Land)A general map of Palestine showing towns and regions across the Holy Land.
The Kingdoms of Israel and JudahThe divided monarchy, showing the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah.

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Jerusalem was Judah’s capital, where King Josiah ordered inquiry after the rediscovered Book of the Law was read. The Second Quarter was a district within Jerusalem, likely near the city’s newer western expansion, where the prophetess Huldah lived and would be consulted about the book’s warnings.

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2 Kings 22:12 mentions Jerusalem and Second Quarter.

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