1599 Geneva Bible: “The Melting Heart of the King"

2 Kings 22:19 But because thine heart did (i)melt, and thou hast humbled thyself before the Lord when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants of the same, to wit, that it should be destroyed and accursed, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me, I have also heard it, saith the Lord.
2 Kings 22:20 Behold therefore, I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be put in thy grave in (ii) peace, and thine eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this place. Thus they brought the king word again.

i. Meaning, that he did truly repent, unlike those who don't it is said that they harden their heart, Ps. 95:8.
ii. This shows us that the anger of God is ready to be released against the wicked, when God takes his servants out of this world.


[The above quoted scripture and accompanying paraphrased notes are taken from the 1599 Geneva Bible. A version of this great Bible, with modern spelling, may be purchased from the following link]