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Second Quarter

The Second Quarter was a district in Jerusalem mentioned in connection with the prophetess Huldah (2 Kings 22:14; 2 Chronicles 34:22) and in Zephaniah's prophecy.
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Summary

A location in Jerusalem first mentioned at 2 Kings 22:14; only referred to as Second Quarter (מִשְׁנֶה).

Location

Identified as
in Jerusalem
Certainty
Widely agreed (100% of scholarship)
Coordinates
31.777° N, 35.234° E
Second Quarter
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Alternative names

Mentions

  1. 2 Kings 22:14
    So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went and spoke to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, the keeper of the wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem, in the Second District.
  2. 2 Chronicles 34:22
    So Hilkiah and those the king had designated went and spoke to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, the keeper of the wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem, in the Second District.
  3. Zephaniah 1:10
    On that day,” declares the LORD, “a cry will go up from the Fish Gate, a wail from the Second District, and a loud crashing from the hills.