# all the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem

This is a generalization. AT: "many other people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])

# from great to small

This merism includes everyone in between. AT: "from the most important to the least important" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-merism]])

# He then read in their hearing

"Then the king read aloud so that they could hear"

# that had been found

This can be translated in active form. AT: "that Hilkiah had found" or "that they had found" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/messenger]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/elder]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/priest]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/levite]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/covenant]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/houseofgod]]