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Josiah was eight years old when he became
king
, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-
one years.
Josiah was eight years old when he began
to
reign
, and he reigned in Jerusalem one and
thirty
years.
And he did what
was right in the eyes
of the LORD and walked in the ways of his father David;
he
did
not
turn
aside
to the right or
to the left.
And he did that
which
was right in the sight
of the LORD ,
and walked in the ways of David
his father ,
and
declined
neither
to the right hand,
nor
to the left.
In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still
young, Josiah
began to seek the God of his father David,
and in the twelfth year he began to cleanse
Judah and Jerusalem of
the high places, the Asherah
poles
, the carved idols
, and the cast
images.
For
in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet
young, he
began to seek after
the God of David
his father :
and in the twelfth year he began to purge
Judah and Jerusalem from
the high places, and
the groves
, and
the carved images
, and the molten
images.
Then
in
his
presence
the altars of the
Baals
were
torn
down,
and he
cut
to
pieces
the incense
altars
that were above them .
He shattered
the Asherah
poles
, the carved idols
, and the cast
images, crushed
them
to
dust
, and scattered
them over
the graves of those
who
had sacrificed to
them.
And
they
brake
down
the altars of Baalim
in
his
presence;
and the images,
that were on
high
above them ,
he cut
down;
and
the groves
, and
the carved images
, and the molten
images, he
brake
in
pieces
, and made
dust
of
them ,
and
strewed
it
upon
the graves of them
that
had sacrificed unto
them.
Then
he burned
the bones of the priests on
their altars .
So
he
cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.
And
he burnt
the bones of the priests upon
their altars ,
and
cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.
Josiah
did the
same
in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, as
far
as
Naphtali, and
in
the
ruins
around
them
.
And
so
did he
in the cities of Manasseh, and
Ephraim, and Simeon, even
unto
Naphtali, with
their
mattocks
round
about
.
He tore
down the altars and Asherah
poles
, crushed
the idols
to
powder, and cut to
pieces
all the incense
altars
throughout the land of Israel .
Then
he returned to Jerusalem.
And
when
he had
broken
down the altars and the
groves
, and
had
beaten
the graven
images
into
powder, and cut down
all the idols
throughout all
the land of Israel ,
he returned to Jerusalem.
Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, in
order
to
cleanse
the land and the temple
, Josiah
sent Shaphan son of Azaliah, Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah son of Joahaz ,
the recorder, to repair the house of the LORD his God.
Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when
he
had
purged
the land ,
and the house
, he
sent Shaphan the
son of Azaliah, and
Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah the
son of Joahaz the recorder, to repair the house of the LORD his God.
So
they went
to Hilkiah the high priest and
gave
him
the money that had
been
brought into the house of God, which the Levites at
the doors had collected
from
the people
of Manasseh and Ephraim, from
all the remnant of Israel, Judah ,
and Benjamin ,
and from
the
people
of
Jerusalem.
And
when
they came
to Hilkiah the high priest ,
they
delivered
the money that was
brought into the house of God, which the Levites that
kept
the doors had gathered
of
the hand
of Manasseh and Ephraim, and
of
all the remnant of Israel, and
of
all
Judah and Benjamin ;
and they
returned
to
Jerusalem.
They put it into
the hands
of the supervisors
of
those
doing
the work
of the house of the LORD, who
in
turn
gave it to the workmen restoring
and
repairing
the house of the LORD .
And
they put it in
the hand
of the workmen
that
had
the oversight
of the house of the LORD, and
they
gave it to the workmen that
wrought
in
the house of the LORD ,
to
repair
and
amend
the
house:
They
also
gave
money
to the carpenters
and builders to buy dressed
stone, as
well
as
timbers
for couplings and beams
for
the buildings
that
the kings of Judah had allowed
to
deteriorate
.
Even
to the artificers
and builders gave
they
it,
to buy hewn
stone, and
timber
for couplings ,
and to
floor
the houses
which
the kings of Judah had destroyed
.
And the men did the work faithfully .
The Levites
overseeing
them were Jahath and Obadiah, descendants
of Merari ,
and Zechariah and Meshullam, descendants
of Kohath.
Other Levites, all skilled
with
musical
instruments ,
And the men did the work faithfully :
and
the overseers
of
them were Jahath and Obadiah, the
Levites,
of the
sons
of
Merari ;
and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the
sons
of
the
Kohathites,
to
set
it
forward;
and
other of
the
Levites, all that
could
skill
of
instruments of
music.
were over the laborers
and supervised
all who
did
the work ,
task
by
task.
Some
of the Levites were secretaries
, officers, and gatekeepers
.
Also
they
were over the bearers
of
burdens,
and were
overseers
of
all that
wrought
the work in
any
manner
of service:
and
of
the Levites there
were scribes
, and
officers, and porters
.
While
they were
bringing
out the money that had
been
taken
into the house of the LORD, Hilkiah the priest found the
Book of the Law of the LORD written
by Moses.
And
when
they brought
out the money that was
brought
into the house of the LORD, Hilkiah the priest found a
book of the law of the LORD given
by Moses.
And Hilkiah said to Shaphan the scribe, “
I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the LORD !”
And he
gave
it
to Shaphan.
And Hilkiah answered
and
said to Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD .
And Hilkiah
delivered
the
book
to Shaphan.
Then
Shaphan brought
the book to the king and reported
, “Your
servants
are
doing
all that has
been
placed
in
their
hands
.
And
Shaphan carried
the book to the king ,
and brought
the
king
word
back
again
, saying,
All that was
committed
to
thy
servants,
they
do
it
.
They have paid
out
the money that was found in the house of the LORD and have put
it into the hands
of the supervisors
and workers
. ”
And
they have gathered
together
the money that was found in the house of the LORD ,
and have delivered
it into the hand
of the overseers,
and to
the
hand
of
the
workmen
.
Moreover,
Shaphan the scribe told the king, “
Hilkiah the priest has
given me a book. ”
And Shaphan read it in
the
presence
of
the king.
Then
Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying,
Hilkiah the priest hath
given me a book. And Shaphan read it before
the king.
When the king heard the words of the Law, he tore
his clothes
And
it
came
to
pass,
when the king had
heard the words of the law, that
he rent
his clothes .
and commanded Hilkiah, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Abdon son of Micah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the
servant of the king:
And the
king
commanded Hilkiah, and
Ahikam the
son of Shaphan, and
Abdon the
son of Micah, and
Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a
servant of the king's,
saying,
“
Go and
inquire
of the LORD for me and for those
remaining
in Israel and Judah concerning the words in
the book that has
been
found .
For great is the wrath of the LORD that has
been
poured out on
us because our fathers have not kept the word of the LORD by
doing
all that is written in this book. ”
Go ,
enquire
of the LORD for me ,
and for them
that
are
left
in Israel and in
Judah ,
concerning the words of
the book that is
found :
for great is the wrath of the LORD that is
poured out upon
us ,
because our fathers have not kept the word of the LORD ,
to
do
after
all that is written in this book.
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
.
And
Hilkiah ,
and they
that
the king had appointed,
went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the
son of Tikvath
, the son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe ;
(now
she dwelt
in Jerusalem in the college:)
and
they
spake
to
her
to
that
effect
.
And Huldah
said
to
them, “This
is
what
the LORD ,
the
God of Israel, says:
‘
Tell the man who
sent you
And she
answered
them, Thus
saith
the LORD God of Israel, Tell ye
the man that
sent you to
me,
that
this
is
what
the LORD says:
I am
about
to
bring calamity
on
this place and on
its
people
, according
to
all the curses written in the book that
has
been
read in
the
presence
of
the king of Judah ,
Thus
saith
the LORD ,
Behold,
I will
bring evil
upon
this place ,
and upon
the
inhabitants
thereof
, even
all the curses that
are
written in the book which
they
have
read before
the king of Judah :
because they have forsaken Me and burned incense to
other gods, that they might provoke Me to anger with all the works of their hands .
My wrath will
be poured out upon this place and will
not be quenched. ’
Because they have forsaken me ,
and have
burned incense unto
other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands ;
therefore
my wrath shall
be poured out upon this place ,
and shall
not be quenched.
But
as for the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire
of the LORD, tell
him that
this
is
what
the
LORD
, the God of Israel ,
says:
‘As
for
the words that
you
heard ,
And
as for the king of Judah, who sent you to enquire
of the LORD, so
shall
ye
say
unto
him, Thus
saith
the LORD
God of Israel concerning
the words which
thou
hast
heard ;
because your
heart was tender and you
humbled
yourself
before God when you
heard
His words against this place and against its
people
, and because
you
have
humbled
yourself
before Me and you
have
torn
your
clothes and wept
before Me ,
I have heard you
, ’
declares
the LORD.
Because thine
heart was tender ,
and thou
didst
humble
thyself
before God ,
when thou
heardest
his words against this place ,
and against the
inhabitants
thereof
, and humbledst
thyself
before me ,
and didst
rend
thy
clothes ,
and weep
before me ;
I have even
heard thee
also
, saith
the LORD.
‘Now
I will indeed
gather you
to your
fathers, and you
will
be gathered to your
grave in peace .
Your
eyes will
not
see all the calamity
that I will bring on
this place and on
its
inhabitants. ’”
So they brought her
answer
back
to
the king.
Behold,
I will gather thee
to thy
fathers, and thou
shalt
be gathered to thy
grave in peace ,
neither
shall
thine
eyes see all the evil
that I will bring upon
this place ,
and upon
the
inhabitants of
the
same
. So they brought the king word
again
.
Then the king summoned
all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.
Then the king sent
and
gathered
together
all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.
And he
went up to
the house of the LORD with
all the people
of Judah and Jerusalem, as
well
as
the priests and the Levites —
all the people small
and
great —
and in
their
hearing
he read all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had
been
found in the house of the LORD.
And the
king
went up into
the house of the LORD ,
and
all the men
of Judah ,
and the
inhabitants
of
Jerusalem, and
the priests ,
and the Levites ,
and
all the people ,
great and small:
and
he read in
their
ears
all the words of the book of the covenant that was
found in the house of the LORD.
So
the king stood by
the
pillar
and made a covenant before the LORD to follow
the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees
, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and
to carry
out
the words of this
covenant that
were
written in this book.
And
the king stood in
his
place,
and made a covenant before the LORD ,
to walk
after
the LORD ,
and to keep his commandments, and
his
testimonies
, and his
statutes ,
with all his heart ,
and with
all his soul, to perform
the words of the
covenant which
are
written in this book.
Then
he had
everyone
in Jerusalem and Benjamin take
a
stand in
agreement
to it. So
all
the people
of Jerusalem carried
out
the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.
And
he caused
all
that
were
present
in Jerusalem and Benjamin to
stand to it. And
the inhabitants
of Jerusalem did
according
to
the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.
And Josiah removed
all the abominations from
all the lands
belonging
to the Israelites
, and he
required
everyone
in Israel to serve the LORD their God. Throughout
his reign
they did
not turn
aside
from following the LORD, the God of their fathers.
And Josiah took
away
all the abominations out
of
all the countries
that
pertained
to the children
of
Israel
, and made
all
that
were
present
in Israel to serve ,
even
to
serve
the LORD their God. And
all
his days
they departed
not from following the LORD, the God of their fathers.
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