Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
A
son
of
eight years `is'
Josiah
in
his
reigning
, and thirty
and
one
years
he hath
reigned in Jerusalem ,
Josiah
was
eight years old
when
he
became
king
, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one
years.
and he doth
that
which
is
right in the eyes of Jehovah,
and walketh
in the ways of David
his father ,
and
hath
not turned
aside --
right or left.
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
in the eighth year of his reign (and
he
yet
a
youth)
, he hath
begun
to seek to
the God of David
his father, and in the twelfth year he hath
begun
to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem from
the high places, and
the shrines
, and
the graven
images
, and the molten
images.
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.
And
they
break
down
before
him
the altars of the Baalim
, and the images
that `are'
on
high
above them he hath
cut
down,
and
the shrines
, and
the graven
images
, and the molten
images, he
hath
broken
and
beaten
small
, and streweth
on
the
surface
of
the graves of those sacrificing
to them ,
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
the bones of the priests he
hath
burnt
on their altars ,
and
cleanseth
Judah and Jerusalem ,
Then
he
burned
the bones of the priests on their altars .
So
he
cleansed
Judah and Jerusalem .
and
in the cities of Manasseh, and
Ephraim, and Simeon, even
unto
Naphtali, with
their
tools,
round
about
.
Josiah
did
the
same
in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, as
far
as
Naphtali, and
in
the
ruins
around
them
.
And
he breaketh
down the altars and the
shrines
, and
the graven
images
he
hath
beaten
down
very
small
, and all
the
images
he
hath
cut down
in
all the land of Israel ,
and
turneth
back
to Jerusalem.
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
in the eighteenth year of his reign, to purify
the land and the house
he
hath
sent Shaphan son of Azaliah, and
Maaseiah head
of the city, and Joah son of Johaz
the remembrancer
, to strengthen
the house of Jehovah
his God.
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.
And
they come
in
unto
Hilkiah the high priest ,
and they
give
the money that is
brought in
to
the house of God, that
the Levites ,
keeping
the threshold,
have
gathered
from the hand
of Manasseh ,
and Ephraim, and
from all the remnant of Israel, and
from
all
Judah, and Benjamin, and the inhabitants
of Jerusalem ,
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
they give
`
it '
into the hand
of the workmen,
those appointed
over
the house of Jehovah
, and
they
give
it `
to '
the workmen who
are
working
in
the house of Jehovah,
to
repair
and
to
strengthen
the house;
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 give
`it'
to artificers,
and to
builders ,
to buy hewn
stones
, and
wood
for couplings and for
beams to
the houses
that the kings of Judah had destroyed
.
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
.
And the men are
working
faithfully in
the business,
and
over
them are
appointed
Jahath and Obadiah, the
Levites,
of
the
sons
of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, of
the
sons
of
the
Kohathite,
to
overlook;
and
of the
Levites, every
one
understanding
about
instruments of
song
,
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
over the burden-bearers,
and overseers
of
every
one
doing
work for
service
and
service;
and
of the Levites `are'
scribes
, and
officers, and gatekeepers.
were
over the laborers
and supervised
all
who
did
the
work ,
task
by
task.
Some
of the Levites were
secretaries
, officers, and gatekeepers.
And
in
their
bringing out the money that is
brought
in
to
the house of Jehovah
, hath
Hilkiah the priest found the book of the law of Jehovah
by
the hand
of
Moses ,
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 Hilkiah answereth
and
saith
unto
Shaphan the scribe, `A
book of the law I
have
found
in the house of Jehovah;'
and
Hilkiah
giveth
the book
unto
Shaphan ,
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
Shaphan bringeth
in
the book unto
the king ,
and bringeth
the
king
back
word
again,
saying
, `All
that
hath
been
given
into
the
hand
of
thy
servants they
are doing ,
Then
Shaphan brought
the book to
the king and reported
, “Your
servants are doing all
that
has
been
placed
in
their
hands.
and
they pour
out the money that is
found in the house of Jehovah,
and
give
it
into
the hand
of
those
appointed,
and into the hands of those
doing
the work
. '
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
Shaphan the scribe declareth
to
the king, saying,
`A
book
hath
Hilkiah the priest given to
me ;'
and Shaphan readeth
in
it before
the king.
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.
And
it
cometh
to
pass,
at
the king's
hearing
the words of the law, that
he rendeth
his garments,
When
the king
heard
the words of the Law, he tore
his clothes
and the
king
commandeth
Hilkiah, and
Ahikam son of Shaphan, and
Abdon son of Micah, and
Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah ,
servant of the king ,
saying,
and commanded
Hilkiah, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Abdon son of Micah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the
servant of the king :
`
Go ,
seek
Jehovah
for me ,
and for him
who
is
left
in Israel and in
Judah ,
concerning the words of
the book that is
found ,
for great `
is '
the fury
of Jehovah
that is
poured on us ,
because that
our fathers kept
not the word of Jehovah,
to
do
according
to
all that is written on
this book. '
“
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. ”
And
Hilkiah goeth,
and they
of
the king ,
unto
Huldah the prophetess, wife of Shallum son of Tikvath
, son of Hasrah, keeper of the garments,
and
she is
dwelling
in Jerusalem in the Second ,
and
they
speak
unto
her
thus
.
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 she
saith
to them, `Thus
said
Jehovah
, God of Israel, Say
to
the man who hath
sent you unto
me,
And Huldah
said
to them, “This
is
what
the
LORD
, the
God of Israel, says:
‘Tell
the man who sent you
Thus
said
Jehovah,
Lo,
I am bringing
in
evil
on this place ,
and on its inhabitants
, all the execrations
that
are
written on
the book that they
read before
the king of Judah ;
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 ,
because that
they have forsaken Me ,
and make
perfume
to other gods, so
as
to
provoke Me with all the works of their hands ,
and
poured out is
My
fury
upon this place ,
and it
is
not quenched.
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. ’
`And
unto
the king of Judah, who is
sending
you to inquire of Jehovah
, thus
do
ye
say
unto
him :
Thus
said
Jehovah
God of Israel, whose
words thou
hast
heard :
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 ,
Because thy
heart `is'
tender ,
and thou
art
humbled before God in
thy
hearing
His words concerning
this place ,
and concerning
its inhabitants
, and art
humbled before Me ,
and dost
rend
thy
garments,
and weep
before Me :
even
I also
have heard --
the affirmation
of
Jehovah
.
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
.
Lo,
I am
gathering
thee
unto
thy
fathers, and thou
hast
been
gathered unto
thy
graves
in peace ,
and
thine
eyes do
not look
on
all the evil
that I am
bringing
upon
this place ,
and upon
its inhabitants ;'
and
they bring
the king back
word
.
‘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.
And
the king sendeth
and
gathereth
all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem ,
Then
the king summoned
all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem .
and the
king
goeth
up to the house of Jehovah,
and
every
man
of Judah ,
and the
inhabitants
of
Jerusalem, and
the priests ,
and the Levites ,
even
all the people ,
from
great
even
unto
small ,
and he
readeth
in their ears
all the words of the book of the covenant that is
found in the house of Jehovah
.
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 standeth
on
his
station,
and
maketh
the covenant before Jehovah,
to walk
after
Jehovah,
and to keep His commands
, and
His
testimonies
, and His
statutes ,
with all his heart ,
and with
all his soul, to do
the words of the
covenant that are
written on
this book.
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
he presenteth
every
one
who
is
found
in Jerusalem and Benjamin ,
and
the inhabitants
of Jerusalem do
according
to
the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.
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 Josiah turneth
aside
all the abominations out
of
all the lands that
the sons
of
Israel
have
, and causeth
every
one
who
is
found
in Israel to serve ,
to
serve
Jehovah
their God ;
all
his days
they turned
not aside from after
Jehovah
, 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.
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