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King James Version
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And
the king sent, and they gathered unto
him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.
The king sent, and they gathered to
him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.
And
the king went up into
the house of the
LORD
, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both small and great: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of the
LORD
.
The king went up to
the house of Yahweh
, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both small and great: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of Yahweh
.
And
the king stood by a
pillar, 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 their
heart and all their
soul, to perform
the words of this covenant that were written in this book .
And all the people stood to the covenant.
The king stood by the
pillar, and made a covenant before Yahweh
, to walk after Yahweh
, and to keep his commandments ,
and his testimonies ,
and his statutes ,
with all [his]
heart ,
and all [his]
soul, to confirm
the words of this covenant that were written in this book :
and all the people stood to the covenant.
And
the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the door
, to bring forth out of the temple of the
LORD
all the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the grove
, and for all the host of heaven:
and he burned them without
Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried the ashes of them unto
Bethel.
The king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the threshold
, to bring forth out of the temple of Yahweh
all the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the Asherah
, and for all the host of the
sky,
and he burned them outside
of
Jerusalem in the fields of the
Kidron, and carried the ashes of them to
Bethel.
And
he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; them
also that
burned incense unto
Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven
.
He put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; those
also who
burned incense to
Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of the
sky
.
And
he brought out the grove
from the house of the
LORD
, without
Jerusalem, unto
the brook Kidron, and burned it at the brook Kidron, and stamped
it small
to powder
, and cast the powder
thereof
upon
the
graves
of the children
of the people.
He brought out the Asherah
from the house of Yahweh
, outside
of
Jerusalem, to
the brook Kidron, and burned it at the brook Kidron, and beat
it to dust
, and cast the dust
of it
on
the graves
of the common
people.
And
he brake
down the houses of the sodomites, that were by
the house of the
LORD
, where the women wove hangings for the grove
.
He broke
down the houses of the sodomites, that were in
the house of Yahweh
, where the women wove hangings for the Asherah
.
And
he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beersheba ,
and brake
down the high places of the gates that were in
the entering
in
of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on a man's left hand at the gate of the city.
He brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beersheba ;
and he
broke
down the high places of the gates that were at
the entrance
of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on a man's left hand at the gate of the city.
Nevertheless the priests of the high places came
not
up to the altar of the
LORD
in Jerusalem, but they did
eat
of
the
unleavened bread among their brethren
.
Nevertheless the priests of the high places didn't
come
up to the altar of Yahweh
in Jerusalem, but they ate
unleavened bread among their brothers
.
And
he defiled Topheth, which is in the valley of the children of Hinnom, that no man might make his son or his daughter to pass through the fire to Molech.
He defiled Topheth, which is in the valley of the children of Hinnom, that no man might make his son or his daughter to pass through the fire to Molech.
And
he took away the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the entering
in
of the house of the
LORD
, by the chamber of Nathanmelech
the chamberlain, which was in the suburbs,
and burned the chariots of the sun with fire.
He took away the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the entrance
of the house of Yahweh
, by the chamber of Nathan-melech
the chamberlain, which was in the precincts;
and he
burned the chariots of the sun with fire.
And
the altars that were on the top
of the upper chamber of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which Manasseh had made in the two courts of the house of the
LORD
, did the king beat
down, and brake
them down from thence
, and cast the dust of them into the brook Kidron.
The altars that were on the roof
of the upper chamber of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which Manasseh had made in the two courts of the house of Yahweh
, did the king break
down, and beat
[
them ]
down from there
, and cast the dust of them into the brook Kidron.
And
the high places that were before Jerusalem, which were on the right hand of the mount
of corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had builded
for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Zidonians
, and for Chemosh the abomination of the
Moabites
, and for Milcom the abomination of the children of Ammon, did the king defile.
The high places that were before Jerusalem, which were on the right hand of the mountain
of corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had built
for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Sidonians
, and for Chemosh the abomination of Moab
, and for Milcom the abomination of the children of Ammon, did the king defile.
And
he brake
in pieces the images
, and cut down the groves
, and filled their places with the bones of men.
He broke
in pieces the pillars
, and cut down the Asherim
, and filled their places with the bones of men.
Moreover the altar that was at Bethel, and the high place which Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, had made, both
that altar and the high place he brake
down ,
and burned the high place ,
and stamped
it small
to powder
, and burned the grove
.
Moreover the altar that was at Bethel, and the high place which Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, had made, even
that altar and the high place he broke
down ;
and he
burned the high place and beat
it to dust
, and burned the Asherah
.
And
as Josiah turned himself, he spied the sepulchres
that were there in the mount,
and sent, and took the bones out of the sepulchres
, and burned them upon
the altar, and polluted
it, according to the word of the
LORD
which the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these words
.
As Josiah turned himself, he spied the tombs
that were there in the mountain;
and he
sent, and took the bones out of the tombs
, and burned them on
the altar, and defiled
it, according to the word of Yahweh
which the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these things
.
Then he said, What title
is that that
I see? And
the men of the city told him, It is the sepulchre
of the man of God, which
came from Judah, and proclaimed these things that thou
hast
done against the altar of Bethel.
Then he said, What monument
is that which
I see? The men of the city told him, It is the tomb
of the man of God, who
came from Judah, and proclaimed these things that you
have
done against the altar of Bethel.
And
he said, Let him alone
; let no man move his bones. So they let his bones alone, with the bones of the prophet that
came out of Samaria.
He said, Let him be
; let no man move his bones. So they let his bones alone, with the bones of the prophet who
came out of Samaria.
And
all the houses also of the high places that were in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to provoke the
Lord
to anger, Josiah took away, and did to them according to all the acts that he had done in Bethel.
All the houses also of the high places that were in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to provoke [Yahweh]
to anger, Josiah took away, and did to them according to all the acts that he had done in Bethel.
And
he slew
all the priests of the high places that were there upon
the altars, and burned men's bones upon
them ,
and returned to Jerusalem.
He killed
all the priests of the high places that were there ,
on
the altars, and burned men's bones on
them ;
and he
returned to Jerusalem.
And
the king commanded all the people, saying, Keep the passover unto
the
LORD
your God, as it is written in the
book of this
covenant.
The king commanded all the people, saying, Keep the Passover to
Yahweh
your God, as it is written in this
book of the
covenant.
Surely there was not holden
such a passover from the days of the judges that
judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel, nor of the kings of Judah;
Surely there was not kept
such a Passover from the days of the judges who
judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel, nor of the kings of Judah;
But in the eighteenth year of king Josiah ,
wherein
this passover was
holden
to the
LORD
in Jerusalem.
but in the eighteenth year of king Josiah was
this Passover kept
to Yahweh
in Jerusalem.
Moreover the
workers
with
familiar spirits, and the wizards, and the images
, and the idols, and all the abominations that were spied
in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, did Josiah put away, that he might perform
the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the
LORD
.
Moreover those
who
had
familiar spirits, and the wizards, and the teraphim
, and the idols, and all the abominations that were seen
in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, did Josiah put away, that he might confirm
the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of Yahweh
.
And
like unto
him was there no king before him, that
turned to the
LORD
with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses; neither after him arose there any like him.
Like him was there no king before him, who
turned to Yahweh
with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses; neither after him arose there any like him.
Notwithstanding the
LORD
turned
not
from the fierceness of his great wrath, wherewith
his anger was kindled against Judah, because of all the provocations
that
Manasseh had provoked him withal
.
Notwithstanding ,
Yahweh
didn't
turn
from the fierceness of his great wrath, with
which
his anger was kindled against Judah, because of all the provocation
with
which
Manasseh had provoked him.
And
the
LORD
said, I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as I have removed Israel, and will cast off this city Jerusalem
which I have chosen, and the house of which I said, My name shall be there.
Yahweh
said, I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as I have removed Israel, and I
will cast off this city which I have chosen, even
Jerusalem,
and the house of which I said, My name shall be there.
Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did, are
they not
written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did, aren't
they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
In his days Pharaohnechoh
king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him; and he
slew
him at Megiddo, when he had seen him.
In his days Pharaoh
Necoh
king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him; and [Pharaoh
Necoh]
killed
him at Megiddo, when he had seen him.
And
his servants carried him in a chariot dead from Megiddo, and brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own sepulchre
. And
the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and anointed him, and made him king in his father's stead
.
His servants carried him in a chariot dead from Megiddo, and brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own tomb
. The people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and anointed him, and made him king in his father's place
.
Jehoahaz was twenty and
three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem .
And his mother's name was Hamutal ,
the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
Jehoahaz was twenty -
three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem :
and his mother's name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
And
he did that which was evil in the sight of the
LORD
, according to all that his fathers had done.
He did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh
, according to all that his fathers had done.
And
Pharaohnechoh
put him in bands
at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of an
hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold.
Pharaoh
Necoh
put him in bonds
at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of one
hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold.
And
Pharaohnechoh
made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the room of Josiah his father, and turned
his name to Jehoiakim ,
and
took Jehoahaz away :
and he came to Egypt, and died there.
Pharaoh
Necoh
made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the room of Josiah his father, and changed
his name to Jehoiakim :
but
he
took Jehoahaz away ;
and he came to Egypt, and died there.
And
Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh; but he taxed the land to give the money according to the commandment of Pharaoh: he exacted the silver and the gold of the people of the land, of every
one
according to his taxation, to give it unto
Pharaohnechoh
.
Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh; but he taxed the land to give the money according to the commandment of Pharaoh: he exacted the silver and the gold of the people of the land, of everyone
according to his taxation, to give it to
Pharaoh
Necoh
.
Jehoiakim was twenty and
five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem .
And his mother's name was Zebudah,
the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.
Jehoiakim was twenty -
five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem :
and his mother's name was Zebidah
the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.
And
he did that which was evil in the sight of the
LORD
, according to all that his fathers had done.
He did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh
, according to all that his fathers had done.
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