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2 Chronicles 34 (WEBP)

[1] Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.
[2] He did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes, and walked in the ways of David his father, and didn’t turn away to the right hand or to the left.
[3] 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, the Asherah poles, the engraved images, and the molten images.
[4] They broke down the altars of the Baals in his presence; and he cut down the incense altars that were on high above them. He broke the Asherah poles, the engraved images, and the molten images in pieces, made dust of them, and scattered it on the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.
[5] He burned the bones of the priests on their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem.
[6] He did this in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, even to Naphtali, around in their ruins.
[7] He broke down the altars, beat the Asherah poles and the engraved images into powder, and cut down all the incense altars throughout all the land of Israel, then returned to Jerusalem.
[8] Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz the recorder to repair the house of Yahweh his God.
[9] They came to Hilkiah the high priest and delivered the money that was brought into God’s house, which the Levites, the keepers of the threshold, had gathered from the hands of Manasseh, Ephraim, of all the remnant of Israel, of all Judah and Benjamin, and of the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
[10] They delivered it into the hands of the workmen who had the oversight of Yahweh’s house; and the workmen who labored in Yahweh’s house gave it to mend and repair the house.
[11] They gave it to the carpenters and to the builders to buy cut stone and timber for couplings, and to make beams for the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed.
[12] The men did the work faithfully. Their overseers were Jahath and Obadiah the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to give direction; and others of the Levites, who were all skillful with musical instruments.
[13] Also they were over the bearers of burdens, and directed all who did the work in every kind of service. Of the Levites, there were scribes, officials, and gatekeepers.
[14] When they brought out the money that was brought into Yahweh’s house, Hilkiah the priest found the book of Yahweh’s law given by Moses.
[15] Hilkiah answered Shaphan the scribe, “I have found the book of the law in Yahweh’s house.” So Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan.
[16] Shaphan carried the book to the king, and moreover brought back word to the king, saying, “All that was committed to your servants, they are doing.
[17] They have emptied out the money that was found in Yahweh’s house, and have delivered it into the hand of the overseers and into the hand of the workmen.”
[18] Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, “Hilkiah the priest has delivered me a book.” Shaphan read from it to the king.
[19] When the king had heard the words of the law, he tore his clothes.
[20] The king commanded Hilkiah, Ahikam the son of Shaphan, Abdon the son of Micah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the king’s servant, saying,
[21] “Go inquire of Yahweh for me, and for those who are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found; for great is Yahweh’s wrath that is poured out on us, because our fathers have not kept Yahweh’s word, to do according to all that is written in this book.”
[22] So Hilkiah and those whom the king had commanded went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe (now she lived in Jerusalem in the second quarter), and they spoke to her to that effect.
[23] She said to them, “Yahweh, the God of Israel says: ‘Tell the man who sent you to me,
[24] “Yahweh says, ‘Behold, I will bring evil on this place and on its inhabitants, even all the curses that are written in the book which they have read before the king of Judah.
[25] Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands, therefore my wrath is poured out on this place, and it will not be quenched.’”’
[26] But to the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of Yahweh, you shall tell him this, ‘Yahweh, the God of Israel says: “About the words which you have heard,
[27] because your heart was tender, and you humbled yourself before God when you heard his words against this place and against its inhabitants, and have humbled yourself before me, and have torn your clothes and wept before me, I also have heard you,” says Yahweh.
[28] “Behold, I will gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes won’t see all the evil that I will bring on this place and on its inhabitants.”’” They brought back this message to the king.
[29] Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.
[30] The king went up to Yahweh’s house with all the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem—the priests, the Levites, and all the people, both great and small—and he read in their hearing all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in Yahweh’s house.
[31] The king stood in his place and made a covenant before Yahweh, to walk after Yahweh, and to keep his commandments, his testimonies, and his statutes with all his heart and with all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant that were written in this book.
[32] He caused all who were found in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand. The inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.
[33] Josiah took away all the abominations out of all the countries that belonged to the children of Israel, and made all who were found in Israel to serve, even to serve Yahweh their God. All his days they didn’t depart from following Yahweh, the God of their fathers.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

2 Chronicles 34 (KJVS)

[1] Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, () and he reigned () in Jerusalem one and thirty years.
[2] 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.
[3] 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.
[4] 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 strowed () it upon the graves of them that had sacrificed () unto them.
[5] And he burnt () the bones of the priests upon their altars, and cleansed () Judah and Jerusalem.
[6] And so did he in the cities of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, even unto Naphtali, with their mattocks round about.
[7] 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.
[8] 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.
[9] 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.
[10] 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:
[11] 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. ()
[12] 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 musick.
[13] 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.
[14] 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.
[15] 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.
[16] 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.
[17] 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. ()
[18] Then Shaphan the scribe () told () the king, saying, () Hilkiah the priest hath given () me a book. And Shaphan read () it before the king.
[19] And it came to pass, when the king had heard () the words of the law, that he rent () his clothes.
[20] 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, ()
[21] 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.
[22] 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.
[23] And she answered () them, Thus saith () the Lord God of Israel, Tell () ye the man that sent () you to me,
[24] 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:
[25] 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. ()
[26] 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; ()
[27] 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.
[28] 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. ()
[29] Then the king sent () and gathered together () all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.
[30] 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.
[31] 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.
[32] 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.
[33] 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.

2 Chronicles 34:4a Or, the sun images
2 Chronicles 34:4b Heb. face of the graves
2 Chronicles 34:6 Or, mauls
2 Chronicles 34:7 Heb. to make powder
2 Chronicles 34:11 Or, to rafter
2 Chronicles 34:14 Heb. by the hand of
2 Chronicles 34:16 Heb. to the hand of
2 Chronicles 34:17 Heb. poured out, or melted
2 Chronicles 34:18 Heb. in it
2 Chronicles 34:20 Or, Achbor
2 Chronicles 34:22a Or, Harhas
2 Chronicles 34:22b Heb. garments
2 Chronicles 34:22c Or, in the school, or in the second part
2 Chronicles 34:30 Heb. from great even to small
2 Chronicles 34:32 Heb. found
2 Chronicles 34:33 Heb. from after

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

2 Chronicles 34 (BYZ)

[1] ων οκτω ετων ιωσιας εν τω βασιλευσαι αυτον και τριακοντα εν ετος εβασιλευσεν εν ιερουσαλημ
[2] και εποιησεν το ευθες εναντιον κυριου και επορευθη εν οδοις δαυιδ του πατρος αυτου και ουκ εξεκλινεν δεξια και αριστερα
[3] και εν τω ογδοω ετει της βασιλειας αυτου και αυτος ετι παιδαριον ηρξατο του ζητησαι κυριον τον θεον δαυιδ του πατρος αυτου και εν τω δωδεκατω ετει της βασιλειας αυτου ηρξατο του καθαρισαι τον ιουδαν και την ιερουσαλημ απο των υψηλων και των αλσεων και απο των χωνευτων
[4] και κατεσπασεν κατα προσωπον αυτου τα θυσιαστηρια των βααλιμ και τα υψηλα τα επ αυτων και εκοψεν τα αλση και τα γλυπτα και τα χωνευτα συνετριψεν και ελεπτυνεν και ερριψεν επι προσωπον των μνηματων των θυσιαζοντων αυτοις
[5] και οστα ιερεων κατεκαυσεν επι τα θυσιαστηρια και εκαθαρισεν τον ιουδαν και την ιερουσαλημ
[6] και εν πολεσιν εφραιμ και μανασση και συμεων και νεφθαλι και τοις τοποις αυτων κυκλω
[7] και κατεσπασεν τα αλση και τα θυσιαστηρια και τα ειδωλα κατεκοψεν λεπτα και παντα τα υψηλα εκοψεν απο πασης της γης ισραηλ και απεστρεψεν εις ιερουσαλημ
[8] και εν τω οκτωκαιδεκατω ετει της βασιλειας αυτου του καθαρισαι την γην και τον οικον απεστειλεν τον σαφαν υιον εσελια και τον μαασιαν αρχοντα της πολεως και τον ιουαχ υιον ιωαχαζ τον υπομνηματογραφον αυτου κραταιωσαι τον οικον κυριου του θεου αυτου
[9] και ηλθον προς χελκιαν τον ιερεα τον μεγαν και εδωκαν το αργυριον το εισενεχθεν εις οικον θεου ο συνηγαγον οι λευιται φυλασσοντες την πυλην εκ χειρος μανασση και εφραιμ και των αρχοντων και απο παντος καταλοιπου εν ισραηλ και υιων ιουδα και βενιαμιν και οικουντων εν ιερουσαλημ
[10] και εδωκαν αυτο επι χειρα ποιουντων τα εργα οι καθεσταμενοι εν οικω κυριου και εδωκαν αυτο ποιουσι τα εργα οι εποιουν εν οικω κυριου επισκευασαι κατισχυσαι τον οικον
[11] και εδωκαν τοις τεκτοσι και τοις οικοδομοις αγορασαι λιθους τετραπεδους και ξυλα εις δοκους στεγασαι τους οικους ους εξωλεθρευσαν βασιλεις ιουδα
[12] και οι ανδρες εν πιστει επι των εργων και επ αυτων επισκοποι ιεθ και αβδιας οι λευιται εξ υιων μεραρι και ζαχαριας και μοσολλαμ εκ των υιων κααθ επισκοπειν και πας λευιτης πας συνιων εν οργανοις ωδων
[13] και επι των νωτοφορων και επι παντων των ποιουντων τα εργα εργασια και εργασια και απο των λευιτων γραμματεις και κριται και πυλωροι
[14] και εν τω εκφερειν αυτους το αργυριον το εισοδιασθεν εις οικον κυριου ευρεν χελκιας ο ιερευς βιβλιον νομου κυριου δια χειρος μωυση
[15] και απεκριθη χελκιας και ειπεν προς σαφαν τον γραμματεα βιβλιον νομου ευρον εν οικω κυριου και εδωκεν χελκιας το βιβλιον τω σαφαν
[16] και εισηνεγκεν σαφαν το βιβλιον προς τον βασιλεα και απεδωκεν ετι τω βασιλει λογον παν το δοθεν αργυριον εν χειρι των παιδων σου των ποιουντων το εργον
[17] και εχωνευσαν το αργυριον το ευρεθεν εν οικω κυριου και εδωκαν επι χειρα των επισκοπων και επι χειρα των ποιουντων εργασιαν
[18] και απηγγειλεν σαφαν ο γραμματευς τω βασιλει λεγων βιβλιον εδωκεν μοι χελκιας ο ιερευς και ανεγνω αυτο σαφαν εναντιον του βασιλεως
[19] και εγενετο ως ηκουσεν ο βασιλευς τους λογους του νομου και διερρηξεν τα ιματια αυτου
[20] και ενετειλατο ο βασιλευς τω χελκια και τω αχικαμ υιω σαφαν και τω αβδων υιω μιχαια και τω σαφαν τω γραμματει και τω ασαια παιδι του βασιλεως λεγων
[21] πορευθητε ζητησατε τον κυριον περι εμου και περι παντος του καταλειφθεντος εν ισραηλ και ιουδα περι των λογων του βιβλιου του ευρεθεντος οτι μεγας ο θυμος κυριου εκκεκαυται εν ημιν διοτι ουκ εισηκουσαν οι πατερες ημων των λογων κυριου του ποιησαι κατα παντα τα γεγραμμενα εν τω βιβλιω τουτω
[22] και επορευθη χελκιας και οις ειπεν ο βασιλευς προς ολδαν την προφητιν γυναικα σελλημ υιου θακουαθ υιου χελλης φυλασσουσαν τας στολας και αυτη κατωκει εν ιερουσαλημ εν μασανα και ελαλησαν αυτη κατα ταυτα
[23] και ειπεν αυτοις ουτως ειπεν κυριος ο θεος ισραηλ ειπατε τω ανδρι τω αποστειλαντι υμας προς με
[24] ουτως λεγει κυριος ιδου εγω επαγω κακα επι τον τοπον τουτον τους παντας λογους τους γεγραμμενους εν τω βιβλιω τω ανεγνωσμενω εναντιον του βασιλεως ιουδα
[25] ανθ ων εγκατελιπον με και εθυμιασαν θεοις αλλοτριοις ινα παροργισωσιν με εν πασιν τοις εργοις των χειρων αυτων και εξεκαυθη ο θυμος μου εν τω τοπω τουτω και ου σβεσθησεται
[26] και επι βασιλεα ιουδα τον αποστειλαντα υμας του ζητησαι τον κυριον ουτως ερειτε αυτω ουτως λεγει κυριος ο θεος ισραηλ τους λογους ους ηκουσας
[27] και ενετραπη η καρδια σου και εταπεινωθης απο προσωπου μου εν τω ακουσαι σε τους λογους μου επι τον τοπον τουτον και επι τους κατοικουντας αυτον και εταπεινωθης εναντιον μου και διερρηξας τα ιματια σου και εκλαυσας κατεναντιον μου και εγω ηκουσα φησιν κυριος
[28] ιδου προστιθημι σε προς τους πατερας σου και προστεθηση προς τα μνηματα σου εν ειρηνη και ουκ οψονται οι οφθαλμοι σου εν πασιν τοις κακοις οις εγω επαγω επι τον τοπον τουτον και επι τους κατοικουντας αυτον και απεδωκαν τω βασιλει λογον
[29] και απεστειλεν ο βασιλευς και συνηγαγεν τους πρεσβυτερους ιουδα και ιερουσαλημ
[30] και ανεβη ο βασιλευς εις οικον κυριου και πας ιουδα και οι κατοικουντες ιερουσαλημ και οι ιερεις και οι λευιται και πας ο λαος απο μεγαλου εως μικρου και ανεγνω εν ωσιν αυτων τους παντας λογους βιβλιου της διαθηκης του ευρεθεντος εν οικω κυριου
[31] και εστη ο βασιλευς επι τον στυλον και διεθετο διαθηκην εναντιον κυριου του πορευθηναι ενωπιον κυριου του φυλασσειν τας εντολας αυτου και μαρτυρια αυτου και προσταγματα αυτου εν ολη καρδια και εν ολη ψυχη τους λογους της διαθηκης τους γεγραμμενους επι τω βιβλιω τουτω
[32] και εστησεν παντας τους ευρεθεντας εν ιερουσαλημ και βενιαμιν και εποιησαν οι κατοικουντες ιερουσαλημ διαθηκην εν οικω κυριου θεου πατερων αυτων
[33] και περιειλεν ιωσιας τα παντα βδελυγματα εκ πασης της γης η ην υιων ισραηλ και εποιησεν παντας τους ευρεθεντας εν ιερουσαλημ και εν ισραηλ του δουλευειν κυριω θεω αυτων πασας τας ημερας αυτου ουκ εξεκλινεν απο οπισθεν κυριου θεου πατερων αυτου

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