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And the kingH4428 sent,H7971 and they gatheredH622 to him allH3605 the eldersH2205 of JudahH3063 and of Jerusalem.H3389
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And the kingH4428 wentH5927 up into the houseH1004 of the LORD,H3068 and allH3605 the menH376 of JudahH3063 and allH3605 the inhabitantsH3427 of JerusalemH3389 with him, and the priests,H3548 and the prophets,H5030 and allH3605 the people,H5971 both smallH6996 and great:H1419 and he readH7121 in their earsH241 allH3605 the wordsH1697 of the bookH5612 of the covenantH1285 which was foundH4672 in the houseH1004 of the LORD.H3068
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And the kingH4428 stoodH5975 by a pillar,H5982 and madeH3772 a covenantH1285 beforeH6440 the LORD,H3068 to walkH3212 afterH310 the LORD,H3068 and to keepH8104 his commandmentsH4687 and his testimoniesH5715 and his statutesH2708 with allH3605 their heartH3820 and allH3605 their soul,H5315 to performH6965 the wordsH1697 of thisH2063 covenantH1285 that were writtenH3789 in thisH2088 book.H5612 And allH3605 the peopleH5971 stoodH5975 to the covenant.H1285
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And the kingH4428 commandedH6680 HilkiahH2518 the highH1419 priest,H3548 and the priestsH3548 of the secondH4932 order, and the keepersH8104 of the door,H5592 to bringH3318 forthH3318 out of the templeH1964 of the LORDH3068 allH3605 the vesselsH3627 that were made for Baal,H1168 and for the grove,H842 and for allH3605 the hostH6635 of heaven:H8064 and he burnedH8313 them withoutH2351 JerusalemH3389 in the fieldsH7709 of Kidron,H6939 and carriedH5375 the ashesH6083 of them to Bethel.H1008
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And he putH7673 downH7673 the idolatrousH3649 priests, whomH834 the kingsH4428 of JudahH3063 had ordainedH5414 to burnH6999 incenseH6999 in the highH1116 places in the citiesH5892 of Judah,H3063 and in the places roundH4524 about Jerusalem;H3389 them also that burnedH6999 incenseH6999 to Baal,H1168 to the sun,H8121 and to the moon,H3394 and to the planets,H4208 and to allH3605 the hostH6635 of heaven.H8064
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And he broughtH3318 out the groveH842 from the houseH1004 of the LORD,H3068 withoutH2351 Jerusalem,H3389 to the brookH5158 Kidron,H6939 and burnedH8313 it at the brookH5158 Kidron,H6939 and stampedH1854 it smallH1854 to powder,H6083 and castH7993 the powderH6083 thereof on the gravesH6913 of the childrenH1121 of the people.H5971
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And he brokeH5422 downH5422 the housesH1004 of the sodomites,H6945 that were by the houseH1004 of the LORD,H3068 whereH834 H8033 the womenH802 woveH707 hangingsH1004 for the grove.H842
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And he broughtH935 allH3605 the priestsH3548 out of the citiesH5892 of Judah,H3063 and defiledH2930 the highH1116 places whereH834 H8033 the priestsH3548 had burnedH6999 incense,H6999 from GebaH1387 to Beersheba,H884 and brokeH5422 down the highH1116 places of the gatesH8179 that were in the enteringH6607 in of the gateH8179 of JoshuaH3091 the governorH8269 of the city,H5892 whichH834 were onH5921 a man'sH376 leftH8040 hand at the gateH8179 of the city.H5892
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NeverthelessH389 the priestsH3548 of the highH1116 places cameH5927 not up to the altarH4196 of the LORDH3068 in Jerusalem,H3389 but they did eatH398 of the unleavenedH4682 bread amongH8432 their brothers.H251
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And he defiledH2930 Topheth,H8612 whichH834 is in the valleyH1516 of the childrenH1121 of Hinnom,H2011 that noH1115 manH376 might make his sonH1121 or his daughterH1323 to passH5674 through the fireH784 to Molech.H4432
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And he tookH7673 awayH7673 the horsesH5483 that the kingsH4428 of JudahH3063 had givenH5414 to the sun,H8121 at the enteringH935 in of the houseH1004 of the LORD,H3068 by the chamberH3957 of NathanmelechH5419 the chamberlain,H5631 whichH834 was in the suburbs,H6503 and burnedH8313 the chariotsH7393 of the sunH8121 with fire.H784
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And the altarsH4196 that were onH5921 the topH1406 of the upperH5944 chamberH5944 of Ahaz,H271 whichH834 the kingsH4428 of JudahH3063 had made,H6213 and the altarsH4196 whichH834 ManassehH4519 had madeH6213 in the twoH8147 courtsH2691 of the houseH1004 of the LORD,H3068 did the kingH4428 beatH5422 down, and brokeH7323 them downH7323 from there,H8033 and castH7993 the dustH6083 of them intoH413 the brookH5158 Kidron.H6939
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And the highH1116 places that were beforeH5921 H6440 Jerusalem,H3389 whichH834 were on the rightH3225 handH3225 of the mountH2022 of corruption,H4889 whichH834 SolomonH8010 the kingH4428 of IsraelH3478 had builtH1129 for AshtorethH6252 the abominationH8251 of the Zidonians,H6722 and for ChemoshH3645 the abominationH8251 of the Moabites,H4124 and for MilcomH4445 the abominationH8441 of the childrenH1121 of Ammon,H5983 did the kingH4428 defile.H2930
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And he brokeH7665 in pieces the images,H4676 and cutH3772 down the groves,H842 and filledH4390 their placesH4725 with the bonesH6106 of men.H120
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MoreoverH1571 the altarH4196 that was at Bethel,H1008 and the highH1116 place whichH834 JeroboamH3379 the sonH1121 of Nebat,H5028 whoH834 made IsraelH3478 to sin,H2398 had made,H6213 bothH1571 that altarH4196 and the highH1116 place he brokeH5422 down,H5422 and burnedH8313 the highH1116 place, and stampedH1854 it smallH1854 to powder,H6083 and burnedH8313 the grove.H842
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And as JosiahH2977 turnedH6437 himself, he spiedH7200 the sepulchersH6913 that were thereH8033 in the mount,H2022 and sent,H7971 and tookH3947 the bonesH6106 out of the sepulchers,H6913 and burnedH8313 them on the altar,H4196 and pollutedH2930 it, according to the wordH1697 of the LORDH3068 whichH834 the manH376 of GodH430 proclaimed,H7121 whoH834 proclaimedH7121 theseH428 words.H1697
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Then he said,H559 WhatH4100 titleH6725 is that that I see?H7200 And the menH582 of the cityH5892 toldH559 him, It is the sepulcherH6913 of the manH376 of God,H430 whichH834 cameH935 from Judah,H3063 and proclaimedH7121 theseH428 thingsH1697 that you have doneH6213 againstH5921 the altarH4196 of Bethel.H1008
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And he said,H559 LetH3240 him alone; letH3240 noH408 manH376 moveH5128 his bones.H6106 So they let his bonesH6106 alone,H4422 with the bonesH6106 of the prophetH5030 that cameH935 out of Samaria.H8111
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And allH3605 the housesH1004 alsoH1571 of the highH1116 places that were in the citiesH5892 of Samaria,H8111 whichH834 the kingsH4428 of IsraelH3478 had madeH6213 to provoke the Lord to anger,H3707 JosiahH2977 tookH5493 away,H5493 and didH6213 to them according to allH3605 the actsH4639 that he had doneH6213 in Bethel.H1008
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And he slewH2076 allH3605 the priestsH3548 of the highH1116 places that were thereH8033 on the altars,H4196 and burnedH8313 men'sH120 bonesH6106 on them, and returnedH7725 to Jerusalem.H3389
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And the kingH4428 commandedH6680 allH3605 the people,H5971 saying,H559 KeepH6213 the passoverH6453 to the LORDH3068 your God,H430 as it is writtenH3789 in the bookH5612 of thisH2088 covenant.H1285
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SurelyH3588 there was not heldH6213 suchH2088 a passoverH6453 from the daysH3117 of the judgesH8199 that judgedH8199 Israel,H3478 nor in allH3605 the daysH3117 of the kingsH4428 of Israel,H3478 nor of the kingsH4428 of Judah;H3063
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But in the eighteenthH6240 yearH8141 of kingH4428 Josiah,H2977 wherein thisH2088 passoverH6453 was heldH6213 to the LORDH3068 in Jerusalem.H3389
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MoreoverH1571 the workers with familiar spirits,H178 and the wizards,H3049 and the images,H8655 and the idols,H1544 and allH3605 the abominationsH8251 that were spiedH7200 in the landH776 of JudahH3063 and in Jerusalem,H3389 did JosiahH2977 putH1197 away,H1197 that he might performH6965 the wordsH1697 of the lawH8451 which were writtenH3789 in the bookH5612 that HilkiahH2518 the priestH3548 foundH4672 in the houseH1004 of the LORD.H3068
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And likeH3644 to him was there noH3808 kingH4428 beforeH6440 him, that turnedH7725 to the LORDH3068 with allH3605 his heart,H3824 and with allH3605 his soul,H5315 and with allH3605 his might,H3966 according to allH3605 the lawH8451 of Moses;H4872 neitherH3808 afterH310 him aroseH6965 there any likeH3644 him.
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NotwithstandingH389 the LORDH3068 turnedH7725 not from the fiercenessH2740 of his greatH1419 wrath,H639 with whichH834 his angerH639 was kindledH2734 against Judah,H3063 becauseH5921 of allH3605 the provocationsH3708 that ManassehH4519 had provokedH3707 him with.
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And the LORDH3068 said,H559 I will removeH5493 JudahH3063 alsoH1571 out of my sight,H6440 as I have removedH5493 Israel,H3478 and will castH3988 off thisH2063 cityH5892 JerusalemH3389 whichH834 I have chosen,H977 and the houseH1004 of whichH834 I said,H559 My nameH8034 shall be there.H8033
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Now the restH3499 of the actsH1697 of Josiah,H2977 and allH3605 that he did,H6213 are they not writtenH3789 in the bookH5612 of the chroniclesH1697 H3117 of the kingsH4428 of Judah?H3063
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In his daysH3117 PharaohnechohH6549 kingH4428 of EgyptH4714 wentH5927 up againstH5921 the kingH4428 of AssyriaH804 to the riverH5104 Euphrates:H6578 and kingH4428 JosiahH2977 wentH3212 againstH7125 him; and he slewH4191 him at Megiddo,H4023 when he had seenH7200 him.
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And his servantsH5650 carriedH7392 him in a chariot deadH4191 from Megiddo,H4023 and broughtH935 him to Jerusalem,H3389 and buriedH6912 him in his own sepulcher.H6900 And the peopleH5971 of the landH776 tookH3947 JehoahazH3059 the sonH1121 of Josiah,H2977 and anointedH4886 him, and made him kingH4427 in his father'sH1 stead.H8478
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JehoahazH3059 was twentyH6242 and threeH7969 yearsH8141 oldH1121 when he began to reign;H4427 and he reignedH4427 threeH7969 monthsH2320 in Jerusalem.H3389 And his mother'sH517 nameH8034 was Hamutal,H2537 the daughterH1323 of JeremiahH3414 of Libnah.H3841
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And he didH6213 that which was evilH7451 in the sightH5869 of the LORD,H3068 according to allH3605 that his fathersH1 had done.H6213
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And PharaohnechohH6549 put him in bandsH631 at RiblahH7247 in the landH776 of Hamath,H2574 that he might not reignH4427 in Jerusalem;H3389 and put the landH776 to a tributeH6066 of an hundredH3967 talentsH3603 of silver,H3701 and a talentH3603 of gold.H2091
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And PharaohnechohH6549 made EliakimH471 the sonH1121 of JosiahH2977 kingH4427 in the roomH8478 of JosiahH2977 his father,H1 and turnedH5437 his nameH8034 to Jehoiakim,H3079 and tookH3947 JehoahazH3059 away: and he cameH935 to Egypt,H4714 and diedH4191 there.H8033
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And JehoiakimH3079 gaveH5414 the silverH3701 and the goldH2091 to Pharaoh;H6547 but he taxedH6186 the landH776 to giveH5414 the moneyH3701 accordingH5921 to the commandmentH6310 of Pharaoh:H6547 he exactedH5065 the silverH3701 and the goldH2091 of the peopleH5971 of the land,H776 of everyH376 oneH376 according to his taxation,H6187 to giveH5414 it to Pharaohnechoh.H6549
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JehoiakimH3079 was twentyH6242 and fiveH2568 yearsH8141 oldH1121 when he began to reign;H4427 and he reignedH4427 elevenH259 H6240 yearsH8141 in Jerusalem.H3389 And his mother'sH517 nameH8034 was Zebudah,H2081 the daughterH1323 of PedaiahH6305 of Rumah.H7316
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And he didH6213 that which was evilH7451 in the sightH5869 of the LORD,H3068 according to allH3605 that his fathersH1 had done.H6213
