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Judah’s King Josiah

¹ Josiah was eight years old^(C1) when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.

¹ Yoshiyahu was eight years old when he began to reign; and he reigned thirty-one years in Yerushalayim.

¹ Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years.

Josiah Reigns in Judah

^1 (a)Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.

Josiah King of Judah

¹ Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he ruled thirty-one years in Jerusalem.

Josiah Institutes Religious Reforms

¹ Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned for thirty-one years in Jerusalem.

Josiah Succeeds Amon in Judah

^1 (C1)Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned for thirty-one years in Jerusalem.

Josiah Succeeds Amon in Judah

^1 (C1)Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned for thirty-one years in Jerusalem.

¹ Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign; and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.

¹ Iosiah was eight yeere olde when hee began to reigne, and he reigned in Ierusalem one and thirtie yeere.

Josiah Reigns over Judah

^1 (C1)Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.

Josiah Reigns in Judah

(2 Kings 22:1-2)

¹ Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years.

King Josiah of Judah

¹ Josiah was eight years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled thirty-one years from Jerusalem.

¹ Yoshiyahu was eight years old when he began his reign, and he ruled for thirty-one years in Yerushalayim.

¹ Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign; and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.

Josiah, King of Judah

¹ Josiah was eight years old when he became king. He was king for 31 years in Jerusalem.

¹ JOSIAH was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.

King Josiah of Judah^(a)

^1 (b)Josiah was eight years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled in Jerusalem for thirty-one years.

The Reign of Josiah

¹ Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.

¹ Josiah was a son of eight years when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty one years.

¹ Iosias was eight yeare olde whan he was made kynge, and reigned one and thirtye yeare at Ierusalem,

¹ Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign; and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem.

¹ Josiah was eight years old when he became king; he was ruling in Jerusalem for thirty-one years.

¹ Iosia was eyght yeres olde when he began to raigne, and he raigned in Hierusalem thirtie and one yeres.

¹ Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign; and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem.

¹ Iosiah was eight yeeres old when hee beganne to reigne, and he reigned in Ierusalem one and thirty yeeres.

¹ Josias was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.

¹ Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign; and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem.

¹ Josie was of eiyte yeer, whanne he bigan to regne, and he regnede in Jerusalem oon and thritti yeer.

¹ Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign; and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem.

¹ Josiah [was] eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years.

¹ [xr] Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.

Josiah Rules in Judah

¹ Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years.

Josiah Rules Judah

¹ Josiah was eight years old when he became king. And he ruled thirty-one years in Jerusalem.

Reign of Josiah

¹ Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign; he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.

¹ Eight years old, was Josiah when he begun to reign, - and, thirty-one years, reigned he in Jerusalem.

¹ Josias was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned one and thirty years in Jerusalem.

¹ Josi'ah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.

¹ A son of eight years [is] Josiah in his reigning, and thirty and one years he hath reigned in Jerusalem,

¹ Josiah [is] a son of eight years in his reigning, and he has reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem,^1-2 Josiah was eight years old when he became king. He ruled for thirty-one years in Jerusalem. He behaved well before God. He kept straight on the path blazed by his ancestor David, not one step to the left or right.

Josiah Succeeds Amon in Judah

^1 (C1)Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.² He did what was right in the Lord’s sight and walked in the ways of his ancestor David;^(C1) he did not turn aside to the right or the left.

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. ² And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, and walked in the ways of David his father; and he did not turn aside to the right hand or to the left. ² He did what the Lord said was right. He lived as his ancestor David had lived, and he did not stop doing what was right. ² He did what the Lord approved and followed in his ancestor David's footsteps; he did not deviate to the right or the left.^2 (C1)He did what was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the ways of David his father (forefather) and did not turn aside either to the right or to the left.^2 (C1)He did what was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the ways of his father David and did not turn aside to the right or the left.² He did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, and walked in the ways of David his father, and didn't turn aside to the right hand or to the left. ² And he did vprightly in the sight of ye Lord, and walked in the wayes of Dauid his father, & bowed neither to the right hand nor to the left.^2 (C1)And he did what was right in the sight of Yahweh and walked in the ways of his father David and did not turn aside to the right or to the left.² 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.

Josiah Destroys Idolatry

(1 Kings 13:1-10; 2 Kings 23:4-20 ² He followed the example of his ancestor David and always obeyed the Lord. ² He did what was right from Adonai's perspective, living entirely in the manner of David his ancestor and turning away neither to the right nor to the left.

² And he did what was right in the sight of Jehovah, and walked in the ways of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand nor to the left. ² He lived in a way that pleased the Lord, always doing what was right, as his ancestor David had done. Josiah never changed this way of life.² And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the ways of David his father, and he turned neither to the right hand nor to the left. ² He did what was pleasing to the Lord; he followed the example of his ancestor King David, strictly obeying all the laws of God. ² And he did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh, and he walked in the ways of David his ancestor^[a] and did not deviate to the right or to the left. ² And he did the right in the eyes of Jehovah, and walked in the ways of his father David, and did not turn aside to the right or to the left.² and dyd that which was righte in the sighte of the LORDE, and walked in the wayes of Dauid his father, and turned not asyde, nether to the righte hande ner to the lefte. ² And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, and walked in the ways of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left. ² And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, walking in the ways of his father David, without turning to the right hand or to the left.² And he dyd that whiche was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the wayes of Dauid his father, and bowed neither to the right hand nor to the left.² And he did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, and walked in the ways of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.² And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the wayes of Dauid his father, and declined neither to the right hand nor to the left. ² And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of his father David, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left. ² And he did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, and walked in the ways of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left. ² And he dide that, that was riytful in the siyt of the Lord; and yede in the waies of Dauid, his fadir, and bowide not to the riyt side nether to the left side.² And he did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, and walked in the ways of David his father, and didn't turn aside to the right hand or to the left.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.² And he did what was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right hand or to the left. ² He did what was pleasing in the Lord's sight and followed the example of his ancestor David. He did not turn away from doing what was right. ² 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. ² He did what was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of his ancestor David; he did not turn aside to the right or to the left. ² And he did that which was right, in the eyes of Yahweh, - and walked in the ways of David his father, and turned not aside, to the right hand or to the left.² And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of David his father: he declined not, neither to the right hand, nor to the left.² He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, and walked in the ways of David his father; and he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.² 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.² and he does that which is right in the eyes of YHWH, and walks in the ways of his father David, and has not turned aside [to] the right or left.^2 (C1)He did right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the ways of his father David and did not turn aside to the right or to the left.

Josiah’s Reform

³ In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still a youth, Josiah began to seek the God of his ancestor David,^(C1) and in the twelfth year he began to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Asherah poles, the carved images,^(C2) and the cast images. 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 Yehudah and Yerushalayim from the high places, and the Asherim, and the engraved images, and the molten images.

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. ³ For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet a boy, he began to seek the God of David his father, and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the ^(b)Asherim, and the carved and the metal images.

³ In his eighth year as king while he was still young, Josiah began to obey the God of his ancestor David. In his twelfth year as king, Josiah began to remove from Judah and Jerusalem the gods, the places for worshiping gods, the Asherah idols, and the wooden and metal idols.

³ In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, he began to seek the God of his ancestor David. In his twelfth year he began ridding Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, Asherah poles, idols, and images. ³ For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young (sixteen), he began to ^(C1)seek after and inquire of the God of his father David; and in the twelfth year he began ^(C2)to purge Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Asherim, and the carved and cast images.³ For in the eighth year of his reign while he was still a youth, he began to ^(C1)seek the God of his father David; and in the twelfth year he began ^(C2)to purge Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the ^(F1)Asherim, the carved images, and the cast metal images.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 Asherim, and the engraved images, and the molten images. ³ And in the eight yeere of his reigne (when he was yet a childe) he began to seeke after the God of Dauid his father: and in the twelft yeere he began to purge Iudah, and Ierusalem from the hie places, and the groues, and the carued images, and molten images:³ Now in the eighth year of his reign while he was still a youth, he began to ^(C1)seek the God of his father David; and in the twelfth year he began ^(C2)to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Asherim, the graven images, and the molten images.)³ 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.

Josiah Stops the Worship of Foreign Gods

³ When Josiah was only sixteen years old he began worshiping God, just as his ancestor David had done. Then, four years later, he decided to destroy the local shrines^[a] in Judah and Jerusalem, as well as the sacred poles^[b] for worshiping the goddess Asherah and the idols of foreign gods.

³ For in the eighth year of his reign, when he was still young, he began seeking after the God of David his father; and in the twelfth year, he began cleansing Y'hudah and Yerushalayim from the high places, the sacred poles, and the carved and cast metal images.

³ And 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 Asherahs, and the graven images, and the molten images. ³ When Josiah was in his eighth year as king, he began to follow the God worshiped by David his ancestor. He was still young when he began to obey God. When he was in his twelfth year as king he began to destroy the high places, the Asherah poles, and idols that were carved and idols that were made from molds from Judah and Jerusalem.³ For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was still a little boy, he began to pray to the LORD the God of David his father; and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. Moreover he began to demolish altars, idols, carved images, and idol temples,

Josiah Attacks Pagan Worship

³ In the eighth year that Josiah was king, while he was still very young, he began to worship the God of his ancestor King David. Four years later he began to destroy the pagan places of worship, the symbols of the goddess Asherah, and all the other idols. ³ In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still a boy, he began to seek the God of David his ancestor.^[b] And in the twelfth year he began to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Asherahs, the idols, and the images. ³ And in the eighth year of his reign, and he was still a boy, he began to seek to the God of his father David; and in the twelfth year he began to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the Asherahs, and the graven images, andthe casted images.³ For in the eight yeare of his reigne wha he was yet but a childe, he beganne to seke the God of his father Dauid: and in the twolueth yeare begane he to clense Iuda and Ierusale from the hye places and groues, and carued Idols, and molten ymages: 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 Asherim, and the graven images, and the molten images. ³ In the eighth year of his rule, while he was still young, his heart was first turned to the God of his father David; and in the twelfth year he undertook the clearing away of all the high places and the pillars and the images of wood and metal from Judah and Jerusalem.³ In the eyght yere of his raigne, when he was yet a childe, he began to seke after the God of Dauid his father: And in the twelfth yere he began to purge Iuda & Hierusalem from the high places, groues, carued images, and images of metall.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 Asherim, and the graven images, and the molten images.³ For in the eight yeare of his reigne, while he was yet young, hee beganne to seeke after the God of Dauid his father: and in the twelfth yeere hee beganne to purge Iudah and Ierusalem from the high places and the groues, and the carued images, and the molten images. ³ And in the eighth year of his reign, and he being yet a youth, he began to seek the Lord God of his father David: and in the twelfth year of his reign he began to purge Juda and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the ornaments for the altars, and the molten images. 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 Asherim, and the graven images, and the molten images. ³ Forsothe in the eiytethe yeer of the rewme of his empire, whanne he was yit a child, he bigan to seke God of his fadir Dauid; and in the tweluethe yeer after that he bigan, he clenside Juda and Jerusalem fro hiy places, and wodis, and similacris, and grauun ymagis.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 Asherim, and the graven images, and the molten images.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.³ For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, he began to seek the God of his father David; and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the wooden images, the carved images, and the molded images.

³ During the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, Josiah began to seek the God of his ancestor David. Then in the twelfth year he began to purify Judah and Jerusalem, destroying all the pagan shrines, the Asherah poles, and the carved idols and cast images. ³ For in the eighth year of his rule while he was still young, he began to look for the God of his father David. In the twelfth year he began to take the sinful things out of Judah and Jerusalem. He took away the high places, the objects of the false goddess Asherah, and all the objects made to look like gods. ³ For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was still a boy, he began to seek the God of his ancestor David, and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the sacred poles,^[a] and the carved and the cast images. ³ And, in the eighth year of his reign, he, being yet a boy, he began to seek unto the God of David his father,-and, in the twelfth year, he began to purify Judah and Jerusalem, from the high places and the Sacred Stems, and the carved images and the molten images.³ And in the eighth year of his reign, when he was yet a boy, he began to seek the God of his father David: and in the twelfth year after he began to reign, he cleansed Juda and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the idols, and the graven things.³ For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet a boy, he began to seek the God of David his father; and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Ashe'rim, and the graven and the molten images.³ 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.³ And in the eighth year of his reign (and he [is] yet a youth), he has begun to seek for the God of his father David, and in the twelfth year he has begun to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the Asherim, and the carved images, and the molten images.^3-7 When he had been king for eight years—he was still only a teenager—he began to seek the God of David his ancestor. Four years later, the twelfth year of his reign, he set out to cleanse the neighborhood of sex-and-religion shrines, and get rid of the sacred Asherah groves and the god and goddess figurines, whether carved or cast, from Judah. He wrecked the Baal shrines, tore down the altars connected with them, and scattered the debris and ashes over the graves of those who had worshiped at them. He burned the bones of the priests on the same altars they had used when alive. He scrubbed the place clean, Judah and Jerusalem, clean inside and out. The cleanup campaign ranged outward to the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, Simeon, and the surrounding neighborhoods—as far north as Naphtali. Throughout Israel he demolished the altars and Asherah groves, pulverized the god and goddess figures, chopped up the neighborhood shrines into firewood. With Israel once more intact, he returned to Jerusalem.³ For in the eighth year of his reign while he was still a youth, he began to ^(C1)seek the God of his father David; and in the twelfth year he began ^(C2)to purge Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Asherim, the carved images and the molten images.⁴ Then in his presence the altars of the Baals were torn down, and he chopped down the shrines^(F1) that were above them. He shattered the Asherah poles, the carved images, and the cast images, crushed them to dust, and scattered^(C1) them over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.^{(C2) 4} They broke down the altars of the Ba`alim in his presence; and the sun-images that were on high above them he hewed down; and the Asherim, and the engraved images, and the molten images, he broke in pieces, and made dust of them, and strewed it on the graves [of those] who had sacrificed to them.

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. ⁴ And they chopped down the altars of the Baals in his presence, and he cut down the ^(c)incense altars that stood above them. And he broke in pieces the ^(d)Asherim and the carved and the metal images, and he made dust of them and ^(e)scattered it over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them. ⁴ The people tore down the altars for the Baal gods as Josiah directed. Then Josiah cut down the incense altars that were above them. He broke up the Asherah idols and the wooden and metal idols and beat them into powder. Then he sprinkled the powder on the graves of the people who had offered sacrifices to these gods. ⁴ He ordered the altars of the Baals to be torn down, and broke the incense altars that were above them. He smashed the Asherah poles, idols and images, crushed them up and sprinkled the dust over the tombs of those who had sacrificed to them. ⁴ They tore down the altars of the Baals in his presence; he cut to pieces ^(C1)the incense altars that were high above them; he also smashed the Asherim and the carved images and the cast images to pieces, and ^(C2)ground them to dust and scattered it on the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.⁴ They tore down the altars of the Baals in his presence, and he chopped down ^(C1)the incense altars that were high above them; also he broke in pieces the Asherim, the carved images, and the cast metal images, and ^(C2)ground them to powder, and scattered it on the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.⁴ They broke down the altars of the Baals in his presence; and the sun-images that were on high above them he hewed down; and the Asherim, and the engraved images, and the molten images, he broke in pieces, and made dust of them, and strewed it on the graves [of those] who had sacrificed to them. ⁴ And they brake downe in his sight the altars of Baalim, and hee caused to cut downe the images that were on hie vpon them: he brake also the groues, and the carued images, and the molten images, & stampt them to pouder, & strowed it vpon the graues of them that had sacrificed vnto them.⁴ And they tore down the altars of the Baals in his presence, and ^(C1)the incense altars that were high above them he cut in pieces; also the Asherim, the graven images, and the molten images he broke in pieces and ^(C2)ground to powder and scattered it on the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.⁴ 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. ⁴ He watched as the altars for the worship of the god Baal were torn down, and as the nearby incense altars were smashed. The Asherah poles, the idols, and the stone images were also smashed, and the pieces were scattered over the graves of their worshipers. ⁴ In his presence they broke down the altars of the ba‘alim, and he chopped down the pillars for sun-worship mounted above them. He smashed the sacred poles and the carved and cast metal images, grinding them to dust, which he threw on the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.

⁴ And they broke down the altars of the Baals in his presence; and the sun-pillars that were on high above them he cut down; and the Asherahs and the graven images and the molten images he broke in pieces, and made dust [of them] and strewed it upon the graves of those that had sacrificed to them; ⁴ As Josiah watched, the people broke down the altars for the Baal gods. Then he cut down the incense altars that stood high above the people. He broke the idols that were carved and the idols that were made from molds. He beat the idols into powder and sprinkled the powder on the graves of the people who had offered sacrifices to the Baal gods.⁴ And the decorations, necklaces, bells, and all the trees that were made for idols, he broke in pieces and ground them to dust and scattered their ashes upon the graves of those who had sacrificed to them. ^4 (c)Under his direction the altars where Baal was worshiped were smashed, and the incense altars near them were torn down. They ground to dust the images of Asherah and all the other idols and then scattered the dust on the graves of the people who had sacrificed to them. ⁴ And he destroyed before him the altars for the Baals, and he cut down the incense stands above them. And the Asherahs, the idols, and the images he smashed. And he ground them to powder and sprinkled the dust over the burial sites of those who sacrificed to them. ⁴ And they broke down before him the altars of the Baals, and the images that were on high above them, and he cut down the Asherahs, and the graven images, and the molten images he broke downand beat small, and scattered on the surfaceof the grave of those who sacrificed to them.⁴ and caused the altares of Baalim to be broken downe before him, and the ymages that were theron, hewed he downe. And ye groues and carued Idols and molte ymages brake he in peces, and made them to dust, and scatred it vpon the graues of them that had offred vnto them. ⁴ And they brake down the altars of the Baalim in his presence; and the sun-images that were on high above them he hewed down; and the Asherim, and the graven 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. ⁴ He had the altars of the Baals broken down, while he himself was present; and the sun-images which were placed on high over them he had cut down; and the pillars of wood and the metal images he had broken up and crushed to dust, dropping the dust over the resting-places of the dead who had made offerings to them.⁴ And they brake downe the aulters of Baalim euen in his presence: and other images that were in greater honour then they, he caused to be destroyed: And the groues, carued images, and images of metall he brake and made dust of them, and strowed it vpon the graues of them that had offered vnto them.⁴ And they broke down the altars of the Baalim in his presence; and the sun-images, that were on high above them, he hewed down; and the Asherim, and the graven images, and the molten images, he broke in pieces, and made dust of them, and strewed it upon the graves of them that had sacrificed unto them.⁴ And they brake downe the altars of Baalim in his presence, and the images that were on high aboue them, he cut downe, and the groues, and the carued images, and the molten images he brake in peeces, and made dust of them, and strowed it vpon the graues of them, that had sacrificed vnto them. ⁴ And he pulled down the altars of Baalim that were before his face, and the high places that were above them; and he cut down the groves, and the graven images, and broke in pieces the molten images, and reduced them to powder, and cast it upon the surface of the tombs of those who had sacrificed to them. ⁴ And they brake down the altars of the Baalim in his presence; and the sun–images, that were on high above them, he hewed down; and the Asherim, and the graven 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. ⁴ And thei destrieden bifor hym the auteris of Baalym, and thei destrieden the symylacris, that weren put aboue. Also he hewide doun the wodis, and grauun ymagis, and brak to smale gobetis; and scateride abrood `the smale gobetis on the birielis of hem, that weren wont to offre `to tho.⁴ And they broke down the altars of the Baalim in his presence; and the sun-images that were on high above them he hewed down; and the Asherim, and the graven images, and the molten images, he broke in pieces, and made dust of them, and strewed it on the graves [of them] that had sacrificed to them.⁴ And they broke 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 broke in pieces, and made dust [of them] and strewed [it] upon the graves of them that had sacrificed to them.⁴ They broke down the altars of the Baals in his presence, and the incense altars which were above them he cut down; and the wooden images, the carved images, and the molded images he broke in pieces, and made dust of them and scattered it on the graves of those who had sacrificed to them. ⁴ He ordered that the altars of Baal be demolished and that the incense altars which stood above them be broken down. He also made sure that the Asherah poles, the carved idols, and the cast images were smashed and scattered over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them. ⁴ They tore down the altars of the false gods of Baal in front of him. And he cut down the special perfume altars which stood above them. He broke in pieces the objects of the false goddess Asherah and all the objects made to look like gods. Then he ground them to dust and spread it on the graves of those who had given gifts in worship to them. ⁴ In his presence they pulled down the altars of the Baals; he demolished the incense altars that stood above them. He broke down the sacred poles^[b] and the carved and the cast images; he made dust of them and scattered it over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them. ⁴ And they threw down before him, the altars of the Baalim, and, the sun-pillars which were on high above them, he hewed down, - and, the Sacred Stems and the carved images and the molten images, brake he in pieces and ground to dust, and tossed over the face of the graves, of them who had been sacrificing unto them.⁴ And they broke down before him the altars of Baalim, and demolished the idols that had been set upon them: and he cut down the groves and the graven things, and broke them in pieces: and strewed the fragments upon the graves of them that had sacrificed to them.⁴ And they broke down the altars of the Ba'als in his presence; and he hewed down the incense altars which stood above them; and he broke in pieces the Ashe'rim and the graven and the molten images, and he made dust of them and strewed it over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.⁴ 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,⁴ And they break down the altars of the Ba‘alim before him, and he has cut down the images that [are] on high above them, and the Asherim, and the carved images, and the molten images, he has broken and beaten small, and strews [them] on the surface of the graves of those sacrificing to them,⁴ They tore down the altars of the Baals in his presence, and ^(C1)the incense altars that were high above them he chopped down; also the Asherim, the carved images and the molten images he broke in pieces and ^(C2)ground to powder and scattered it on the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.⁵ He burned the bones of the priests on their altars.^(C1) So he cleansed Judah and Jerusalem. ⁵ He burnt the bones of the Kohanim on their altars, and purged Yehudah and Yerushalayim.

⁵ And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem. ^5 (f)He also burned the bones of the priests on their altars and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem. ⁵ He burned the bones of their priests on their own altars. So Josiah removed idol worship from Judah and Jerusalem, ⁵ He burned the bones of the pagan priests on their altars; he purified Judah and Jerusalem. ⁵ Then ^(C1)Josiah burned the bones of the pagan priests on their altars and purged and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.⁵ Then ^(C1)he burned the bones of the priests on their altars and purged Judah and Jerusalem.⁵ He burnt the bones of the priests on their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem. ⁵ Also he burnt the bones of the Priests vpon their altars, and purged Iudah & Ierusalem.⁵ Then ^(C1)he burned the bones of the priests on their altars and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.⁵ Then he burned the bones of the priests on their altars. So he cleansed Judah and Jerusalem. ⁵ Josiah then had the bones of the pagan priests burned on the altars.^[c]

And so Josiah got rid of the worship of foreign gods in Judah and Jerusalem. ⁵ He burned the bones of the priests on their altars, thus cleansing Y'hudah and Yerushalayim.

⁵ and he burned the bones of the priests upon their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem. ⁵ Josiah even burned the bones of the priests who had served the Baal gods on their own altars. This is how he destroyed idols and idol worship from Judah and Jerusalem.⁵ And the bones of the priests who served them, he dug out of their graves and brought them and burned them, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem. ^5 (d)He burned the bones of the pagan priests on the altars where they had worshiped. By doing all this, he made Judah and Jerusalem ritually clean again. ⁵ And he burned the bones of the priests on the altars and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem. ⁵ And he burned the bones of the priests on their altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem,⁵ And the bones of the prestes brent he vpo the altares, and so clesed he Iuda & Ierusale, ⁵ And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem. ⁵ And he had the bones of the priests burned on their altars, and so he made Judah and Jerusalem clean.⁵ And he burnt the bones of the priestes vpon the aulters of them, and clensed Iuda and Hierusalem:⁵ And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem.⁵ And hee burnt the bones of the priests vpon their altars, and cleansed Iudah and Ierusalem. ⁵ And he burnt the bones of the priests upon the altars, and purged Juda and Jerusalem. ⁵ And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem. ⁵ Ferthermore he brente the boonys of preestis in the auteris of idols, and he clenside Juda and Jerusalem.⁵ And he burnt the bones of the priests on their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem.⁵ And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.⁵ He also burned the bones of the priests on their altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem. ⁵ He burned the bones of the pagan priests on their own altars, and so he purified Judah and Jerusalem. ⁵ He burned the bones of their religious leaders on their altars, and made Judah and Jerusalem free from worshiping false gods. ⁵ He also burned the bones of the priests on their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem. ⁵ And, the bones of the priests, burned he upon their altars, - and so purified Judah and Jerusalem:⁵ And he burnt the bones of the priests on the altars of the idols, and he cleansed Juda and Jerusalem.⁵ He also burned the bones of the priests on their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem.⁵ and the bones of the priests he hath burnt on their altars, and cleanseth Judah and Jerusalem,⁵ and he has burned the bones of the priests on their altars, and cleanses Judah and Jerusalem,⁵ Then ^(C1)he burned the bones of the priests on their altars and purged Judah and Jerusalem.⁶ He did the same in the cities^(C1) of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, and as far as Naphtali and on their surrounding mountain shrines.^{(F1) 6} [So did he] in the cities of Menashsheh and Efrayim and Shim`on, even to Naftali, in their ruins round about.

⁶ And so did he in the cities of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, even unto Naphtali, with their mattocks round about. ⁶ And in the ^(g)cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, and as far as Naphtali, in their ruins^[a] all around, ⁶ and from the towns in the areas of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon all the way to Naphtali, and in the ruins near these towns. ⁶ In the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, as far as Naphtali, and in the ruins around them, ^6 (C1)In the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, Simeon, and as far as Naphtali, in their surrounding ruins,^6 (C1)In the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, Simeon, and as far as Naphtali, in their surrounding spaces,⁶ [So did he] in the cities of Manasseh and Ephraim and Simeon, even to Naphtali, in their ruins round about. ⁶ And in the cities of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, euen vnto Naphtali, wt their maules they brake all round about.^6 (C1)And in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, Simeon, even as far as Naphtali, in their surrounding ^(F1)ruins,⁶ Josiah did the same in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, as far as Naphtali, and in the ruins around them. ⁶ He did the same things in the towns and ruined villages^[d] in the territories of West Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, as far as the border of Naphtali. ⁶ He did likewise in the cities of M'nasheh, Efrayim, Shim‘on and even as far as Naftali, in their surrounding ruins.

⁶ And [so did he] in the cities of Manasseh and Ephraim and Simeon, even to Naphtali, in their ruins round about; ⁶ Josiah did the same for the towns in the areas of Manasseh, Ephraim, Simeon, and all the way to Naphtali. He did the same for the ruins near all these towns.^[a]6 And so did he in the cities of Manasseh and Ephraim and Simeon and Naphtali, in their streets round about. ⁶ He did the same thing in the cities and the devastated areas of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, and as far north as Naphtali. ⁶ And in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, Simeon, and as far as Naphtali, in their ruins all around, ⁶ and in the cities of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, even to Naphtali, with their tools all around.⁶ & in ye cities of Manasses, Ephraim, Simeon, and vnto Nephtali in their wyldernesses on euerysyde. ⁶ And so did he in the cities of Manasseh and Ephraim and Simeon, even unto Naphtali, ^[a]in their ruins round about. ⁶ And in all the towns of Manasseh and Ephraim and Simeon as far as Naphtali, he made waste their houses round about.⁶ And euen so did he in the cities of Manasse, Ephraim, Simeon, vnto Nephthali, and in the wildernesse of them rounde about,⁶ And so did he in the cities of Manasseh and Ephraim and Simeon, even unto Naphtali, with their axes round about.⁶ And so did he in the cities of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, euen vnto Naphtali, with their mattockes, round about. ⁶ And he did so in the cities of Manasse, and Ephraim, and Symeon, and Nephthali, and the places round about them. ⁶ And [so did he] in the cities of Manasseh and Ephraim and Simeon, even unto Napthali, in their ruins round about. ⁶ But also he destriede alle idols in the citees of Manasses, and of Effraym, and of Symeon, `til to Neptalym.⁶ And [so he did] in the cities of Manasseh and Ephraim and Simeon, even to Naphtali, he searched their houses round about.⁶ And [so did he] in the cities of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, even to Naphtali, with their mattocks around.⁶ And so he did in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, as far as Naphtali and all around, with axes. [fn]

⁶ He did the same thing in the towns of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, even as far as Naphtali, and in the regions^[a] all around them. ⁶ And in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, Simeon, and as far as Naphtali, in the broken down places around them, ⁶ In the towns of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, and as far as Naphtali, in their ruins^[c] all around, ⁶ also throughout the cities of Manasseh and Ephraim and Simeon, even as far as Naphtali, - searched he their houses, round about.⁶ And in the cities of Manasses, and of Ephraim, and of Simeon, even to Nephtali he demolished all.⁶ And in the cities of Manas'seh, E'phraim, and Simeon, and as far as Naph'tali, in their ruins round about,⁶ and in the cities of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, even unto Naphtali, with their tools, round about.⁶ and in the cities of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, even to Naphtali, with their tools, all around.^6 (C1)In the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, Simeon, even as far as Naphtali, in their surrounding ruins,⁷ He tore down the altars, and he smashed the Asherah poles and the carved images to powder. He chopped down all the shrines throughout the land of Israel and returned to Jerusalem.^(C1)