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Josiah's Covenant

(2Ch 34:29—35:19 )

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2Ki 23:1 - And^H7971^➔ the king^H4428 sent,^➔^H7971 and they gathered^H622 unto him^H413 all^H3605 the elders^H2205 of Judah^H3063 and of Jerusalem.^H3389

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2Ki 23:2 - And^H5927^➔ the king^H4428 went up^➔^H5927 into the house^H1004 of the LORD,^H3068 and all^H3605 the men^H376 of Judah^H3063 and all^H3605 the inhabitants^H3427 of Jerusalem^H3389 with him,^H854 and the priests,^H3548 and the prophets,^H5030 and all^H3605 the people,^H5971 both small^H6996 and^H5704 great:^H1419 and he read^H7121 in their ears^H241 all^H3605 the words^H1697 of the book^H5612 of the covenant^H1285 which was found^H4672 in the house^H1004 of the LORD.^H3068

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2Ki 23:3 - And^H5975^➔ the king^H4428 stood^➔^H5975 by^H5921 a pillar,^H5982 and made^H3772 a covenant^H1285 before^H6440 the LORD,^H3068 to walk^H3212 after^H310 the LORD,^H3068 and to keep^H8104 his commandments^H4687 and^H853 his testimonies^H5715 and^H853 his statutes^H2708 with all^H3605 their heart^H3820 and all^H3605 their soul,^H5315 to perform^H6965 the words^H1697 of^H1285^➔ this^H2063 covenant^➔^H1285 that were written^H3789 in^H5921 this^H2088 book.^H5612 And^H5975^➔ all^H3605 the people^H5971 stood^➔^H5975 to the covenant.^H1285

Reforms under Josiah

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2Ki 23:4 - And^H6680^➔ the king^H4428 commanded^➔^H6680 Hilkiah^H2518 the^H3548^➔ high^H1419 priest,^➔^H3548 and^H853 the priests^H3548 of the second order,^H4932 and^H853 the keepers^H8104 of the door,^H5592 to bring forth^H3318 out of the temple^H1964 of the LORD^H3068 all^H3605 the vessels^H3627 that were made^H6213 for Baal,^H1168 and for the grove,^H842 and for all^H3605 the host^H6635 of heaven:^H8064 and he burned them^H8313 without^H2351 Jerusalem^H3389 in the fields^H7709 of Kidron,^H6939 and carried^H5375 the ashes of them^H6083 unto Bethel.^H1008

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2Ki 23:5 - And he put down^H7673 the idolatrous priests,^H3649 whom^H834 the kings^H4428 of Judah^H3063 had ordained^H5414 to burn incense^H6999 in the high places^H1116 in the cities^H5892 of Judah,^H3063 and in the places round about^H4524 Jerusalem;^H3389 them^H6999^➔ also^H853 that burned incense^➔^H6999 unto Baal,^H1168 to the sun,^H8121 and to the moon,^H3394 and to the planets,^H4208 and to all^H3605 the^H8064^➔ host^H6635 of heaven.^➔^H8064

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2Ki 23:6 - And he brought out^H3318 the grove^H842 from the house^H1004 of the LORD,^H3068 without^H2351 Jerusalem,^H3389 unto^H413 the brook^H5158 Kidron,^H6939 and burned^H8313 it^H853 at the brook^H5158 Kidron,^H6939 and stamped it small^H1854 to powder,^H6083 and cast^H7993 the powder thereof^H6083 upon^H5921 the graves^H6913 of the children^H1121 of the people.^H5971

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2Ki 23:7 - And he brake down^H5422 the houses^H1004 of the sodomites,^H6945 that^H834 were by the house^H1004 of the LORD,^H3068 where^H834 the women^H802 wove^H707 hangings^H1004 for the grove.^H842

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2Ki 23:8 - And he brought^H935 all^H3605 the priests^H3548 out of the cities^H5892 of Judah,^H3063 and defiled^H2930 the high places^H1116 where^H834 the priests^H3548 had burned incense,^H6999 from Geba^H1387 to^H5704 Beersheba,^H884^H884 and brake down^H5422 the high places^H1116 of the gates^H8179 that^H834 were in the entering in^H6607 of the gate^H8179 of Joshua^H3091 the governor^H8269 of the city,^H5892 which^H834 were on^H5921 a man's^H376 left hand^H8040 at the gate^H8179 of the city.^H5892

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2Ki 23:9 - Nevertheless^H389 the priests^H3548 of the high places^H1116 came^H5927^➔ not^H3808 up^➔^H5927 to^H413 the altar^H4196 of the LORD^H3068 in Jerusalem,^H3389 but^H3588^H518 they did eat^H398 of the unleavened bread^H4682 among^H8432 their brethren.^H251

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2Ki 23:10 - And he defiled^H2930 Topheth,^H8612 which^H834 is in the valley^H1516 of the children^H1121 of Hinnom,^H2011 that no^H1115 man^H376 might make^H5674^➔ his son^H1121 or^H853 his daughter^H1323 to pass through^➔^H5674 the fire^H784 to Molech.^H4432

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2Ki 23:11 - And he took away^H7673 the horses^H5483 that^H834 the kings^H4428 of Judah^H3063 had given^H5414 to the sun,^H8121 at the entering in^H935 of the house^H1004 of the LORD,^H3068 by^H413 the chamber^H3957 of Nathanmelech^H5419^H5419 the chamberlain,^H5631 which^H834 was in the suburbs,^H6503 and^H853 burned^H8313 the chariots^H4818 of the sun^H8121 with fire.^H784

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2Ki 23:12 - And^H853 the altars^H4196 that^H834 were on^H5921 the top^H1406 of the upper chamber^H5944 of Ahaz,^H271 which^H834 the kings^H4428 of Judah^H3063 had made,^H6213 and^H853 the altars^H4196 which^H834 Manasseh^H4519 had made^H6213 in^H8147^➔ the^H2691^➔ two^➔^H8147 courts^➔^H2691 of the house^H1004 of the LORD,^H3068 did^H5422^➔ the king^H4428 beat down,^➔^H5422 and brake them down^H7323 from thence,^H8033 and cast^H7993 the dust of them^H6083 into^H413 the brook^H5158 Kidron.^H6939

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2Ki 23:13 - And^H853 the high places^H1116 that^H834 were before^H6440 Jerusalem,^H3389 which^H834 were on the right hand^H3225 of^H2022^➔ the^H4889^➔ mount^➔^H2022 of corruption,^➔^H4889 which^H834 Solomon^H8010 the king^H4428 of Israel^H3478 had builded^H1129 for Ashtoreth^H6253 the abomination^H8251 of the Zidonians,^H6722 and for Chemosh^H3645 the abomination^H8251 of the Moabites,^H4124 and for Milcom^H4445 the abomination^H8441 of the children^H1121 of Ammon,^H5983 did^H2930^➔ the king^H4428 defile.^➔^H2930

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2Ki 23:14 - And he brake in pieces^H7665 the images,^H4676 and cut down^H3772 the groves,^H842 and filled^H4390 their places^H4725 with the bones^H6106 of men.^H120

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2Ki 23:15 - Moreover^H1571 the altar^H4196 that^H834 was at Bethel,^H1008^H1008 and the high place^H1116 which^H834 Jeroboam^H3379 the son^H1121 of Nebat,^H5028 who^H834 made^H2398^➔ Israel^H3478 to sin,^➔^H2398 had made,^H6213 both^H1571 that^H1931 altar^H4196 and^H853 the high place^H1116 he brake down,^H5422 and burned^H8313 the high place,^H1116 and stamped^H1854 it small to powder,^H6083 and burned^H8313 the grove.^H842

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2Ki 23:16 - And as^H6437^➔ Josiah^H2977 turned himself,^➔^H6437 he spied^H7200 the sepulchres^H6913 that^H834 were there^H8033 in the mount,^H2022 and sent,^H7971 and took^H3947 the bones^H6106 out^H4480 of the sepulchres,^H6913 and burned^H8313 them upon^H5921 the altar,^H4196 and polluted it,^H2930 according to the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068 which^H834 the man^H376 of God^H430 proclaimed,^H7121 who^H834 proclaimed^H7121 these^H428 words.^H1697

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2Ki 23:17 - Then he said,^H559 What^H4100 title^H6725 is that^H1975 that^H834 I^H589 see?^H7200 And^H559^➔ the men^H376 of the city^H5892 told^➔^H559 him,^H413 It is the sepulchre^H6913 of the man^H376 of God,^H430 which^H834 came^H935 from Judah,^H3063 and proclaimed^H7121 these^H428 things^H1697 that^H834 thou hast done^H6213 against^H5921 the altar^H4196 of Bethel.^H1008

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2Ki 23:18 - And he said,^H559 Let^H3240^➔ him alone;^➔^H3240 let^H5128^➔ no^H408 man^H376 move^➔^H5128 his bones.^H6106 So they let^H4422^➔ his bones^H6106 alone,^➔^H4422 with^H854 the bones^H6106 of the prophet^H5030 that^H834 came^H935 out of Samaria.^H8111

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2Ki 23:19 - And^H1571^➔ all^H3605 the houses^H1004 also^➔^H1571 of the high places^H1116 that^H834 were in the cities^H5892 of Samaria,^H8111 which^H834 the kings^H4428 of Israel^H3478 had made^H6213 to provoke^H3707^➔ the LORD to anger,^➔^H3707 Josiah^H2977 took away,^H5493 and did^H6213 to them according to all^H3605 the acts^H4639 that^H834 he had done^H6213 in Bethel.^H1008

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2Ki 23:20 - And he slew^H2076 all^H3605 the priests^H3548 of the high places^H1116 that^H834 were there^H8033 upon^H5921 the altars,^H4196 and burned^H8313 men's^H120 bones^H6106 upon them,^H5921 and returned^H7725 to Jerusalem.^H3389

Passover Reinstituted

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2Ki 23:21 - And^H6680^➔ the king^H4428 commanded^➔^H6680 all^H3605 the people,^H5971 saying,^H559 Keep^H6213 the passover^H6453 unto the LORD^H3068 your God,^H430 as it is written^H3789 in^H5921 the book^H5612 of^H1285^➔ this^H2088 covenant.^➔^H1285

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2Ki 23:22 - Surely^H3588 there was^H6213^➔ not^H3808 holden^➔^H6213 such a passover^H6453 from the days^H3117 of the judges^H8199 that^H834 judged^H8199 Israel,^H3478 nor in all^H3605 the days^H3117 of the kings^H4428 of Israel,^H3478 nor of the kings^H4428 of Judah;^H3063

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2Ki 23:23 - But^H3588^H518 in the eighteenth^H8083^H6240 year^H8141 of king^H4428 Josiah,^H2977 wherein this^H2088 passover^H6453 was holden^H6213 to the LORD^H3068 in Jerusalem.^H3389

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2Ki 23:24 - Moreover^H1571 the workers with familiar spirits,^H178 and^H853 the wizards,^H3049 and^H853 the images,^H8655 and^H853 the idols,^H1544 and^H853 all^H3605 the abominations^H8251 that^H834 were spied^H7200 in the land^H776 of Judah^H3063 and in Jerusalem,^H3389 did^H1197^➔ Josiah^H2977 put away,^➔^H1197 that^H4616 he might perform^H6965 the words^H1697 of the law^H8451 which were written^H3789 in^H5921 the book^H5612 that^H834 Hilkiah^H2518 the priest^H3548 found^H4672 in the house^H1004 of the LORD.^H3068

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2Ki 23:25 - And like unto him^H3644 was there^H1961 no^H3808 king^H4428 before him,^H6440 that^H834 turned^H7725 to^H413 the LORD^H3068 with all^H3605 his heart,^H3824 and with all^H3605 his soul,^H5315 and with all^H3605 his might,^H3966 according to all^H3605 the law^H8451 of Moses;^H4872 neither^H3808 after him^H310 arose there^H6965 any like him.^H3644

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2Ki 23:26 - Notwithstanding^H389 the LORD^H3068 turned^H7725 not^H3808 from the fierceness^H2740 of his^H639^➔ great^H1419 wrath,^➔^H639 wherewith^H834 his anger^H639 was kindled^H2734 against Judah,^H3063 because of^H5921 all^H3605 the provocations^H3708 that^H834 Manasseh^H4519 had provoked him withal.^H3707

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2Ki 23:27 - And^H559^➔ the LORD^H3068 said,^➔^H559 I will remove^H5493 Judah^H3063 also^H1571 out^H5921 of my sight,^H6440 as^H834 I have removed^H5493 Israel,^H3478 and will cast off^H3988 this^H2063 city^H5892 Jerusalem^H3389 which^H834 I have chosen,^H977 and^H853 the house^H1004 of which^H834 I said,^H559 My name^H8034 shall be^H1961 there.^H8033

Jehoahaz Succeeds Josiah

(2Ch 35:20—36:1 )

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2Ki 23:28 - Now the rest^H3499 of the acts^H1697 of Josiah,^H2977 and all^H3605 that^H834 he did,^H6213 are they^H1992 not^H3808 written^H3789 in^H5921 the book^H5612 of the chronicles^H1697^H3117 of the kings^H4428 of Judah?^H3063

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2Ki 23:29 - In his days^H3117 Pharaohnechoh^H6549^H6549 king^H4428 of Egypt^H4714 went up^H5927 against^H5921 the king^H4428 of Assyria^H804 to^H5921 the river^H5104 Euphrates:^H6578 and^H3212^➔ king^H4428 Josiah^H2977 went^➔^H3212 against him;^H7125 and he slew him^H4191 at Megiddo,^H4023 when he had seen^H7200 him.^H853

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2Ki 23:30 - And^H7392^➔ his servants^H5650 carried him in a chariot^➔^H7392 dead^H4191 from Megiddo,^H4023 and brought him^H935 to Jerusalem,^H3389 and buried him^H6912 in his own sepulchre.^H6900 And^H3947^➔ the people^H5971 of the land^H776 took^➔^H3947 Jehoahaz^H3059 the son^H1121 of Josiah,^H2977 and anointed^H4886 him,^H853 and made^H4427^➔ him^H853 king^➔^H4427 in^H8478^➔ his father's^H1 stead.^➔^H8478

(2Ch 36:1–4 )

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2Ki 23:31 - Jehoahaz^H3059 was twenty^H6242 and three^H7969 years^H8141 old^H1121 when he began to reign;^H4427 and^H7969^➔ he reigned^H4427 three^➔^H7969 months^H2320 in Jerusalem.^H3389 And^H8034^➔ his mother's^H517 name^➔^H8034 was Hamutal,^H2537 the daughter^H1323 of Jeremiah^H3414 of Libnah.^H3841

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2Ki 23:32 - And he did^H6213 that which was evil^H7451 in the sight^H5869 of the LORD,^H3068 according to all^H3605 that^H834 his fathers^H1 had done.^H6213

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2Ki 23:33 - And^H631^➔ Pharaohnechoh^H6549^H6549 put him in bands^➔^H631 at Riblah^H7247 in the land^H776 of Hamath,^H2574 that he might not reign^H4427 in Jerusalem;^H3389 and put^H5414 the land^H776 to^H5921 a tribute^H6066 of an hundred^H3967 talents^H3603 of silver,^H3701 and a talent^H3603 of gold.^H2091

Jehoiakim Made King by Pharaoh

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2Ki 23:34 - And^H4427^➔ Pharaohnechoh^H6549^H6549 made^➔^H4427^➔ Eliakim^H471 the son^H1121 of Josiah^H2977 king^➔^H4427 in the room^H8478 of Josiah^H2977 his father,^H1 and turned^H5437 his name^H8034 to Jehoiakim,^H3079 and^H853 took^H3947^➔ Jehoahaz^H3059 away:^➔^H3947 and he came^H935 to Egypt,^H4714 and died^H4191 there.^H8033

(2Ch 36:5–8 )

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2Ki 23:35 - And^H3701^➔ Jehoiakim^H3079 gave^H5414 the silver^➔^H3701 and the gold^H2091 to Pharaoh;^H6547 but^H389 he taxed^H6186 the land^H776 to give^H5414 the money^H3701 according to^H5921 the commandment^H6310 of Pharaoh:^H6547 he exacted^H5065 the silver^H3701 and^H853 the gold^H2091 of the people^H5971 of the land,^H776 of every one^H376 according to his taxation,^H6187 to give^H5414 it unto Pharaohnechoh.^H6549

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2Ki 23:36 - Jehoiakim^H3079 was twenty^H6242 and five^H2568 years^H8141 old^H1121 when he began to reign;^H4427 and^H259^➔ he reigned^H4427 eleven^➔^H259^H6240 years^H8141 in Jerusalem.^H3389 And^H8034^➔ his mother's^H517 name^➔^H8034 was Zebudah,^H2080 the daughter^H1323 of Pedaiah^H6305 of^H4480 Rumah.^H7316

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2Ki 23:37 - And he did^H6213 that which was evil^H7451 in the sight^H5869 of the LORD,^H3068 according to all^H3605 that^H834 his fathers^H1 had done.^H6213

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