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1 | Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he
reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem. And his mother's
name was Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath. |
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2 | And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and
walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not
aside to the right hand or to the left. |
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3 | And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king Josiah,
that the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, the son of
Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of the LORD, saying, |
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4 | Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum the silver
which is brought into the house of the LORD, which the keepers
of the door have gathered of the people: |
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5 | And let them deliver it into the hand of the doers of the
work, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD: and
let them give it to the doers of the work which is in the
house of the LORD, to repair the breaches of the house, |
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6 | Unto carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber
and hewn stone to repair the house. |
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7 | Howbeit there was no reckoning made with them of the money
that was delivered into their hand, because they dealt
faithfully. |
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8 | And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I
have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And
Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it. |
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9 | And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king
word again, and said, Thy servants have gathered the money
that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the
hand of them that do the work, that have the oversight of the
house of the LORD. |
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10 | And Shaphan the scribe shewed the king, saying, Hilkiah the
priest hath delivered me a book. And Shaphan read it before
the king. |
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11 | And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the
book of the law, that he rent his clothes. |
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12 | And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son
of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the
scribe, and Asahiah a servant of the king's, saying, |
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13 | Go ye, enquire of the LORD for me, and for the people, and for
all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found:
for great is the wrath of the LORD that is kindled against us,
because our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this
book, to do according unto all that which is written
concerning us. |
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14 | So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan,
and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of
Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the
wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;) and
they communed with her. |
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15 | And she said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel,
Tell the man that sent you to me, |
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16 | Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this
place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the words of
the book which the king of Judah hath read: |
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17 | 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 kindled
against this place, and shall not be quenched. |
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18 | But to the king of Judah which sent you to enquire of the
LORD, thus shall ye say to him, Thus saith the LORD God of
Israel, As touching the words which thou hast heard; |
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19 | Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself
before the LORD, when thou heardest what I spake against this
place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should
become a desolation and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes,
and wept before me; I also have heard thee, saith the LORD. |
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20 | Behold therefore, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and
thou shalt be gathered into thy grave in peace; and thine eyes
shall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this place.
And they brought the king word again. |
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