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2 Chronicles 34

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 34 of 36

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

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.

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, and the molten images.

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Chapter Summary

Josiah's good reign. He destroys idolatry. Hilkiah finds a book of the law. Josiah sends to Huldah to ask of Jehovah. Huldah prophesies the destruction of Jerusalem, after Josiah's time.

Key Hebrew Words

מִזְבְּח֣וֹת altar H4196 · TWOT 525b
בְּגָדָֽי treachery H899 · TWOT 198a
עָמְד֗ standing-place H5977 · TWOT 1637a
נְאֻם utterance H5002 · TWOT 1272a
אֲחֵרִ֔ים another H312 · TWOT 68a

People & Context

Josiahs Early Reign and Cleansing of the Land

Josiah seeks God in his eighth year and, in his twelfth year, violently purges Judah, Jerusalem, and northern cities of altars, Asherahs, and idols.

Josiah Orders Temple Repairs

In his eighteenth year, Josiah dispatches officials to give collected money to Hilkiah the high priest to pay artisans and builders to repair the temp…

Hilkiah Finds the Book of the Law

While transferring the temple funds, Hilkiah the priest discovers the Book of the Law of Jehovah given by Moses and hands it to Shaphan the scribe.

Timeline

Josiahs Early Reign and Cleansing of the Land

Josiah seeks God in his eighth year and, in his twelfth year, violently purges Judah, Jerusalem, and northern cities of altars, Asherahs, and idols.

2 Chronicles 34:1-7
Josiah Orders Temple Repairs

In his eighteenth year, Josiah dispatches officials to give collected money to Hilkiah the high priest to pay artisans and builders to repair the temple.

2 Chronicles 34:8-13
Hilkiah Finds the Book of the Law

While transferring the temple funds, Hilkiah the priest discovers the Book of the Law of Jehovah given by Moses and hands it to Shaphan the scribe.

2 Chronicles 34:14-18

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