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Josias was eight years old when he began to Gr. a son of eight years in his reigning reign, and he reigned thirty and one
years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was
Jedia, daughter of Edeia of Basuroth.
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And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in all the way
of David his father; he turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.
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And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king Josias, in the eighth month, the
king sent Sapphan the son of Ezelias the son of Mesollam, the scribe of the house
of the Lord, saying,
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Go up to Chelcias the high priest, and Gr. seal take account of the money that is brought into the house of the Lord, which
they
that keep the door have collected of the people.
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And let them give it into the hand of the workmen that are appointed in the house
of the Lord. And he gave it to the workmen in the house of the Lord, to Gr. strengthen repair the Gr. breach, as in chapter
12 breaches of the house,
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even to the carpenters, and builders, and masons, and also to purchase timber and
hewn stones, to repair the Gr. breach, as in chapter 12 breaches of the house.
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Only they did not call them to account for the money that was given to them, because
they dealt faithfully.
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And Chelcias the high priest said to Saphan the scribe, I have found the book of the
law in the house of the Lord. And Chelcias gave the book to Sapphan, and he read it.
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And he went into the house of the Lord to the king, and reported the matter to the
king, and said, Your servants have Gr. melted down collected the money that was found in the house of the Lord, and have given
it into
the hand of the workmen that are appointed in the house of the Lord.
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And Sapphan the scribe spoke to the king, saying, Chelcias the priest has given me
a book. And Sapphan read it before the king.
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And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the book of the law, that he
rent his garments.
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And the king commanded Chelcias the priest, and Achikam the son of Sapphan, and Achobor
the son of Michaias, and Sapphan the scribe, and Asaias the king’s servant, saying,
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Go, enquire of the Lord for me, and for all the people, and for all Juda, and concerning
the words of this book that has been found: for the anger of the Lord that has been
kindled against us is great, because our fathers hearkened not to the words of this
book, to do according to all the things written concerning us.
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So Chelcias the priest went, and Achicam, and Achobor, and Sapphan, and Asaias, to
Olda the prophetess, the mother of Sellem the son of Thecuan son of Aras, keeper of
the robes; and she dwelt in Jerusalem in A. V. «the college; Margin, «the second part’ Masena; and they spoke to her.
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And she said to them, Thus says the Lord God of Israel, Say to the man that sent you
to me,
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Thus says the Lord, Behold, I bring evil upon this place, and upon them that dwell
in it, even all the words of the book which the king of Juda has read:
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because they have forsaken me, and burnt incense to other gods, that they might provoke
me with the works of their hands: therefore my anger shall burn forth against this
place, and shall not be quenched.
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And to the king of Juda that sent you to enquire of the Lord, —thus shall you say
to him, Thus says the Lord God of Israel, As for the words which you have heard;
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because your heart was softened, and you was humbled before me, when you heard all
that I spoke against this place, and against the inhabitants of it, that it should
be Gr. for an abolition and a curse utterly destroyed and accursed, and you did rend your garments, and weep before me;
I also have heard, says the Lord.
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It shall not be so therefore: behold, I will add you to your fathers, and you shall
be gathered to your tomb in peace, and yours Gr. none, etc. shall be seen by your eyes eyes shall not see any among all the
evils which I bring upon this place.