2 Chronicles 34

1Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.Cross-references: 1Sam 2:18 · 1Sam 2:26 · 1Ki 3:7 · 1Ki 13:2 · 2Ki 22:1 · 1Chr 3:14 · +8 more

2He did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes, and walked in the ways of David his father, and didn’t turn away to the right hand or to the left.Cross-references: Deut 5:32 · Deut 17:11 · Deut 17:20 · Deut 28:14 · Josh 1:7 · Josh 23:6 · +7 more

3For 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, the Asherah poles, the engraved images, and the molten images.Cross-references: Lev 26:30 · 1Ki 13:2 · 2Ki 18:4 · 2Ki 23:4 · 2Ki 23:14 · 1Chr 22:5 · +11 more

4They broke down the altars of the Baals in his presence; and he cut down the incense altars that were on high above them. He broke the Asherah poles, the engraved images, and the molten images in pieces, made dust of them, and scattered it on the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.Cross-references: Ex 23:24 · Ex 32:20 · Lev 26:30 · Deut 7:5 · Deut 7:25 · Deut 9:21 · +8 more

5He burned the bones of the priests on their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem.Cross-references: Num 35:33 · 1Ki 13:2 · 2Ki 23:16 · 2Ki 23:20 · 2Chr 34:7 · Jer 3:10 · +3 more

6He did this in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, even to Naphtali, around in their ruins.Cross-references: 1Sam 13:20 · 2Ki 23:15 · 2Chr 30:1 · 2Chr 30:10 · 2Chr 31:1 · Prov 25:18 · +1 more

7He broke down the altars, beat the Asherah poles and the engraved images into powder, and cut down all the incense altars throughout all the land of Israel, then returned to Jerusalem.Cross-references: Deut 9:21 · 2Chr 31:1 · 2Chr 34:1

8Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz the recorder to repair the house of Yahweh his God.Cross-references: 2Sam 8:16 · 2Sam 20:24 · 2Ki 22:3 · 1Chr 18:15 · 2Chr 18:25 · Jer 1:2 · +9 more

9They came to Hilkiah the high priest and delivered the money that was brought into God’s house, which the Levites, the keepers of the threshold, had gathered from the hands of Manasseh, Ephraim, of all the remnant of Israel, of all Judah and Benjamin, and of the inhabitants of Jerusalem.Cross-references: 2Ki 22:4 · 2Ki 23:4 · 2Chr 24:11 · 2Chr 30:10 · 2Chr 30:18 · 2Chr 31:1 · +6 more

10They delivered it into the hands of the workmen who had the oversight of Yahweh’s house; and the workmen who labored in Yahweh’s house gave it to mend and repair the house.Cross-references: 2Ki 12:11 · 2Ki 12:14 · 2Ki 22:5 · Ezra 3:7

11They gave it to the carpenters and to the builders to buy cut stone and timber for couplings, and to make beams for the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed.Cross-references: 2Chr 33:4 · 2Chr 33:22

12The men did the work faithfully. Their overseers were Jahath and Obadiah the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to give direction; and others of the Levites, who were all skillful with musical instruments.Cross-references: 2Ki 12:15 · 2Ki 22:7 · 1Chr 6:31 · 1Chr 15:16 · 1Chr 16:4 · 1Chr 16:41 · +6 more

13Also they were over the bearers of burdens, and directed all who did the work in every kind of service. Of the Levites, there were scribes, officials, and gatekeepers.Cross-references: 1Chr 9:17 · 1Chr 15:18 · 1Chr 16:38 · 1Chr 16:42 · 1Chr 23:4 · 1Chr 26:1 · +10 more

14When they brought out the money that was brought into Yahweh’s house, Hilkiah the priest found the book of Yahweh’s law given by Moses.Cross-references: Lev 8:36 · Lev 10:11 · Lev 26:46 · Deut 17:18 · Deut 31:24 · Josh 1:8 · +11 more

15Hilkiah answered Shaphan the scribe, “I have found the book of the law in Yahweh’s house.” So Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan.

16Shaphan carried the book to the king, and moreover brought back word to the king, saying, “All that was committed to your servants, they are doing.Cross-references: 2Ki 22:9 · Jer 36:20

17They have emptied out the money that was found in Yahweh’s house, and have delivered it into the hand of the overseers and into the hand of the workmen.”

18Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, “Hilkiah the priest has delivered me a book.” Shaphan read from it to the king.Cross-references: Deut 17:19 · Josh 1:8 · Ps 119:46 · Ps 119:97 · Jer 36:20

19When the king had heard the words of the law, he tore his clothes.Cross-references: Deut 28:3 · Josh 7:6 · 2Ki 19:1 · 2Ki 22:11 · 2Ki 22:19 · Jer 36:22 · +5 more

20The king commanded Hilkiah, Ahikam the son of Shaphan, Abdon the son of Micah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the king’s servant, saying,Cross-references: 2Ki 22:12 · 2Ki 25:22 · Jer 26:22 · Jer 26:24 · Jer 40:6 · Jer 40:9 · +1 more

21“Go inquire of Yahweh for me, and for those who are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found; for great is Yahweh’s wrath that is poured out on us, because our fathers have not kept Yahweh’s word, to do according to all that is written in this book.”Cross-references: Ex 18:15 · Lev 26:14 · Deut 28:15 · Deut 29:18 · Deut 30:17 · Deut 31:16 · +16 more

22So Hilkiah and those whom the king had commanded went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe (now she lived in Jerusalem in the second quarter), and they spoke to her to that effect.Cross-references: Ex 15:20 · Judg 4:4 · 2Ki 22:14 · Luke 1:41 · Luke 2:36 · Acts 21:9

23She said to them, “Yahweh, the God of Israel says: ‘Tell the man who sent you to me,Cross-references: 2Ki 22:15 · Jer 21:3 · Jer 37:7

24“Yahweh says, ‘Behold, I will bring evil on this place and on its inhabitants, even all the curses that are written in the book which they have read before the king of Judah.Cross-references: Deut 28:15 · Josh 23:16 · 2Ki 21:12 · 2Ki 23:26 · 2Chr 36:14 · Isa 5:4 · +5 more

25Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands, therefore my wrath is poured out on this place, and it will not be quenched.’”’Cross-references: 2Ki 22:17 · 2Ki 24:3 · 2Chr 12:2 · 2Chr 15:2 · 2Chr 33:3 · Isa 2:8 · +10 more

26But to the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of Yahweh, you shall tell him this, ‘Yahweh, the God of Israel says: “About the words which you have heard,Cross-references: 2Chr 34:21 · 2Chr 34:23

27because your heart was tender, and you humbled yourself before God when you heard his words against this place and against its inhabitants, and have humbled yourself before me, and have torn your clothes and wept before me, I also have heard you,” says Yahweh.Cross-references: 2Ki 22:18 · 2Chr 12:7 · 2Chr 32:12 · 2Chr 32:26 · 2Chr 33:12 · 2Chr 33:19 · +11 more

28“Behold, I will gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes won’t see all the evil that I will bring on this place and on its inhabitants.”’” They brought back this message to the king.Cross-references: 1Ki 21:29 · 2Ki 20:19 · 2Ki 22:20 · 2Chr 35:24 · Ps 37:37 · Isa 39:8 · +3 more

29Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.Cross-references: 1Sam 12:23 · 2Ki 23:1 · 1Chr 29:2 · 2Chr 30:2 · Mark 14:8

30The king went up to Yahweh’s house with all the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem—the priests, the Levites, and all the people, both great and small—and he read in their hearing all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in Yahweh’s house.Cross-references: Ex 24:7 · Deut 1:17 · Deut 17:18 · 2Ki 23:2 · 2Ki 23:21 · 2Chr 6:1 · +11 more

31The king stood in his place and made a covenant before Yahweh, to walk after Yahweh, and to keep his commandments, his testimonies, and his statutes with all his heart and with all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant that were written in this book.Cross-references: Ex 24:6 · Deut 6:5 · Deut 29:1 · Deut 29:10 · Josh 24:25 · 2Ki 11:4 · +17 more

32He caused all who were found in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand. The inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.Cross-references: Gen 18:19 · 2Chr 14:4 · 2Chr 29:29 · 2Chr 30:12 · 2Chr 33:16 · Eccl 8:2 · +1 more

33Josiah took away all the abominations out of all the countries that belonged to the children of Israel, and made all who were found in Israel to serve, even to serve Yahweh their God. All his days they didn’t depart from following Yahweh, the God of their fathers.Cross-references: Josh 24:31 · 1Ki 11:5 · 2Ki 23:4 · 2Chr 34:3 · Jer 3:10 · Hos 6:4