1Josiah was eight years old when he began…
2And he did that which was right in…
3For in the eighth year of his reign,…
4And they brake down the altars of the…
5And he burnt the bones of the priests…
6And [so did he] in the cities of…
7And he brake down the altars, and beat…
8Now in the eighteenth year of his reign,…
9And they came to Hilkiah the high priest,…
10And they delivered it into the hand of…
11even to the carpenters and to the builders…
12And the men did the work faithfully: and…
13Also they were over the bearers of burdens,…
14And when they brought out the money that…
15And Hilkiah answered and said to Shaphan the…
16And Shaphan carried the book to the king,…
17And they have emptied out the money that…
18And Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying,…
19And it came to pass, when the king…
20And the king commanded Hilkiah, and Ahikam the…
21Go ye, inquire of Jehovah for me, and…
22So Hilkiah, and they whom the king [had…
23And she said unto them, Thus saith Jehovah,…
24Thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will bring evil…
25Because they have forsaken me, and have burned…
26But unto the king of Judah, who sent…
27because thy heart was tender, and thou didst…
28Behold, I will gather thee to thy fathers,…
29Then the king sent and gathered together all…
30And the king went up to the house…
31And the king stood in his place, and…
32And he caused all that were found in…
33And Josiah took away all the abominations out…