1Josiah was eight years old when he became…
2And he did what was right in the…
3In the eighth year of his reign, while…
4Then in his presence the altars of the…
5Then he burned the bones of the priests…
6Josiah did the same in the cities of…
7He tore down the altars and Asherah poles,…
8Now in the eighteenth year of his reign,…
9So they went to Hilkiah the high priest…
10They put it into the hands of those…
11They also gave money to the carpenters and…
12And the men did the work faithfully. The…
13were over the laborers and supervised all who…
14While they were bringing out the money that…
15And Hilkiah said to Shaphan the scribe, “I…
16Then Shaphan brought the book to the king…
17They have paid out the money that was…
18Moreover, Shaphan the scribe told the king, “Hilkiah…
19When the king heard the words of the…
20and commanded Hilkiah, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Abdon…
21“Go and inquire of the LORD for me…
22So Hilkiah and those the king had designated…
23And Huldah said to them, “This is what…
24that this is what the LORD says: I…
25because they have forsaken Me and burned incense…
26But as for the king of Judah, who…
27because your heart was tender and you humbled…
28‘Now I will indeed gather you to your…
29Then the king summoned all the elders of…
30And he went up to the house of…
31So the king stood by the pillar and…
32Then he had everyone in Jerusalem and Benjamin…
33And Josiah removed all the abominations from all…
