2 Kings 23 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Then the king ^H4428 commanded ^H6680 Hilkiah ^H2518 the high ^H1419 priest ^H3548 and the priests ^H3548 of the second ^H4932 order and the [fn]doorkeepers ^H8104 H5592, to bring ^H3318 out ^H3318 of the temple ^H1964 of Yahweh ^H3068 all ^H3605 the vessels ^H3627 that were made ^H6213 for Baal ^H1168, for [fn]Asherah ^H842, and for all ^H3605 the host ^H6635 of heaven ^H8064; and he burned ^H8313 them outside ^H4480 H2351 Jerusalem ^H3389 in the fields ^H7709 of the Kidron ^H6939, and carried ^H5375 their ashes ^H6083 to Bethel ^H1008.

Furthermore ^H1571, the altar ^H4196 that was at Bethel ^H1008 and the high ^H1116 place ^H1116 which ^H834 Jeroboam ^H3379 the son ^H1121 of Nebat ^H5028, who ^H834 made ^H2398 Israel ^H3478 sin ^H2398, had made ^H6213, even ^H1571 that altar ^H4196 and the high ^H1116 place ^H1116 he tore ^H5422 down ^H5422. Then he [fn]demolished ^H8313 its stones, ground ^H1854 them to dust ^H6083, and burned ^H8313 the Asherah ^H842.

Then the king ^H4428 commanded ^H6680 all ^H3605 the people ^H5971 saying ^H559, “Celebrate ^H6213 the Passover ^H6453 to Yahweh ^H3068 your God ^H430 as it is written ^H3789 in this ^H2088 book ^H5612 of the covenant ^H1285.”

Moreover ^H1571, the mediums ^H178 and the spiritists ^H3049 and the teraphim ^H8655 and the idols ^H1544 and all ^H3605 the detestable ^H8251 things ^H8251 that were seen ^H7200 in the land ^H776 of Judah ^H3063 and in Jerusalem ^H3389, Josiah ^H2977 purged ^H1197 in order that he might [fn]establish ^H6965 the words ^H1697 of the law ^H8451 which were written ^H3789 in the book ^H5612 that Hilkiah ^H2518 the priest ^H3548 found ^H4672 in the house ^H1004 of Yahweh ^H3068.

However ^H389, Yahweh ^H3068 did not turn ^H7725 from His great ^H1419 burning ^H2740 anger ^H639, His anger ^H639 which ^H834 burned ^H2734 against Judah ^H3063, because ^H5921 of all ^H3605 the provocations ^H3708 with which ^H834 Manasseh ^H4519 had provoked ^H3707 Him to anger ^H3707.

Now the rest ^H3499 of the acts ^H1697 of Josiah ^H2977 and all ^H3605 that he did ^H6213, are they not written ^H3789 in the Book ^H5612 of the Chronicles ^H1697 H3117 of the Kings ^H4428 of Judah ^H3063?

Jehoahaz ^H3059 was twenty-three ^H6242 H7969 years ^H8141 old ^H1121 when he became ^H4427 king ^H4427, and he reigned ^H4427 three ^H7969 months ^H2320 in Jerusalem ^H3389; and his mother’s ^H517 name ^H8034 was Hamutal ^H2537 the daughter ^H1323 of Jeremiah ^H3414 of Libnah ^H3841.

Jehoiakim ^H3079 was twenty-five ^H6242 H2568 years ^H8141 old ^H1121 when he became ^H4427 king ^H4427, and he reigned ^H4427 eleven ^H259 H6240 years ^H8141 in Jerusalem ^H3389; and his mother’s ^H517 name ^H8034 was Zebidah ^H2080 the daughter ^H1323 of Pedaiah ^H6305 of Rumah ^H7316.