2 Kings 23

1And the king^H4428 sent^H7971, and they gathered^H622 unto him all the elders^H2205 of Judah^H3063 and of Jerusalem^H3389. 2And the king^H4428 went up^H5927 to the house^H1004 of Jehovah^H3068, and all the men^H376 of Judah^H3063 and all the inhabitants^H3427 of Jerusalem^H3389 with him, and the priests^H3548, and the prophets^H5030, and all the people^H5971, both small^H6996 and great^H1419: and he read^H7121 in their ears^H241 all the words^H1697 of the book^H5612 of the covenant^H1285 which was found^H4672 in the house^H1004 of Jehovah^H3068. 3And the king^H4428 stood^H5975 by the pillar^H5982, and made^H3772 a covenant^H1285 before^H6440 Jehovah^H3068, to walk^H3212 after^H310 Jehovah^H3068, and to keep^H8104 his commandments^H4687, and his testimonies^H5715, and his statutes^H2708, with all his heart^H3820, and all his soul^H5315, to confirm^H6965 the words^H1697 of this covenant^H1285 that were written^H3789 in this book^H5612: and all the people^H5971 stood^H5975 to the covenant^H1285. 4And the king^H4428 commanded^H6680 Hilkiah^H2518 the high^H1419 priest^H3548, and the priests^H3548 of the second order^H4932, and the keepers^H8104 of the threshold^H5592, to bring forth^H3318 out of the temple^H1964 of Jehovah^H3068 all the vessels^H3627 that were made^H6213 for Baal^H1168, and for the Asherah^H842, and for all the host^H6635 of heaven^H8064, and he burned^H8313 them without^H2351 Jerusalem^H3389 in the fields^H7709 of the Kidron^H6939, and carried^H5375 the ashes^H6083 of them unto Beth-el^H1008. 5And he put down^H7673 the idolatrous priests^H3649, whom the kings^H4428 of Judah^H3063 had ordained^H5414 to burn incense^H6999 in the high places^H1116 in the cities^H5892 of Judah^H3063, and in the places round about^H4524 Jerusalem^H3389; them also that burned incense^H6999 unto Baal^H1168, to the sun^H8121, and to the moon^H3394, and to the planets^H4208, and to all the host^H6635 of heaven^H8064. 6And he brought out^H3318 the Asherah^H842 from the house^H1004 of Jehovah^H3068, without^H2351 Jerusalem^H3389, unto the brook^H5158 Kidron^H6939, and burned^H8313 it at the brook^H5158 Kidron^H6939, and beat^H1854 it to dust^H6083, and cast^H7993 the dust^H6083 thereof upon the graves^H6913 of the common^H1121 people^H5971. 7And he brake down^H5422 the houses^H1004 of the sodomites^H6945, that were in the house^H1004 of Jehovah^H3068, where the women^H802 wove^H707 hangings^H1004 for the Asherah^H842. 8And he brought^H935 all the priests^H3548 out of the cities^H5892 of Judah^H3063, and defiled^H2930 the high places^H1116 where the priests^H3548 had burned incense^H6999, from Geba^H1387 to Beer-sheba^H884; and he brake down^H5422 the high places^H1116 of the gates^H8179 that were at the entrance^H6607 of the gate^H8179 of Joshua^H3091 the governor^H8269 of the city^H5892, which were on a man's^H376 left hand^H8040 at the gate^H8179 of the city^H5892. 9Nevertheless the priests^H3548 of the high places^H1116 came not up^H5927 to the altar^H4196 of Jehovah^H3068 in Jerusalem^H3389, but they did eat^H398 unleavened bread^H4682 among^H8432 their brethren^H251. 10And he defiled^H2930 Topheth^H8612, which is in the valley^H1516 of the children^H1121 of Hinnom^H2011, that no man^H376 might make his son^H1121 or his daughter^H1323 to pass through^H5674 the fire^H784 to Molech^H4432. 11And he took away^H7673 the horses^H5483 that the kings^H4428 of Judah^H3063 had given^H5414 to the sun^H8121, at the entrance^H935 of the house^H1004 of Jehovah^H3068, by the chamber^H3957 of Nathan-melech^H5419 the chamberlain^H5631, which was in the precincts^H6503; and he burned^H8313 the chariots^H4818 of the sun^H8121 with fire^H784. 12And the altars^H4196 that were on the roof^H1406 of the upper chamber^H5944 of Ahaz^H271, which the kings^H4428 of Judah^H3063 had made^H6213, and the altars^H4196 which Manasseh^H4519 had made^H6213 in the two^H8147 courts^H2691 of the house^H1004 of Jehovah^H3068, did the king^H4428 break down^H5422, and beat them down^H7323 from thence, and cast^H7993 the dust^H6083 of them into the brook^H5158 Kidron^H6939. 13And the high places^H1116 that were before^H6440 Jerusalem^H3389, which were on the right hand^H3225 of the mount^H2022 of corruption^H4889, which Solomon^H8010 the king^H4428 of Israel^H3478 had builded^H1129 for Ashtoreth^H6253 the abomination^H8251 of the Sidonians^H6722, and for Chemosh^H3645 the abomination^H8251 of Moab^H4124, and for Milcom^H4445 the abomination^H8441 of the children^H1121 of Ammon^H5983, did the king^H4428 defile^H2930. 14And he brake in pieces^H7665 the pillars^H4676, and cut down^H3772 the Asherim^H842, and filled^H4390 their places^H4725 with the bones^H6106 of men^H120. 15Moreover the altar^H4196 that was at Beth-el^H1008, and the high place^H1116 which Jeroboam^H3379 the son^H1121 of Nebat^H5028, who made Israel^H3478 to sin^H2398, had made^H6213, even that altar^H4196 and the high place^H1116 he brake down^H5422; and he burned^H8313 the high place^H1116 and beat^H1854 it to dust^H6083, and burned^H8313 the Asherah^H842. 16And as Josiah^H2977 turned^H6437 himself, he spied^H7200 the sepulchres^H6913 that were there in the mount^H2022; and he sent^H7971, and took^H3947 the bones^H6106 out of the sepulchres^H6913, and burned^H8313 them upon the altar^H4196, and defiled^H2930 it, according to the word^H1697 of Jehovah^H3068 which the man^H376 of God^H430 proclaimed^H7121, who proclaimed^H7121 these things^H1697. 17Then he said^H559, What monument^H6725 is that^H1975 which I see^H7200? And the men^H582 of the city^H5892 told^H559 him, It is the sepulchre^H6913 of the man^H376 of God^H430, who came^H935 from Judah^H3063, and proclaimed^H7121 these things^H1697 that thou hast done^H6213 against the altar^H4196 of Beth-el^H1008. 18And he said^H559, Let him be^H3240; let no man^H376 move^H5128 his bones^H6106. So they let his bones^H6106 alone^H4422, with the bones^H6106 of the prophet^H5030 that came out^H935 of Samaria^H8111. 19And all the houses^H1004 also of the high places^H1116 that were in the cities^H5892 of Samaria^H8111, which the kings^H4428 of Israel^H3478 had made^H6213 to provoke Jehovah to anger^H3707, Josiah^H2977 took away^H5493, and did^H6213 to them according to all the acts^H4639 that he had done^H6213 in Beth-el^H1008. 20And he slew^H2076 all the priests^H3548 of the high places^H1116 that were there, upon the altars^H4196, and burned^H8313 men's^H120 bones^H6106 upon them; and he returned^H7725 to Jerusalem^H3389. 21And the king^H4428 commanded^H6680 all the people^H5971, saying^H559, Keep^H6213 the passover^H6453 unto Jehovah^H3068 your God^H430, as it is written^H3789 in this book^H5612 of the covenant^H1285. 22Surely there was not kept^H6213 such a passover^H6453 from the days^H3117 of the judges^H8199 that judged^H8199 Israel^H3478, nor in all the days^H3117 of the kings^H4428 of Israel^H3478, nor of the kings^H4428 of Judah^H3063; 23but in the eighteenth^H8083 year^H8141 of king^H4428 Josiah^H2977 was this passover^H6453 kept^H6213 to Jehovah^H3068 in Jerusalem^H3389. 24Moreover them that had familiar spirits^H178, and the wizards^H3049, and the teraphim^H8655, and the idols^H1544, and all the abominations^H8251 that were seen^H7200 in the land^H776 of Judah^H3063 and in Jerusalem^H3389, did Josiah^H2977 put away^H1197, that he might confirm^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 Jehovah^H3068. 25And like unto him was there no king^H4428 before^H6440 him, that turned^H7725 to Jehovah^H3068 with all his heart^H3824, and with all his soul^H5315, and with all his might^H3966, according to all the law^H8451 of Moses^H4872; neither after^H310 him arose^H6965 there any like him. 26Notwithstanding, Jehovah^H3068 turned^H7725 not from the fierceness^H2740 of his great^H1419 wrath^H639, wherewith his anger^H639 was kindled^H2734 against Judah^H3063, because of all the provocations^H3708 wherewith Manasseh^H4519 had provoked^H3707 him. 27And Jehovah^H3068 said^H559, I will remove^H5493 Judah^H3063 also out of my sight^H6440, as I have removed^H5493 Israel^H3478, and I will cast off^H3988 this city^H5892 which I have chosen^H977, even Jerusalem^H3389, and the house^H1004 of which I said^H559, My name^H8034 shall be there. 28Now the rest^H3499 of the acts^H1697 of Josiah^H2977, and all that he did^H6213, are they not written^H3789 in the book^H5612 of the chronicles^H1697 of the kings^H4428 of Judah^H3063? 29In his days^H3117 Pharaoh-necoh^H6549 king^H4428 of Egypt^H4714 went up^H5927 against the king^H4428 of Assyria^H804 to the river^H5104 Euphrates^H6578: and king^H4428 Josiah^H2977 went^H3212 against^H7125 him; and Pharaoh-necoh slew^H4191 him at Megiddo^H4023, when he had seen^H7200 him. 30And his servants^H5650 carried him in a chariot^H7392 dead^H4191 from Megiddo^H4023, and brought^H935 him to Jerusalem^H3389, and buried^H6912 him in his own sepulchre^H6900. And the people^H5971 of the land^H776 took^H3947 Jehoahaz^H3059 the son^H1121 of Josiah^H2977, and anointed^H4886 him, and made him king^H4427 in his father's^H1 stead. 31Jehoahaz^H3059 was twenty^H6242 and three^H7969 years^H8141 old^H1121 when he began to reign^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. 32And he did^H6213 that which was evil^H7451 in the sight^H5869 of Jehovah^H3068, according to all that his fathers^H1 had done^H6213. 33And Pharaoh-necoh^H6549 put him in bonds^H631 at Riblah^H7247 in the land^H776 of Hamath^H2574, that he might not reign^H4427 in Jerusalem^H3389; and put^H5414 the land^H776 to a tribute^H6066 of a hundred^H3967 talents^H3603 of silver^H3701, and a talent^H3603 of gold^H2091. 34And Pharaoh-necoh^H6549 made Eliakim^H471 the son^H1121 of Josiah^H2977 king^H4427 in the room of Josiah^H2977 his father^H1, and changed^H5437 his name^H8034 to Jehoiakim^H3079: but he took^H3947 Jehoahaz^H3059 away^H3947; and he came^H935 to Egypt^H4714, and died^H4191 there. 35And Jehoiakim^H3079 gave^H5414 the silver^H3701 and the gold^H2091 to Pharaoh^H6547; but he taxed^H6186 the land^H776 to give^H5414 the money^H3701 according to the commandment^H6310 of Pharaoh^H6547: he exacted^H5065 the silver^H3701 and the gold^H2091 of the people^H5971 of the land^H776, of every one^H376 according to his taxation^H6187, to give^H5414 it unto Pharaoh-necoh^H6549. 36Jehoiakim^H3079 was twenty^H6242 and five^H2568 years^H8141 old^H1121 when he began to reign^H4427; and he reigned^H4427 eleven^H259 years^H8141 in Jerusalem^H3389: and his mother's^H517 name^H8034 was Zebidah^H2080 the daughter^H1323 of Pedaiah^H6305 of Rumah^H7316. 37And he did^H6213 that which was evil^H7451 in the sight^H5869 of Jehovah^H3068, according to all that his fathers^H1 had done^H6213.