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2 Chronicles 34:3

In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, Josiah began to seek the God of his father David, and in the twelfth year he began to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Asherah poles, the carved idols, and the cast images.

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ASV

For 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, and the Asherim, and the graven images, and the molten images.

KJV

For 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, and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images.

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וּבִשְׁמוֹנֶ֨הu.vish.mo.Nehand in eightH8083 →
שָׁנִ֜יםsha.NimyearsH8141 →
לְמָלְכ֗וֹle.ma.le.Khoof reigning hisH4427 →
וְהוּא֙ve.Hu'and heH1931 →
עוֹדֶ֣נּוּo.De.nustill heH5750 →
נַ֔עַרNa.'ar[was] a youthH5288 →
הֵחֵ֕לhe.Chelhe beganH2490 →
לִדְר֕וֹשׁlid.Ro.oshto seekH1875 →
לֵאלֹהֵ֖יle.lo.Hei<to> [the] God ofH430 →
דָּוִ֣ידda.VidDavidH1732 →
אָבִ֑יו'a.Vivancestor hisH1 →
וּבִשְׁתֵּ֧יםu.vish.Teimand in two [plus]H8147 →
עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה'es.RehtenH6240 →
שָׁנָ֗הsha.NahyearH8141 →
הֵחֵל֙he.Chelhe beganH2490 →
לְטַהֵ֔רle.ta.Herto cleanseH2891 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
יְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahJudahH3063 →
וִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םvi.Ru.sha.Limand JerusalemH3389 →
מִן־min-fromH4480 →
הַבָּמוֹת֙ha.ba.mOtthe high placesH1116 →
וְהָ֣אֲשֵׁרִ֔יםve.Ha.'a.she.Rimand the Asherah polesH842 →
וְהַפְּסִלִ֖יםve.ha.pe.si.Limand the idolsH6456 →
וְהַמַּסֵּכֽוֹת׃ve.ham.ma.se.Khotand the molten imagesH4541 →

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Amos 5:4For this is what the LORD says to the house of Israel: “Seek Me and live!2 Chronicles 33:22And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh had done. Amon served and sacrificed to all the idols that his father Manasseh had made,Jeremiah 25:3“From the thirteenth year of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah until this very day—twenty-three years—the word of the LORD has come to me, and I have spoken to you again and again, but you have not listened.2 Chronicles 15:2So he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you when you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you, but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.2 Chronicles 33:17Nevertheless, the people still sacrificed at the high places, but only to the LORD their God.Proverbs 8:17I love those who love me, and those who seek me early shall find me.2 Kings 20:5“Go back and tell Hezekiah the leader of My people that this is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. I will surely heal you. On the third day from now you will go up to the house of the LORD.1 Chronicles 28:9As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.2 Kings 18:4He removed the high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. He also demolished the bronze snake called Nehushtan that Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had burned incense to it.Ecclesiastes 12:1Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of adversity come and the years approach of which you will say, “I find no pleasure in them,”Leviticus 26:30I will destroy your high places, cut down your incense altars, and heap your lifeless bodies on the lifeless remains of your idols; and My soul will despise you.1 Chronicles 29:1Then King David said to the whole assembly, “My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is young and inexperienced. The task is great because this palace is not for man, but for the LORD God.2 Kings 23:4Then the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, the priests second in rank, and the doorkeepers to remove from the temple of the LORD all the articles made for Baal, Asherah, and all the host of heaven. And he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron and carried their ashes to Bethel.1 Chronicles 22:5And David said, “My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house to be built for the LORD must be exceedingly magnificent—famous and glorious throughout all lands. Therefore I must make preparations for it.” So David made lavish preparations before his death.2 Timothy 3:15From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.2 Kings 23:14He smashed the sacred pillars to pieces, cut down the Asherah poles, and covered the sites with human bones.2 Chronicles 30:14They proceeded to remove the altars in Jerusalem and to take away the incense altars and throw them into the Kidron Valley.Psalms 119:9How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to Your word.

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