Original 1611 King James Bible (KJV)
2 Chronicles 34
1 Josiah's good reign. 3 He destroyeth idolatry. 8 He taketh order for the repair of the Temple. 14 Hilkiah having found a book of the Law, Josiah sendeth to Huldah to enquire of the LORD. 23 Huldah prophesieth the destruction of Jerusalem, but respite thereof in Josiah's time. 29 Josiah, causing it to be read in a solemn assembly, reneweth the Covenant with God.

34:1 ¶
Iosiah
2977
[was] eight
8083
yeeres
8141
old
1121
when hee beganne to reigne,
4427
z8800
and he reigned
4427
z8804
in Ierusalem
3389
one
259
and thirty
7970
yeeres.
8141

34:2
And he did
6213
z8799
that which [was] right
3477
in the sight
5869
of the LORD,
3068
and walked
y3212
z8799
x1980
in the wayes
1870
of Dauid
1732
his father,
1
and declined
5493
z8804
[neither] to the right hand
3225
nor to the left.
8040

34:3 ¶
For in the eight
8083
yeare
8141
of his reigne,
4427
z8800
while he
x1931
was yet
x5750
young,
5288
hee beganne
2490
z8689
to seeke
1875
z8800
after the God
430
of Dauid
1732
his father:
1
and in the twelfth
8147
6240
yeere
8141
hee beganne
2490
z8689
to purge
2891
z8763
x853
Iudah
3063
and Ierusalem
3389
from
x4480
the high places
1116
and the groues,
842
and the carued images,
6456
and the molten images.
4541

34:4
And they brake downe
5422
z8762
x853
the altars
4196
of Baalim
1168
in his presence,
6440
and the images
2553
that
x834
were on high
x4605
aboue
x4480
x5921
them,
y4605
he cut downe,
1438
z8765
and the groues,
842
and the carued images,
6456
and the molten images
4541
he brake in peeces,
7665
z8765
and made dust
1854
z8689
of [them], and strowed
2236
z8799
[it] vpon
6440
x5921
the graues
6913
of them, that had sacrificed
2076
z8802
vnto them.

34:5
And hee burnt
8313
z8804
the bones
6106
of the priests
3548
vpon
x5921
their altars,
4196
and cleansed
2891
z8762
x853
Iudah
3063
and Ierusalem.
3389

34:6
And [so did he] in the cities
5892
of Manasseh,
4519
and Ephraim,
669
and Simeon,
8095
euen vnto
x5704
Naphtali,
5321
with their mattockes,
2719
round about.
5439

34:7
And when he had broken downe
5422
z8762
x853
the altars
4196
and the groues,
842
and had beaten
3807
z8765
the grauen images
6456
into pouder,
1854
z8687
and cut downe
1438
z8765
all
x3605
the idoles
2553
throughout all
x3605
the land
776
of Israel,
3478
hee returned
7725
z8799
to Ierusalem.
3389

34:8 ¶
Now in the eighteenth
8083
6240
yeere
8141
of his reigne,
4427
z8800
when hee had purged
2891
z8763
the land,
776
and the house;
1004
he sent
7971
z8804
x853
Shaphan
8227
the sonne
1121
of Azaliah,
683
and Maasiah
4641
the gouernour
8269
of the citie,
5892
and Ioah
3098
the sonne
1121
of Ioahaz
3099
the recorder,
2142
z8688
to repaire
2388
z8763
x853
the house
1004
of the LORD
3068
his God.
430

34:9
And when they came
935
z8799
to
x413
Hilkiah
2518
the high
1419
priest,
3548
they deliuered
5414
z8799
x853
the money
3701
that was brought
y935
z8716
into
x935
the house
1004
of God,
430
which
x834
the Leuites
3881
that kept
8104
z8802
the doores,
5592
had gathered
622
z8804
of the hand
3027
x4480
of Manasseh,
4519
and Ephraim,
669
and of all
x4480
x3605
the remnant
7611
of Israel,
3478
and of all
x4480
x3605
Iudah,
3063
and Beniamin,
1144
and they returned
7725
z8799
z8675
y3427
z8802
to Ierusalem.
3389

34:10
And they put
5414
z8799
[it] in
x5921
the hand
3027
of the workemen
6213
4399
z8802
that had the ouersight
6485
z8716
of the house
1004
of the LORD,
3068
and they gaue
5414
z8799
it to the workemen
6213
4399
z8802
that
x834
wrought
6213
z8802
in the house
1004
of the LORD,
3068
to repaire
918
z8800
and mend
2388
z8763
the house.
1004

34:11
Euen to the artificers
2796
and builders
1129
z8802
gaue
5414
z8799
they it, to buy
7069
z8800
hewen
4274
stone,
68
and timber
6086
for couplings,
4226
and to floore
7136
z8763
x853
the houses,
1004
which
x834
the kings
4428
of Iudah
3063
had destroyed.
7843
z8689

34:12
And the men
y582
x376
did
6213
z8802
the worke
4399
faithfully,
530
and the ouerseers
5329
z8763
of
x5921
them [were] Iahath,
3189
and Obadiah,
5662
the Leuites,
3881
of
x4480
the sonnes
1121
of Merari,
4847
and Sechariah,
2148
and Meshullam,
4918
of
x4480
the sonnes
x1121
of the Kohathites,
6956
to set [it] forward:
6485
z8716
and [other] of the Leuites,
3881
all
x3605
that could skill
995
z8688
of instruments
3627
of musicke.
7892

34:13
Also they [were] ouer
x5921
the bearers of burdens,
5449
and [were] ouerseers
5329
z8764
of all
x3605
that wrought
6213
z8802
the worke
4399
in any manner of seruice:
5656
and of
x4480
the Leuites
3881
[there were] Scribes,
5608
z8802
and officers,
7860
z8802
and porters.
7778

34:14 ¶
And when they brought out
3318
z8687
x853
the money
3701
that was brought into
935
z8716
the house
1004
of the LORD,
3068
Hilkiah
2518
the priest
3548
found
4672
z8804
x853
a booke
5612
of the lawe
8451
of the LORD,
3068
[giuen] by
3027
Moses.
4872

34:15
And Hilkiah
2518
answered
6030
z8799
and saide
559
z8799
to
x413
Shaphan
8227
the scribe:
5608
z8802
I haue found
4672
z8804
the booke
5612
of the law
8451
in the house
1004
of the LORD.
3068
And Hilkiah
2518
deliuered
5414
z8799
x853
the booke
5612
to
x413
Shaphan:
8227

34:16
And Shaphan
8227
caried
935
z8686
x853
the booke
5612
to
x413
the king,
4428
and brought
7725
z0
x853
the king
4428
word
1697
backe
y7725
z8686
againe,
x5750
saying,
559
z8800
All
x3605
that
x834
was committed
5414
z8738
to
y3027
thy seruants,
5650
x3027
they
x1992
doe
6213
z8802
[it].

34:17
And they haue gathered together
5413
z8686
x853
the money
3701
that was found
4672
z8737
in the house
1004
of the LORD,
3068
and haue deliuered
5414
z8799
it into
x5921
the hand
3027
of the ouerseers,
6485
z8716
and to
x5921
the hand
3027
of the workemen.
6213
4399
z8802

34:18
Then Shaphan
8227
the scribe
5608
z8802
tolde
5046
z8686
the king,
4428
saying,
559
z8800
Hilkiah
2518
the priest
3548
hath giuen
5414
z8804
me a booke.
5612
And Shaphan
8227
read
7121
z8799
it before
6440
the king.
4428

34:19
And it came to passe
x1961
when the king
4428
had heard
8085
z8800
x853
the words
1697
of the lawe,
8451
that he rent
7167
z8799
x853
his clothes.
899

34:20
And the king
4428
commanded
6680
z8762
x853
Hilkiah,
2518
and Ahikam
296
the sonne
1121
of Shaphan,
8227
and Abdon
5658
the sonne
1121
of Mirah,
4318
and Shaphan
8227
the scribe,
5608
z8802
and Asaiah
6222
a seruant
5650
of the kings,
4428
saying,
559
z8800

34:21
Goe,
y3212
z8798
x1980
enquire
y1875
z8798
of
x1875
x853
the LORD
3068
for
x1157
me, and for
x1157
them that are left
7604
z8737
in Israel
3478
and in Iudah,
3063
concerning
x5921
the wordes
1697
of the booke
5612
that
x834
is found:
4672
z8738
for
x3588
great
1419
is the wrath
2534
of the LORD
3068
that
x834
is powred out
5413
z8738
vpon vs, because
x5921
x834
our fathers
1
haue not
x3808
kept
8104
z8804
x853
the word
1697
of the LORD,
3068
to doe
6213
z8800
after all
x3605
that is written
3789
z8803
in
x5921
this
x2088
booke.
5612

34:22
And Hilkiah
2518
and they that
x834
the king
4428
had [appointed] went
y3212
z8799
x1980
to
x413
Huldah
2468
the prophetesse,
5031
the wife
802
of Shallum
7967
the sonne
1121
of Tikuath,
8616
z8676
y8445
the sonne
1121
of Hasrah,
2641
keeper
8104
z8802
of the wardrobe
899
(now she
x1931
dwelt
3427
z8802
in Ierusalem
3389
in the colledge,)
4932
and they spake
1696
z8762
to
x413
her to that
x2063
[effect].

34:23 ¶
And she answered
559
z8799
them, Thus
x3541
saith
559
z8804
the LORD
3068
God
430
of Israel:
3478
Tell
559
z8798
ye the man
376
that
x834
sent
7971
z8804
you to
x413
me,

34:24
Thus
x3541
saith
559
z8804
the LORD,
3068
behold,
x2009
I will bring
935
z8688
euill
7451
vpon
x5921
this
x2088
place,
4725
and vpon
x5921
the inhabitants
3427
z8802
thereof, [euen]
x853
all
x3605
the curses
423
that are written
3789
z8803
in
x5921
the booke
5612
which
x834
they haue read
7121
z8804
before
6440
the king
4428
of Iudah:
3063

34:25
Because
x8478
x834
they haue forsaken
5800
z8804
mee, and haue burned incense
6999
z8762
z8675
z8686
vnto other
312
gods,
430
that
x4616
they might prouoke mee to anger
3707
z8687
with all
x3605
the workes
4639
of their hands,
3027
therefore my wrath
2534
shall bee powred out
5413
z8799
vpon this
x2088
place,
4725
and shall not
x3808
be quenched.
3518
z8799

34:26
And as for
413
the king
4428
of Iudah,
3063
who sent
7971
z8802
you to enquire
1875
z8800
of the LORD,
3068
so
x3541
shal ye say
559
z8799
vnto
x413
him: Thus
x3541
saith
559
z8804
the LORD
3068
God
430
of Israel,
3478
[concerning] the words
1697
which
x834
thou hast heard:
8085
z8804

34:27
Because
x3282
thine heart
3824
was tender,
7401
z8804
and thou didst humble
y3665
z8735
thy selfe
x3665
before
6440
x4480
God,
430
when thou heardest
8085
z8800
x853
his words
1697
against
x5921
this
x2088
place,
4725
and against
x5921
the inhabitants
3427
z8802
thereof, and humbledst
y3665
z8735
thy selfe
x3665
before
6440
me, and diddest rend
7167
z8799
x853
thy clothes,
899
and weepe
1058
z8799
before
6440
me, I
x589
haue euen heard
8085
z8804
thee also,
x1571
saith
5002
z8803
the LORD.
3068

34:28
Behold,
x2009
I will gather
622
z8802
thee to
x413
thy fathers,
1
and thou shalt bee gathered
622
z8738
to
x413
thy graue
6913
in peace,
7965
neither
x3808
shall thine eyes
5869
see
7200
z8799
all
x3605
the euill
7451
that
x834
I
x589
will bring
935
z8688
vpon
x5921
this
x2088
place,
4725
and vpon
x5921
the inhabitants
3427
z8802
of the same. So they brought
7725
z0
x853
the king
4428
word
1697
againe.
y7725
z8686

34:29 ¶
Then the king
4428
sent,
7971
z8799
and gathered together
622
z8799
x853
all
x3605
the Elders
2205
of Iudah
3063
and Ierusalem.
3389

34:30
And the king
4428
went vp
5927
z8799
into the house
1004
of the LORD,
3068
and all
x3605
the men
376
of Iudah,
3063
and the inhabitants
3427
z8802
of Ierusalem,
3389
and the priests
3548
and the Leuites,
3881
and all
x3605
the people
5971
great
1419
x4480
and small:
6996
and he read
7121
z8799
in their eares
241
x853
all
x3605
the words
1697
of the booke
5612
of the couenant,
1285
that was found
4672
z8737
in the house
1004
of the LORD.
3068

34:31
And the King
4428
stood
5975
z8799
in
x5921
his place,
5977
& made
3772
z8799
x853
a Couenant
1285
before
6440
the LORD,
3068
to walke
y3212
z8800
x1980
after
310
the LORD,
3068
and to keep
8104
z8800
x853
his Commandements,
4687
and his Testimonies,
5715
and his Statutes,
2706
with all
x3605
his heart,
3824
& with all
x3605
his soule,
5315
to performe
6213
z8800
x853
the words
1697
of the Couenant
1285
which are written
3789
z8803
in
x5921
this
x2088
booke.
5612

34:32
And he caused
x853
all
x3605
that were present
4672
z8737
in Ierusalem
3389
and Beniamin,
1144
to stand
5975
z8686
[to it]. And the inhabitants
3427
z8802
of Ierusalem
3389
did
6213
z8799
according to the couenant
1285
of God,
430
the God
430
of their fathers.
1

34:33
And Iosiah
2977
tooke away
5493
z8686
x853
all
x3605
the abominations
8441
out of
x4480
all
x3605
the countreys
776
that
x834
[perteined] to the children
1121
of Israel,
3478
and made
x853
all
x3605
that were present
4672
z8737
in Israel
3478
to serue,
5647
z8686
[euen] to serue
5647
z8800
x853
the LORD
3068
their God.
430
[And] all
x3605
his dayes
3117
they departed
5493
z8804
not
x3808
from folowing
310
x4480
the LORD
3068
the God
430
of their fathers.
1