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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.

לְמָלְכ֗וֹ (לְ) le. “of”לִדְר֕וֹשׁ (לִ) li “to”לֵאלֹהֵ֖י (לֵ) le. “<to>”לְטַהֵ֔ר (לְ) le. “to”

And they brake down the altars of the Baalim in his presence; and the sun-images that were on high above them he hewed down; and the Asherim, and the graven images, and the molten images, he brake in pieces, and made dust of them, and strewed it upon the graves [supplied: of them] that had sacrificed unto them.

לְפָנָ֗יו (לְ) le. “<to>”לְמַ֥עְלָה (לְ) le. “[were] <to>”לָהֶֽם׃ (לָ) la. “to”

And he brake down the altars, and beat the Asherim and the graven images into powder, and hewed down all the sun-images throughout all the land of Israel, and returned to Jerusalem.

לְהֵדַ֔ק (לְ) le. “to”לִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (לִ) li. “to”

Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, and Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz the recorder, to repair the house of Jehovah his God.

לְמָלְכ֔וֹ (לְ) le. “of”לְטַהֵ֥ר (לְ) le. “to”לְחַזֵּ֕ק (לְ) le. “to”

And they delivered it into the hand of the workmen that had the oversight of the house of Jehovah; and the workmen that wrought in the house of Jehovah gave it to mend and repair the house;

לִבְדּ֥וֹק (לִ) li “to”וּלְחַזֵּ֖ק (לְ) le. “to”

even to the carpenters and to the builders gave they it, to buy hewn stone, and timber for couplings, and to make beams for the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed.

לֶחָֽרָשִׁים֙ (לֶ) le. “to the”וְלַבֹּנִ֔ים (לַ) la. “to the”לִקְנוֹת֙ (לִ) li “to”לַֽמְחַבְּר֑וֹת (לַֽ) la “for the”וּלְקָרוֹת֙ (לְ) le. “to”

And the men did the work faithfully: and the overseers of them were Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to set it forward; and [supplied: others of] the Levites, all that were skilful with instruments of music.

לְנַצֵּ֑חַ (לְ) le. “to”

Also they were over the bearers of burdens, and set forward all that did the work in every manner of service: and of the Levites there were scribes, and officers, and porters.

לְכֹל֙ (לְ) le. “of”לַעֲבוֹדָ֖ה (לַ) la. “for”

And Shaphan carried the book to the king, and moreover brought back word to the king, saying, All that was committed to thy servants, they are doing.

לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

And Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me a book. And Shaphan read therein before the king.

לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (לַ) la. “to the”לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לִ֔י (לִ֔) L “to”לִפְנֵ֥י (לִ) li “<to>”

And the king commanded Hilkiah, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Abdon the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the king's servant, saying,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Go ye, inquire of Jehovah for me, and for them that are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found; for great is the wrath of Jehovah that is poured out upon us, because our fathers have not kept the word of Jehovah, to do according unto all that is written in this book.

לַעֲשׂ֕וֹת (לַ) la. “to”

And she said unto them, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel: Tell ye the man that sent you unto me,

לָהֶ֔ם (לָ) la. “to”לָאִ֔ישׁ (לָ) la. “to the”

Thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the curses that are written in the book which they have read before the king of Judah.

לִפְנֵ֖י (לִ) li “<to>”

Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore is my wrath poured out upon this place, and it shall not be quenched.

לֵֽאלֹהִ֣ים (לֵֽ) le. “to”

But unto the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of Jehovah, thus shall ye say to him, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel: As touching the words which thou hast heard,

לִדְר֣וֹשׁ (לִ) li “to”

because thy heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardest his words against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and hast humbled thyself before me, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard thee, saith Jehovah.

מִלִּפְנֵ֣י (לִּ) li “to”לְפָנַ֔י (לְ) le. “<to>”לְפָנָ֑י (לְ) le. “<to>”

And the king stood in his place, and made a covenant before Jehovah, to walk after Jehovah, and to keep his commandments, and his testimonies, and his statutes, with all his heart, and with all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant that were written in this book.

לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”לָלֶ֜כֶת (לָ) la. “to”וְלִשְׁמ֤וֹר (לִ) li “to”לַעֲשׂוֹת֙ (לַ) la. “to”

And Josiah took away all the abominations out of all the countries that pertained to the children of Israel, and made all that were found in Israel to serve, even to serve Jehovah their God. All his days they departed not from following Jehovah, the God of their fathers.

לִבְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “[belonged] to”לַעֲב֖וֹד (לַ) la. “to”

And Josiah kept a passover unto Jehovah in Jerusalem: and they killed the passover on the fourteenth [supplied: day] of the first month.

לַיהוָ֑ה (לַ) la. “to”לַחֹ֥דֶשׁ (לַ) la. “of the”

And he set the priests in their offices, and encouraged them to the service of the house of Jehovah.

לַעֲבוֹדַ֖ת (לַ) la. “for”

And he said unto the Levites that taught all Israel, that were holy unto Jehovah, Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel did build; there shall no more be a burden upon your shoulders: now serve Jehovah your God, and his people Israel.

לַ֠לְוִיִּם (לַ֠) La “to the”לְכָל־ (לְ) le. “<to>”לַיהוָ֗ה (לַ) la. “to”לָכֶ֥ם (לָ) la. “[will belong] to”

And prepare yourselves after your fathers' houses by your courses, according to the writing of David king of Israel, and according to the writing of Solomon his son.

לְבֵית־ (לְ) le. “to”

And stand in the holy place according to the divisions of the fathers' houses of your brethren the children of the people, and [supplied: let there be for each] a portion of a fathers' house of the Levites.

לִפְלֻגּוֹת֙ (לִ) li “to”לַאֲחֵיכֶ֖ם (לַ) la. “of”לַלְוִיִּֽם׃ (לַ) la “for the”

And kill the passover, and sanctify yourselves, and prepare for your brethren, to do according to the word of Jehovah by Moses.

לַאֲחֵיכֶ֔ם (לַ) la. “for”לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת (לַ) la. “to”