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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 groves, and the carved 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 Baalim in his presence; and the images, that were on high above them, he cut down; and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images, he brake in pieces, and made dust of them, and strewed it upon the graves of them that had sacrificed unto them.

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

And when he had broken down the altars and the groves, and had beaten the graven images into powder, and cut down all the idols throughout all the land of Israel, he 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 the LORD his God.

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

And they put it in the hand of the workmen that had the oversight of the house of the LORD, and they gave it to the workmen that wrought in the house of the LORD, to repair and amend the house:

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

Even to the artificers and builders gave they it, to buy hewn stone, and timber for couplings, and to floor 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 other of the Levites, all that could skill of instruments of music.

לְנַצֵּ֑חַ (לְ) le. “to”

Also they were over the bearers of burdens, and were overseers of all that wrought the work in any 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 brought the king word back again, saying, All that was committed to thy servants, they do it.

לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Then Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath given me a book. And Shaphan read it 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 a servant of the king's, saying,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Go, enquire of the LORD 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 the LORD that is poured out upon us, because our fathers have not kept the word of the LORD, to do after all that is written in this book.

לַעֲשׂ֕וֹת (לַ) la. “to”

And she answered them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Tell ye the man that sent you to me,

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

Thus saith the LORD, 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 my wrath shall be poured out upon this place, and shall not be quenched.

לֵֽאלֹהִ֣ים (לֵֽ) le. “to”

And as for the king of Judah, who sent you to enquire of the LORD, so shall ye say unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel concerning the words which thou hast heard;

לִדְר֣וֹשׁ (לִ) li “to”

Because thine heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardest his words against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and humbledst thyself before me, and didst rend thy clothes, and weep before me; I have even heard thee also, saith the LORD.

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

And the king stood in his place, and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, 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 which are 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 present in Israel to serve, even to serve the LORD their God. And all his days they departed not from following the LORD, the God of their fathers.

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

Moreover Josiah kept a passover unto the LORD in Jerusalem: and they killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.

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

And he set the priests in their charges, and encouraged them to the service of the house of the LORD,

לַעֲבוֹדַ֖ת (לַ) la. “for”

And said unto the Levites that taught all Israel, which were holy unto the LORD, Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel did build; it shall not be a burden upon your shoulders: serve now the LORD 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 by the houses of your fathers, after 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 families of the fathers of your brethren the people, and after the division of the families of the Levites.

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

So kill the passover, and sanctify yourselves, and prepare your brethren, that they may do according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses.

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