1 Then the king sent messengers, and they gathered to him all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem. 2 And the king went up to the house of the Lord and every man of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalemwith him, and the priests, the prophets, and all the people, from the small to the great; and he read in their 23:2 Lit earspresence all the words of the Book of the Covenant which was found in the house of the Lord. 3 And the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the Lord, to walk after the Lord, and to keep His commandments, His provisions, and His statutes with all his heart and all his soul, to carry out the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people 23:3 Lit took a stand inentered into the covenant.
Reforms under Josiah
4 Then the king commanded Hilkiahthe high priest, the priests of the second order, and the 23:4 Lit keepers of the thresholddoorkeepers to bring out of the temple of the Lord all the utensils that had been made for Baal, for 23:4 I.e., a wooden symbol of a female deity, and so throughout the chAsherah, and for all the heavenly 23:4 Lit hostlights; and he burned them outside Jerusalemin the fields of the Kidron Valley, and carried their ashes to Bethel. 5 Then he did away with the idolatrous priests whom the kings of Judah had appointed to burn incense on the high places in the cities of Judah and in the surrounding area of Jerusalem, as well as those who burned incense to Baal, to the sun, to the moon, to the constellations, and to all the remaining heavenly 23:5 Lit hostlights. 6 He also brought out the Asherah from the house of the Lord outside Jerusalemto the brook Kidron, and burned it at the brook Kidron, and ground it to dust, and threw its dust on the graves of the 23:6 Lit sons of the peoplecommon people. 7 And he tore down the cubicles of the male cult prostitutes which were in the house of the Lord, where the women were weaving 23:7 Or dresseshangings for the Asherah. 8 Then he brought all the priests from the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Gebato Beersheba; and he tore down the high places of the gates that were at the entrance of the gate of Joshuathe governor of the city, which were on one’s left at the city gate. 9 Nevertheless the priests of the high places did not go up to the altar of the Lord in Jerusalem, but they ate unleavened bread among their brothers. 10 He also defiled 23:10 I.e., place of burningTopheth, which is in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, so that no one would make his son or his daughter pass through the fire for Molech. 11 And he did away with the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the entrance of the house of the Lord, by the chamber of Nathan-melechthe official, which was at the 23:11 Meaning of the Heb uncertaincovered courtyard; and he burned the chariots of the sun with fire. 12 The king also tore down the altars that were on the roof, the upper chamber of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which Manassehhad made in the two courtyards of the house of the Lord; and he 23:12 Or ran from theresmashed them there and threw their dust into the brook Kidron. 13 And the king defiled the high places that were opposite Jerusalem, which were on the right of the mount of destruction which Solomonthe king of Israel had built for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Sidonians, for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, and for Milcom the abomination of the sons of Ammon. 14 He also smashed to pieces the memorial stones and cut down the 23:14 I.e., wooden symbols of a female deity (Asherah)Asherim, and filled their places with human bones.
15 Furthermore, the altar that was at Betheland the high place which Jeroboamthe son of Nebat, who misled Israel into sin, had made, even that altar and the high place he tore down. Then he burned the high place, ground the remains to dust, and burned the Asherah. 16 Now when Josiahturned, he saw the graves that were there on the mountain, and he sent men and took the bones from the graves, and burned them on the altar and defiled it in accordance with the word of the Lord which the man of God proclaimed, the one who proclaimed these things. 17 Then he said, "What is this gravestone there that I see?" And the men of the city told him, "It is the grave of the man of God who came from Judah and proclaimed these things which you have done against the altar of Bethel." 18 And he said, "Leave him alone; no one is to disturb his bones." So they left his bones undisturbed with the bones of the prophet who came from Samaria. 19 Then Josiahalso removed all the houses of the high places which were in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had constructed, 23:19 As in ancient versions; MT provoking; and heprovoking the Lord to anger; and he did to them 23:19 Lit according to all the actsjust as he had done in Bethel. 20 And he slaughtered all the priests of the high places who were there on the altars, and burned human bones on them; then he returned to Jerusalem.
Passover Reinstituted
21 Then the king commanded all the people, saying, "Celebrate the Passover to the Lord your God as it is written in this Book of the Covenant." 22 Truly such a Passover had not been celebrated since the days of the judges who judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel and the kings of Judah. 23 But in the eighteenth year of King Josiah, this Passover was celebrated to the Lord in Jerusalem.
24 Moreover, Josiahremoved the mediums, the spiritists, the 23:24 Heb teraphimhousehold idols, the idols, and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, so that he might 23:24 Or performfulfill the words of the Law which were written in the book that Hilkiahthe priest found in the house of the Lord. 25 Before him there was no king like him who turned to the Lord with all his heart, all his soul, and all his might, in conformity to all the Law of Moses; nor did any like him arise after him.
26 Nevertheless, the Lord did not turn from the fierceness of His great wrath with which His anger burned against Judah, because of all the provocations with which Manassehhad provoked Him. 27 And the Lord said, "I will also remove Judah from My sight, just as I have removed Israel. And I will reject this city which I have chosen, Jerusalem, and the 23:27 Lit housetemple of which I said, ‘My name shall be there!’ "
Jehoahaz Succeeds Josiah
28 Now the rest of the acts of Josiahand all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? 29 In his days Pharaoh Neco king of Egyptwent up to the king of Assyriaat the river Euphrates. And King Josiahwent to meet him, and when Pharaoh Neco saw him he killed him at Megiddo. 30 His servants carried 23:30 Lit him, deadhis body in a chariot from Megiddo, and brought him to Jerusalemand buried him in his own tomb. Then the people of the land took Jehoahazthe son of Josiahand anointed him and made him king in place of his father.
31 Jehoahazwas twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned for three months in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Hamutalthe daughter of Jeremiahof Libnah. 32 He did evil in the sight of the Lord, in accordance with all that his forefathers had done. 33 And Pharaoh Neco imprisoned him at Riblahin the land of Hamath, so that he would not reign in Jerusalem; and he imposed on the land a fine of 23:33 About 3.75 tons or 3.4 metric tonsa hundred talentsof silver and 23:33 About 75 lb. or 34 kga talentof gold.
Jehoiakim Made King by Pharaoh
34 Then Pharaoh Neco made Eliakimthe son of Josiahking in the place of his father Josiah, and he changed his name to Jehoiakim. But he took Jehoahazand 23:34 As in LXX; MT he camebrought him to Egypt, and he died there. 35 So Jehoiakimgave the silver and gold to Pharaoh, but he assessed the land in order to give the money at the 23:35 Lit mouthcommand of Pharaoh. He collected the silver and gold from the people of the land, each according to his assessment, to give to Pharaoh Neco.
36 Jehoiakimwas twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned for eleven years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Zebidahthe daughter of Pedaiahof Rumah. 37 He did evil in the sight of the Lord, in accordance with all that his forefathers had done.
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Jerusalem
Hoje: Jerusalem, Israel
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫םyerushalaimἹερουσαλήμHierousalēm
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Hilkiah was the high priest who found the Book of the Law in the house of the Lord during the reign of King Josiah and gave it to Shaphan the secretary (2 Kings 22:8).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
The Kidron is a valley and brook outside Jerusalem, where Asa burned the Asherah image and where altars removed from the temple were thrown. Jesus crossed the valley with his disciples and entered an olive grove (John 18:1).
Bethel is the city formerly called Luz, where God revealed himself to a man fleeing from his brother and where an altar was built; a calf was also set up there (Genesis 35:7).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
The Kidron is a valley and brook outside Jerusalem, where Asa burned the Asherah image and where altars removed from the temple were thrown. Jesus crossed the valley with his disciples and entered an olive grove (John 18:1).
The Kidron is a valley and brook outside Jerusalem, where Asa burned the Asherah image and where altars removed from the temple were thrown. Jesus crossed the valley with his disciples and entered an olive grove (John 18:1).
Beersheba is a town in the Negeb of Judah, where Joel and Abijah were judges, and the home of Zibiah, mother of King Joash. During Solomon’s lifetime Judah and Israel lived in safety from Dan to Beersheba (1 Samuel 8:2).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Topheth is the place in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom where high places were built to burn sons and daughters in sacrifice, something the Lord says he never commanded (Jeremiah 7:31).
The Valley of Hinnom is the valley along the southern slope of Jerusalem where Topheth lay, a place where sons and daughters were sacrificed in the fire to Molech until it was desecrated (2 Kings 23:10).
31,77° N, 35,23° L
Citado em 12 versículosTb.: Valley of Ben Hinnom, Valley of the Son of Hinnom
Ahaz, son of Jotham and king of Judah, did not do what was right, even made his son pass through the fire, and asked Assyria for help against Syria and Israel (2 Kings 16:2).
Manasseh, son of Hezekiah, reigned fifty-five years over Judah, rebuilt the altars for Baal, and shed very much innocent blood in Jerusalem (2 Kings 21:1).
The Kidron is a valley and brook outside Jerusalem, where Asa burned the Asherah image and where altars removed from the temple were thrown. Jesus crossed the valley with his disciples and entered an olive grove (John 18:1).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Solomon, son of David and Bathsheba, reigned over Israel, asked God for wisdom to govern the people, and built the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem (2 Samuel 12:24).
Moab is a land ruled by kings, such as Eglon and Balak, where David asked the king to shelter his parents; fire and punishment are proclaimed against it (Amos 2:2).
Ammon is the land of the Ammonites, descendants of Ben-Ammi, with Rabbah as its capital. The Ammonites fought against Israel in the days of Jephthah, and Joab laid waste their land while David remained in Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 20:1).
Bethel is the city formerly called Luz, where God revealed himself to a man fleeing from his brother and where an altar was built; a calf was also set up there (Genesis 35:7).
Jeroboam, son of Nebat, led the ten tribes that separated from Rehoboam, became the first king of Israel in the north, and made two golden calves for worship in Bethel and Dan (1 Kings 12:20).
Nebat was the father of Jeroboam, a servant of Solomon who rebelled against the king and later reigned over Israel; Jeroboam’s mother was Zeruah, a widow (1 Kings 11:26).
Josiah became king of Judah at eight years old; when the book of the law was found in the temple, he renewed the covenant, destroyed the altars of the idols, and kept the Passover (2 Kings 22:1).
Bethel is the city formerly called Luz, where God revealed himself to a man fleeing from his brother and where an altar was built; a calf was also set up there (Genesis 35:7).
Josiah became king of Judah at eight years old; when the book of the law was found in the temple, he renewed the covenant, destroyed the altars of the idols, and kept the Passover (2 Kings 22:1).
Bethel is the city formerly called Luz, where God revealed himself to a man fleeing from his brother and where an altar was built; a calf was also set up there (Genesis 35:7).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Josiah became king of Judah at eight years old; when the book of the law was found in the temple, he renewed the covenant, destroyed the altars of the idols, and kept the Passover (2 Kings 22:1).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Josiah became king of Judah at eight years old; when the book of the law was found in the temple, he renewed the covenant, destroyed the altars of the idols, and kept the Passover (2 Kings 22:1).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Hilkiah was the high priest who found the Book of the Law in the house of the Lord during the reign of King Josiah and gave it to Shaphan the secretary (2 Kings 22:8).
Moses, a Levite raised by Pharaoh’s daughter, was called by God at the burning bush, brought Israel out of slavery in Egypt, and received the law on Mount Sinai (Exodus 3:4).
Manasseh, son of Hezekiah, reigned fifty-five years over Judah, rebuilt the altars for Baal, and shed very much innocent blood in Jerusalem (2 Kings 21:1).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Josiah became king of Judah at eight years old; when the book of the law was found in the temple, he renewed the covenant, destroyed the altars of the idols, and kept the Passover (2 Kings 22:1).
Egypt is the land where Abram went down because of famine and where Jacob and his sons went. Because Pharaoh refused to let Israel go, the Lord killed all the firstborn there (Exodus 13:15).
Assyria is the land whose kings took Galilee and Naphtali, besieged Samaria for three years, and deported Israel to Halah, Habor, and Gozan. Sennacherib, its king, sent servants to Hezekiah in Jerusalem (2 Chronicles 32:9).
The Euphrates is the great river to which Israel was told to go, toward the land of the Canaanites and Lebanon; beyond it lived Terah, the father of Abraham, and the ancestors of Israel (Joshua 24:2).
Josiah became king of Judah at eight years old; when the book of the law was found in the temple, he renewed the covenant, destroyed the altars of the idols, and kept the Passover (2 Kings 22:1).
Megiddo is the city where Pharaoh Neco killed King Josiah and where Ahaziah king of Judah fled wounded and died. Solomon conscripted forced labor to build Megiddo (2 Kings 23:29).
Megiddo is the city where Pharaoh Neco killed King Josiah and where Ahaziah king of Judah fled wounded and died. Solomon conscripted forced labor to build Megiddo (2 Kings 23:29).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Jehoahaz, the son of Josiah, reigned three months over Judah until he was imprisoned by Pharaoh Neco and taken to Egypt, where he died (2 Kings 23:31).
Josiah became king of Judah at eight years old; when the book of the law was found in the temple, he renewed the covenant, destroyed the altars of the idols, and kept the Passover (2 Kings 22:1).
Jehoahaz, the son of Josiah, reigned three months over Judah until he was imprisoned by Pharaoh Neco and taken to Egypt, where he died (2 Kings 23:31).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Libnah was the city that Joshua attacked after Makkedah, putting to the sword everyone in it; it was also one of the cities given to the descendants of Aaron (Joshua 10:30).
At Riblah, in the land of Hamath, the king of Babylon pronounced sentence on Zedekiah and had Zedekiah’s sons and all the nobles of Judah put to death (Jeremiah 39:6).
Hamath is a land where Riblah was located, the place where Zedekiah was brought to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who pronounced sentence on him (Jeremiah 39:5).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Jehoiakim, son of Josiah, was put on the throne of Judah by Pharaoh Neco, who renamed him. Jehoiakim burned the scroll of Jeremiah’s prophecies and served the king of Babylon (2 Kings 23:34).
Josiah became king of Judah at eight years old; when the book of the law was found in the temple, he renewed the covenant, destroyed the altars of the idols, and kept the Passover (2 Kings 22:1).
Josiah became king of Judah at eight years old; when the book of the law was found in the temple, he renewed the covenant, destroyed the altars of the idols, and kept the Passover (2 Kings 22:1).
Jehoiakim, son of Josiah, was put on the throne of Judah by Pharaoh Neco, who renamed him. Jehoiakim burned the scroll of Jeremiah’s prophecies and served the king of Babylon (2 Kings 23:34).
Jehoahaz, the son of Josiah, reigned three months over Judah until he was imprisoned by Pharaoh Neco and taken to Egypt, where he died (2 Kings 23:31).
Egypt is the land where Abram went down because of famine and where Jacob and his sons went. Because Pharaoh refused to let Israel go, the Lord killed all the firstborn there (Exodus 13:15).
Jehoiakim, son of Josiah, was put on the throne of Judah by Pharaoh Neco, who renamed him. Jehoiakim burned the scroll of Jeremiah’s prophecies and served the king of Babylon (2 Kings 23:34).
Jehoiakim, son of Josiah, was put on the throne of Judah by Pharaoh Neco, who renamed him. Jehoiakim burned the scroll of Jeremiah’s prophecies and served the king of Babylon (2 Kings 23:34).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).