1 Then the king called together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem. 2 He went up to the temple of the Lordwith the people of Judah, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the priests and the prophets—all the people from the least to the greatest. He read in their hearing all the words of the Book of the Covenant, which had been found in the temple of the Lord. 3 The king stood by the pillar and renewed the covenant in the presence of the Lord—to follow the Lordand keep his commands, statutes and decrees with all his heart and all his soul, thus confirming the words of the covenant written in this book. Then all the people pledged themselves to the covenant.
4 The king ordered Hilkiahthe high priest, the priests next in rank and the doorkeepers to remove from the temple of the Lordall the articles made for Baal and Asherah and all the starry hosts. He burned them outside Jerusalemin the fields of the Kidron Valleyand took the ashes to Bethel. 5 He did away with the idolatrous priests appointed by the kings of Judah to burn incense on the high places of the towns of Judah and on those around Jerusalem—those who burned incense to Baal, to the sun and moon, to the constellations and to all the starry hosts. 6 He took the Asherah pole from the temple of the Lordto the Kidron Valleyoutside Jerusalemand burned it there. He ground it to powder and scattered the dust over the graves of the common people. 7 He also tore down the quarters of the male shrine prostitutes that were in the temple of the Lord, the quarters where women did weaving for Asherah.
8 Josiah brought all the priests from the towns of Judah and desecrated the high places, from Gebato Beersheba, where the priests had burned incense. He broke down the gateway at the entrance of the Gate of Joshua, the city governor, which was on the left of the city gate. 9 Although the priests of the high places did not serve at the altar of the Lordin Jerusalem, they ate unleavened bread with their fellow priests.
10 He desecrated Topheth, which was in the Valley of Ben Hinnom, so no one could use it to sacrifice their son or daughter in the fire to Molek. 11 He removed from the entrance to the temple of the Lordthe horses that the kings of Judah had dedicated to the sun. They were in the court23:11 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.near the room of an official named Nathan-Melek. Josiah then burned the chariots dedicated to the sun.
12 He pulled down the altars the kings of Judah had erected on the roof near the upper room of Ahaz, and the altars Manassehhad built in the two courts of the temple of the Lord. He removed them from there, smashed them to pieces and threw the rubble into the Kidron Valley. 13 The king also desecrated the high places that were east of Jerusalemon the south of the Hill of Corruption—the ones Solomonking of Israel had built for Ashtoreth the vile goddess of the Sidonians, for Chemosh the vile god of Moab, and for Molek the detestable god of the people of Ammon. 14 Josiah smashed the sacred stones and cut down the Asherah poles and covered the sites with human bones.
15 Even the altar at Bethel, the high place made by Jeroboamson of Nebat, who had caused Israel to sin—even that altar and high place he demolished. He burned the high place and ground it to powder, and burned the Asherah pole also. 16 Then Josiahlooked around, and when he saw the tombs that were there on the hillside, he had the bones removed from them and burned on the altar to defile it, in accordance with the word of the Lordproclaimed by the man of God who foretold these things.
17 The king asked, "What is that tombstone I see?"
The people of the city said, "It marks the tomb of the man of God who came from Judah and pronounced against the altar of Bethelthe very things you have done to it."
18 "Leave it alone," he said. "Don’t let anyone disturb his bones." So they spared his bones and those of the prophet who had come from Samaria.
19 Just as he had done at Bethel, Josiahremoved all the shrines at the high places that the kings of Israel had built in the towns of Samariaand that had aroused the Lord’s anger. 20 Josiah slaughtered all the priests of those high places on the altars and burned human bones on them. Then he went back to Jerusalem.
21 The king gave this order to all the people: "Celebrate the Passover to the Lordyour God, as it is written in this Book of the Covenant." 22 Neither in the days of the judges who led Israel nor in the days of the kings of Israel and the kings of Judah had any such Passover been observed. 23 But in the eighteenth year of King Josiah, this Passover was celebrated to the Lordin Jerusalem.
24 Furthermore, Josiahgot rid of the mediums and spiritists, the household gods, the idols and all the other detestable things seen in Judah and Jerusalem. This he did to fulfill the requirements of the law written in the book that Hilkiahthe priest had discovered in the temple of the Lord. 25 Neither before nor after Josiah was there a king like him who turned to the Lordas he did—with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his strength, in accordance with all the Law of Moses.
26 Nevertheless, the Lorddid not turn away from the heat of his fierce anger, which burned against Judah because of all that Manassehhad done to arouse his anger. 27 So the Lordsaid, "I will remove Judah also from my presence as I removed Israel, and I will reject Jerusalem, the city I chose, and this temple, about which I said, ‘My Name shall be there.’23:27 1 Kings 8:29"
28 As for the other events of Josiah’s reign, and all he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah?
29 While Josiahwas king, Pharaoh Necho king of Egyptwent up to the Euphrates Riverto help the king of Assyria. King Josiahmarched out to meet him in battle, but Necho faced him and killed him at Megiddo. 30 Josiah’s servants brought his body in a chariot from Megiddoto Jerusalemand buried him in his own tomb. And the people of the land took Jehoahazson of Josiahand anointed him and made him king in place of his father.
Jehoahaz King of Judah
31 Jehoahazwas twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalemthree months. His mother’s name was Hamutaldaughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah. 32 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, just as his predecessors had done. 33 Pharaoh Necho put him in chains at Riblahin the land of Hamathso that he might not reign in Jerusalem, and he imposed on Judah a levy of a hundred talents23:33 That is, about 3 3/4 tons or about 3.4 metric tonsof silver and a talent23:33 That is, about 75 pounds or about 34 kilogramsof gold. 34 Pharaoh Necho made Eliakimson of Josiahking in place of his father Josiahand changed Eliakim’s name to Jehoiakim. But he took Jehoahazand carried him off to Egypt, and there he died. 35 Jehoiakimpaid Pharaoh Necho the silver and gold he demanded. In order to do so, he taxed the land and exacted the silver and gold from the people of the land according to their assessments.
Jehoiakim King of Judah
36 Jehoiakimwas twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalemeleven years. His mother’s name was Zebidahdaughter of Pedaiah; she was from Rumah. 37 And he did evil in the eyes of the Lord, just as his predecessors had done.
Acaz, filho de Jotão e rei de Judá, não fez o que era reto, chegou a passar o filho pelo fogo e pediu socorro à Assíria contra a Síria e Israel (2 Reis 16:2).
Manassés, filho de Ezequias, reinou cinquenta e cinco anos sobre Judá, reconstruiu os altares de Baal e derramou muito sangue inocente em Jerusalém (2 Reis 21:1).
Salomão, filho de Davi e de Bate-Seba, reinou sobre Israel, pediu a Deus sabedoria para governar o povo e construiu o templo do Senhor em Jerusalém (2 Samuel 12:24).
Jeroboão, filho de Nebate, liderou as dez tribos que se separaram de Roboão, tornou-se o primeiro rei de Israel no Norte e fez dois bezerros de ouro para o culto em Betel e Dã (1 Reis 12:20).
Nebate foi o pai de Jeroboão, oficial de Salomão que se rebelou contra o rei e depois reinou sobre Israel; a mãe de Jeroboão era Zerua, viúva (1 Reis 11:26).
Josias tornou-se rei de Judá aos oito anos; quando encontraram o livro da lei no templo, renovou a aliança, destruiu os altares dos ídolos e celebrou a Páscoa (2 Reis 22:1).
Josias tornou-se rei de Judá aos oito anos; quando encontraram o livro da lei no templo, renovou a aliança, destruiu os altares dos ídolos e celebrou a Páscoa (2 Reis 22:1).
Josias tornou-se rei de Judá aos oito anos; quando encontraram o livro da lei no templo, renovou a aliança, destruiu os altares dos ídolos e celebrou a Páscoa (2 Reis 22:1).
Josias tornou-se rei de Judá aos oito anos; quando encontraram o livro da lei no templo, renovou a aliança, destruiu os altares dos ídolos e celebrou a Páscoa (2 Reis 22:1).
Moisés, levita criado pela filha do faraó, foi chamado por Deus na sarça ardente, tirou Israel da escravidão do Egito e recebeu a lei no monte Sinai (Êxodo 3:4).
Manassés, filho de Ezequias, reinou cinquenta e cinco anos sobre Judá, reconstruiu os altares de Baal e derramou muito sangue inocente em Jerusalém (2 Reis 21:1).
Josias tornou-se rei de Judá aos oito anos; quando encontraram o livro da lei no templo, renovou a aliança, destruiu os altares dos ídolos e celebrou a Páscoa (2 Reis 22:1).
Josias tornou-se rei de Judá aos oito anos; quando encontraram o livro da lei no templo, renovou a aliança, destruiu os altares dos ídolos e celebrou a Páscoa (2 Reis 22:1).
Josias tornou-se rei de Judá aos oito anos; quando encontraram o livro da lei no templo, renovou a aliança, destruiu os altares dos ídolos e celebrou a Páscoa (2 Reis 22:1).
Josias tornou-se rei de Judá aos oito anos; quando encontraram o livro da lei no templo, renovou a aliança, destruiu os altares dos ídolos e celebrou a Páscoa (2 Reis 22:1).
Josias tornou-se rei de Judá aos oito anos; quando encontraram o livro da lei no templo, renovou a aliança, destruiu os altares dos ídolos e celebrou a Páscoa (2 Reis 22:1).
Jeoaquim, filho de Josias, foi posto no trono de Judá pelo faraó Neco, que lhe mudou o nome; queimou o rolo das profecias de Jeremias e serviu ao rei da Babilônia (2 Reis 23:34).
Josias tornou-se rei de Judá aos oito anos; quando encontraram o livro da lei no templo, renovou a aliança, destruiu os altares dos ídolos e celebrou a Páscoa (2 Reis 22:1).
Josias tornou-se rei de Judá aos oito anos; quando encontraram o livro da lei no templo, renovou a aliança, destruiu os altares dos ídolos e celebrou a Páscoa (2 Reis 22:1).
Jeoaquim, filho de Josias, foi posto no trono de Judá pelo faraó Neco, que lhe mudou o nome; queimou o rolo das profecias de Jeremias e serviu ao rei da Babilônia (2 Reis 23:34).
Jeoaquim, filho de Josias, foi posto no trono de Judá pelo faraó Neco, que lhe mudou o nome; queimou o rolo das profecias de Jeremias e serviu ao rei da Babilônia (2 Reis 23:34).
Jeoaquim, filho de Josias, foi posto no trono de Judá pelo faraó Neco, que lhe mudou o nome; queimou o rolo das profecias de Jeremias e serviu ao rei da Babilônia (2 Reis 23:34).
Jeoaquim, filho de Josias, foi posto no trono de Judá pelo faraó Neco, que lhe mudou o nome; queimou o rolo das profecias de Jeremias e serviu ao rei da Babilônia (2 Reis 23:34).