1 And the king sent them and they gathered all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem to him.

2 And the king went up to the house of Jehovah with all the men of Judah, and with him all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; the priests and the prophets and all the people, both small and great. And he read in their ears all the Words of the Book of the Covenant which was found in the house of Jehovah.

3 Then the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before Jehovah, to follow Jehovah and to keep His commandments and His testimonies and His statutes, with all his heart and all his soul, to perform the Words of this covenant that were written in this Book. And all the people stood for the covenant.

4 And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, the priests of the second order, and the doorkeepers, to bring out of the temple of Jehovah all the articles that were made for Baal, for the grove, and for all the host of the heavens; and he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried their ashes to Bethel.

5 And he put an end to the idolatrous priests whom the kings of Judah had dedicated to burn incense on the high places in the cities of Judah and in the places all around Jerusalem, and those burning incense to Baal, to the sun, to the moon, to the zodiac, and to all the host of the heavens.

6 And he brought out the grove from the house of Jehovah, to the Brook Kidron outside Jerusalem, burned it at the Brook Kidron and pulverized the ashes, and threw its ashes on the graves of the sons of the people.

7 And he tore down the houses of the male temple prostitutes that were in the house of Jehovah, where the women were weaving shelters for the grove.

8 And he brought all the priests from the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beer-sheba; also he broke down the high places at the gates which were at the entrance of the Gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were to one’s left of the city gate.

9 Nevertheless the priests of the high places did not come up to the altar of Jehovah in Jerusalem, but they ate unleavened bread among their brethren.

10 And he defiled Topheth, which is in the valley of the children of the sons of Hinnom, that no man might make his son or his daughter pass through the fire to Molech.

11 And he did away with the horses that the kings of Judah had dedicated to the sun, at the entrance to the house of Jehovah, by the chamber of Nathan-Melech, the official who was in the court; and he burned the chariots of the sun with fire.

12 The altars that were on the roof of the upper chamber of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which Manasseh had made in the two courts of the house of Jehovah, the king beat them down and ran and hurled their dust into the Brook Kidron.

13 And the king defiled the high places that were east of Jerusalem, which were on the south of the mount of corruption, which Solomon king of Israel had built for Ashtaroth the abomination of the Sidonians, for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the children of Ammon.

14 And he broke in pieces the sacred pillars and chopped down the groves, and filled their places with the bones of men.

15 Moreover the altar that was at Bethel, and the high place which Jeroboam the son of Nebat had made, by which he had made Israel to sin, both that altar and the high place he tore down; and he burned the high place and pulverized it to dust, and burned the grove.

16 And as Josiah turned, he saw the tombs that were there on the mountain. And he sent and took the bones out of the tombs and burned them on the altar, and defiled it according to the Word of Jehovah which the man of God had proclaimed, who had proclaimed these things.

17 Then he said, What monument is this that I see? And the men of the city said to him, It is the tomb 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, Let him alone; let no one disturb his bones. So they let his bones alone, with the bones of the prophet that had come from Samaria.

19 And Josiah also took away all the houses of the high places that were in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to provoke to anger; and he did to them according to all the deeds he had done at Bethel.

20 And he slaughtered all the priests of the high places who were there, on the altars, and burned men’s bones on them; and he returned to Jerusalem.

21 And the king commanded all the people, saying, Keep the Passover to Jehovah your God, as it is written in this Book of the Covenant.

22 Surely such a Passover had never been held since the days of the judges who judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel nor the kings of Judah.

23 It was in the eighteenth year of King Josiah that this Passover was observed unto Jehovah in Jerusalem.

24 Moreover Josiah put away the mediums and fortunetellers, the household images and idols, all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, that he might perform the Words of the Law which were written in the Book that Hilkiah the priest had found in the house of Jehovah.

25 And before him there was no king like him, who turned to Jehovah with all his heart, with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the Law of Moses; nor after him has any arisen like him.

26 Nevertheless Jehovah had not turned from His great burning wrath, with which His anger had been kindled against Judah, because of all the provocations with which Manasseh had provoked Him.

27 And Jehovah said, I will also remove Judah from before My face, as I have removed Israel, and will cast off this city Jerusalem which I have chosen, and the house of which I had said, My name shall be there.

28 Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Judah.

29 In his days Pharaoh Necho king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria, to the River Euphrates; and King Josiah went out to meet him. And Pharaoh Necho killed him at Megiddo when he saw him.

30 And his servants made him ride dead from Megiddo, brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own tomb. And the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, anointed him, and made him king in his father’s place.

31 Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

32 And he did evil in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that his fathers had done.

33 And Pharaoh Necho put him in bonds at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and he imposed on the land a tribute of one hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.

34 And Pharaoh Necho made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in place of his father Josiah, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. And Pharaoh took Jehoahaz and he came to Egypt, and he died there.

35 And Jehoiakim gave the silver and gold to Pharaoh; but he taxed the land to give money at the mouth of Pharaoh; he exacted the silver and gold from the people of the land, from every one according to his assessment, to give it to Pharaoh Necho.

36 Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zebudah the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.

37 And he did evil in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that his fathers had done.

1 ENTÃO o rei ordenou, e todos os anciãos de Judá e de Jerusalém se ajuntaram a ele. 2 E o rei subiu à casa do Senhor, e com ele todos os homens de Judá, e todos os moradores de Jerusalém, e os sacerdotes, e os profetas, e todo o povo, desde o mais pequeno até ao maior: e leu aos ouvidos deles todas as palavras do livro do concerto, que se achou na casa do Senhor. 3 E o rei se pôs em pé junto à coluna, e fez o concerto perante o Senhor, para andarem com o Senhor, e guardarem os seus mandamentos, e os seus testemunhos, e os seus estatutos, com todo o coração, e com toda a alma, confirmando as palavras deste concerto, que estavam escritas naquele livro; e todo o povo esteve por este concerto. 4 E o rei mandou ao sumo sacerdote Hilquias, e aos sacerdotes da segunda ordem, e aos guardas do umbral da porta, que se tirassem do templo do Senhor todos os vasos que se tinham feito para Baal, e para o bosque, e para todo o exército dos céus: e os queimou fora de Jerusalém, nos campos de Cedrom, e levou as cinzas deles a Betel. 5 Também destituiu os sacerdotes que os reis de Judá estabeleceram para incensarem sobre os altos nas cidades de Judá, e ao redor de Jerusalém, como também os que incensavam a Baal, ao sol, e à lua, e aos mais planetas, e a todo o exército dos céus. 6 Também tirou da casa do Senhor o ídolo do bosque para fora de Jerusalém até o ribeiro de Cedrom, e o queimou junto ao ribeiro de Cedrom, e o desfez em pó, e lançou o seu pó sobre as sepulturas dos filhos do povo. 7 Também derribou as casas dos rapazes escandalosos que estavam na casa do Senhor, em que as mulheres teciam casinhas para o ídolo do bosque. 8 E a todos os sacerdotes trouxe das cidades de Judá, e profanou os altos em que os sacerdotes incensavam, desde Geba até Berseba: e derribou os altos das portas, que estavam à entrada da porta de Josué, o chefe da cidade, e que estavam à mão esquerda daquele que entrava pela porta da cidade. 9 Mas os sacerdotes dos altos não sacrificavam sobre o altar do Senhor em Jerusalém; porém comiam pães asmos no meio de seus irmãos. 10 Também profanou a Tofete, que está no vale dos filhos de Hinom: para que ninguém fizesse passar a seu filho, ou sua filha, pelo fogo a Moloque. 11 Também tirou os cavalos que os reis de Judá tinham destinado ao sol, à entrada da casa do Senhor, perto da câmara de Natã-Meleque, o eunuco, que estava no recinto: e os carros do sol queimou a fogo. 12 Também o rei derribou os altares que estavam sobre o terraço do cenáculo de Acaz, os quais fizeram os reis de Judá; como também o rei derribou os altares que fizera Manassés nos dois átrios da casa do Senhor; e esmigalhados os tirou dali, e lançou o pó deles no ribeiro de Cedrom. 13 O rei profanou também os altos que estavam defronte de Jerusalém, à mão direita do monte de Masite, os quais edificara Salomão, rei de Israel, a Astarote, a abominação dos sidônios, e a Camós, a abominação dos moabitas, e a Milcom, a abominação dos filhos de Amom. 14 Semelhantemente quebrou as estátuas, e cortou os bosques, e encheu o seu lugar com ossos de homens.

15 E também o altar que estava em Betel, e o alto que fez Jeroboão, filho de Nebate, que tinha feito pecar a Israel, juntamente com aquele altar também o alto derribou; queimando o alto, em pó o desfez e queimou o ídolo do bosque. 16 E, virando-se Josias, viu as sepulturas que estavam ali no monte, e enviou, e tomou os ossos das sepulturas, e os queimou sobre aquele altar, e assim o profanou, conforme a palavra do Senhor, que apregoara o homem de Deus, quando apregoou estas palavras. 17 Então disse: Que é este monumento que vejo? E os homens da cidade lhe disseram: É a sepultura do homem de Deus que veio de Judá, e apregoou estas cousas que fizeste contra este altar de Betel. 18 E disse: Deixai-o estar; ninguém mexa nos seus ossos. Assim deixaram estar os seus ossos com os ossos do profeta que viera de Samaria. 19 De mais disto também Josias tirou todas as casas dos altos que havia nas cidades de Samaria, e que os reis de Israel tinham feito para provocarem o Senhor à ira; e lhes fez conforme todos os atos que tinha praticado em Betel. 20 E sacrificou todos os sacerdotes dos altos, que havia ali, sobre os altares, e queimou ossos de homens sobre eles: depois voltou a Jerusalém.

21 E o rei deu ordem a todo o povo, dizendo: Celebrai a páscoa ao Senhor vosso Deus, como está escrito no livro do concerto. 22 Porque nunca se celebrou tal páscoa como esta desde os dias dos juízes que julgaram a Israel, nem em todos os dias dos reis de Israel, nem tão pouco dos reis de Judá. 23 Porém no ano décimo oitavo do rei Josias esta páscoa se celebrou ao Senhor em Jerusalém. 24 E também os adivinhos, e os feiticeiros, e os terafins, e os ídolos, e todas as abominações que se viam na terra de Judá e em Jerusalém, os extirpou Josias, para confirmar as palavras da lei, que estavam escritas no livro que o sacerdote Hilquias achara na casa do Senhor. 25 E antes dele não houve rei semelhante, que se convertesse ao Senhor com todo o seu coração, e com toda a sua alma, e com todas as suas forças, conforme toda a lei de Moisés: e depois dele nunca se levantou outro tal. 26 Todavia o Senhor se não demoveu do ardor da sua grande ira, ira com que ardia contra Judá, por todas as provocações com que Manassés o tinha provocado. 27 E disse o Senhor: Também a Judá hei de tirar de diante da minha face, como tirei a Israel, e rejeitarei esta cidade de Jerusalém que elegi, como também a casa de que disse: Estará ali o meu nome. 28 Ora o mais dos sucessos de Josias, e tudo quanto fez, porventura não está escrito no livro das crônicas dos reis de Judá? 29 Nos seus dias subiu Faraó Neco, rei do Egito, contra o rei da Assíria, ao rio Eufrates: e o rei Josias lhe foi ao encontro: e, vendo-o ele o matou em Megido. 30 E seus servos o levaram morto de Megido, e o trouxeram a Jerusalém, e o sepultaram na sua sepultura: e o povo da terra tomou a Joacaz, filho de Josias, e o ungiram, e o fizeram rei em lugar de seu pai.

31 Tinha Joacaz vinte e três anos de idade quando começou a reinar, e três meses reinou em Jerusalém: e era o nome de sua mãe Hamutal, filha de Jeremias, de Libna. 32 E fez o que parecia mal aos olhos do Senhor, conforme tudo o que fizeram seus pais. 33 Porém Faraó Neco o mandou prender em Ribla, em terra de Hamate, para que não reinasse em Jerusalém: e à terra impôs a pena de cem talentos de prata e um talento de ouro. 34 Também Faraó Neco estabeleceu rei a Eliaquim, filho de Josias, em lugar de seu pai Josias, e lhe mudou o nome em Joaquim: porém a Joacaz tomou consigo, e veio ao Egito e morreu ali. 35 E Joaquim deu aquela prata e aquele ouro a Faraó; porém fintou a terra, para dar esse dinheiro conforme o mandado de Faraó: a cada um segundo a sua avaliação demandou a prata e o ouro do povo da terra, para o dar a Faraó Neco. 36 Tinha Joaquim vinte e cinco anos de idade quando começou a reinar, e reinou onze anos em Jerusalém; e era o nome de sua mãe Zebuda, filha de Pedaías, de Ruma. 37 E fez o que parecia mal aos olhos do Senhor, conforme tudo quanto fizeram seus pais.