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3 And the king of Egypt † put him down at + Heb, Ierufalem, and f condemned the land in an hun-removed dred talents of filver, and a talent of gold. 4 And the king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Iudah and Ierufalem, and * turned his name to Iehojakim. And Necho took Igahaz his brother, and carried him to Egypt.

15 And the fingers the fons of Afaph, were in their place, according to the commandment of David, and Afaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun, the kings leer: and the porters waitChro.ed at every gate; they might not depart from their fervice; for their brethren the Levites prepared for them.

9.17. 18 and 6. 34 &1.

+ Heb.

found.

* 2 Kin 23.29. + Heb. house.

+ Heb. the boufe of my d war.

Heb. made

Luck..

197, among The fepul chrea. * Zech. 22.11.

16 So all the fervice of the LORD was prepared the fame day, to keep the paffover, and to offer burnt-offerings upon the altar of the LORD, according to the commandment of king Jofiah.

17 And the children of Ifrael, that were t pre fent,kept the paflover at that time, and the feaft of unleavened bread, feven dayes.

18 And there was no paffover like to that, kept in Ifrael, from the dayes of Samuel the prophet: neither did all the kings of Ifrael keep fuch a paleover as Jofiah kept, and the priests and the Levites, and all Judah and Ifrael that were prefent, and the inhabitants of Jerufalem.

19 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jofiah was this pallover kept.

20 After all this, when Jofiah had prepared the temple, Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against Carchemifh by Euphrates, and Jofiah went out against him.

21 But he fent Embaffadors to him, faying, What have I to do with thee, thou king of Judah? I come not against thee this day, but against the thoufe wherewith I have war:for God comnanded me to make haft forbear thee from meddling with God, who is with me, that he deftroy thee not.

22 Nevertheless,Jofiah would not turn his face from him, but difguifed himself, that he might fight with him, and hearkened not unto the words of Necho, from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.

13 And the archers fhot at king Jofiah: and the king faid to his fervants, Have me away for I am fore† wounded.

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24 His fervants therefore took him out of that chariot, and put him in the fecond chariot that he bad and they brought him to Jerufalem, and he died, and was buried in one of the fepulchres of his fathers. And all Judah and Ierufalem mourned for Iofiah.

25 And Ieremiah lamented for Iofiah, and all the finging men, and the finging women fpake of Iofiah in their lamentations to this day, and made an ordinance in Ifrael,and behold they are written in the lamentations.

25 Now the reft of the acts of Jofiah, and his Hebr.goodnets, according to that which was written in the law of the LORD,

kind. neffes.

Chag. 32.34.

27 And his deeds firft and and laftsbehold, they are written in the book of the kings of Ifrael and Iudah.

CHAP. X XXVI. 1 Feboabar Succeeding, is depofed by Pharaoh, and carried into Egypt. 5 Jebojakim reigning ill,is carried bound towards Babylon 9 Jebojachin fuc ceeding reigneth ill, and is brought into Babylon. 11 Zedebab fucceeding, reigneth ill, and deSeth the propbets, and rebelleth against Nebuchadnezzar. 14 Jerufalem for the fins of the

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5 Iehojakim mas twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Ierufalem; and he did that which was evil in the fight of the LORD his God.

6 Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar or, king of Babylon, and bound him in a fetters to chains carry him to Babylon,

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7 Nebuchad-nezzar alfo caried of the vef 2 Kin fels of the houfe of the LORD to Babyon, and 24-13 Daniel put them in his temple at Babylon.

8 Now the reft of the acts of Iehojakim,and 1.152. his abominations which he did, and that which was found in him, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Ifrael and Iudah: and Iehojachin his fon reigned in his ftead.

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9 Iehojachin pas eight years old when he 1 Chr. 3. began to reign, and he reigned three moneths, 16. e7, and ten dayes in Ierufalem, and he did that Coniah, Jerem. which was evil in the fight of the LORD. 10 And when the year was expired, king Kia Nebuchadnezzar fent, and brought him to Ba- 24.8. bylon, with the t goodly vellels of the houfe of the LORD, and made Zedekiah his brother king over Iudah and Ierufalem.

Heb. at the re

turm of the year.

Zedekiah was one and twenty years + Hebr old when he began to reign, and reigned eleven veffels of defire. years in Ierufalem.

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12 And he did that which was evil in the fight Mattaof the LORD his God, and humbled not himself nish before leremiah the prophet, fpeaking from the 2 Kings mouth of the LORD.

24.17.

Jer.

2 Kin.

13 And he alo rebelled againft king Nebu-37. 1. chadnezzar, who had made him fwear by God: but he stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart 24.18. from turning unto the LORD God of Ifrael,

14 Moreover, all the chief of the priests,and the people tranfgrefied very much, after all the abominations of the heathen, and polluted the houfe of the LORD which he had hallowed in Ierufalem.

Jer. 52-11

&c.

15 And the LORD God of their fathers fent Jer.25. to them by his meffengers,rifing up betimes, 3,4. and and fending; because he had compaflion on his 35.15. people, and on his dwelling-place:

Heb.

by the

16 But they mocked the meffengers of God, hand of and defpifed his words,and mifufed his prophets, his mefuntil the wrath of the LORD arofe against his rengers people, till there was not remedy.

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17* Therefore he brought upon them the continu ally and king of the Chaldees, who flew their young men carefully. with the word, in the house of their fanctuary, Heb. and had no compaflion upon young man or mai-healing. den, old man, or him that ftooped for age: he 25.1,&c. gave them all into his hand.

-18 And all the vellels of the houfe of God, great and fmall, and the treatures of the house of the LORD, and the treatures of the king, and of his princes: all there he brought 10 Babylons

19 And they burnt the house of God, and brake down the wall of Ierufalem, and burnt all the

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1word. Lor.25.

9.12.and

Chap.i.ii.

palaces thereof with fire, and deftroyed all the goodly veffels thereof.

10 And them that had efcaped from the fword, carried he away to Babylon: where they were fervants to him and his funs,until the reign of the kingdom of Perfia:

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21 To fulfil the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed her fabbaths for as long as the lay defo *Lev.26. late, the kept fabbath, to fulfil threefcore and

29.10.

34-35.43.

Or. accepted. Ezt.1.A

2 Chr 36.22.

ten years.

22 Now in the first year of Cyrus king

CHAP. I.

Who returned from captivity.

of Perfia, (that the word of the LORDSpoken by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accom-* Jer. 25. plished) the LORD ftirred up the spirit of Cyrus 12. 13. king of Perfia, that he made a proclamation & 29.10 throughout all his kingdoms, and put it allo in writing, faying,

23 Thus faith Cyrus king of Perfia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath the LORD God of heaven given me, and he hath charged me to build him an houfe in Jerufalem, which is in Judah who is there among you of all his people?the LORD his God be with him, and let him go up.

EZRA.

The proclamation of Cyrus for the building of the temple. 5 The people provide for the return. 7 Cyrus restoreth the weffels of the temple to

Shehbazzar

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Ow in the first year of Cyrus king of Perfia, (that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled) the LORD ftirred up the fpiJer-25.12. rit of Cyrus king of Perfia, that he made a &2010. proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it allo in writing, faying

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2 Thus faith Cyrus king of Perfia, The LORD país. God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms 1.44 of the earth, and he hath charged me to 28.& 45 build him an houfe at Jerufalem, which is in Ju

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3 Who is there among you of all his people? his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerufalem, which is in Judah, and build the houfe of the LORD God of Ifrael, (he is the God) which is in Jerufalem.

And whofoever remaineth in any place 4 where he fojourneth, let the men of his place lift him help him with filver, and with gold, and with goods, and with beafts, befides the free-will-offering for the houfe of God that is in Jerufalem. Then rofe up the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests and the Levites, with all them whofe fpirit God had railed to go up, to build the house of the LORD which is in Ierufalem.

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10 The children of Bani, fix hundred fortyn OT, and two. 11 The children of Bebai, fix hundred twen- 7.15. ty and three,

12 The children of Azgad, a thoufand two hundred twenty and two.

13 The children of Adonikam, fix hundred fixty and fix.

14 The children of Bigvai, two thoufand fifty

and fix.

15 The children of Adin, four hundred fifty and four.

16 The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight.

17 The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and three.

18 The children of Jorah, an hundred and 07,

twelve.

Hariph.

Nehem

19 The children of Hafhum, two hundred 7.24. twenty and three.

20 The children of Gibbar,ninety and five. Gibeon. 21 The children of Beth-lehem, an hundred Nehem. 7.25. twenty and three.

22 The men of Netophah, fifty and fix.
23 The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty
eight.

11 All the veffels of gold, and of filver, were five thousand and four hundred. All these did Shehbazzar bring up with them off the capti-and ty, that were brought up from Babylon unto Jerufalem.

CHAP. II.

I The number that return of the people, 36 of the priests, 40 of the Levites, 43 of the Nethinims, 55 of Solomons fervants, 62 of the priests

24 The children of Azmaveth, forty and Or.

two.

Beth-ar

Nohem.

25 The children of Kirjath-arim, Chephirah, meth and Beeroth, leven hundred & forty and three. 7. 28. 26 The children of Ramah,and Gaba,fix hundred twenty and one. 27 The

The number that returned.

*See ver.7

|| Or, Haridas it is in

Ezra.

The altar erected;

27 The men of Michmas, an hundred twenty 61 And of the children of the priests: the and two.

28 The men of Beth-el and Ai, two hundred twenty and three.

29 The children of Nebo, fifty and two.

30 The children of Magbifh, an hundred fifty and fix.

children of Habajah, the children of Koz, the
children of Barzillai: (which took a wife of
the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and 2 Sam.
was called after their name)

62 Thefe fought their regifter among those
that were reckoned by genealogy,but they were
31 The children of the other Elam, a thou-not found; therefore were they, as polluted,
fand two hundred fifty and four.
put from the priesthood.

32 The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.

33 The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, feven hundred twenty and five. Samecopie 34 The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five.

1 Chron 24. 7.

1 Chron 24. 14.

1 Chron

9. 12.

1Chron

24.8.

107, Judah, chap.3.9 called als

35 The children of Senaah, three thoufand and fix hundred and thirty.

36 The priests: the children of Iedajah of the houfe of Iefhua, nine hundred feventy and three.

37 The children of* Immer, a thoufand fifty

and two.

38 The children of Pafhur, a thoufand two hundred forty and feven.

39 The children of Harim, a thoufand and feventeen.

40 The Levites: the children of Tefhua, and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, feventy and four.

41 The fingers: the children of Afaph, an Hodevah, hundred twenty and eight.

Nehem. 7.43.

N 07, Shamlai.

42 The children of the porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, in ail, an hundred thirty and nine.

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64 The whole congregation † together was Exod. forty and two thouland three hundred and 28. 30. threefcore:

+ Heb.

65 Befides their fervants and their maids, of one whom there were feven thousand three hundred Nehem. chap.3.9. thirty and feven: and there were among them 7. 66. two hundred finging-men, and finging-women.

66 Their horfes were feven hundred thirty and fix: their mules two hundred forty and five:

67 Their camels, four hundred thirty and five: their affes, fix thousand feven hundred and twenty.

68 And Some of the chief of the fathers, when they came to the houfe of the LORD which is at Jerufalem, offered freely for the houfe of God,to let it up in his place:

69 They gave after their ability, unto the treasure of the work,threescore and one thou-* Chrom fand drams of gold, and five thousand pound of filver, and one hundred priests garments.

70 So the priests and the Levites, and fome of the people, and the fingers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, dwelt in their cities,and all Ifrael in their cities.

43 The Nethinims: the children of Ziha,the
children of Haupha,the children of Tabbaoth,
44 The children of Keros,the children of Sia-r
ha, the children of Padon,

45 The children of Lebanah, the children of
Hagabah, the children of Akkub,

45 The children of Hagab, the children of

Shalmai, the children of Hanan,
47 The children of Giddel, the children of
Gahar, the children of Reajah,

48 The children of Rezin, the children of
Nekoda, the children of Gazzam,

49 The children of Uzza, the children of Pafeah, the children of Befai.

50 The children of Afnah, the children of Mehunim, the children of Nephufim.

51 The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur, 52 The children of Bazluth, the children of Nchem. Mehida, the children of Harfha,

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53 The children of Barkos, the children of Silera, the children of Thamah,

54 The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.

55 The children of Solomons fervants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Peruda,

56 The children of Iaalah, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,

57 The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim the children of Ami.

58 All the Nethinims, and the children of *Solomons fervants, were three hundred ninety and two.

59 And thefe were they which went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harfa, Cherub, Addan, and Immer:but they could not fhew their fathers houfe King and their feed, whether they were of Ifrael? 8.2. 60 The children of Delajah, the children of pedegree. Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, fix hundred fifty and two."

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The building bindred.

Chap.iv. v. cond moneth, began Zerubbabel the fon of She10 And the reft of the nations,whom the great altiel, and Jefhua the fon of Jozadak, and the and noble Afnappar brought over,and fet in the remnant of their brethren the priests and the cities of Samaria: and the reft that are on this Levites, and all they that were come out of the fide the river, and at fuch a time.. + Chald. captivity unto Jerufalem, and appointed the This is the copy of the letter that they Cheeueta. Levites from twenty years old and upward, to fent unto him, even unto Artaxerxes the king fet forward the work of the houfe of the LORD.Thy fervants, the men on this fide the river, and 9 Then flood Jefhua with his fons, and his at fuch a time. brethren, Kadmiel and his fons,the fons of a Juchip.2.40 daht together, to fet forward the workmen in Heb. the house of God: the fons of Henadad, with their fons and their brethren the Levites.

197, Hodavish

sone.

Heb.

by the hands.

10 And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, they let the priefis in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the fons of Afaph, with cymbals to praise the 1 Chron LORD, after + the ordinance of David king of 6.31.and Ifrael. 5.7.& 25.1.

Heb. the ions

of the

transpor tation.

And they fang together by course,in praifing and giving thanks unto the LORD; because be is good for his mercyendureth for evertowards Ifrael.And all the people fhouted with a great fhout,when they praifed the LORD, because the foundation of the houfe of the LORD was laid. 12 But many of the priefts and Levites, and chief of the fathers, who were ancient men that had feen the first houfe, when the foundation of this houfe was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many fhouted aloud for joy:

13 So that the people could not difcern the
noile of the fhout of joy, from the noife of the
weeping of the people: for the people fhouted
with a loud fhout,&t the noife was heard afar off.
CHAP.IV.

1 The adverfartes being not accepted in the build
ang of the temple with the Jews, endeavour to
binder it.7 Their letter to Artaxerxes. The de-
cree of Artaxerxes. 23 The building is hindred.

Now when the adverlaries of Judahand Ben-
jamin, heard that the children of the
captivity built the temple unto the LORD God
of Ifrael:

12 Be it known unto the king, that the Iews which came up from thee to us, are come unto Ierufalem, building the rebellious and the bad city, and have fet up the walls thereof, and joyned the foundations.

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nnihed.

13 Be it known now unto the king,that if this Chald. city be built, and the walls fet up again, then fowed together. wil they not pay toll,tribute,and cuftom,and fot Chal. thou fhalt endamage the revenue of the kings. give. 14 Now becaufet we have maintenance from Or, ftrength the kings palace,and it was not meet for us to fee + Chal." the kings difhonor:therefore have we fent,and we are certified the king;

filted.

falt of the

15 That fearch may be made in the book of the with the book of the records, and know that this city is a Chald. rebellious city,and hurtful unto kings, and pro-nakednes vinces, and that they have † moved ledition Deu-24.1. t within the fame of old time: for which caule was this city deftroyed.

records of thy fathers: fo fhalt thou finde in the Falace.

13.20.4.

t Cral.

made

16 We certifie the king, that if this city be Chal. built again, and the walls thereof fet up: by in the this means thou shalt have no portion on this midt fide the river.

thereof.

17 Then fent the king an anfwer unto Rehum the chancellor, and to Shimfhai the fcribe, and to the reft of their † companions that dwell in 4 Chald Samaria, and unto the reit beyond the river, focieties! Peace, and at fuch a time.

18 The letter which ye fent unto us, hath been

plainly read before me.

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19 And I commanded, and fearch hath been by me a made, and it is found, that this city of old time decree in hath made infurrection against kings,and that t 2 Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the rebellion and fedition have been made therein. Chald. chief of the fathers, and faid unto them, Let us 20 There have been mighty kings alfo overle-it felf." lifted up build with youstor we feek your God,as yedo,and rufalem, which have ruled over all countreys bewe do facrifice unto him, fince the days of Elar-yond the river, and toll, tribute, and custom was haddon king of Affur,whichbrought us up hither paid unto them. 3 But Zerubbabel, and Jefhua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Ifrael,faid unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us, to build an houfe unto our God, but we our felves together will build unto the LORD God of Ifrael, as king and for us Cyrus the king of Perfia hath commanded us. 4 Then the people of the land weakned the hands of the people of Judah,and troubled them in building:

Heb.

it is net for you

5 And hired counfellers against them, to fruftrate their purpofe,all the days of Cyrus king of Perfia, even until the reign of Darius king of Perfia.

21 Give ye now commandment to caufe make a
+Chald.
thefe men to ceale, and that this city be not decree.
built, until another commandment fhall be
given from me.

why fhould damage grow to the hurt of the
22 Take heed now that ye fail not to do this:
kings?

23 Now when the copy of king Artaxerx-
es letter was read before Rehum, and Shimfhai
the fcribe, and their companions,they went up
in hafte to Ierufalem unto the Iews, and made Chald.
them to ceaset by force and power.

by arm & 24 Then cealed the work of the houfe of God, Power. 6And in the reign of +Ahafuerus,in the begin- which is at Ierufalem. So it ceafed unto the feAbahening of his reign, wrote they unto him an accu-cond year of the reign of Darius king of Perfia.

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Fofiahs good reign.

24 And his fervants confpired against him, and flew him in his own houle.

25 But the people of the land flew all them that had confpired against king Amon, and the people of the land made Jofiah his ton king in his itead:

II Chron.
The obferved times, and ufed inchantments, and
uted witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar fpi-
rit, and with wizards: he wrought much evil'in
the figh of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.
And he fet a carved image (the idol which
The had made) in the house of God, of which
God had faid to David, and to Solomon his fon,
In this houfe, and in Ierufalem, which I have
chofen before all the tribes of Ifrael, will I put
my Name for ever:

8 Neither will I any more remove the foot
of Ifrael from out of the land which I have ap-
pointed for your fathers: fo that they will take
heed to do all that I have commanded them, ac-
cording to the whole law, and the ftatutes, and
the ordinances by the hand of Mofes.

9 So Manaffeh made Iudah and the inhabitants of Ierufalem to erre, and to do worfe then the heathen, whom the LORD had deftroyed before the children of Ifrael.

to And the LORD ipake to Manaffeh, and to his people but they would not hearken.

Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the hoft of the king of Affyria, which took Manaffeh among the thorns, and bound him with a fetters, and carried him to Babylon.

12 And when he was in affliction, he be fought the LORD his God, and humbled himfelt greatly before the God of his fathers;

13 And prayed unto him, and he was intreated of him, and heard his fupplication, and brought him again to Ierufalem into his kingdom. Then Manaffeh knew that the LORD he was God.

14 Now after this he built a wall without the city of David, on the weft fide of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entring in at the fifth-gate, and compaffed about Ophel, and railed it up a very great height, and put captains of war in all the fenced cities of Iudah.

15 And he took away the ftrange gods, and the idol out of the house of the LORD and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the hou e of the LORD, and in Ierufalem, and caft them out of the city.

16 And he repaired the altar of the LORD,and facrificed thereon peace-offerings, and thankofferings, and commanded Iudah to ferve the LORD God of Ifrael.

17 Nevertheless, the people did facrifice ftill in the high places, yet unto the LORD their God onely.

18 Now the reft of the acts of Manaffeh, and his prayer unto his God, and the words of the feers that ipake to him, in the Name of the LORD God of Ifrael, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Ifrael.

19 His prayer alfo, and how God was intreated of him, and all his fin, and his trefpals, and the places wherein he built high places, and fet up roves and graven images, before he was humbled, behold they are written anong the fayings of u the feers.

20 So Manaffeh flept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own houfe, and Amon his fon reigned in his ftead.

21 Amon was two and twenty years old 21.19,&c. when he began to reign, and reigned two years in Ierufalem.

& Heb.

the tip i

ed tki Ratu.

23 But he did that which was evil in the fight of the LORD, as did Manaffeh his father for Amon facrificed unto all the carved images which Manafleh his father had made, and ferved them:

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CHAP. XXXIV.

Jofiah bis good reign. 3 He deftroyetb idolatry 8 He taketh order for the repair of the temples 14 Hilkiah baving found a book of the law, 70fab fendeth to Huldab to enquire of the Lord 23 Huldab propbefieth the deftruction of Ieru Salem, but refpite thereof in Iofiabs time. 29 70fiab caufing it to be read, in a folemn affèmbly reneweth the covenant with God.

was eight years old, when he began to 2 Kin. reign, and he reigned in Jerufalem one and 22-1,&c. thirty years.

2 And he did that which was right in the fight of the LORD, and walked in the wayes of David his father, and declined neither to the right hand nor to the left.

3 For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to feek after the God of David his father and in the twelfth year he began to purge Iudah and Ierufalem Kin from the high places, and the groves, and the 13-2. carved images, and the molten images.

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4 And they brake down the altars of Baalim Levi. in his prefence; and the images that were on 26.30. high above them, he cut down, and the groves, Ory and the carved images, and the molten images he brake in pieces, and made duft of them, and ftrowed it upon the t graves of them that had Heb. facrificed unto them.

5 And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and cleanted Iudah and Ierufalem. 6 And so did be in the cities of Manaffeh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, even unto Naphtali, with their mattocks, round about.

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7 And when he had broken down the altars and the groves, and had beaten the graven im+lHeb. ages into powder, and cut down all the idols to make throughout all the land of Ifrael, he returned powder to Ierufalem.

8 Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land, and the houfe, he dent Shaphan the fun of Azaliah, and Maafe jah the governour of the city, and loah the fon of Ioahaz the recorder, to repair the house of the LORD his God.

9 And when they came to Hilkiah the high priest, they delivered the money that was brought into the houfe of God, which the Le vites that kept the doors, had gathered of the hand of Manaffeh and Ephraim, and of all the remnant of Ifrael, and of all Iudah and Ben jamin, and they returned to Ierufalem.

10 And they put it in the hand of the workmen, that had the overfight of the houfe of the LORD, and they gave it to the workmen that wrought in the houfe of the LORD, to repair and mend the house:

11 Even to the artificers and builders gave they it,to buy hewen ftone, and timber for coup- 07, lings, and to floor the houfes which the kings to tafter of Judah had deftroyed.

12 And the men did the work faithfully and the overfeers of them were Iahath, and Obadi ah, the Levites, of the fons of Merari; and Zechariah, and Mefhullam, of the fons of the Ko hathites, to let it forward; and other of the Levites, all that could skill of inftruments of mu fick.

13 Alfo they were over the bearers of bur dens,and were overfeers of all that wrought the work in any manner of lervice: and of the Le

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