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2 Chronicles 34:2-4
New Catholic Bible
2 Chronicles 34:2-4
New Catholic Bible
2 He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, and he followed in the ways of his ancestor David, not deviating either to the right or to the left.
3 In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still a youth, Josiah began to seek the God of his ancestor David, and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the sacred poles, and the carved and the cast images.[a] 4 Then, in his presence and following his instructions, he oversaw the destruction of the altars of the Baals, and the incense stands erected above them were torn down. The sacred poles and the carved and molten images were shattered and beaten into dust, which was then scattered over the tombs of those who had sacrificed to them.
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- 2 Chronicles 34:3 At the time of Josiah, it was not unusual for a male to undertake heavy responsibilities, and the Chronicler rightly places these reforms under him since he had early on put himself in God’s hands.
