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2 Chronicles 34:33

IsraelJosiah
Faithfulness and loyaltyServing othersObedience

31 So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of this covenant that were written in this book.

32 Then he had everyone in Jerusalem and Benjamin take a stand in agreement to it. So all the people of Jerusalem carried out the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.

And Josiah removed all the abominations from all the lands belonging to the Israelites, and he required everyone in Israel to serve the LORD their God. Throughout his reign they did not turn aside from following the LORD, the God of their fathers.
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BSB
And Josiah removed all the abominations from all the lands belonging to the Israelites, and he required everyone in Israel to serve the LORD their God. Throughout his reign they did not turn aside from following the LORD, the God of their fathers.
KJV
And Josiah took away all the abominations out of all the countries that pertained to the children of Israel, and made all that were present in Israel to serve, even to serve the LORD their God. And all his days they departed not from following the LORD, the God of their fathers.
WEB
Josiah took away all the abominations out of all the countries that belonged to the children of Israel, and made all who were found in Israel to serve, even to serve the LORD their God. All his days they didn’t depart from following the LORD, the God of their fathers.
ASV
And Josiah took away all the abominations out of all the countries that pertained to the children of Israel, and made all that were found in Israel to serve, even to serve Jehovah their God. All his days they departed not from following Jehovah, the God of their fathers.
DARBY
And Josiah removed all the abominations out of all the countries that belonged to the children of Israel, and made to serve all that were found in Israel, to serve Jehovah their God: all his days they did not depart from following Jehovah, the God of their fathers.
BLB
And Josiah turned aside all the abominations that made serve the sons of Israel from all the lands, and caused all found in Israel to serve YHWH their God. All his days they did not depart from following YHWH, God of their fathers.
ÅB
Og Josias tok bort alle styggedommer fra alle de land som hørte Israels barn til, og han holdt alle som fantes i Israel, til å tjene Herren sin Gud. Så lenge han levde, vek de ikke av fra Herren, sine fedres Gud.
OTB
Josjia fjernet alle de avskyelige ting fra alle landene som tilhørte Israels sønner, og tvang alle som var til stede i Israel til å tjene Herren deres Gud. Gjennom hele hans levetid vendte de ikke bort fra å følge Herren, deres fedres Gud.
B1930
Og Josias tok bort alle vederstyggeligheter fra alle de land som hørte Israels barn til, og han holdt alle som fantes i Israel, til å tjene Herren sin Gud. Så lenge han levde, vek de ikke av fra Herren, sine fedres Gud.

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  • 2 Chronicles 34:3–7

    In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, Josiah began to seek the God of his father David, and in the twelfth year he began to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Asherah poles, the carved idols, and the cast images.

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  • Joshua 24:31

    Israel had served the LORD throughout the days of Joshua and of the elders who outlived him and who had experienced all the works that the LORD had done for Israel.

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  • 2 Kings 23:4–20

    Then the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, the priests second in rank, and the doorkeepers to remove from the temple of the LORD all the articles made for Baal, Asherah, and all the host of heaven. And he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron and carried their ashes to Bethel.

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  • 1 Kings 11:5–7

    Solomon followed Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians and Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.

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  • Jeremiah 3:10

    Yet in spite of all this, her unfaithful sister Judah did not return to Me with all her heart, but only in pretense,” declares the LORD.

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  • Hosea 6:4

    What shall I do with you, O Ephraim ? What shall I do with you, O Judah? For your loyalty is like a morning mist, like the early dew that vanishes.

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