Verse 27
2 Chronicles 34:27
World English Bible, British Edition
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because your heart was tender, and you humbled yourself before God (Elohim)
when you heard his words against this place and against its inhabitants, and have humbled yourself before
me, and have torn your clothes and wept before me, I also have heard you,” says the LORD.
Original Language Text
hebrew
יַ֠עַן רַךְ לְבָ֨בְ/ךָ֜ וַ/תִּכָּנַ֣ע מִ/לִּ/פְנֵ֣י אֱלֹהִ֗ים בְּ/שָׁמְעֲ/ךָ֤ אֶת דְּבָרָי/ו֙ עַל הַ/מָּק֤וֹם הַ/זֶּה֙ וְ/עַל יֹ֣שְׁבָ֔י/ו וַ/תִּכָּנַ֣ע לְ/פָנַ֔/י וַ/תִּקְרַ֥ע אֶת בְּגָדֶ֖י/ךָ וַ/תֵּ֣בְךְּ לְ/פָנָ֑/י וְ/גַם אֲנִ֥י שָׁמַ֖עְתִּי נְאֻם יְהוָֽה
English Translation
Because your heart was humble and you humbled yourself before God when you heard my words concerning this place and those who dwell in it, and you humbled yourself before me and tore your garments and wept before me, I also have heard, says the Lord.
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Chapter 34 Context
1
Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one
years in Jerusalem.
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2
He did that which was right in the LORD’s eyes, and walked in the ways
of David his father, and didn...
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3
For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began
to seek after the God (Elohim)...
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4
They broke down the altars of the Baals in his presence; and he cut down
the incense altars that wer...
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5
He burnt the bones of the priests on their altars, and purged Judah and
Jerusalem.
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6
He did this in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, even to Naphtali,
around in their ruins.
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7
He broke down the altars, beat the Asherah poles and the engraved images
into powder, and cut down a...
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8
Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the
land and the house, he sent Shaphan...
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9
They came to Hilkiah the high priest and delivered the money that was
brought into God (Elohim)’s ho...
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10
They delivered it into the hands of the workmen who had the oversight
of the LORD’s house; and the w...
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11
They gave it to the carpenters and to the builders to buy cut stone
and timber for couplings, and to...
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12
The men did the work faithfully. Their overseers were Jahath and Obadiah
the Levites, of the sons of...
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13
Also they were over the bearers of burdens, and directed all who did
the work in every kind of servi...
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14
When they brought out the money that was brought into the LORD’s
house, Hilkiah the priest found the...
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15
Hilkiah answered Shaphan the scribe, “I have found the book of the
law in the LORD’s house.” So Hilk...
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16
Shaphan carried the book to the king, and moreover brought back
word to the king, saying, “All that...
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17
They have emptied out the money that was found in the LORD’s house,
and have delivered it into the h...
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18
Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, “Hilkiah the priest has delivered
me a book.” Shaphan read...
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19
When the king had heard the words of the law, he tore his clothes.
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20
The king commanded Hilkiah, Ahikam the son of Shaphan, Abdon the son
of Micah, Shaphan the scribe, a...
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21
“Go enquire of the LORD for me, and for those who are left in Israel
and in Judah, concerning the wo...
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22
So Hilkiah and those whom the king had commanded went to Huldah
the prophetess, the wife of Shallum...
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23
She said to them, “The LORD, the God (Elohim) of Israel says: ‘Tell the
man who sent you to me,
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24
“The LORD says, ‘Behold, I will bring evil on this place and on its
inhabitants, even all the curses...
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25
Because they have forsaken me, and have burnt incense to other gods,
that they might provoke me to a...
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26
But to the king of Judah, who sent you to enquire of the LORD, you
shall tell him this, ‘The LORD, t...
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27
because your heart was tender, and you humbled yourself before God (Elohim)
when you heard his words...
28
“Behold, I will gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered
to your grave in peace. Your ey...
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29
Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah
and Jerusalem.
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30
The king went up to the LORD’s house with all the men of Judah and
the inhabitants of Jerusalem—the...
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31
The king stood in his place and made a covenant before the LORD, to
walk after the LORD, and to keep...
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32
He caused all who were found in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand. The
inhabitants of Jerusalem did ac...
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33
Josiah took away all the abominations out of all the countries that
belonged to the children of Isra...
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