For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father: and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images.
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Verse 3 is found in chapter 34 of 2 Chronicles. Josiah begins seeking the God of David from a young age and launches a campaign against idolatry. He destroys altars, images, and illegitimate worship sites both in Judah and northern territories. His reform recovers the national scope of previous reforms and presents Josiah as a king determined to restore faithfulness to the Lord.
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Denn im achten Jahr seines Königreichs, da er noch jung war, fing er an zu suchen den Gott seines Vaters David, und im zwölften Jahr fing er an zu reinigen Juda und Jerusalem von den Höhen und Ascherabildern und Götzen und gegossenen Bildern
A los ocho años de su reinado, siendo aún muchacho, comenzó a buscar al Dios de David su padre; y a los doce años comenzó a limpiar a Judá y a Jerusalem de los altos, bosques, esculturas, e imágenes de fundición.
La huitième année de son règne, comme il était encore jeune, il commença à rechercher le Dieu de David, son père; et la douzième année, il commença à purifier Juda et Jérusalem des hauts lieux, des idoles, des images taillées et des images en fonte.
E l’anno ottavo del suo regno, essendo egli ancora giovanetto, cominciò a ricercar l’Iddio di Davide, suo padre; e l’anno duodecimo cominciò a nettar Giuda e Gerusalemme degli alti luoghi, e de’ boschi, e delle sculture, e delle statue di getto.
Porque no oitavo ano do seu reinado, sendo ainda moço, começou a buscar o Deus de Davi, seu pai; e no duodécimo ano começou a purificar a Judá e a Jerusalém, dos altos, e dos bosques, e das imagens de escultura e de fundição.
他作王第八年,尚且年輕,就尋求他祖先 大衛 的上帝。到了十二年,他開始潔淨 猶大 和 耶路撒冷 ,除掉丘壇、 亞舍拉 、雕刻的像和鑄造的像。
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