AnoteAnd the kynge sent forth, and all the
Elders in Iuda and Ierusalem resorted
vnto him, and the kynge wente vp
in to the house of the LORDE, and all the
men of Iuda, and all the inhabiters of Ierusalem
with him, the prestes and prophetes
and all the people both small and greate, note
and all the wordes of the boke of the couenaunt
that was founde in the house of the
LORDE, were red in their eares. And the kinge
stode vpon a piler, note and made a couena&ubar;t
before the LORDE, that they shulde walke
after the LORDE, and to kepe his commaundementes,
witnesses, and ordinaunces with
all their hert and with all their soule, þt; they
shulde set vp the wordes of this couenaunt,
which are wrytten in this boke. And all the
people entred in to the couenaunt.
And the kynge c&obar;maunded Helchias the
hye prest, and the prestes of the sec&obar;de course,
and the kepers of the thresholde, þt; they
shulde put out of the temple all the vessels
which were made for Baal, and for the groue,
and for all the hoost of heauen, ∧ he brent
them without Ierusalem in the valley of Cedron,
and the dust of them was caryed vnto
Bethel.
B And he put downe the note Kemurims, wh&obar;
the kynges of Iuda had founded, to burne
incense vpon the hye places, in the cities of
Iuda, and aboute Ierusalem. He put downe
also them that brent incense vnto Baal, to
the Sonne, and the Mone, and the twolue tokens,
and to all þe; hoost of heauen. And the
groue caused he to be caryed from the house
of the LORDE out of Ierusalem in to þe; valley
of Cedron, and brent it in the valley of Cedron,
and made it to dust, and cast the dust
vpon the graues of þe; comen people. And he
brake downe the whorekepers houses which
were by the house of the LORDE, wherin the
wemen made mansions for the groue.
And he caused all the prestes for to come
out of the cities of Iuda, and suspended þe;
hye places, where the prestes brent incense,
from Geba vnto Berseba. And brake downe
the hye places in the portes, that were at þe;
dore of the gate of Iosua þe; shreue of the cite,
at the lefte hande as one goeth to the cite
porte. Yet had not the prestes of the hye places
offred vpon the altare of the LORDE at
Ierusalem, but ate vnleuended bred amonge
their brethren.
C He suspended note Tophet also in the valley
of the children of Ennon, that noman shulde
cause his sonne or his doughter to go thorow
þe; fyre vnto Moloch. And he put downe
the horses, which þe; kynges of Iuda had
set vnto the Sonne, at the intringe in to the
house of the LORDE, besyde the chest of Netham
Melech the chamberlayne which was
at Paruarim, and the charettes of the Sonne
brent he with fyre, and the altares vpon
the rofe of Achabs perler, which the kynges
of Iuda had made. And the altares note which
Manasses had made in the two courtes of
the house of the LORDE, dyd the kynge breake
downe. And ranne from thence, and cast
the dust of them in to the broke Cedron.
And the hye places that were before Ierusalem
on the righte hande of Mount Mashith
note which Salomon the kynge of Israel
had buylded vnto Astaroth the abhomynacion
of Sidon, and to Camos the abhominacion
of Moab, and to Malcom the abhominacion
of the children of Ammon, those did
the kynge suspende, and brake the pilers, and
roted out the groues, and fylled their places
with mens bones.
D And note the altare at Bethel, and the hye
place that Ieroboam the sonne of Nebat
made, which caused Israel to synne, the same
altare brake he downe, and the hye place, ∧
brent the hye place, and made it to dust, and
brent vp the groue. And Iosias turned him
-- --
aboute, and sawe the graues that were vp&obar;
the mount, and caused the bones to the fetched
out of the graues, and brent them vp&obar;
the altare, and suspended it, acordinge to the
worde of the LORDE, note which the man of
God cryed out, that tolde this before.
And he sayde: What titell is this, that I
se here? And the men of the cite sayde vnto
him: It is the graue of the man of God,
which came from Iuda, and cried out this
that thou hast done agaynst þe; altare of Bethel.
And he sayde: Let him lye, no man touche
his bones. Thus were his bones delyuered
with the bones of the prophet that came
from Samaria.
E He put awaye also all the houses of the
hye places in the cities of Samaria (which
the kynges of Israel had made to prouoke
þe; LORDE vnto wrath) and dyd with them
acordinge to all as he had done at Bethel.
And all þe; prestes of the hye places that were
there, offred he vp vpon the altares, and
note so brent he mens bones theron, and came
agayne to Ierusalem.
noteAnd the kynge comma&ubar;ded the people,
and sayde: Kepe Easter vnto the LORDE
youre God, note as it is wrytten in the boke of
this couenaunt. For there was no Easter so
kepte as this, sence the tyme of the Iudges
which iudged Israel, and in all the tymes of
the kynges of Israel, and of the kynges of
Iuda: but in the eightenth yeare of kynge
Iosias, was this Easter kepte vnto the LORDE
at Ierusalem.
And Iosias expelled all soythsayers, expounders
of tok&ebar;s, ymages and Idols, and
all the abhominacions which were sene in
the londe of Iuda and at Ierusalem, that
he mighte set vp the wordes of the lawe,
which were wrytten in the boke, that Helchias
þe; prest fo&ubar;de in the house of þe; LORDE.
F His like was no kynge before him, which
so c&obar;uerted vnto þe; LORDE &wt; all his hert,
&wt; all his soule, ∧ with all his strength, acordinge
to all the lawe of Moses. And after
him came there not vp soch another. Yet turned
not the LORDE from the indignacion
of his greate wrath, wherwith he was displeased
ouer Iuda, because of all the prouocacion
wherwith Manasses had prouoked
him. And þe; LORDE sayde: note I wil put Iuda
out of my presence also, euen as I haue put
awaye Israel: and this cite which I haue
chosen, wyl I cast out, namely, Ierusalem, ∧
the house wherof I sayde: My name shalbe
there. What more there is to saye of Iosias,
and all that he dyd, beholde, it is wrytten in
the Cronicles of the kynges of Iuda.
noteIn his tyme w&ebar;te Pharao Necho þe; kynge
of Egipte vp agaynst the kynge of Assyria
by the water Euphrates. But kynge Iosias
wente agaynst him, and dyed at Megiddo,
wh&abar; he had sene him. And his seruauntes
caried him deed fr&obar; Megiddo, ∧ brought
him to Ierusal&ebar;, ∧ buryed him in his graue.
And the people of the londe toke note Ioahas
the sonne of Iosias, and anoynted him, and
made him kynge in his fathers steade.
G Thre ∧ twentye yeare olde was Ioahas
wh&abar; he was made kynge, ∧ reigned thre monethes
at Ierusal&ebar;. His mothers name was
Hamutal þe; doughter of Ieremia of Libna.
And he dyd þt; which was euell in þe; sight of
þe; LORDE, euen as his fathers had done. But
Pharao Necho toke him presoner of Reblatha
in the londe of Hemath, þt; he shulde not
reigne at Ierusalem: ∧ raysed a taxe vp&obar; the
londe, an hundreth tal&ebar;tes of siluer, ∧ one talente
of golde. And Pharao Necho made
Eliachim þe; sonne of Iosias kynge in his father
Iosias steade, ∧ turned his name Ioachim.
noteBut Ioahas toke he, ∧ brought him
in to Egipte where he dyed. And Ioachim
gaue the siluer ∧ golde vnto Pharao, yet taxed
he the londe, þt; he might geue þe; syluer acordynge
to Pharaos c&obar;maundement. Euery
one amonge the people in þe; londe taxed
he after his abilite in siluer ∧ golde, to geue
it vnto Pharao. Fyue ∧ twentye yeare olde
was Ioachim whan he was made kynge, ∧
reigned eleuen yeares at Ierusalem. His mothers
name was Sebida þe; doughter of Pedaia
of Ruma, ∧ he dyd euell in the sight of
the LORDE, euen as his fathers had done.
