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32 Then he obligated[a] all who were found in Jerusalem and in Benjamin, that the inhabitants of Jerusalem would do according to the covenant of God, the God of their ancestors.[b] 33 And Josiah removed all the detestable things from the whole land that belonged to the Israelites[c] and obligated[d] all who were found in Israel to serve Yahweh their God. All his days they did not turn aside from following[e] Yahweh, the God of their ancestors.[f]

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 34:32 Or “stood”
  2. 2 Chronicles 34:32 Or “fathers”
  3. 2 Chronicles 34:33 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  4. 2 Chronicles 34:33 Or “made”
  5. 2 Chronicles 34:33 Or “after”
  6. 2 Chronicles 34:33 Or “fathers”

32 Then he had everyone in Jerusalem and Benjamin pledge themselves to it; the people of Jerusalem did this in accordance with the covenant of God, the God of their ancestors.

33 Josiah removed all the detestable(A) idols from all the territory belonging to the Israelites, and he had all who were present in Israel serve the Lord their God. As long as he lived, they did not fail to follow the Lord, the God of their ancestors.

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