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Josiah did what the Lord said was right. He did good things as his ancestor David had done. Josiah did not stop doing what was right.

In Josiah’s eighteenth year as king, he sent Shaphan to the Temple of the Lord. Shaphan was the son of Azaliah, who was the son of Meshullam. Shaphan was the royal assistant. Josiah said, “Go up to Hilkiah the high priest. Have him empty out the money the gatekeepers have gathered from the people. This is the money they have brought into the Temple of the Lord.

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He did what was right(A) in the eyes of the Lord and followed completely the ways of his father David, not turning aside to the right(B) or to the left.

In the eighteenth year of his reign, King Josiah sent the secretary, Shaphan(C) son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, to the temple of the Lord. He said: “Go up to Hilkiah(D) the high priest and have him get ready the money that has been brought into the temple of the Lord, which the doorkeepers have collected(E) from the people.

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