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He did what was right in the Lord’s sight, walking in the way of David his father, not turning right or left.

The Book of the Law. (A)In his eighteenth year, King Josiah sent the scribe Shaphan,[a] son of Azaliah, son of Meshullam, to the house of the Lord with these orders: “Go to the high priest Hilkiah and have him calculate the valuables that have been brought to the house of the Lord, which the doorkeepers have collected from the people.

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Footnotes

  1. 22:3 Shaphan: head of a prominent family in the reign of Josiah, secretary to the king, bearer and reader of the newly found book of the law (vv. 3–13; 25:22). He and his sons favored the reform of King Josiah and supported the prophet Jeremiah; cf. Jer 26:24; 29:1–3; 36:10–12; 39:14.

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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