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7 And when he had destroyed the altars, found the book of the law in the house of the
and the groves, and had broken the idols in Lord: and he delivered it to him.
pieces, and had demolished all profane temples 16 But he carried the book to the king, and
throughout all the land of Israel, he returned to told him, saying: Lo, all that thou hast commit-
Jerusalem. ted to thy servants, is accomplished.
8 Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when 17 They have gathered together the silver that
he had cleansed the land, and the temple of the was found in the house of the Lord: and it is
Lord, he sent Saphan the son of Elselias, and given to the overseers of the artificers, and of
Maasias the governor of the city, Joha the son of the workmen, for divers works.
Joachaz the recorder, to repair the house of the 18 Moreover Helcias the priest gave me this
Lord his God. book. And he read it before the king.
9 And they came to Helcias the high priest: 19 And when he had heard the words of the
and received of him the money which had been law, he rent his garments:
brought into the house of the Lord, and which 20 And he commanded Helcias, and Ahicam
the Levites and porters had gathered together the son of Saphan, and Abdon the son of Micha,
from Manasses, and Ephraim, and all the rem- and Saphan the scribe, and Asaa the king’s ser-
nant of Israel, and from all Juda, and Benjamin, vant, saying:
and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, 21 Go, and pray to the Lord for me, and for
10 Which they delivered into the hands of the remnant of Israel, and Juda, concerning all
them that were over the workmen in the house the words of this book, which is found: for the
of the Lord, to repair the temple, and mend all great wrath of the Lord hath fallen upon us, be-
that was weak. cause our fathers have not kept the words of the
11 But they gave it to the artificers, and to the Lord, to do all things that are written in this
masons, to buy stones out of the quarries, and book.
timber for the couplings of the building, and to 22 And Helcias and they that were sent with
rafter the houses, which the kings of Juda had him by the king, went to Olda the prophetess,
destroyed. the wife of Sellum the son of Thecuath, the son
12 And they did all faithfully. Now the over- of Hasra keeper of the wardrobe: who dwelt in
seers of the workmen were Jahath and Abdias of Jerusalem in the Second part: and they spoke to
the sons of Merari, Zacharias and Mosollam of her the words above mentioned.
the sons of Caath, who hastened the work: all 23 And she answered them: Thus saith the
Levites skilful to play on instruments. Lord the God of Israel: Tell the man that sent
13 But over them that carried burdens for you to me:
divers uses, were scribes, and masters of the 24 Thus saith the Lord: Behold I will bring
number of the Levites, and porters. evils upon this place, and upon the inhabitants
14 Now when they carried out the money that thereof, and all the curses that are written in this
had been brought into the temple of the Lord, book which they read before the king of Juda.
Helcias the priest found the book of the law of 25 Because they have forsaken me, and have
the Lord, by the hand of Moses. sacrificed to strange gods, to provoke me to
15 And he said to Saphan the scribe: I have wrath with all the works of their hands, therefore