1 Josiah was 8 years old. He became king. He was king 31 years in Jerusalem. ️ 2 Josiah did what is right to God. He was like David. He did not turn left or right. ✅➡️ 3 In year 8, Josiah looked for God. In year 12, he cleaned Judah and Jerusalem of bad gods and high places. ️⛰️ 4 Josiah broke Baal altars. He smashed smell tables on top. He cut poles and statues. He made them dust and put it on the graves of the men who burned to them. ⚱️ 5 He burned the bones of the bad priests on their altars. He made Judah and Jerusalem clean. 6 He did the same in Manasseh, Ephraim, Simeon, and as far as Naphtali, and all around. ️ 7 He broke altars and poles to dust. He cut smell tables all over Israel. Then he went back to Jerusalem. ➡️️ 8 In year 18, after he cleaned the land and God’s house, Josiah sent Shaphan, Maaseiah, and Joah to fix God’s house. ️️ 9 They met Hilkiah the high priest. They got money that the Levites had saved from Manasseh, Ephraim, the rest of Israel, and from Judah, Benjamin, and Jerusalem. ⚖️ 10 They gave the money to the men who led the work. The men paid workers to fix and make strong God’s house. ♂️️ 11 They paid wood and stone men to buy cut stone and wood beams to fix the house the kings let break. 12 The men worked true. Jahath and Obadiah led. Zechariah and Meshullam led too. The Levites were good with music tools. ♀️ 13 They led people who carried stuff. They watched all the workers. Some Levites were scribes, officers, and gatekeepers. 14 When they took out the money, Hilkiah the priest found the law book by Moses in God’s house. ✨ 15 Hilkiah said to Shaphan, “I found the law book in God’s house.” He gave the book to Shaphan. ➡️ 16 Shaphan took the book to the king. He said, “We did all you said.” 17 “They used the money and gave it to the bosses and workers.” ♂️ 18 Shaphan read the book to the king. 19 When the king heard God’s words, he tore his clothes to show he was very sad and sorry. ✂️ 20 The king told Hilkiah, Ahikam, Abdon, Shaphan, and Asaiah to go. ♂️♀️ 21 He said, “Go ask God for me and for the people in Israel and Judah about this book. God is angry, for our dads did not obey these words.” 22 Hilkiah and the men went to Huldah, the woman prophet, wife of Shallum. She lived in the second part of Jerusalem. They told her the words. ️ 23 Huldah said, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Tell the man who sent you.” ️☁️ 24 “God says: I will bring bad days on this place and the people, like the book says.” ⚠️️ 25 “They left Me. They burned smells to other gods. They made Me mad. My anger will burn on this place and will not stop.” 26 “But say this to the king of Judah who sent you to ask Me.” ➡️️ 27 “Your heart was soft. You bent low to God. You tore your clothes and cried. I heard you,” says the LORD. 28 “You will die in peace. You will not see the bad I will bring.” Then they told the king. ️ 29 The king called all the old leaders of Judah and Jerusalem. 30 The king went to God’s house. All the people came, big and small. He read the Book to them. ️ 31 The king stood and made a big promise to God. He would follow God and obey with all his heart and life. He would do the words in the Book. ❤️ 32 He made all in Jerusalem and Benjamin promise too. The people did the promise with God. 33 Josiah took away all bad things in Israel. He made the people serve the LORD their God. While he lived, they did not turn away. ️➡️