Verse 3

For in the eighth{H8083} year{H8141} of his reign,{H4427} while he was yet young,{H5288} he began{H2490} to seek{H1875} after the God{H430} of David{H1732} his father;{H1} and in the twelfth{H8147} year{H8141} he began{H2490} to purge{H2891} Judah{H3063} and Jerusalem{H3389} from the high places,{H1116} and the Asherim,{H842} and the graven images,{H6456} and the molten images.{H4541}

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Chr 15:2 : 2 and he went out{H3318} to meet{H6440} Asa,{H609} and said{H559} unto him, Hear{H8085} ye me, Asa,{H609} and all Judah{H3063} and Benjamin:{H1144} Jehovah{H3068} is with you, while ye are with him; and if ye seek{H1875} him, he will be found{H4672} of you; but if ye forsake{H5800} him, he will forsake{H5800} you.
  • 2 Chr 33:22 : 22 And he did{H6213} that which was evil{H7451} in the sight{H5869} of Jehovah,{H3068} as did{H6213} Manasseh{H4519} his father;{H1} and Amon{H526} sacrificed{H2076} unto all the graven images{H6456} which Manasseh{H4519} his father{H1} had made,{H6213} and served{H5647} them.
  • Prov 8:17 : 17 I love{H157} them that love{H157} me; And those that seek me diligently{H7836} shall find{H4672} me.
  • 2 Chr 33:17 : 17 Nevertheless{H61} the people{H5971} sacrificed{H2076} still in the high places,{H1116} but only unto Jehovah{H3068} their God.{H430}
  • Eccl 12:1 : 1 Remember{H2142} also thy Creator{H1254} in the days{H3117} of thy youth,{H979} before the evil{H7451} days{H3117} come,{H935} and the years{H8141} draw nigh,{H5060} when thou shalt say,{H559} I have no pleasure{H2656} in them;
  • Matt 6:33 : 33 But{G1161} seek ye{G2212} first{G4412} his{G846} kingdom,{G932} and{G2532} his{G846} righteousness;{G1343} and{G2532} all{G3956} these things{G5023} shall be added{G4369} unto you.{G5213}
  • 2 Tim 3:15 : 15 And{G2532} that{G3754} from{G575} a babe{G1025} thou hast known{G1492} the sacred{G2413} writings{G1121} which are able{G1410} to make{G4679} thee{G4571} wise{G4679} unto{G1519} salvation{G4991} through{G1223} faith{G4102} which is{G3588} in{G1722} Christ{G5547} Jesus.{G2424}
  • Ps 119:9 : 9 BETH. Wherewith shall a young man{H5288} cleanse{H2135} his way?{H734} By taking heed{H8104} [thereto] according to thy word.{H1697}
  • 2 Chr 30:14 : 14 And they arose{H6965} and took away{H5493} the altars{H4196} that were in Jerusalem,{H3389} and all the altars for incense{H6999} took they away,{H5493} and cast{H7993} them into the brook{H5158} Kidron.{H6939}
  • Lev 26:30 : 30 And I will destroy{H8045} your high places,{H1116} and cut down{H3772} your sun-images,{H2553} and cast{H5414} your dead bodies{H6297} upon the bodies{H6297} of your idols;{H1544} and my soul{H5315} shall abhor{H1602} you.
  • 1 Kgs 13:2 : 2 And he cried{H7121} against the altar{H4196} by the word{H1697} of Jehovah,{H3068} and said,{H559} O altar,{H4196} altar,{H4196} thus saith{H559} Jehovah:{H3068} Behold, a son{H1121} shall be born{H3205} unto the house{H1004} of David,{H1732} Josiah{H2977} by name;{H8034} and upon thee shall he sacrifice{H2076} the priests{H3548} of the high places{H1116} that burn incense{H6999} upon thee, and men's{H120} bones{H6106} shall they burn{H8313} upon thee.
  • 2 Kgs 18:4 : 4 He removed{H5493} the high places,{H1116} and brake{H7665} the pillars,{H4676} and cut down{H3772} the Asherah:{H842} and he brake in pieces{H3807} the brazen{H5178} serpent{H5175} that Moses{H4872} had made;{H6213} for unto those days{H3117} the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} did burn incense{H6999} to it; and he called{H7121} it Nehushtan.{H5180}
  • 2 Kgs 23:4 : 4 And the king{H4428} commanded{H6680} Hilkiah{H2518} the high{H1419} priest,{H3548} and the priests{H3548} of the second order,{H4932} and the keepers{H8104} of the threshold,{H5592} to bring forth{H3318} out of the temple{H1964} of Jehovah{H3068} all the vessels{H3627} that were made{H6213} for Baal,{H1168} and for the Asherah,{H842} and for all the host{H6635} of heaven,{H8064} and he burned{H8313} them without{H2351} Jerusalem{H3389} in the fields{H7709} of the Kidron,{H6939} and carried{H5375} the ashes{H6083} of them unto Beth-el.{H1008}
  • 2 Kgs 23:14 : 14 And he brake in pieces{H7665} the pillars,{H4676} and cut down{H3772} the Asherim,{H842} and filled{H4390} their places{H4725} with the bones{H6106} of men.{H120}
  • 1 Chr 22:5 : 5 And David{H1732} said,{H559} Solomon{H8010} my son{H1121} is young{H5288} and tender,{H7390} and the house{H1004} that is to be builded{H1129} for Jehovah{H3068} must be exceeding{H4605} magnificent,{H1431} of fame{H8034} and of glory{H8597} throughout all countries:{H776} I will therefore make preparation{H3559} for it. So David{H1732} prepared{H3559} abundantly{H7230} before{H6440} his death.{H4194}
  • 1 Chr 28:9 : 9 And thou, Solomon{H8010} my son,{H1121} know{H3045} thou the God{H430} of thy father,{H1} and serve{H5647} him with a perfect{H8003} heart{H3820} and with a willing{H2655} mind;{H5315} for Jehovah{H3068} searcheth{H1875} all hearts,{H3824} and understandeth{H995} all the imaginations{H3336} of the thoughts:{H4284} if thou seek{H1875} him, he will be found{H4672} of thee; but if thou forsake{H5800} him, he will cast thee off{H2186} for ever.{H5703}
  • 1 Chr 29:1 : 1 And David{H1732} the king{H4428} said{H559} unto all the assembly,{H6951} Solomon{H8010} my son,{H1121} whom alone{H259} God{H430} hath chosen,{H977} is yet young{H5288} and tender,{H7390} and the work{H4399} is great;{H1419} for the palace{H1002} is not for man,{H120} but for Jehovah{H3068} God.{H430}