In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, Josiah began to seek the God of his father David, and in the twelfth year he began to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Asherah poles, the carved idols, and the cast images.
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh had done. Amon served and sacrificed to all the idols t
So he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you when you
Nevertheless, the people still sacrificed at the high places, but only to the LORD their God.
I love those who love me, and those who seek me early shall find me.
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LO
From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ J
He removed the high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. He also demolished the bronze
How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to Your word.
Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of adversity come and the years approach of which you w
I will destroy your high places, cut down your incense altars, and heap your lifeless bodies on the lifeless remains of
And David said, “My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house to be built for the LORD must be exceedingly m
They proceeded to remove the altars in Jerusalem and to take away the incense altars and throw them into the Kidron Vall
He smashed the sacred pillars to pieces, cut down the Asherah poles, and covered the sites with human bones.
Then King David said to the whole assembly, “My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is young and inexperienced. Th
And he cried out against the altar by the word of the LORD, “O altar, O altar, this is what the LORD says: ‘A son named
Then the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, the priests second in rank, and the doorkeepers to remove from the temp