Study it in the app“Josiah removed all the abominations from all the lands that belonged to the sons of Israel, and made all who were present in Israel serve YHWH their Elohim. All his days they did not turn away from following YHWH, the Elohim of their fathers.”
Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּהוּremovedוַיָּסַרallאֶת כָּלthe abominationsהַתּוֹעֵבוֹתfrom allמִכָּלthe landsהָאֲרָצוֹתthatאֲשֶׁרbelonged to the sonsלִבְנֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלand madeוַיַּעֲבֵדallאֵת כָּלwho were presentהַנִּמְצָאin IsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵלserveלַעֲבוֹדYHWHאֶת יְהוָהtheir Elohim.אֱלֹהֵיהֶםAllכָּלhis daysיָמָיוthey did notלֹאturn awayסָרוּfrom followingמֵאַחֲרֵיYHWH,יְהוָהthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof their fathers.אֲבוֹתֵיהֶם
Josiah
Josiah: a name that, according to the lexicon, means "founded by Yah." He is the king of Judah announced by name in 1 Kings 13:2, who reigned about three hundred years later (2 Kings 22–23); a man in Zechariah 6:10 is also called this.
Where else “yoshiyahu” appearsremove
To take away something from where it was: an altar, a load, an office, loyal love.
Where else “yasar” appearsabomination
Abomination: something that a people or God rejects with disgust, above all idolatry and the practices God forbids; also a custom another people will not tolerate.
Where else “toevot” appearsland
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “aratsot” appearsdescendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” appearsIsrael
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appearsenslave
To make others serve, enslave.
Where else “yaaved” appearsbe present
To be present in a place, or to be enough.
Where else “nimtsa” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearsElohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appearstime
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yamay” appearsforefather
Ancestors, those who came before in the family.
Where else “avote” appears32He established in it all who were present in Jerusalem and Benjamin; and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of Elohim, the Elohim of their fathers.
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