Talált 19150 Eredmények: Or
In the eighth year of his reign, when he was still a youth, he began to seek the God of his ancestor David. In the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the sacred poles and the sculpted and cast images. (2 Chronicles 34, 3)
he smashed the altars and sacred poles, reduced the sculpted images to powder and broke up all the incense altars throughout the territory of Israel. Then he returned to Jerusalem. (2 Chronicles 34, 7)
In the eighteenth year of his reign, after purging the country and the Temple, he commissioned Shaphan son of Azaliah, Maaseiah governor of the city and the herald Joah son of Joahaz, to repair the Temple of Yahweh his God. (2 Chronicles 34, 8)
They handed it over to the masters of works attached to the Temple of Yahweh, and these gave it to the men working on the Temple of Yahweh to repair and restore the Temple; (2 Chronicles 34, 10)
they gave it to the craftsmen and builders for buying dressed stone and timber for beams, to underpin the buildings which the kings of Judah had allowed to fall into decay. (2 Chronicles 34, 11)
The men were conscientious in doing their work; their foremen were Jahath and Obadiah, Levites descended from Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, descended from Kohath, who supervised. The Levites -- all of whom were skilled instrumentalists- (2 Chronicles 34, 12)
were in charge of the carriers and supervised all the workmen at their various jobs, while some of the Levites acted as secretaries, book-keepers and gatekeepers. (2 Chronicles 34, 13)
Shaphan took the book to the king, reporting furthermore to him as follows, 'Your servants have done everything entrusted to them. (2 Chronicles 34, 16)
They have melted down the silver which was in the Temple of Yahweh and have handed it over to the supervisors and the masters of works.' (2 Chronicles 34, 17)
Shaphan the secretary also informed the king, 'The priest Hilkiah has given me a book'; and Shaphan read extracts from it in the king's presence. (2 Chronicles 34, 18)
On hearing the words of the Law, the king tore his clothes. (2 Chronicles 34, 19)
Then the king gave the following order to Hilkiah, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Abdon son of Micah, Shaphan the secretary and Asaiah the king's minister, (2 Chronicles 34, 20)
