Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 8083 [e] וּבִשְׁמוֹנֶ֨ה ū-ḇiš-mō-w-neh For in eight Conj-w, Prep-b | Number-fs 8141 [e] שָׁנִ֜ים šā-nîm year N-fp 4427 [e] לְמָלְכ֗וֹ lə-mā-lə-ḵōw, of his reign Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf | 3ms 1931 [e] וְהוּא֙ wə-hū and while he Conj-w | Pro-3ms 5750 [e] עוֹדֶ֣נּוּ ‘ō-w-ḏen-nū was still Adv | 3ms 5288 [e] נַ֔עַר na-‘ar, young N-ms 2490 [e] הֵחֵ֕ל hê-ḥêl he began V-Hifil-Perf-3ms 1875 [e] לִדְר֕וֹשׁ liḏ-rō-wōš to seek Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf 430 [e] לֵאלֹהֵ֖י lê-lō-hê the God Prep-l | N-mpc 1732 [e] דָּוִ֣יד dā-wîḏ of David N-proper-ms 1 [e] אָבִ֑יו ’ā-ḇîw; his father N-msc | 3ms 8147 [e] וּבִשְׁתֵּ֧ים ū-ḇiš-têm and in two Conj-w, Prep-b | Number-fd 6240 [e] עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה ‘eś-rêh [and] ten Number-fs 8141 [e] שָׁנָ֗ה šā-nāh, the year N-fs 2490 [e] הֵחֵל֙ hê-ḥêl he began V-Hifil-Perf-3ms 2891 [e] לְטַהֵ֔ר lə-ṭa-hêr, to purge Prep-l | V-Piel-Inf 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 3063 [e] יְהוּדָה֙ yə-hū-ḏāh Judah N-proper-ms 3389 [e] וִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם wî-rū-šā-lim, and Jerusalem Conj-w | N-proper-fs 4480 [e] מִן־ min- of Prep 1116 [e] הַבָּמוֹת֙ hab-bā-mō-wṯ the high places Art | N-fp 842 [e] וְהָ֣אֲשֵׁרִ֔ים wə-hā-’ă-šê-rîm, and the wooden images Conj-w, Art | N-fp 6456 [e] וְהַפְּסִלִ֖ים wə-hap-pə-si-lîm and the carved images Conj-w, Art | N-mp 4541 [e] וְהַמַּסֵּכֽוֹת׃ wə-ham-mas-sê-ḵō-wṯ. and the molded images Conj-w, Art | N-fp

New American Standard Bible
For in the eighth year of his reign while he was still a youth, he began to seek the God of his father David; and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Asherim, the carved images and the molten images.

King James Bible
For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father: and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still a youth, Josiah began to seek the God of his ancestor David, and in the twelfth year he began to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Asherah poles, the carved images, and the cast images.

A.M.

1 Chronicles 22:5 And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house …

1 Chronicles 29:1 Furthermore David the king said to all the congregation, Solomon …

Psalm 119:9 Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto …

Ecclesiastes 12:1 Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth, while the evil …

2 Timothy 3:15 And that from a child you have known the holy scriptures…

to seek

2 Chronicles 15:2 And he went out to meet Asa, and said to him, Hear you me, Asa, and …

1 Chronicles 28:9 And you, Solomon my son, know you the God of your father, and serve …

Proverbs 8:17 I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.

Matthew 6:33 But seek you first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and …

purge

2 Chronicles 33:17,22 Nevertheless the people did sacrifice still in the high places, yet …

Leviticus 26:30 And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and …

2 Kings 23:4,14 And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of …

the high places

2 Chronicles 30:14 And they arose and took away the altars that were in Jerusalem, and …

2 Kings 18:4 He removed the high places, and broke the images, and cut down the …

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