2 Kings 23:25

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There had never been a king like Josiah before. Josiah turned to the Lord with all his heart, with all his soul, and with all his strength. [308] No king had followed all the Law of Moses like Josiah. And there has never been another king like Josiah since that time.

Cross References

1 Kings 15:5

David had always done the right things that the Lord wanted. He had always obeyed the Lord’s commands. The only time David did not obey the Lord was the time David sinned against Uriah the Hittite.

1 Kings 2:4

And if you obey the Lord, then the Lord will keep his promise about me. The Lord said, ‘If your sons carefully live the way I tell them, sincerely, with all their heart, then the king of Israel will always be a man from your family.’”

1 Kings 8:48

They will be in that faraway land. But if they turn toward this land that you gave to their ancestors, [114] and toward this city you chose, and toward this temple I built to honor you,

2 Kings 18:5

Hezekiah trusted in the Lord God of Israel. There was no person like Hezekiah among all the kings of Judah before him or after him.

2 Kings 23:3

The king stood by the column and made an agreement with the Lord. He agreed to follow the Lord and to obey his commands, the Agreement, and his rules. He agreed to do this with all his heart and soul. He agreed to obey the Agreement written in this book. All the people stood to {show they supported} the {king’s} agreement.

Nehemiah 10:30

“We promise not to let our daughters marry the people living around us. And we promise not to let our sons marry their daughters.\par

Jeremiah 22:15

“Jehoiakim,\par having a lot of cedar in your house\par does not make you a great king.\par Your father Josiah was satisfied\par to have food and drink.\par He did what was right and fair.\par Josiah did that,\par so everything went well for him.\par

Jeremiah 29:13

You people will search for me. And when you search for me with all your heart, you will find me.

Malachi 4:4

“Remember and obey the law of Moses. Moses was my servant. I gave those laws and rules to him at Mount Horeb (Sinai). Those laws are for all the people of Israel.”

John 1:17

The law was given through Moses. But grace and \{the way of\} truth came through Jesus Christ.

John 7:19

Moses gave you the law. {\cf2\super [104]} Right? But none of you obey that law. Why are you trying to kill me?”

Deuteronomy 4:29

But there in these other lands you will look for the Lord your God. And if you look for him with all your heart and soul, you will find him.

Deuteronomy 6:5

You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.