2 Chronicles 34:3

Modern English Version

And in the eighth year of his reign, while he was still a young boy, he began to seek out the God of David his father; and in the twelfth year he began to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem from high places, Asherah poles, idols, and carved and cast images.

Cross References

1 Kings 13:2

He cried against the altar by the word of the Lord and said, “O altar, altar, thus says the Lord: ‘Behold, a child named Josiah will be born in the house of David, and he will sacrifice upon you the priests of the high places who burn incense on you, and these men’s bones shall be burned upon you.’ ”

2 Kings 10:27

They broke down the sacred pillar of Baal, and tore down the house of Baal and made it a latrine to this day.

2 Kings 18:4

He removed the high places, broke down the sacred pillars, cut down the Asherah poles, and crushed the bronze serpent that Moses had made, for until those days the Israelites had made offerings to it. They called it Nehushtan.

2 Kings 20:5

“Turn back and say to Hezekiah the leader of My people: Thus says the Lord, the God of David your father: I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Behold, I will heal you. On the third day you shall go up to the house of the Lord.

2 Kings 23:14

He broke the standing stones, cut down the Asherah poles, and filled their sites with human bones.

2 Kings 23:4

The king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the threshold to bring out of the temple of the Lord all the implements that were made for Baal, for Asherah, and for all the host of heaven. Then he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron and carried their ashes to Bethel.

1 Chronicles 22:5

Now David said, “Solomon my son is young and inexperienced, and the house that is to be built for the Lord must be exceedingly magnificent, of fame and glory throughout all the lands. Therefore I will make preparation for it now.” So David made extensive preparations before his death.

1 Chronicles 28:9

As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your fathers and serve Him with a whole heart and with a willing spirit, for the Lord searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you, but if you forsake Him, He will abandon you forever.

1 Chronicles 29:1

King David said to all the assembly, “Solomon my son, the one whom God has chosen, is young and inexperienced, and the work is great since the palace is not for a man but for the Lord God.

2 Chronicles 14:6

He built fortified cities in Judah because the land was quiet; and there was no war in these years, for the Lord gave peace to him.

2 Chronicles 15:2

and he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: The Lord is with you while you are with Him. If you all seek Him, He will be found with you. But if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.

2 Chronicles 30:14

They went out and removed the altars that were in Jerusalem, and they took away all the incense altars and threw them into the Kidron Valley.

2 Chronicles 33:15

And he removed the foreign gods and statues from the house of the Lord, and all the altars that he built on the hill of the house of the Lord and Jerusalem, and he cast them outside the city.

2 Chronicles 33:17

However, the people continued to sacrifice at the high places, but only to the Lord their God.

2 Chronicles 33:22

And he did what was evil in the eyes of the Lord as his father Manasseh had done. And Amon sacrificed to and served all the idols that Manasseh his father had made.

2 Chronicles 34:33

So Josiah took away all the detestable things from the lands that belonged to the people of Israel and caused all who were found in Israel to serve the Lord their God. And all his days they did not turn away from the Lord, the God of their fathers.

Psalm 119:9

How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to Your word.

Psalm 71:5

For You are my hope, O Lord God; You are my trust from my youth.

Exodus 34:13

But you shall destroy their altars, break their sacred pillars, and cut down their Asherah poles

Proverbs 20:11

Even a child is known by his deeds, whether his conduct be pure, and whether it be right.

Proverbs 8:17

I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently will find me.

Ecclesiastes 12:1

Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the difficult days come and the years draw near when you say, “I have no pleasure in these days and years”;

Leviticus 26:30

I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your funeral offerings on the lifeless forms of your idols, and I shall abhor you.

Micah 1:5

All this because of the transgression of Jacob and because of the sins of the house of Israel. What is the transgression of Jacob? Is it not Samaria? And what is the high place of Judah? Is it not Jerusalem?

Matthew 6:33

But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be given to you.

2 Timothy 3:15

and that since childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise unto salvation through the faith that is in Christ Jesus.