Then Hilkiahthe highpriestsaidto Shaphanthe scribe,"I have foundthe bookof the lawin the houseof the LORD."And Hilkiahgavethe bookto Shaphanwho readit.
Shaphanthe scribecameto the kingand broughtbackwordto the kingand said,"Your servantshave emptiedout the moneythat was foundin the house,and have deliveredit into the handof the workmenwho have the oversightof the houseof the LORD."
The kingwentup to the houseof the LORDand allthe menof Judahand allthe inhabitantsof Jerusalemwith him, and the priestsand the prophetsand allthe people,bothsmalland great;and he readin their hearingallthe wordsof the bookof the covenantwhich was foundin the houseof the LORD.
Moreover,Josiahremovedthe mediumsand the spiritistsand the teraphimand the idolsand allthe abominationsthat were seenin the landof Judahand in Jerusalem,that he might confirmthe wordsof the lawwhich were writtenin the bookthat Hilkiahthe priestfoundin the houseof the LORD.
