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He followed the correct policy of reforming the nation and removed the horrors of idolatry.
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He was completely loyal to the Lord and strengthened true religion in those wicked times.
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All the kings, except David, Hezekiah, and Josiah, were terrible sinners, because they abandoned the Law of the Most High to the very end of the kingdom.
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They surrendered their power and honor to foreigners,
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who set fire to the holy city and left its streets deserted, just as Jeremiah had predicted.