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and to leave their sons uncircumcised. They were to make themselves abominable by everything unclean and profane,
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so that they would forget the law and change all the ordinances.
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He added, "And whoever does not obey the command of the king shall die."
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In such words he wrote to his whole kingdom. He appointed inspectors over all the people and commanded the towns of Judah to offer sacrifice, town by town.
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Many of the people, everyone who forsook the law, joined them, and they did evil in the land;
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