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He did what was right by reforming the people, and removing the wicked abominations.
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He kept his heart fixed on the Lord; in lawless times he made godliness prevail.
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Except for David and Hezekiah and Josiah, all of them were great sinners, for they abandoned the law of the Most High; the kings of Judah came to an end.
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They gave their power to others, and their glory to a foreign nation,
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who set fire to the chosen city of the sanctuary, and made its streets desolate, as Jeremiah had foretold.