²⁴ Moreover, Josiah removed ^(A)the mediums, the spiritists, the ^[a](B)household idols, ^(C)the idols, and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, ^(D)so that he might ^[b]fulfill the words of the Law which were written ^(E)in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the Lord. ²⁵ Before him there was no king ^(F)like him who turned to the Lord with all his heart, all his soul, and all his might, in conformity to all the Law of Moses; nor did any like him arise after him.

²⁶ Nevertheless, the Lord did not turn from the fierceness of His great wrath with which His anger burned against Judah, ^(G)because of all the provocations with which Manasseh had provoked Him. ²⁷ And the Lord said, “I will also remove Judah from My sight, ^(H)just as I have removed Israel. And ^(I)I will reject this city which I have chosen, Jerusalem, and the ^[c]temple of which I said, ‘My name shall be there!’”