OCVTA
3. அவனுடைய ஆட்சியின் எட்டாம் வருடத்தில் அவன் இன்னும் இளமையாய் இருக்கையிலே தன் தகப்பன் தாவீதின் இறைவனைத் தேடத் தொடங்கினான். ஆட்சியின் பன்னிரண்டாம் வருடத்தில் அங்கிருந்த உயர்ந்த மேடைகளையும், அசேரா விக்கிரக தூண்களையும், செதுக்கிய விக்கிரகங்களையும், வார்ப்பிக்கப்பட்ட உருவச்சிலைகளையும் அகற்றி யூதாவையும் எருசலேமையும் சுத்திகரிக்கத் தொடங்கினான்.

TOV
3. அவன் தன் ராஜ்யபாரத்தின் எட்டாம் வருஷத்தில், தான் இன்னும் இளவயதாயிருக்கையில், தன் தகப்பனாகிய தாவீதின் தேவனைத் தேட ஆரம்பித்து, பன்னிரண்டாம் வருஷத்தில் மேடைகள், தோப்புகள், சுரூபங்கள், விக்கிரகங்கள் ஆகிய இவைகள் அற்றுப்போகும்படி, யூதாவையும், எருசலேமையும் சுத்திகரிக்கத் தொடங்கினான்.

ERVTA
3. யோசியா ஆட்சிப் பொறுப்பேற்ற எட்டாவது ஆண்டில் அவன் தனது முற்பிதாவான தாவீது தேவனைப் பின்பற்றியது போலவே பின்பற்ற ஆரம்பித்துவிட்டான். யோசியா தேவனைப் பின்பற்றும்போது மிகவும் இளையவனாக இருந்தான். யோசியா அரசனானப் பன்னிரண்டாம் ஆண்டில் அவன் மேடைகளையும், விக்கிரகங்களையும் அழித்தான். யூதா மற்றும் எருசலேமில் உள்ள அந்நிய விக்கிரகங்களையும் அகற்றினான்.

IRVTA
3. அவன் தன் அரசாட்சியின் எட்டாம் வருட ஆட்சியில், தான் இன்னும் இளவயதாயிருக்கும்போது, தன் தகப்பனாகிய தாவீதின் தேவனைத் தேட ஆரம்பித்து, பன்னிரண்டாம் வருடத்தில் மேடைகள், தோப்புகள், உருவங்கள், சிலைகள் ஆகிய இவைகள் இல்லாமல்போகும்படி, யூதாவையும், எருசலேமையும் தூய்மைப்படுத்தத் தொடங்கினான்.

ECTA
3. அவரது ஆட்சியின் எட்டாம் ஆண்டில், அவர் இன்னும் இளைஞராக இருந்தபோது, அவர் மூதாதை தாவீதின் கடவுளை நாடிச்செல்லலானார்; தமது ஆட்சியின் பன்னிரண்டாம் ஆண்டில், தொழுகை மேடுகள், அசேராக் கம்பங்கள், செதுக்கப்பட்ட சிலைகள், வார்க்கப்ட்ட சிலைகள் ஆகியவற்றை அகற்றி, யூதாவையும் எருசலேமையும் தூய்மையாக்கத் தொடங்கினார்.

RCTA
3. யோசியாஸ் தன் ஆட்சியின் எட்டாம் ஆண்டில், அவன் இன்னும் இளைஞனாயிருந்த போதே, தன் மூதாதையாகிய தாவீதின் கடவுளைத் தேடத் தொடங்கினான். தன் ஆட்சியின் பன்னிரண்டாம் ஆண்டில் அவன் யூதாவிலும் யெருசலேமிலும் இருந்த மேடைகளையும் சிலைத்தோப்புகளையும், வார்க்கப்பட்ட சிலைகளையும், செதுக்கப்பட்ட சிலைகளையும் அகற்றினான்.



KJV
3. For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father: and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images.

AMP
3. For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young [sixteen], he began to seek after and yearn for the God of David his father [forefather]; and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Asherim, and the carved and molten images.

KJVP
3. For in the eighth H8083 year H8141 NFP of his reign H4427 , while he H1931 W-PPRO-3MS was yet H5750 young H5288 , he began H2490 VHQ3MS to seek H1875 after the God H430 of David H1732 his father H1 CMS-3MS : and in the twelfth H8147 year H8141 NFS he began H2490 VHQ3MS to purge H2891 Judah H3063 and Jerusalem H3389 from H4480 PREP the high places H1116 , and the groves H842 , and the carved images H6456 , and the molten images H4541 .

YLT
3. And in the eighth year of his reign (and he yet a youth), he hath begun to seek to the God of David his father, and in the twelfth year he hath begun to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the shrines, and the graven images, and the molten images.

ASV
3. For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father; and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the Asherim, and the graven images, and the molten images.

WEB
3. For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father; and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the Asherim, and the engraved images, and the molten images.

NASB
3. In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still a youth, he began to seek after the God of his forefather David, and in his twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the sacred poles and the carved and molten images.

ESV
3. For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet a boy, he began to seek the God of David his father, and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Asherim, and the carved and the metal images.

RV
3. For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father: and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the Asherim, and the graven images, and the molten images.

RSV
3. For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet a boy, he began to seek the God of David his father; and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Asherim, and the graven and the molten images.

NKJV
3. For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, he began to seek the God of his father David; and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the wooden images, the carved images, and the molded images.

MKJV
3. For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, he began to seek after the God of David his father. And in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the Asherahs, and the carved images, and the molten images.

AKJV
3. For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father: and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images.

NRSV
3. For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was still a boy, he began to seek the God of his ancestor David, and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the sacred poles, and the carved and the cast images.

NIV
3. In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, he began to seek the God of his father David. In his twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of high places, Asherah poles, carved idols and cast images.

NIRV
3. While he was still young, he began to worship the God of King David. It was the eighth year of Josiah's rule. In his 12th year he began to get rid of the high places in Judah and Jerusalem. He removed the poles that were used to worship the goddess Asherah. He also removed the wooden and metal statues of gods.

NLT
3. During the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, Josiah began to seek the God of his ancestor David. Then in the twelfth year he began to purify Judah and Jerusalem, destroying all the pagan shrines, the Asherah poles, and the carved idols and cast images.

MSG
3. When he had been king for eight years--he was still only a teenager--he began to seek the God of David his ancestor. Four years later, the twelfth year of his reign, he set out to cleanse the neighborhood of sex-and-religion shrines, and get rid of the sacred Asherah groves and the god and goddess figurines, whether carved or cast, from Judah.

GNB
3. In the eighth year that Josiah was king, while he was still very young, he began to worship the God of his ancestor King David. Four years later he began to destroy the pagan places of worship, the symbols of the goddess Asherah, and all the other idols.

NET
3. In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, he began to seek the God of his ancestor David. In his twelfth year he began ridding Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, Asherah poles, idols, and images.

ERVEN
3. When Josiah was in his eighth year as king, he began to follow the God that David his ancestor followed. He was still young when he began to obey God. When he was in his twelfth year as king he began to destroy the high places, the Asherah poles, and idols that were carved and idols that were made from molds from Judah and Jerusalem.