34:8a Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, in order to cleanse the land and the temple,

When Josiah had been king for eighteen years he decided to make the land and the temple pure.
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King Josiah ruled the land of Israel for eighteen years. In that year, he wanted to make the land of Israel and the temple of Yahweh clean/holy.

34:8b Josiah sent Shaphan son of Azaliah, Maaseiah the governor of the city,

So he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah and Maaseiah the ruler of the city
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For that reason, he chose Azaliah’s son Shaphan and Maaseiah the ruler of Jerusalem.

34:8c and Joah son of Joahaz, the recorder,

and Joah the son of Joahaz who was the secretary.
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He also chose Joahaz’s son Joah who wrote down what happened in the city.

34:8d to repair the house of the LORD his God.

He sent them to repair the temple of Yahweh his God.
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He told them to ⌊lead in⌋ repairing the temple of Yahweh his God.

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