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Josiah and Other Worthies

49The name^* of Josiah is like blended incense
   prepared by the skill of the perfumer;
his memory^* is as sweet as honey to every mouth,
   and like music at a banquet of wine.
² He did what was right by reforming the people,
   and removing the wicked abominations.
³ He kept his heart fixed on the Lord;
   in lawless times he made godliness prevail.

⁴ 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.
⁵ They^* gave their power to others,
   and their glory to a foreign nation,