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1The remembrance of Josi´ah is like the composition of the perfume that is made by the art of the apothecary: it is sweet as honey in all mouths, and as music at a banquet of wine.
2He behaved himself uprightly in the conversion of the people, and took away the abominations of iniquity.[#2 Kgs 23.4-8; 2 Chr 34.3,7,33.]
3He directed his heart unto the Lord, and in the time of the ungodly he established the worship of God.[#2 Kgs 23.3,25.]
4All, except David and Hezeki´ah and Josi´ah, were defective: for they forsook the law of the most High, even the kings of Judah failed.
5Therefore he gave their power unto others, and their glory to a strange nation.
6They burnt the chosen city of the sanctuary, and made the streets desolate, according to the prophecy of Jeremiah.[#2 Kgs 25.9; 2 Chr 36.19; Jer 21.10; 34.2; 36.29; 37.8; 38.23.]
7For they treated him evil, who nevertheless was a prophet, sanctified in his mother's womb, that he might root out, and afflict, and destroy; and that he might build up also, and plant.[#Jer 37.15; 38.6; Jer 1.5; Jer 1.10.]
8It was Ezekiel who saw the glorious vision, which was shown him upon the chariot of the cherubim.[#Ezek 1.1,4-28.]
9For he made mention of the enemies under the figure of the rain, and directed them that went right.[#Ezek 13.11; 38.9,22.]
10And of the twelve prophets let the memorial be blessed, and let their bones flourish again out of their place: for they comforted Jacob, and delivered them by assured hope.[#Ecclus 46.12.]
11How shall we magnify Zerub´babel? even he was as a signet on the right hand:[#Hag 2.23.]
12so was Jesh´u-a the son of Joz´adak: who in their time builded the house, and set up an holy temple to the Lord, which was prepared for everlasting glory.[#Ezra 3.8,9; Hag 1.14; Hag 2.7-9.]
13And among the elect was Nehemi´ah, whose renown is great, who raised up for us the walls that were fallen, and set up the gates and the bars, and raised up our ruins again.[#Neh 3.1—6.15.]
14But upon the earth was no man created like Enoch; for he was taken from the earth.[#Gen 5.24; Ecclus 44.16; Heb 11.5.]
15Neither was there a man born like unto Joseph, a governor of his brethren, a stay of the people, whose bones were regarded of the Lord.[#Gen 45.7,8; Gen 50.24; Exod 13.19; Josh 24.32; Heb 11.22.]
16Shem and Seth were in great honor among men, and so was Adam above every living thing in the creation.