\p \v=3 \v~=¶ For in the \w eighth|strong="H8083"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* of his \w reign|strong="H4427"\w*, while he was yet \w young|strong="H5288"\w*, he \w began|strong="H2490"\w* to \w seek|strong="H1875"\w* after the \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w* his \w father|strong="H0001"\w*: and in the \w twelfth|strong="H8147"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* he \w began|strong="H2490"\w* to \w purge|strong="H2891"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* and \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* from the high \w places|strong="H1116"\w*, and the \w groves|strong="H0842"\w*, and the carved \w images|strong="H6456"\w*, and the molten \w images|strong="H4541"\w*. \¬v