Anf-01 v.iii.iii Pg 12
2 Kings xxii.; xxiii..
cast down the altars and temples [of the idols], and burned down the groves, for they were dedicated to demons, and not to God. And he slew the false priests, as the corrupters and deceivers of men, and not the worshippers of the Deity. Wherefore youth is not to be despised when it is devoted to God. But he is to be despised who is of a wicked mind, although he be old, and full of wicked days.653 653
Anf-01 v.xviii.v Pg 2
2 Kings xxii.; xxiii.
To such an extent did he display zeal in the cause of godliness, and prove himself a punisher of the ungodly, while he as yet faltered in speech like a child. David, too, who was at once a prophet and a king, and the root of our Saviour according to the flesh, while yet a youth is anointed by Samuel to be king.1371 1371
Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge, Chapter 49
VERSE (1) - Sir 49:1; 2 Kgs 22:1; ; Sir 22:11-Sir 22:13; ; Sir 23:3; ; Sir 23:25; .
