II Chronicles 33:25
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But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and they made his son Josiah king in his place.
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All the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.
Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah and made him king in Jerusalem in place of his father.
Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years.
Do not pollute the land where you live, for bloodshed pollutes the land, and no atonement can be made for the land on which the blood is shed, except by the blood of the one who shed it.
You are not to accept a ransom for the life of a murderer who deserves to die; he must surely be put to death.