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# He did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh
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Here "eyes" represents Yahweh's thoughts or what he considered about something. AT: "He did what Yahweh considered to be right" or "He did what was right according to Yahweh" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# He walked in all the way of David his ancestor
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"He walked in all the ways of David his ancestor" Josiah behaving as David did is spoken of as if he walked on the same road or way as David. AT: "He lived the way David his ancestor had lived" or "He followed the example of David his ancestor" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# he did not turn away either to the right or to the left
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To fully obey Yahweh is spoken of as if a person were on the correct road and never turned from it. AT: "he did not do anything that would displease Yahweh" or "he fully obeyed all the laws of Yahweh" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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