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2 Chronicles

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For in the eighth year of his reign while he was still a youth, he began to seek the God of his father David; and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Asherim, the carved images and the molten images.

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For in the eighth eight (a card. number) Noun H8083 וּבִשְׁמֹונֶ֨ה u·vish·mo·v·neh
Analysis:

Eight: The Kingdom of God, redemption, and newness or renewal 

The number eight both in Judaism and Christianity expresses "newness". Many scholars call it the number of redemption or the Kingdom number. A common use for the number eight relates to circumcision, for a male child was circumcised on the eighth day. It was on the eighth day the male child was also given a name. It was through the covenant of circumcision and the giving of a Hebrew name that the child entered into a new relationship as a member of the Children of Israel. Circumcision also relates to the death of the flesh (carnal nature), which is one of the primary outcomes of redemption. Not living according to the flesh expresses a Kingdom lifestyle. Before examining a few examples from the Scripture, let it be stated that early churches were often built with eight walls to convey faith in the resurrection (the Kingdom hope). The Bible states that Yeshua rose from the dead on the first day of the week. However, when also considering the prior week, seven days and adding the first day of the week, the total is eight. Therefore, Christianity has used the number eight to convey the concept of resurrection and not only the resurrection of Yeshua, but all who will enter into the Kingdom. Resurrection and Kingdom are often linked together in both Judaism and Christianity. 

In the book of Leviticus, Moses provides a list of God's festival days. The last one is known as the Eighth Day Assembly (see Leviticus 23:36). Although very little is stated in the Scripture concerning this festival, it is treated as a Shabbat and called a holy convocation. Whereas Christianity ignores this day altogether, Judaism places great significance upon it and understands its message as related to the Kingdom. 

A classic example of the number eight is found in Acts chapter 9. In this passage, a man who was paralyzed for eight years, was healed by Peter. There is no coincidence that in the next passage the message found is resurrection. In 1 Peter 3:20, eight individuals are mentioned. These are Noah and his wife and their three sons and their wives. It was with these eight people that HaShem began humanity anew. This is one of the places that one can see how the concept of newness is related to the number eight. The vast majority of times the number eight appears in the Scripture it is part of a composite number. For example, in John chapter five a man was paralyzed for 30 and 8 years (38). This occurrence provides a good illustration of how composite numbers should be handled.

Although the number 30 has as a general meaning death, it is possible to understand it as multiplications of five and six, and three and ten. The idea then would be that when incompleteness (5) meets with the grace of God (6), there is a new beginning (8). One could make this interpretation somewhat more spiritual. As sinners we are incomplete (5) for entrance into the Kingdom of God, but when we experience the grace of God (6), we become a new creation (8) and are no longer incomplete for entrance into the Kingdom.
If one uses the other numbers (3 and 10) the following can be derived from the number 38. As we have learned, the number three expresses the concept of testing. Hence, the number thirty can relate to being thoroughly or completely (10) tested (3). Usually when a person finds himself being tested, he immediately prays for the testing to be stopped or to be removed from the trial. What is being expressed in this example is that one is going to be thoroughly or completely (10) tested (3) and when the purpose for this testing or trial is complete, then this person will have a new beginning (8). 

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year a year Noun H8141 שָׁנִ֜ים sha·nim
of his reign to be or become king or queen, to reign Verb H4427 לְמָלְכֹ֗ו le·ma·le·chov
while he was still a going around, continuance, still, yet, again, beside sub H5750 עֹודֶ֣נּוּ o·v·den·nu
a youth, a boy, lad, youth, retainer Noun H5288 נַ֔עַר na·'ar,
he began to pollute, defile, profane Verb H2490 הֵחֵ֕ל he·chel
to seek to resort to, seek Verb H1875 לִדְרֹ֕ושׁ lid·ro·vsh
the God God, god Noun H430 לֵאלֹהֵ֖י le·lo·hei
of his father father Noun H1 אָבִ֑יו a·viv;
David; perhaps "beloved one," a son of Jesse Noun H1732 דָּוִ֣יד da·vid
Analysis:
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and in the twelfth two (a card. number) Noun H8147 וּבִשְׁתֵּ֧ים u·vish·teim
year a year Noun H8141 שָׁנָ֗ה sha·nah
he began to pollute, defile, profane Verb H2490 הֵחֵל֙ he·chel
to purge to be clean or pure Verb H2891 לְטַהֵ֔ר le·ta·her,
Judah probably "praised," a son of Jacob, also his desc., the S. kingdom, also four Isr. Noun H3063 יְהוּדָה֙ ye·hu·dah
Analysis:
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and Jerusalem probably "foundation of peace," capital city of all Isr. Noun H3389 וִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם vi·ru·sha·lim,
Analysis:
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of the high places, a high place Noun H1116 הַבָּמֹות֙ hab·ba·mo·vt
the Asherim, a Phoenician goddess, also an image of the same Noun H842 וְהָ֣אֲשֵׁרִ֔ים ve·ha·'a·she·rim,
the carved images an idol, image Noun H6456 וְהַפְּסִלִ֖ים ve·hap·pe·si·lim
and the molten images. a libation, molten metal or image Noun H4541 וְהַמַּסֵּכֹֽות׃ ve·ham·mas·se·cho·vt.

Locations

Jerusalem

JERUSALEMje-roo'-sa-lem:I. THE NAME1. In Cuneiform2. In Hebrew3. In Greek and Latin4. The Meaning of Jerusalem5. Other NamesII. GEOLOGY, CLIMATE AND SPRINGS1. Geology2. Climate and Rainfall3. The Natural SpringsIII. THE NATURAL SITE1. The Mountains Around2. The Valleys3. The HillsIV. GENERAL TOPOGRAPHY OF JERUSALEM1. Description of Josephus2. Summary of the... View Details

Judah

JUDAH, TERRITORY OF(yehudhah):I. GEOGRAPHICAL DATA1. The Natural Boundaries2. The Natural Divisions of Judah(1) The Maritime Plain(2) The Shephelah(3) The Hill Country of JudahII. THE TRIBE OF JUDAH AND ITS TERRITORYIII. THE BOUNDARIES OF THE KINGDOM OF JUDAHLITERATUREI. Geographical Data.Although the physical conformation of Western Palestine divides this l... View Details

People

David

David [N] [B] [H] [S] beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother's name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of  2 Samuel 17:25 . As to his personal appearance, we only know that he was red-haired, with beautiful eyes and a fair face ( 1 Samuel 16:12 ;  17:42 ).  His early... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 For in the eighth year of his reign while he was still a youth, he began to seek the God of his father David; and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Asherim, the carved images and the molten images.
King James Bible For in the eighth year of his reign reign, while he was still a youth, yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father David; father: and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of from the high places, and the Asherim, groves, and the carved images images, and the molten images.
Hebrew Greek English For in the eighth year of his reign while he was still a youth, he began to seek the God of his father David; and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Asherim, the carved images and the molten images.