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the eighteenth year

"year 18" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal)

Josiah had cleansed the land and the temple

This speaks of Josiah causing Judah and Jerusalem to be acceptable to Yahweh as if he made them physically clean. Alternate translation: "Josiah had caused the land and the temple to become acceptable again to Yahweh" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

Shaphan son of Azaliah, Maaseiah ... Joah son of Joahaz ... Hilkiah

These are the names of men. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)