2 Kings 23:16 KJV

And as Josiah turned himself, he spied the sepulchres that were there in the mount, and sent, and took the bones out of the sepulchres, and burned them upon the altar, and polluted it, according to the word of the LORD which the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these words.

Matthew Henry

Thompson Chains

Parallel Passages

  • 1 Kings 13:2 And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the LORD; Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men's bones shall be burnt upon thee.

From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).

Cross References

  • 1 Kings 13:1–2 And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the LORD unto Bethel: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense. …
  • 1 Kings 13:32 For the saying which he cried by the word of the LORD against the altar in Bethel, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, shall surely come to pass.
  • Matthew 24:35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
  • John 10:35 If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;

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Topics

Kings of Israel & Judah

  • JosiahKing of Judah · 641–610 BC

Timeline

Bible Dictionary

  • JosiahHealed by Jehovah, or Jehovah will support. The son of Amon, and his successor on the throne of Judah (2 Kgs 22:1; 2 Chr 34:1). His...
  • LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.
  • God(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning...

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • And as Josiah יֹאשִׁיָּהוּ yōʾšiyyāhû יֹאשִׁיָּה Proper name
  • turned וַיִּפֶן wayyipen פָּנָה Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • himself, he spied וַיַּרְא wayyarʾ רָאָה Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • the sepulchres אֶת ʾet Object marker הַקְּבָרִים haqqĕbārîm קֶבֶר Noun · masculine plural · with the
  • that were there in the mount אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative שָׁם šām Adverb בָּהָר bāhār הַר Noun · masculine singular · with preposition with the
  • and sent וַיִּשְׁלַח wayyišlaḥ שָׁלַח Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • and took וַיִּקַּח wayyiqqaḥ לָקַח Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • the bones אֶת ʾet Object marker הָעֲצָמוֹת hāʿăṣāmôt עֶצֶם Noun · feminine plural · with the
  • out of the sepulchres מִן min Preposition הַקְּבָרִים haqqĕbārîm קֶבֶר Noun · masculine plural · with the
  • and burned וַיִּשְׂרֹף wayyiśrōp שָׂרַף Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • upon the altar עַל ʿal Preposition הַמִּזְבֵּחַ hammizbēaḥ מִזְבֵּחַ Noun · masculine singular · with the
  • and polluted וַיְטַמְּאֵהוּ wayṭammĕʾēhû טָמֵא Verb · piel sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and, suffix: third person masculine singular
  • it, according to the word כִּדְבַר kidbar דָּבָר Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition
  • of the LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
  • which the man אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative אִישׁ ʾîš אִישׁ Noun · masculine singular construct אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative
  • of God הָאֱלֹהִים hāʾĕlōhîm אֱלֹהִים Noun · masculine plural · with the
  • proclaimed קָרָא qārāʾ קָרָא Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular
  • who proclaimed קָרָא qārāʾ קָרָא Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular
  • these words אֶת ʾet Object marker הַדְּבָרִים haddĕbārîm דָּבָר Noun · masculine plural · with the הָאֵלֶּה hāʾēllê Pronoun · with the

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