2 Kings 23:20 KJV
And he slew all the priests of the high places that were there upon the altars, and burned men's bones upon them, and returned to Jerusalem.
Matthew Henry
- The reformation extended to Israel, A passover keptJosiah's zeal extended to the cities of Israel within his reach. He carefully preserved the sepulchre of that man of God, who came from Judah to foretell the...
Thompson Chains
- IdolatrousSee the chain from Judges 17:5 · 1 link
- CremationLast of 3 links
- Idolatrous PriestsLast of 8 links
Cross References
- 2 Kings 11:18 And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and brake it down; his altars and his images brake they in pieces thoroughly, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of the LORD.
- Exodus 22:20 He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.
- 2 Kings 10:25 And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, Go in, and slay them; let none come forth. And they smote them with the edge of the sword; and the guard and the captains cast them out, and went to the city of the house of Baal.
- 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.
- 1 Kings 18:40 And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.
- 2 Chronicles 34:5 And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.
- Deuteronomy 13:5 And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn you away from the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the LORD thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee.
- Isaiah 34:6 The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, and with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams: for the LORD hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Idumea.
- Zechariah 13:2–3 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more be remembered: and also I will cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to pass out of the land. …
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Topics
- Beth-el Prophecies against the idolatrous altars at
- Calf Altars of, destroyed
- Cremation General scriptures concerning
- Iconoclasm Josiah
- Influence Josiah
- Israel, prophecies concerning Josiah succeeds Amon; the temple is repaired; the book of the law recovered; religious revival follows; and the king dies
- Josiah Destroys the altar and high places of idolatry
- Prophecy The birth and zeal of Josiah
- Religion Josiah
- Revivals Josiah
- Rulers Josiah, in repairing the temple and in other good works
- Zeal, religious Josiah
Kings of Israel & Judah
- JosiahKing of Judah · 641–610 BC
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible641–599 BC · Josiah, Jehoahaz, and Jehoiakim reign in Judah
Places
- JerusalemTown · Location well established
- Places in 2 Kings 23 on a map
Bible Dictionary
- JerusalemCalled also Salem, Ariel, Jebus, the “city of God,” the “holy city;” by the modern Arabs el-Khuds, meaning “the holy;” once “the city of...
Hebrew and Strong’s
- And he slew וַיִּזְבַּח wayyizbaḥ זָבַח Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- all the priests אֶת ʾet Object marker כָּל kol Noun · masculine singular construct כֹּהֲנֵי kōhănê כֹּהֵן Noun · masculine plural construct
- of the high places הַבָּמוֹת habbāmôt בָּמָה Noun · feminine plural · with the
- that were there upon the altars אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative שָׁם šām Adverb עַל ʿal Preposition הַמִּזְבְּחוֹת hammizbĕḥôt מִזְבֵּחַ Noun · masculine plural · with the
- and burned וַיִּשְׂרֹף wayyiśrōp שָׂרַף Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- men's אָדָם ʾādām אָדָם Noun · masculine singular
- bones אֶת ʾet Object marker עַצְמוֹת ʿaṣmôt עֶצֶם Noun · feminine plural construct
- upon them, and returned עֲלֵיהֶם ʿălêhem Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine plural וַיָּשָׁב wayyāšāb שׁוּב Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- to Jerusalem יְרוּשָׁלִָם yĕrûšālim יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם Proper name
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