2 Kings 23:4 KJV

And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the door, to bring forth out of the temple of the LORD all the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the grove, and for all the host of heaven: and he burned them without Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried the ashes of them unto Bethel.

Matthew Henry

He destroys idolatryWhat abundance of wickedness in Judah and Jerusalem! One would not have believed it possible, that in Judah, where God was known, in Israel, where his name...

Thompson Chains

Temple CleansedSee the chain from 2 Chronicles 29:15 · 5 links
BaalSee the chain from Numbers 22:41 · 14 links
GrovesSee the chain from Deuteronomy 12:2 · 12 links
Without the CampSee the chain from Exodus 29:14 · 13 links
HilkiahLink 2 of 7 · next 1 Chronicles 6:13
Religious ReformsLink 4 of 8 · next 2 Chronicles 19:3
Beth-elSee the chain from Genesis 28:19 · 15 links

Parallel Passages

2 Kings 25:18 And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:

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

Cross References

2 Kings 21:3 For he built up again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal, and made a grove, as did Ahab king of Israel; and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.
2 Kings 21:7 And he set a graven image of the grove that he had made in the house, of which the LORD said to David, and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever:
2 Kings 25:18 And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:
2 Chronicles 33:3 For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down, and he reared up altars for Baalim, and made groves, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.
Judges 2:13 And they forsook the LORD, and served Baal and Ashtaroth.
2 Samuel 15:23 And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over: the king also himself passed over the brook Kidron, and all the people passed over, toward the way of the wilderness.
1 Kings 12:29 And he set the one in Bethel, and the other put he in Dan.
1 Kings 16:31 And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshipped him.
1 Kings 18:19 Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel's table.
1 Kings 18:26 And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered. And they leaped upon the altar which was made.
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.
1 Kings 19:18 Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him.
2 Kings 17:16 And they left all the commandments of the LORD their God, and made them molten images, even two calves, and made a grove, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.
2 Kings 22:4 Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum the silver which is brought into the house of the LORD, which the keepers of the door have gathered of the people:
2 Kings 23:15 Moreover the altar that was at Bethel, and the high place which Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, had made, both that altar and the high place he brake down, and burned the high place, and stamped it small to powder, and burned the grove.
1 Chronicles 24:4–19 And there were more chief men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar; and thus were they divided. Among the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen chief men of the house of their fathers, and eight among the sons of Ithamar according to the house of their fathers. …
1 Chronicles 26:1–19 Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph. …
2 Chronicles 33:7 And he set a carved image, the idol which he had made, in the house of God, of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen before all the tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever:
2 Chronicles 34:3–4 For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father: and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images. …
Isaiah 27:9 By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged; and this is all the fruit to take away his sin; when he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, the groves and images shall not stand up.
Jeremiah 7:9 Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not;
Jeremiah 52:24 And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:
Hosea 4:15 Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Bethaven, nor swear, The LORD liveth.
Amos 4:4 Come to Bethel, and transgress; at Gilgal multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices every morning, and your tithes after three years:
Matthew 26:3 Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,
Matthew 27:1 When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:
John 18:1 When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples over the brook Cedron, where was a garden, into the which he entered, and his disciples.

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Topics

Baal Destroyed by Josiah
Beth-el Prophecies against the idolatrous altars at
Calf Altars of, destroyed
Hilkiah 2. High priest
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
KidronRiver · today Kidron River · Location well established
BethelTown · today Beitin · Location likely
Places in 2 Kings 23 on a map

Bible Dictionary

HilkiahPortion of Jehovah. (1.) 1 Chr 6:54. (2.) 1 Chr 26:11. (3.) The father of Eliakim (2 Kgs 18:18, 2 Kgs 18:26, 2 Kgs 18:37). (4.) The...
LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.
BaalLord. (1.) The name appropriated to the principal male god of the Phoenicians. It is found in several places in the plural BAALIM (Judg...
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...
Kidron= Kedron = Cedron, turbid, the winter torrent which flows through the Valley of Jehoshaphat, on the eastern side of Jerusalem, between...
BethelHouse of God. (1.) A place in Central Palestine, about 10 miles north of Jerusalem, at the head of the pass of Michmash and Ai. It was...

Hebrew and Strong’s

And the king הַמֶּלֶךְ hammelek מֶלֶךְ Noun · masculine singular · with the
commanded וַיְצַו wayṣaw צָוָה Verb · piel sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
Hilkiah אֶת ʾet Object marker חִלְקִיָּהוּ ḥilqiyyāhû חִלְקִיָּה Proper name
the high הַגָּדוֹל haggādôl גָּדוֹל Adjective · masculine singular · with the
priest הַכֹּהֵן hakkōhēn כֹּהֵן Noun · masculine singular · with the
and the priests וְאֶת wĕʾet Object marker · with and כֹּהֲנֵי kōhănê כֹּהֵן Noun · masculine plural construct
of the second order הַמִּשְׁנֶה hammišnê מִשְׁנֶה Noun · masculine singular · with the
and the keepers וְאֶת wĕʾet Object marker · with and שֹׁמְרֵי šōmĕrê שָׁמַר Verb · qal active participle, masculine plural construct
of the door הַסַּף hassap סַף Noun · masculine singular · with the
to bring forth לְהוֹצִיא lĕhôṣîʾ יָצָא Verb · hiphil infinitive construct · with preposition
out of the temple מֵהֵיכַל mēhêkal הֵיכָל Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition
of the LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
all the vessels אֵת ʾēt Object marker כָּל kol Noun · masculine singular construct הַכֵּלִים hakkēlîm כְּלִי Noun · masculine plural · with the
that were made הָעֲשׂוּיִם hāʿăśûyim עָשָׂה Verb · qal passive participle, masculine plural · with the
for Baal לַבַּעַל labbaʿal בַּעַל Proper name · with preposition with the
and for the grove וְלָאֲשֵׁרָה wĕlāʾăšērâ אֲשֵׁרָה Proper name · with and, preposition with the
and for all the host וּלְכֹל ûlĕkōl Noun · masculine singular construct · with and, preposition צְבָא ṣĕbāʾ צָבָא Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct
of heaven הַשָּׁמָיִם haššāmāyim שָׁמַיִם Noun · masculine plural · with the
and he burned וַיִּשְׂרְפֵם wayyiśrĕpēm שָׂרַף Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and, suffix: third person masculine plural
them without מִחוּץ miḥûṣ חוּץ Noun · masculine singular · with preposition
Jerusalem לִירוּשָׁלִַם lîrûšālim יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם Proper name · with preposition
in the fields בְּשַׁדְמוֹת bĕšadmôt שְׁדֵמָה Noun · feminine plural construct · with preposition
of Kidron קִדְרוֹן qidrôn קִדְרוֹן Proper name
and carried וְנָשָׂא wĕnāśāʾ נָשָׂא Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular · with and
the ashes אֶת ʾet Object marker עֲפָרָם ʿăpārām עָפָר Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine plural
of them unto Bethel בֵּית bêt בֵּית־אֵל Proper name אֵל ʾēl בֵּית־אֵל Proper name

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