2 Kings 23:9 KJV
Nevertheless the priests of the high places came not up to the altar of the LORD in Jerusalem, but they did eat of the unleavened bread among their brethren.
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
- Neglect of DutySee the chain from Judges 5:23 · 9 links
- Unleavened BreadLink 9 of 11 · next Luke 22:7
Parallel Passages
- 1 Kings 12:27 If this people go up to do sacrifice in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, then shall the heart of this people turn again unto their lord, even unto Rehoboam king of Judah, and they shall kill me, and go again to Rehoboam king of Judah.
From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).
Cross References
- Ezekiel 44:10–14 And the Levites that are gone away far from me, when Israel went astray, which went astray away from me after their idols; they shall even bear their iniquity. …
- 1 Samuel 2:36 And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thine house shall come and crouch to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priests' offices, that I may eat a piece of bread.
- Ezekiel 44:29–31 They shall eat the meat offering, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering; and every dedicated thing in Israel shall be theirs. …
- Malachi 2:8–9 But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the LORD of hosts. …
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Topics
- Bread Sacrificed
- 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
Hebrew and Strong’s
- Nevertheless the priests אַךְ ʾak Affirmation כֹּהֲנֵי kōhănê כֹּהֵן Noun · masculine plural construct
- of the high places הַבָּמוֹת habbāmôt בָּמָה Noun · feminine plural · with the
- came not up לֹא lōʾ Negative יַעֲלוּ yaʿălû עָלָה Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine plural
- to the altar אֶל ʾel Preposition מִזְבַּח mizbaḥ מִזְבֵּחַ Noun · masculine singular construct
- of the LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
- in Jerusalem בִּירוּשָׁלִָם bîrûšālim יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם Proper name · with preposition
- but they did eat כִּי kî Conjunction אִם ʾim Conjunction אָכְלוּ ʾākĕlû אָכַל Verb · qal perfect, third person common plural
- of the unleavened bread מַצּוֹת maṣṣôt מַצָּה Noun · feminine plural
- among בְּתוֹךְ bĕtôk תָּוֶךְ Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition
- their brethren אֲחֵיהֶם ʾăḥêhem אָח Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: third person masculine plural
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