Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He burned the bones of the priests on their altars, and so he purged Judah and Jerusalem. New Living Translation He burned the bones of the pagan priests on their own altars, and so he purified Judah and Jerusalem. English Standard Version He also burned the bones of the priests on their altars and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem. Berean Standard Bible Then he burned the bones of the priests on their altars. So he cleansed Judah and Jerusalem. King James Bible And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem. New King James Version He also burned the bones of the priests on their altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem. New American Standard Bible Then he burned the bones of the priests on their altars and purged Judah and Jerusalem. NASB 1995 Then he burned the bones of the priests on their altars and purged Judah and Jerusalem. NASB 1977 Then he burned the bones of the priests on their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem. Legacy Standard Bible Then he burned the bones of the priests on their altars and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem. Amplified Bible Then Josiah burned the bones of the [pagan] priests on their altars and purged and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem. Christian Standard Bible He burned the bones of the priests on their altars. So he cleansed Judah and Jerusalem. Holman Christian Standard Bible He burned the bones of the priests on their altars. So he cleansed Judah and Jerusalem. American Standard Version And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem. Contemporary English Version Josiah then had the bones of the pagan priests burned on the altars. And so Josiah got rid of the worship of foreign gods in Judah and Jerusalem. English Revised Version And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem. GOD'S WORD® Translation He burned the bones of the priests on their altars. So he made Judah and Jerusalem clean. Good News Translation He burned the bones of the pagan priests on the altars where they had worshiped. By doing all this, he made Judah and Jerusalem ritually clean again. International Standard Version He burned the bones of the priests on their altars, thus purging Judah and Jerusalem. Majority Standard Bible Then he burned the bones of the priests on their altars. So he cleansed Judah and Jerusalem. NET Bible He burned the bones of the pagan priests on their altars; he purified Judah and Jerusalem. New Heart English Bible He burnt the bones of the priests on their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem. Webster's Bible Translation And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem. World English Bible He burned the bones of the priests on their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand he has burned the bones of the priests on their altars, and cleanses Judah and Jerusalem, Young's Literal Translation and the bones of the priests he hath burnt on their altars, and cleanseth Judah and Jerusalem, Smith's Literal Translation And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and he will cleanse Judah and Jerusalem. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd he burnt the bones of the priests on the altars of the idols, and he cleansed Juda and Jerusalem. Catholic Public Domain Version And after that, he burned the bones of the priests upon the altars of the idols. And so did he cleanse Judah and Jerusalem. New American Bible and the bones of the priests he burned upon their altars. Thus he purified Judah and Jerusalem. New Revised Standard Version He also burned the bones of the priests on their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd the bones of the priests who served them, he dug out of their graves and brought them and burned them, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And the bones of the Priests who were working for them he dug from their graves, and he brought and he burned them and purified Yehuda and Jerusalem OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem. Brenton Septuagint Translation And he burnt the bones of the priests upon the altars, and purged Juda and Jerusalem. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Josiah Destroys Idolatry…4Then in his presence the altars of the Baals were torn down, and he cut to pieces the incense altars that were above them. He shattered the Asherah poles, the carved idols, and the cast images, crushed them to dust, and scattered them over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them. 5Then he burned the bones of the priests on their altars. So he cleansed Judah and Jerusalem. 6Josiah did the same in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, as far as Naphtali, and in the ruins around them.… Cross References 2 Kings 23:20 On the altars he slaughtered all the priests of the high places, and he burned human bones on them. Then he returned to Jerusalem. 1 Kings 13:2 And he cried out against the altar by the word of the LORD, “O altar, O altar, this is what the LORD says: ‘A son named Josiah will be born to the house of David, and upon you he will sacrifice the priests of the high places who burn incense upon you, and human bones will be burned upon you.’” 2 Kings 23:16-18 And as Josiah turned, he saw the tombs there on the hillside, and he sent someone to take the bones out of the tombs, and he burned them on the altar to defile it, according to the word of the LORD proclaimed by the man of God who had foretold these things. / Then the king asked, “What is this monument I see?” And the men of the city replied, “It is the tomb of the man of God who came from Judah and proclaimed these things that you have done to the altar of Bethel.” / “Let him rest,” said Josiah. “Do not let anyone disturb his bones.” So they left his bones undisturbed, along with those of the prophet who had come from Samaria. Jeremiah 8:1-2 “At that time,” declares the LORD, “the bones of the kings of Judah, the bones of the officials, the bones of the priests, the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the people of Jerusalem will be removed from their graves. / They will be exposed to the sun and moon, and to all the host of heaven which they have loved, served, followed, consulted, and worshiped. Their bones will not be gathered up or buried, but will become like dung lying on the ground. 1 Kings 13:32 for the message that he cried out by the word of the LORD against the altar in Bethel and against all the shrines on the high places in the cities of Samaria will surely come to pass.” 2 Kings 23:24 Furthermore, Josiah removed the mediums and spiritists, the household gods and idols, and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem. He did this to carry out the words of the law written in the book that Hilkiah the priest had found in the house of the LORD. Deuteronomy 7:5 Instead, this is what you are to do to them: tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, cut down their Asherah poles, and burn their idols in the fire. Exodus 32:20 Then he took the calf they had made, burned it in the fire, ground it to powder, and scattered the powder over the face of the water. Then he forced the Israelites to drink it. Leviticus 26:30 I will destroy your high places, cut down your incense altars, and heap your lifeless bodies on the lifeless remains of your idols; and My soul will despise you. 1 Kings 14:10 Because of all this, behold, I am bringing disaster on the house of Jeroboam: I will cut off from Jeroboam every male, both slave and free, in Israel; I will burn up the house of Jeroboam as one burns up dung until it is gone! 2 Kings 21:3-5 For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed, and he raised up altars for Baal. He made an Asherah pole, as King Ahab of Israel had done, and he worshiped and served all the host of heaven. / Manasseh also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “In Jerusalem I will put My Name.” / In both courtyards of the house of the LORD, he built altars to all the host of heaven. 2 Kings 21:12-15 this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I am bringing such calamity upon Jerusalem and Judah that the news will reverberate in the ears of all who hear it. / I will stretch out over Jerusalem the measuring line used against Samaria and the plumb line used against the house of Ahab, and I will wipe out Jerusalem as one wipes out a bowl—wiping it and turning it upside down. / So I will forsake the remnant of My inheritance and deliver them into the hands of their enemies. And they will become plunder and spoil to all their enemies, ... 2 Kings 22:17 because they have forsaken Me and burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke Me to anger with all the works of their hands. My wrath will be kindled against this place and will not be quenched.’ 2 Kings 23:4-5 Then the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, the priests second in rank, and the doorkeepers to remove from the temple of the LORD all the articles made for Baal, Asherah, and all the host of heaven. And he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron and carried their ashes to Bethel. / Josiah also did away with the idolatrous priests ordained by the kings of Judah to burn incense on the high places of the cities of Judah and in the places all around Jerusalem—those who had burned incense to Baal, to the sun and moon, to the constellations, and to all the host of heaven. 2 Kings 23:6 He brought the Asherah pole from the house of the LORD to the Kidron Valley outside Jerusalem, and there he burned it, ground it to powder, and threw its dust on the graves of the common people. Treasury of Scripture And he burnt the bones of the priests on their altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem. he 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. 2 Kings 23:16 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. Jeremiah 8:1,2 At that time, saith the LORD, they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of his princes, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, out of their graves: … cleansed 2 Chronicles 34:7 And when he had broken down the altars and the groves, and had beaten the graven images into powder, and cut down all the idols throughout all the land of Israel, he returned to Jerusalem. Numbers 35:33 So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are: for blood it defileth the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it. Jeremiah 3:10 And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the LORD. Jump to Previous Altars Bones Burned Burnt Clean Cleansed Cleanseth Jerusalem Judah Priests PurgedJump to Next Altars Bones Burned Burnt Clean Cleansed Cleanseth Jerusalem Judah Priests Purged2 Chronicles 34 1. Josiah's good reign3. He destroys idolatry 8. He takes order for the repair of the temple 14. Hilkiah, having found a book of the law, 21. Josiah sends to Huldah to enquire of the Lord 23. Huldah prophesies the destruction of Jerusalem, but respite thereof in Josiah's time 29. Josiah, causing it to be read in a solemn assembly, renews the covenant with God Then he burned the bones of the priests on their altars. This phrase refers to King Josiah's reform efforts to purify the land of Judah from idolatry. The priests mentioned here were those who served at the high places, which were unauthorized worship sites often associated with idol worship. By burning their bones on the altars, Josiah was fulfilling the prophecy given by a man of God during the reign of Jeroboam I (1 Kings 13:2). This act symbolized the complete desecration and defilement of these altars, rendering them unusable for future idolatrous practices. It was a radical step to ensure that the worship of Yahweh was not mixed with pagan practices. This action also highlights the seriousness with which Josiah approached the covenantal laws, emphasizing the need for exclusive worship of the God of Israel. So he cleansed Judah and Jerusalem. Persons / Places / Events 1. JosiahThe king of Judah who initiated religious reforms to restore the worship of Yahweh and cleanse the land of idolatry. 2. Judah and Jerusalem The southern kingdom and its capital, where Josiah focused his reform efforts. 3. Idolatrous Priests The priests who served at the high places and altars dedicated to false gods, whose bones were burned by Josiah. 4. Altars The places of worship for idols, which Josiah desecrated by burning the bones of the idolatrous priests upon them. 5. Religious Reforms The actions taken by Josiah to purify the worship practices in Judah and Jerusalem, including the destruction of idolatrous sites. Teaching Points Zeal for PurityJosiah's actions demonstrate a fervent commitment to purifying worship and eradicating idolatry. Believers are called to examine their own lives for any form of idolatry and remove it. Fulfillment of Prophecy Josiah's actions fulfilled specific prophecies, showing God's sovereignty and the importance of obedience to His word. Christians are encouraged to trust in God's promises and align their actions with His will. Leadership in Reform Josiah's leadership was crucial in leading the nation back to God. This highlights the role of godly leadership in spiritual renewal and the impact one person can have on a community. Consequences of Idolatry The burning of the priests' bones serves as a stark reminder of the consequences of idolatry. Believers are reminded of the seriousness of sin and the need for repentance. Holistic Cleansing Josiah's reforms were comprehensive, addressing both physical and spiritual aspects of worship. Christians are encouraged to pursue holistic spiritual growth, addressing both external actions and internal attitudes.(5) And he burnt . . . upon their altar.--See 2Kings 23:13-14; 2Kings 23:16; 2Kings 23:20 for details. Literally, and bones of priests he burnt. They were bones taken from the graves of the idolatrous priests, who were thus punished, while their altars were irreparably defiled. (For the horror with which such a violation of the dead was then regarded, see Amos 2:1.) And cleansed (i.e., "purged," 2Chronicles 34:3) Judah and Jerusalem.--This phrase does not occur at all in the parallel account. . . . Verse 5. - Note herein the striking fulfilment of 1 Kings 13:1-3, of which our parallel (2 Kings 23:12-14, 16-20) gives a more detailed account, especially as regards Israel, though not failing to recognize Judah and Jerusalem's share in the need of purgation and punishment.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Then he burnedשָׂרַ֖ף (śā·rap̄) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 8313: To be, on fire the bones וְעַצְמוֹת֙ (wə·‘aṣ·mō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 6106: A bone, the body, the substance, selfsame of the priests כֹּֽהֲנִ֔ים (kō·hă·nîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3548: Priest on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against their altars. מִזְבְּחוֹתָ֑ם (miz·bə·ḥō·w·ṯām) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 4196: An altar So he cleansed וַיְטַהֵ֥ר (way·ṭa·hêr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2891: To be clean or pure Judah יְהוּדָ֖ה (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites and Jerusalem. יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (yə·rū·šā·lim) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel Links 2 Chronicles 34:5 NIV2 Chronicles 34:5 NLT 2 Chronicles 34:5 ESV 2 Chronicles 34:5 NASB 2 Chronicles 34:5 KJV 2 Chronicles 34:5 BibleApps.com 2 Chronicles 34:5 Biblia Paralela 2 Chronicles 34:5 Chinese Bible 2 Chronicles 34:5 French Bible 2 Chronicles 34:5 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Chronicles 34:5 He burnt the bones of the priests (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) |