Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Josiah slaughtered all the priests of those high places on the altars and burned human bones on them. Then he went back to Jerusalem. New Living Translation He executed the priests of the pagan shrines on their own altars, and he burned human bones on the altars to desecrate them. Finally, he returned to Jerusalem. English Standard Version And he sacrificed all the priests of the high places who were there, on the altars, and burned human bones on them. Then he returned to Jerusalem. Berean Standard Bible On the altars he slaughtered all the priests of the high places, and he burned human bones on them. Then he returned to Jerusalem. King James Bible 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. New King James Version He executed all the priests of the high places who were there, on the altars, and burned men’s bones on them; and he returned to Jerusalem. New American Standard Bible And he slaughtered all the priests of the high places who were there on the altars, and burned human bones on them; then he returned to Jerusalem. NASB 1995 All the priests of the high places who were there he slaughtered on the altars and burned human bones on them; then he returned to Jerusalem. NASB 1977 And all the priests of the high places who were there he slaughtered on the altars and burned human bones on them; then he returned to Jerusalem. Legacy Standard Bible And all the priests of the high places who were there he slaughtered on the altars and burned human bones on them. Then he returned to Jerusalem. Amplified Bible All the priests of the high places who were there he slaughtered on the altars, and burned human bones on them [to desecrate the places forever]. Then he returned to Jerusalem. Christian Standard Bible He slaughtered on the altars all the priests of those high places, and he burned human bones on the altars. Then he returned to Jerusalem. Holman Christian Standard Bible He slaughtered on the altars all the priests of the high places who were there, and he burned human bones on the altars. Then he returned to Jerusalem. American Standard Version And he slew all the priests of the high places that were there, upon the altars, and burned men's bones upon them; and he returned to Jerusalem. Contemporary English Version He killed the priests who served at them and burned their bones on the altars. After all that, Josiah went back to Jerusalem. English Revised Version And he slew all the priests of the high places that were there, upon the altars, and burned men's bones upon them; and he returned to Jerusalem. GOD'S WORD® Translation He slaughtered all the priests of the illegal worship sites on their altars and then burned human bones on them. He went back to Jerusalem. Good News Translation He killed all the pagan priests on the altars where they served, and he burned human bones on every altar. Then he returned to Jerusalem. International Standard Version After he had slaughtered all the priests who served at the high places and burned their bones on those high places, he returned to Jerusalem. Majority Standard Bible On the altars he slaughtered all the priests of the high places, and he burned human bones on them. Then he returned to Jerusalem. NET Bible He sacrificed all the priests of the high places on the altars located there, and burned human bones on them. Then he returned to Jerusalem. New Heart English Bible He killed all the priests of the high places that were there, on the altars, and burned men's bones on them; and he returned to Jerusalem. Webster's Bible Translation And he slew all the priests of the high places, that were there upon the altars, and burnt men's bones upon them, and returned to Jerusalem. World English Bible He killed all the priests of the high places that were there, on the altars, and burned men’s bones on them; and he returned to Jerusalem. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd he slays all the priests of the high places who [are] there by the altars, and burns the bones of man on them, and turns back to Jerusalem. Young's Literal Translation And he slayeth all the priests of the high places who are there by the altars, and burneth the bones of man upon them, and turneth back to Jerusalem. Smith's Literal Translation And he will sacrifice all the priests of the heights which were there upon the altars, and he will burn the bones of man upon them, and he will turn back to Jerusalem. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd he slew all the priests of the high places, that were there, upon the altars: and he burnt men's bones upon them: and returned to Jerusalem. Catholic Public Domain Version And all the priests of the high places, who were in that place, he killed upon the altars. And he burned the bones of the men upon them. And he returned to Jerusalem. New American Bible He slaughtered upon the altars all the priests of the high places that were there, and burned human bones upon them. Then he returned to Jerusalem. New Revised Standard Version He slaughtered on the altars all the priests of the high places who were there, and burned human bones on them. Then he returned to Jerusalem. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd he slew all the priests of the high places, who burned incense upon the altars and burned men's bones upon them, and he returned to Jerusalem. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And he slaughtered all the Priests of the high places who had put incense on the altars, and he burned the bones of the men upon them, and he returned to Jerusalem. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And he slew all the priests of the high places that were there, upon the altars, and burned men's bones upon them; and he returned to Jerusalem. Brenton Septuagint Translation And he sacrificed all the priests of the high places that were there on the altars, and burnt the bones of men upon them, and returned to Jerusalem. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Josiah Destroys Idolatry…19Just as Josiah had done at Bethel, so also in the cities of Samaria he removed all the shrines of the high places set up by the kings of Israel who had provoked the LORD to anger. 20On the altars he slaughtered all the priests of the high places, and he burned human bones on them. Then he returned to Jerusalem. Cross References 2 Chronicles 34:5 Then he burned the bones of the priests on their altars. So he cleansed Judah and 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.’” Deuteronomy 18:10-12 Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, practices divination or conjury, interprets omens, practices sorcery, / casts spells, consults a medium or spiritist, or inquires of the dead. / For whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD. And because of these detestable things, the LORD your God is driving out the nations before you. 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. 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. Ezekiel 6:5 I will lay the corpses of the Israelites before their idols and scatter your bones around your altars. 1 Kings 18:40 Then Elijah ordered them, “Seize the prophets of Baal! Do not let a single one escape.” So they seized them, and Elijah brought them down to the Kishon Valley and slaughtered them there. Exodus 22:20 If anyone sacrifices to any god other than the LORD alone, he must be set apart for destruction. Deuteronomy 12:3 Tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, burn up their Asherah poles, cut down the idols of their gods, and wipe out their names from every place. Isaiah 44:16-17 He burns half of it in the fire, and he roasts meat on that half. He eats the roast and is satisfied. Indeed, he warms himself and says, “Ah! I am warm; I see the fire.” / From the rest he makes a god, his graven image. He bows down to it and worships; he prays to it and says, “Save me, for you are my god.” Hosea 10:8 The high places of Aven will be destroyed—it is the sin of Israel; thorns and thistles will overgrow their altars. Then they will say to the mountains, “Cover us!” and to the hills, “Fall on us!” Matthew 23:27-28 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity. / In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. Romans 1:21-23 For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts. / Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools, / and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles. Acts 19:19 And a number of those who had practiced magic arts brought their books and burned them in front of everyone. When the value of the books was calculated, the total came to fifty thousand drachmas. Revelation 2:14 But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality. Treasury of Scripture And he slew all the priests of the high places that were there on the altars, and burned men's bones on them, and returned to Jerusalem. he slew. 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. 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. burned. 2 Chronicles 34:5 And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem. Jump to Previous Altars Bones Burned Burneth Burning Burnt Dead Death High Human Jerusalem Josiah Killed Places Priests Slaughtered Slayeth Slew TurnethJump to Next Altars Bones Burned Burneth Burning Burnt Dead Death High Human Jerusalem Josiah Killed Places Priests Slaughtered Slayeth Slew Turneth2 Kings 23 1. Josiah causes the book to be read in a solemn assembly.3. He renews the covenant of the Lord. 4. He destroys idolatry. 15. He burns dead men's bones upon the altar of Bethel, as was prophesied. 21. He keeps a most solemn Passover. 24. He puts away witches and all abomination. 26. God's final wrath against Judah. 29. Josiah, provoking Pharaoh Neco, is slain at Megiddo. 31. Jehoahaz, succeeding him, 33. is imprisoned by Pharaoh Neco, who makes Jehoiakim king. 36. Jehoiakim's wicked reign. Then Josiah The name "Josiah" means "Yahweh supports" or "Yahweh heals." Josiah was one of the few kings of Judah who was wholly committed to following the Lord. His reign marked a significant religious reform in Judah, as he sought to restore the worship of Yahweh and eliminate idolatry. His actions were in line with the covenantal expectations of a king who was to lead the people in faithfulness to God. slaughtered on the altars all the priests of the high places and he burned human bones on them So he returned to Jerusalem Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Onעַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the altars הַֽמִּזְבְּח֔וֹת (ham·miz·bə·ḥō·wṯ) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4196: An altar he slaughtered וַ֠יִּזְבַּח (way·yiz·baḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2076: To slaughter for sacrifice all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the priests כֹּהֲנֵ֨י (kō·hă·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 3548: Priest of the high places, הַבָּמ֤וֹת (hab·bā·mō·wṯ) Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 1116: An elevation and he burned וַיִּשְׂרֹ֛ף (way·yiś·rōp̄) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 8313: To be, on fire human אָדָ֖ם (’ā·ḏām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being bones עַצְמ֥וֹת (‘aṣ·mō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 6106: A bone, the body, the substance, selfsame on them. עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם (‘ă·lê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against Then he returned וַיָּ֖שָׁב (way·yā·šāḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again to 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 Kings 23:20 NIV2 Kings 23:20 NLT 2 Kings 23:20 ESV 2 Kings 23:20 NASB 2 Kings 23:20 KJV 2 Kings 23:20 BibleApps.com 2 Kings 23:20 Biblia Paralela 2 Kings 23:20 Chinese Bible 2 Kings 23:20 French Bible 2 Kings 23:20 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Kings 23:20 He killed all the priests (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) |
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