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2 Kings 23:20 KJV
2 Kings · chapter 23 · verse 20
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.2 Kings 23:20 · King James Version
2 Kings 23:20 in context
18And he said, Let him alone; let no man move his bones. So they let his bones alone, with the bones of the prophet that came out of Samaria.
19And all the houses also of the high places that were in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to provoke the Lord to anger, Josiah took away, and did to them according to all the acts that he had done in Bethel.
20And 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.
21And the king commanded all the people, saying, Keep the passover unto the LORD your God, as it is written in the book of this covenant.
22Surely there was not holden such a passover from the days of the judges that judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel, nor of the kings of Judah;
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- JerusalemYᵉrûwshâlaimJerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of PalestineH3389 →
- returnedshûwbto turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figurativelyH7725 →
- priestskôhênliterally one officiating, a priestH3548 →
- placesbâmâhan elevationH1116 →
- altarsmizbêachan altarH4196 →
- burnedsâraphto be on fireH8313 →
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We have here an account of such a reformation as we have not met with in all the history of the kings of Judah, such thorough riddance made of all the abominable things and such foundations laid of a glorious good work; and here I cannot but wonder at two things: - 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 4-24