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Text -- 2 Kings 23:1-6 (NET)
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The King Institutes Religious Reform
23:1 The king summoned all the leaders of Judah and Jerusalem .
23:2 The king went up to the Lord’s temple , accompanied by all the people of Judah , all the residents of Jerusalem , the priests , and the prophets . All the people were there, from the youngest to the oldest . He read aloud all the words of the scroll of the covenant that had been discovered in the Lord’s temple .
23:3 The king stood by the pillar and renewed the covenant before the Lord , agreeing to follow the Lord and to obey his commandments , laws , and rules with all his heart and being , by carrying out the terms of this covenant recorded on this scroll . All the people agreed to keep the covenant .
23:4 The king ordered Hilkiah the high priest , the high-ranking priests , and the guards to bring out of the Lord’s temple all the items that were used in the worship of Baal , Asherah , and all the stars of the sky . The king burned them outside of Jerusalem in the terraces of Kidron , and carried their ashes to Bethel .
23:5 He eliminated the pagan priests whom the kings of Judah had appointed to offer sacrifices on the high places in the cities of Judah and in the area right around Jerusalem . (They offered sacrifices to Baal , the sun god, the moon god, the constellations , and all the stars in the sky .)
23:6 He removed the Asherah pole from the Lord’s temple and took it outside Jerusalem to the Kidron Valley , where he burned it. He smashed it to dust and then threw the dust in the public graveyard .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Josiah |
Influence |
SANCTUARY |
GOD, 2 |
CHRONOLOGY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT |
HIGH PLACE |
Israel |
Rulers |
Zeal |
Revivals |
Religion |
Prophecy |
CHEMOSH |
LAW IN THE OLD TESTAMENT |
Jeremiah |
Pentateuch |
Hilkiah |
Moon |
HOST OF HEAVEN |
ASHERAH |
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