2 Kings 23:15
23:15 He also tore down the altar in Bethel at the high place made by Jeroboam son of Nebat, who encouraged Israel to sin. He burned all the combustible items at that high place and crushed them to dust; including the Asherah pole.
2 Kings 23:19
23:19 Josiah also removed all the shrines on the high places in the cities of Samaria. The kings of Israel had made them and angered the Lord. He did to them what he had done to the high place in Bethel.
2 Kings 23:2
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.
2 Kings 1:1
Elijah Confronts the King and His Commanders
1:1 After Ahab died, Moab rebelled against Israel.
2 Kings 1:6-7
1:6 They replied,
“A man came up to meet us. He told us, “Go back to the king who sent you and tell him, ‘This is what the
Lord says: “You must think there is no God in Israel! That explains why you are sending for an oracle from Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron.
Therefore you will not leave the bed you lie on, for you will certainly die.”’”
1:7 The king
asked them, “Describe the appearance
of this man who came up to meet you and told you these things.”