2 Kings 23:1-28
And the king
<04428>
<04428>
into the house
<01004>
<01004>
of the LORD
<03068>_,
<03068>_,
and all the men
<0376>
<0376>
of Judah
<03063>
<03063>
of Jerusalem
<03389>
<03389>
with him, and the priests
<03548>_,
<03548>_,
and the prophets
<05030>_,
<05030>_,
and all the people
<05971>_,
<05971>_,
both small
<06996>
<06996>
and great
<01419>_:
<01419>_:
in their ears
<0241>
<0241>
all the words
<01697>
<01697>
of the book
<05612>
<05612>
of the covenant
<01285>
<01285>
in the house
<01004>
<01004>
of the LORD
<03068>_.
{both...: Heb. from small even unto great}<03068>_.
And the king
<04428>
<04428>
by a pillar
<05982>_,
<05982>_,
a covenant
<01285>
<01285>
before
<06440>
<06440>
the LORD
<03068>_,
<03068>_,
after
<0310>
<0310>
the LORD
<03068>_,
<03068>_,
his commandments
<04687>
<04687>
and his testimonies
<05715>
<05715>
and his statutes
<02708>
<02708>
with all [their] heart
<03820>
<03820>
and all [their] soul
<05315>_,
<05315>_,
the words
<01697>
<01697>
of this covenant
<01285>
<01285>
in this book
<05612>_.
<05612>_.
And all the people
<05971>
<05971>
to the covenant
<01285>_.
<01285>_.
And the king
<04428>
<04428>
Hilkiah
<02518>
<02518>
the high
<01419>
<01419>
priest
<03548>_,
<03548>_,
and the priests
<03548>
<03548>
of the second order
<04932>_,
<04932>_,
of the door
<05592>_,
<05592>_,
out of the temple
<01964>
<01964>
of the LORD
<03068>
<03068>
all the vessels
<03627>
<03627>
for Baal
<01168>_,
<01168>_,
and for the grove
<0842>_,
<0842>_,
and for all the host
<06635>
<06635>
of heaven
<08064>_:
<08064>_:
them without
<02351>
<02351>
Jerusalem
<03389>
<03389>
in the fields
<07709>
<07709>
of Kidron
<06939>_,
<06939>_,
the ashes
<06083>
<06083>
of them unto Bethel
<01008>_.
<01008>_.
the idolatrous priests
<03649>_,
<03649>_,
whom the kings
<04428>
<04428>
of Judah
<03063>
<03063>
in the high places
<01116>
<01116>
in the cities
<05892>
<05892>
of Judah
<03063>_,
<03063>_,
and in the places round about
<04524>
<04524>
Jerusalem
<03389>_;
<03389>_;
unto Baal
<01168>_,
<01168>_,
to the sun
<08121>_,
<08121>_,
and to the moon
<03394>_,
<03394>_,
and to the planets
<04208>_,
<04208>_,
and to all the host
<06635>
<06635>
of heaven
<08064>_.
{put...: Heb. caused to cease} {idolatrous...: Heb. Chemarim} {planets: or, twelve signs or, constellations}<08064>_.
the grove
<0842>
<0842>
from the house
<01004>
<01004>
of the LORD
<03068>_,
<03068>_,
without
<02351>
<02351>
Jerusalem
<03389>_,
<03389>_,
unto the brook
<05158>
<05158>
Kidron
<06939>_,
<06939>_,
it at the brook
<05158>
<05158>
Kidron
<06939>_,
<06939>_,
to powder
<06083>_,
<06083>_,
the powder
<06083>
<06083>
thereof upon the graves
<06913>
<06913>
of the children
<01121>
<01121>
of the people
<05971>_.
<05971>_.
the houses
<01004>
<01004>
of the sodomites
<06945>_,
<06945>_,
that [were] by the house
<01004>
<01004>
of the LORD
<03068>_,
<03068>_,
where the women
<0802>
<0802>
hangings
<01004>
<01004>
for the grove
<0842>_.
{hangings: Heb. houses}<0842>_.
all the priests
<03548>
<03548>
out of the cities
<05892>
<05892>
of Judah
<03063>_,
<03063>_,
the high places
<01116>
<01116>
where the priests
<03548>
<03548>
from Geba
<01387>
<01387>
to Beersheba
<0884>_,
<0884>_,
the high places
<01116>
<01116>
of the gates
<08179>
<08179>
that [were] in the entering in
<06607>
<06607>
of the gate
<08179>
<08179>
of Joshua
<03091>
<03091>
the governor
<08269>
<08269>
of the city
<05892>_,
<05892>_,
which [were] on a man's
<0376>
<0376>
left hand
<08040>
<08040>
at the gate
<08179>
<08179>
of the city
<05892>_.
<05892>_.
Nevertheless the priests
<03548>
<03548>
of the high places
<01116>
<01116>
to the altar
<04196>
<04196>
of the LORD
<03068>
<03068>
in Jerusalem
<03389>_,
<03389>_,
of the unleavened bread
<04682>
<04682>
among
<08432>
<08432>
their brethren
<0251>_.
<0251>_.
Topheth
<08612>_,
<08612>_,
which [is] in the valley
<01516>
<01516>
of Hinnom
<02011>_,
<02011>_,
that no man
<0376>
<0376>
might make his son
<01121>
<01121>
or his daughter
<01323>
<01323>
the fire
<0784>
<0784>
to Molech
<04432>_.
<04432>_.
the horses
<05483>
<05483>
that the kings
<04428>
<04428>
of Judah
<03063>
<03063>
to the sun
<08121>_,
<08121>_,
of the house
<01004>
<01004>
of the LORD
<03068>_,
<03068>_,
by the chamber
<03957>
<03957>
of Nathanmelech
<05419>
<05419>
the chamberlain
<05631>_,
<05631>_,
which [was] in the suburbs
<06503>_,
<06503>_,
the chariots
<04818>
<04818>
of the sun
<08121>
<08121>
with fire
<0784>_.
{chamberlain: or, eunuch, or, officer}<0784>_.
And the altars
<04196>
<04196>
that [were] on the top
<01406>
<01406>
of the upper chamber
<05944>
<05944>
of Ahaz
<0271>_,
<0271>_,
which the kings
<04428>
<04428>
of Judah
<03063>
<03063>
and the altars
<04196>
<04196>
which Manasseh
<04519>
<04519>
in the two
<08147>
<08147>
courts
<02691>
<02691>
of the house
<01004>
<01004>
of the LORD
<03068>_,
<03068>_,
did the king
<04428>
<04428>
the dust
<06083>
<06083>
of them into the brook
<05158>
<05158>
Kidron
<06939>_.
{brake...: or, ran from thence}<06939>_.
And the high places
<01116>
<01116>
that [were] before
<06440>
<06440>
Jerusalem
<03389>_,
<03389>_,
which [were] on the right hand
<03225>
<03225>
of the mount
<02022>
<02022>
of corruption
<04889>_,
<04889>_,
which Solomon
<08010>
<08010>
the king
<04428>
<04428>
of Israel
<03478>
<03478>
for Ashtoreth
<06253>
<06253>
the abomination
<08251>
<08251>
of the Zidonians
<06722>_,
<06722>_,
and for Chemosh
<03645>
<03645>
the abomination
<08251>
<08251>
of the Moabites
<04124>_,
<04124>_,
and for Milcom
<04445>
<04445>
the abomination
<08441>
<08441>
of the children
<01121>
<01121>
of Ammon
<05983>_,
<05983>_,
did the king
<04428>
{the mount...: that is, the mount of Olives}<04428>
the images
<04676>_,
<04676>_,
the groves
<0842>_,
<0842>_,
their places
<04725>
<04725>
with the bones
<06106>
<06106>
of men
<0120>_.
{images: Heb. statues}<0120>_.
Moreover the altar
<04196>
<04196>
that [was] at Bethel
<01008>_,
<01008>_,
[and] the high place
<01116>
<01116>
which Jeroboam
<03379>
<03379>
the son
<01121>
<01121>
of Nebat
<05028>_,
<05028>_,
who made Israel
<03478>
<03478>
both that altar
<04196>
<04196>
and the high place
<01116>
<01116>
the high place
<01116>_,
<01116>_,
[it] small to powder
<06083>_,
<06083>_,
the grove
<0842>_.
<0842>_.
And as Josiah
<02977>
<02977>
the sepulchres
<06913>
<06913>
that [were] there in the mount
<02022>_,
<02022>_,
the bones
<06106>
<06106>
out of the sepulchres
<06913>_,
<06913>_,
[them] upon the altar
<04196>_,
<04196>_,
it, according to the word
<01697>
<01697>
of the LORD
<03068>
<03068>
which the man
<0376>
<0376>
of God
<0430>
<0430>
these words
<01697>_.
<01697>_.
What title
<06725>
<06725>
[is] that
<01975>
<01975>
And the men
<0582>
<0582>
of the city
<05892>
<05892>
him, [It is] the sepulchre
<06913>
<06913>
of the man
<0376>
<0376>
of God
<0430>_,
<0430>_,
from Judah
<03063>_,
<03063>_,
these things
<01697>
<01697>
against the altar
<04196>
<04196>
of Bethel
<01008>_.
<01008>_.
let no man
<0376>
<0376>
his bones
<06106>_.
<06106>_.
So they let his bones
<06106>
<06106>
with the bones
<06106>
<06106>
of the prophet
<05030>
<05030>
of Samaria
<08111>_.
{bones alone: Heb. bones to escape}<08111>_.
And all the houses
<01004>
<01004>
also of the high places
<01116>
<01116>
that [were] in the cities
<05892>
<05892>
of Samaria
<08111>_,
<08111>_,
which the kings
<04428>
<04428>
of Israel
<03478>
<03478>
Josiah
<02977>
<02977>
to them according to all the acts
<04639>
<04639>
in Bethel
<01008>_.
<01008>_.
all the priests
<03548>
<03548>
of the high places
<01116>
<01116>
that [were] there upon the altars
<04196>_,
<04196>_,
men's
<0120>
<0120>
bones
<06106>
<06106>
to Jerusalem
<03389>_.
{slew: or, sacrificed}<03389>_.
And the king
<04428>
<04428>
all the people
<05971>_,
<05971>_,
the passover
<06453>
<06453>
unto the LORD
<03068>
<03068>
your God
<0430>_,
<0430>_,
in the book
<05612>
<05612>
of this covenant
<01285>_.
<01285>_.
such a passover
<06453>
<06453>
from the days
<03117>
<03117>
Israel
<03478>_,
<03478>_,
nor in all the days
<03117>
<03117>
of the kings
<04428>
<04428>
of Israel
<03478>_,
<03478>_,
nor of the kings
<04428>
<04428>
of Judah
<03063>_;
<03063>_;
year
<08141>
<08141>
of king
<04428>
<04428>
Josiah
<02977>_,
<02977>_,
[wherein] this passover
<06453>
<06453>
to the LORD
<03068>
<03068>
in Jerusalem
<03389>_.
<03389>_.
Moreover the [workers with] familiar spirits
<0178>_,
<0178>_,
and the wizards
<03049>_,
<03049>_,
and the images
<08655>_,
<08655>_,
and the idols
<01544>_,
<01544>_,
and all the abominations
<08251>
<08251>
in the land
<0776>
<0776>
of Judah
<03063>
<03063>
and in Jerusalem
<03389>_,
<03389>_,
did Josiah
<02977>
<02977>
the words
<01697>
<01697>
of the law
<08451>
<08451>
in the book
<05612>
<05612>
that Hilkiah
<02518>
<02518>
the priest
<03548>
<03548>
in the house
<01004>
<01004>
of the LORD
<03068>_.
{images: or, teraphim}<03068>_.
And like unto him was there no king
<04428>
<04428>
before
<06440>
<06440>
to the LORD
<03068>
<03068>
with all his heart
<03824>_,
<03824>_,
and with all his soul
<05315>_,
<05315>_,
and with all his might
<03966>_,
<03966>_,
according to all the law
<08451>
<08451>
of Moses
<04872>_;
<04872>_;
neither after
<0310>
there [any] like him.<0310>
Notwithstanding the LORD
<03068>
<03068>
not from the fierceness
<02740>
<02740>
of his great
<01419>
<01419>
wrath
<0639>_,
<0639>_,
wherewith his anger
<0639>
<0639>
against Judah
<03063>_,
<03063>_,
because of all the provocations
<03708>
<03708>
that Manasseh
<04519>
him withal. {provocations: Heb. angers}<04519>