2 Kings 23:19-20

19 Josiah also removed all the houses of the high places which were ¹in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made provoking the LORD; and he did to them just * as he had done in Bethel

20 All the priests of the high places who were there ²he slaughtered on the altars and burned human bones on them; then he returned to Jerusalem.

2 Kings 23:19-20 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 2 KINGS 23

This chapter treats of Josiah's reading the book of the law, and of him and the people renewing the covenant with God, 2Ki 23:1-3, and of his removing idols and idolatry in every shape, and witchcraft, out of the land, which he did in the sincerity of his heart, 2Ki 23:4-25, yet the wrath of God was still determined upon the land, 2Ki 23:26-28 and Josiah was taken away by an untimely death, 2Ki 23:29,30 and was succeeded by two sons of his, one after another, whose reigns were wicked, 2Ki 23:31-37.

Cross References

• 1. 2 Chronicles 34:6, 7
• 2. 2 Kings 10:25; 2 Kings 11:18

Footnotes

• [a]. So with ancient versions
• [b]. Lit "according to all the acts"