2 Kings 23:5
“And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; them also that burned incense unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And he brought out the grove from the house of the Lord,.... Not a real grove of trees, but a carved one, as some think;…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–18702 Kings 23:4-20
A parenthesis giving the earlier reforms of Josiah. 2Ki 23:4 The priests of the second order - This is a new expression;…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
The idolatrous priests - הכמרים hakkemarim. Who these were is not well known. The Chaldee, Syriac, and Arabic, call them…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Kings 23:4-24
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…
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