2 Chronicles 34:5
“And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And so did he in the cities of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, even unto Naphtali,.... Which though they belonged to…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
He burnt the bones of the priests - כומריא kumeraiya, the kemarim, says the Targum. See this word explained, Kg2 23:5…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Chronicles 34:1-7
Concerning Josiah we are here told, 1. That he came to the crown when he was very young, only eight years old (yet his…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
he burnt the bones of the priests Specially at Beth-el; 2Ki 23:15-16.
cleansed R.V. purged (as in 2Ch 34:3; 2Ch 34:8).
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