2 Kings 23:16
“And as Josiah turned himself, he spied the sepulchres that were there in the mount, and sent, and took the bones out of the sepulchres, and burned them upon the altar, and polluted it, according to the word of the LORD which the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these words.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Then he said, what title is that that I see?.... A high and large monument over a grave, with an inscription on it, more…
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
And as Josiah turned himself - This verse is much more complete in the Septuagint, and in the Hexaplar Syriac version at…
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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