2 Kings 23:24

2 Kings 23:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Moreover the workers with familiar spirits, and the wizards, and the images, and the idols, and all the abominations that were spied in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, did Josiah put away, that he might perform the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)Furthermore, Josiah got rid of the mediums and spiritists, the household gods, the idols and all the other detestable things seen in Judah and Jerusalem. This he did to fulfill the requirements of the law written in the book that Hilkiah the priest had discovered in the temple of the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Moreover, Josiah put away the mediums and the necromancers and the household gods and the idols and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, that he might establish the words of the law that were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Moreover Josiah put away those who consulted mediums and spiritists, the household gods and idols, all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, that he might perform the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the Lord.

Context of 2 Kings 23:24

22The Passover had never been celebrated like this during the time of the judges who governed Israel or during the entire time of the kings of Israel and Judah. 23But in the eighteenth year of King Josiah’s reign, this Passover was celebrated in Jerusalem for the Lord. Josiah also got rid of the mediums, psychics, family idols, other idols, and disgusting gods that could be seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem. He did this to confirm the words of the Teachings written in the book that the priest Hilkiah found in the Lord’s temple. 25No king before Josiah had turned to the Lord with all his heart, soul, and strength, as directed in Moses’ Teachings. No other ⌞king⌟ was like Josiah. 26But the Lord still didn’t turn his hot, burning anger from Judah. After all, Manasseh had done all these things to make him furious.

2 Kings 23:24 word by word

וְגַ֣ם אֶת־הָאֹב֣וֹת וְאֶת־הַ֠יִּדְּעֹנִים וְאֶת־הַתְּרָפִ֨ים וְאֶת־הַגִּלֻּלִ֜ים וְאֵ֣ת כָּל־הַשִּׁקֻּצִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֤ר נִרְאוּ֙ בְּאֶ֤רֶץ יְהוּדָה֙ וּבִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם בִּעֵ֖ר יֹֽאשִׁיָּ֑הוּ לְ֠מַעַן הָקִ֞ים אֶת־דִּבְרֵ֤י הַתּוֹרָה֙ הַכְּתֻבִ֣ים עַל־הַסֵּ֔פֶר אֲשֶׁ֥ר מָצָ֛א חִלְקִיָּ֥הוּ הַכֹּהֵ֖ן בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• familiar spiritsאוֹב'ôb · mediumH178
• and the wizardsיִדְּעֹנִיyidde‛ônîy · spiritistH3049
• and the imagesתְּרָפִיםterâphîym · teraphimH8655
• and the idolsגִּלּוּלgillûl gillûl · idolH1544
• and all the abominationsשִׁקּוּץshiqqûts shiqqûts · abominationH8251
• that were spiedרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• in the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• and in Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• did Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֫הוּyô'shîyâh yô'shîyâhû · JosiahH2977
• put awayבָּעַרbâ‛ar · to burn: purgeH1197
• that he might performקוּםqûm · to arise: establishH6965
• the wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• of the lawתּוֹרָהtôrâh tôrâh · instructionH8451
• which were writtenכָּתַבkâthab · to writeH3789
• in the bookסֵ֫פֶרsêpher siphrâh · scroll: bookH5612
• that Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּהוּchilqîyâh chilqîyâhû · HilkiahH2518
• the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• foundמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
• in the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for 2 Kings 23:24

• 2 Kings 21:3He rebuilt the illegal places of worship that his father Hezekiah had destroyed. He set up altars dedicated to Baal and made a pole dedicated to the goddess Asherah as King Ahab of Israel had done. Manasseh, like Ahab, worshiped and served the entire army of heaven.
• 1 Samuel 28:3Meanwhile, Samuel had died, and all Israel had mourned for him and buried him in his hometown Ramah. (Saul had rid the land of mediums and psychics.)
• Isaiah 8:19People will say to you, “Ask for help from the mediums and the fortunetellers, who whisper and mutter.” Shouldn’t people ask their God for help instead? Why should they ask the dead to help the living?
• Isaiah 19:3The Egyptians will lose courage. I will unravel their plans. They will turn to idols, ghosts, mediums, and fortunetellers.
• Acts 16:16One day when we were going to the place of prayer, a female servant met us. She was possessed by an evil spirit that told fortunes. She made a lot of money for her owners by telling fortunes.
• Revelation 22:15Outside are dogs, sorcerers, sexual sinners, murderers, idolaters, and all who lie in what they say and what they do.
• Genesis 31:19When Laban went to shear his sheep, Rachel stole her father’s idols.
• Judges 17:5Micah owned a shrine. He also made an ephod and household idols. He ordained one of his sons to be his priest.
• Judges 18:17The five men who had gone to spy throughout the land went inside. They took the carved idol, the ephod, the household idols, and the metal idol. The priest stood at the entrance to the city with the 600 armed men.
• Hosea 3:4In the same way, the Israelites will wait a long time without kings or officials, without sacrifices or sacred stones, and without ephods or family idols.
• Leviticus 19:31“Don’t turn to psychics or mediums to get help. That will make you unclean. I am the Lord your God.
• Leviticus 20:27“Every man or woman who is a medium or a psychic must be put to death. They must be stoned to death because they deserve to die.”
• Deuteronomy 18:10You must never sacrifice your sons or daughters by burning them alive, practice black magic, be a fortuneteller, witch, or sorcerer,
• Isaiah 8:20They should go to the teachings and to the written instructions. If people don’t speak these words, it is because it doesn’t dawn on them.
• Romans 3:20Not one person can have God’s approval by any effort to follow the laws in the Scriptures. These laws show what sin is.
• James 1:25However, the person who continues to study God’s perfect laws that make people free and who remains committed to them will be blessed. People like that don’t merely listen and forget; they actually do what God’s laws say.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 23:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24The workers with familiar spirits - See on 2 Kings 21:5; (note). And the images - The teraphim. See the note on Genesis 31:19.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24Perform - Rather, establish. Josiah saw that it was necessary, not only to put down open idolatry, but also to root out the secret practices of a similar character which were sometimes combined with the worship of Yahweh, notwithstanding that the Law forbade them (marginal references), and which probably formed, with many, practically almost the whole of their religion.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-24Verses 15-24 Josiah's zeal extended to the cities of Israel within his reach. He carefully preserved the sepulchre of that man of God, who came from Judah to foretell the throwing down of Jeroboam's altar. When they had cleared the country of the old leaven of idolatry, then they applied themselves to the keeping of the feast. There was not holden such a passover in any of the foregoing reigns. The revival of a long-neglected ordinance, filled them with…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24-25Josiah's dedication to the law led to changes in Jerusalem and Judah. He worked hard to remove all bad practices and strictly observed Passover. This made him the greatest king in following the laws of Moses.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 23:24

• Hilkiah
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Josiah
• Obedience
• Sorcery

In the dictionaries

• Hilkiah
• Jerusalem
• Josiah
• Judah
• Jeremiah
• Kings, The Books of
• Pentateuch
• Teraphim
• Abomination of Desolation
• Astrology

Commentaries on 2 Kings 23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings