King James Version
2 Kings 23:15-20
15Moreover the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֜חַha.miz.Be.achH4196that wasat Beth–elH1008, andthe high placeהַבָּמָה֙ha.ba.MahH1116which Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֤םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָט֙ne.VatH5028,who made Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478to sinהֶחֱטִ֣יאhe.che.Ti'H2398,had madeעָשָׂ֜ה'a.SahH6213,both that altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֧חַha.miz.Be.achH4196and the high placeהַבָּמָ֖הha.ba.MahH1116he brake downנָתָ֑ץna.TatzH5422,and burnedוַיִּשְׂרֹ֧ףvai.yis.RofH8313the high placeהַבָּמָ֛הha.ba.MahH1116, andstampedהֵדַ֥קhe.DakH1854itsmall to powderלְעָפָ֖רle.'a.FarH6083,and burnedוְשָׂרַ֥ףve.sa.RafH8313the groveאֲשֵׁרָֽה׃'a.she.RahH842.
16And as Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֗הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977turnedוַיִּ֣פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437himself, he spiedוַיַּ֨רְאvai.Yar'H7200the sepulchresהַקְּבָרִ֤יםha.ke.va.RimH6913that werethere in the mountבָּהָ֔רba.HarH2022,and sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֗חvai.yish.LachH7971,and tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947the bonesהָֽעֲצָמוֹת֙ha.'a.tza.mOtH6106out of the sepulchresהַקְּבָרִ֔יםha.ke.va.RimH6913,and burnedוַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ףvai.yis.RofH8313themupon the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,and pollutedוַֽיְטַמְּאֵ֑הוּvay.ta.me.'E.huH2930it, according to the wordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068which the manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430proclaimedקָרָא֙ka.Ra'H7121,who proclaimedקָרָ֔אka.Ra'H7121these wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697.
17Then he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,What titleהַצִּיּ֣וּןha.tzi.YunH6725isthatהַלָּ֔זha.LazH1975that I seeרֹאֶ֑הro.'EhH7200?And the menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of the cityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892toldוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559him, It isthe sepulchreהַקֶּ֤בֶרha.Ke.verH6913of the manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430,which cameבָּ֣אba'H935from Judahמִֽיהוּדָ֔הmi.hu.DahH3063,and proclaimedוַיִּקְרָ֗אvai.yik.Ra'H7121these thingsהַדְּבָרִ֤יםha.de.va.RimH1697that thou hast doneעָשִׂ֔יתָ'a.Si.taH6213against the altarהַמִּזְבַּ֥חha.miz.BachH4196of Beth–elH1008.
18And he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Let him aloneH3240;let no manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376moveיָנַ֣עya.Na'H5128his bonesעַצְמֹתָ֑יו'atz.mo.TavH6106.So they let his bonesעַצְמֹתָ֔יו'atz.mo.TavH6106aloneוַֽיְמַלְּטוּ֙vay.ma.le.TuH4422,with the bonesעַצְמ֣וֹתatz.MotH6106of the prophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030that came outבָּ֖אba'H935of Samariaמִשֹּׁמְרֽוֹן׃mi.sho.me.RonH8111.
19And all the housesבָּתֵּ֨יba.TeiH1004also of the high placesהַבָּמ֜וֹתha.ba.MotH1116that werein the citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Samariaשֹׁמְר֗וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,which the kingsמַלְכֵ֤יmal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478had madeעָשׂ֜וּ'a.SuH6213to provoke the Lordto angerלְהַכְעִ֔יסle.hakh.'IsH3707,Josiahיֹֽאשִׁיָּ֑הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977took awayהֵסִ֖ירhe.SirH5493,and didוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213to them according to all the actsהַֽמַּעֲשִׂ֔יםha.ma.'a.SimH4639that he had doneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213in Beth–elH1008.
20And he slewוַ֠יִּזְבַּחVai.yiz.bachH2076all the priestsכֹּהֲנֵ֨יko.ha.NeiH3548of the high placesהַבָּמ֤וֹתha.ba.MotH1116that werethere upon the altarsהַֽמִּזְבְּח֔וֹתha.miz.be.ChotH4196,and burnedוַיִּשְׂרֹ֛ףvai.yis.RofH8313men’sאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120bonesעַצְמ֥וֹתatz.MotH6106upon them, and returnedוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.
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
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