New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Kings 23:15-20
15Furthermoreוְגַ֨םve.GamH1571,the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֜חַha.miz.Be.achH4196that wasat BethelH1008and thehighהַבָּמָה֙ha.ba.MahH1116placeהַבָּמָ֖הha.ba.MahH1116whichH834Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֤םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָט֙ne.VatH5028,whoH834made Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478sinהֶחֱטִ֣יאhe.che.Ti'H2398,had madeעָשָׂ֜ה'a.SahH6213,evenגַּ֣םgamH1571that altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֧חַha.miz.Be.achH4196and the highהַבָּמָ֛הha.ba.MahH1116placeH1116he brokeH5422downנָתָ֑ץna.TatzH5422. Then hedemolishedH7665its stones, groundהֵדַ֥קhe.DakH1854them to dustלְעָפָ֖רle.'a.FarH6083,and burnedH8313the Asherahאֲשֵׁרָֽה׃'a.she.RahH842.
16Now when Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֗הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977turnedוַיִּ֣פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437,he sawוַיַּ֨רְאvai.Yar'H7200the gravesהַקְּבָרִ֤יםha.ke.va.RimH6913that werethereשָׁם֙shamH8033on the mountainבָּהָ֔רba.HarH2022,and he sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֗חvai.yish.LachH7971and tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947the bonesהָֽעֲצָמוֹת֙ha.'a.tza.mOtH6106from the gravesהַקְּבָרִ֔יםha.ke.va.RimH6913and burnedוַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ףvai.yis.RofH8313themon the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196and defiledוַֽיְטַמְּאֵ֑הוּvay.ta.me.'E.huH2930itaccording to the wordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068whichH834the manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430proclaimedקָרָא֙ka.Ra'H7121,whoH834proclaimedקָרָ֔אka.Ra'H7121theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428thingsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697.
17Then he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמָ֚הmahH4100is thisהַלָּ֔זha.LazH1975monumentהַצִּיּ֣וּןha.tzi.YunH6725that I seeרֹאֶ֑הro.'EhH7200?”And the menאִישׁ־'ish-H376of the cityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892toldוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559him, “It is the graveהַקֶּ֤בֶרha.Ke.verH6913of the manH376of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430whoH834cameבָּ֣אba'H935from Judahמִֽיהוּדָ֔הmi.hu.DahH3063and proclaimedוַיִּקְרָ֗אvai.yik.Ra'H7121theseהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ha.'E.lehH428thingsהַדְּבָרִ֤יםha.de.va.RimH1697whichH834you have doneעָשִׂ֔יתָ'a.Si.taH6213againstעַ֖ל'alH5921the altarהַמִּזְבַּ֥חha.miz.BachH4196of BethelH1008.”
18He saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “LetH5117him aloneהַנִּ֣יחוּha.Ni.chuH5117;let noאַל־'al-H408oneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376disturbיָנַ֣עya.Na'H5128his bonesעַצְמֹתָ֑יו'atz.mo.TavH6106.” So theyleftH4422his bonesעַצְמֹתָ֔יו'atz.mo.TavH6106undisturbedH4422with the bonesעַצְמ֣וֹתatz.MotH6106of the prophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834cameבָּ֖אba'H935from Samariaמִשֹּׁמְרֽוֹן׃mi.sho.me.RonH8111.
19Josiahיֹֽאשִׁיָּ֑הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977alsoוְגַם֩ve.GamH1571removedהֵסִ֖ירhe.SirH5493allכָּל־kol-H3605the housesבָּתֵּ֨יba.TeiH1004of the highהַבָּמ֜וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116whichH834werein the citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Samariaשֹׁמְר֗וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,whichH834the kingsמַלְכֵ֤יmal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478had madeעָשׂ֜וּ'a.SuH6213provokingלְהַכְעִ֔יסle.hakh.'IsH3707the LordH3068;and he didוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213to themjustכְּכָל־ הַֽמַּעֲשִׂ֔יםke.khol- ha.ma.'a.SimH3605H4639as he had doneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213in BethelH1008.
20Allכָּל־kol-H3605the priestsכֹּהֲנֵ֨יko.ha.NeiH3548of the highהַבָּמ֤וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834werethereשָׁם֙shamH8033he slaughteredוַ֠יִּזְבַּחVai.yiz.bachH2076on the altarsהַֽמִּזְבְּח֔וֹתha.miz.be.ChotH4196and burnedוַיִּשְׂרֹ֛ףvai.yis.RofH8313humanאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120bonesעַצְמ֥וֹתatz.MotH6106on them; then he 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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