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2 Kings 23:15

King James Version (KJV)

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Moreover the altar that [was] at Bethel, [and] the high place which Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, had made, both that altar and the high place he brake down, and burned the high place, [and] stamped [it] small to powder, and burned the grove.

2 Kings 23:15 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Kings 23:15

Theological / Devotional

Brake down. The high place at Bethel was doubtless a building, such as a tabernacle or temple, for it was broken down and burned. Some time had passed since the kingdom of Israel had come to its end, but evidently worship was still being carried on at the shrine Jeroboam had constructed at Bethel.

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