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2 Kings 23:16

King James Version (KJV)

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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.

2 Kings 23:16 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Kings 23:16

Theological / Devotional

Burned them. The burning of human bones on an altar would be particularly offensive. Josiah resorted to such an act to show his utter contempt for the terrible form of worship that Jeroboam had instituted in place of the worship of Jehovah, and to make certain that this shrine would never again be used for religious purposes. The bones burned were those of priests who had officiated in the services at these altars (see 2 Chron. 34:5).

Man of God. See 1 Kings 13:1,2.

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