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2 Kings 23:17

King James Version (KJV)

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Then he said, What title [is] that that I see? And the men of the city told him, [It is] the sepulchre of the man of God, which came from Judah, and proclaimed these things that thou hast done against the altar of Bethel.

2 Kings 23:17 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Kings 23:17

Theological / Devotional

Title. Heb. siyyun, “signpost,” “monument.” Josiah saw a certain memorial stone over a grave and inquired as to its identity. It was an ancient Hebrew custom for stone markers to be erected at burial plots (Gen. 35:20).

Man of God. See 1 Kings 13:23-30.

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