2 Kings 23:16
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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.And as Josiah turned, he saw the tombs there on the hillside, and he sent someone to take the bones out of the tombs, and he burned them on the altar to defile it, according to the word of the LORD proclaimed by the man of God who had foretold these things.
In other translations
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.And as Josiah turned, he saw the tombs there on the hillside, and he sent someone to take the bones out of the tombs, and he burned them on the altar to defile it, according to the word of the LORD proclaimed by the man of God who had foretold these things.
Hebrew words
וַיִּפֶןvaiyifenand he turnedH6437יֹאשִׁיָּהוּyoshiyahuJosiahH2977וַיַּרְאvaiyar'and he sawH7200אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַקְּבָרִיםhakevarimthe gravesH6913אֲשֶׁר־'asher-whichH834שָׁםsham[were] thereH8033בָּהָרbaharon the mountainH2022וַיִּשְׁלַחvaiyishlachand he sentH7971וַיִּקַּחvaiyikachand he tookH3947אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הָעֲצָמוֹתha'atzamotthe bonesH6106מִן־min-fromH4480הַקְּבָרִיםhakevarimthe gravesH6913וַיִּשְׂרֹףvaiyisrofand he burned [them]H8313עַל־'al-onH5921הַמִּזְבֵּחַhamizbeachthe altarH4196וַיְטַמְּאֵהוּvaytame'ehuand he made unclean itH2930כִּדְבַרkidvaraccording to [the] word ofH1697יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834קָרָאkara'he had proclaimedH7121אִישׁ'ish[the] man ofH376הָאֱלֹהִיםha'elohim<the> GodH430אֲשֶׁר'asherwhoH834קָרָאkara'he proclaimedH7121אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַדְּבָרִיםhadevarimthe wordsH1697הָאֵלֶּה׃ha'eleh<the> theseH428
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Related verses
- 1 Kings 13:1-21 And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the Lord unto Beth–el: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense. 2 And he cried against the altar in the word of the Lord, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the Lord; Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men’s bones shall be burnt upon thee.1 Suddenly, as Jeroboam was standing beside the altar to burn incense, there came a man of God from Judah to Bethel by the word of the LORD. 2 And he cried out against the altar by the word of the LORD, “O altar, O altar, this is what the LORD says: ‘A son named Josiah will be born to the house of David, and upon you he will sacrifice the priests of the high places who burn incense upon you, and human bones will be burned upon you.’”
- 1 Kings 13:32For the saying which he cried by the word of the Lord against the altar in Beth–el, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, shall surely come to pass.for the message that he cried out by the word of the LORD against the altar in Bethel and against all the shrines on the high places in the cities of Samaria will surely come to pass.”
- John 10:35If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;If he called them gods to whom the word of God came—and the Scripture cannot be broken—
- Matthew 24:35Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
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People and places
People: Josiah
Places: Bethel