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This he did to fulfill the requirements of the law written in the book that Hilkiah the priest had discovered in the temple of the LORD. <a href="/nlt/2_kings/23.htm">New Living Translation</a> Josiah also got rid of the mediums and psychics, the household gods, the idols, and every other kind of detestable practice, both in Jerusalem and throughout the land of Judah. He did this in obedience to the laws written in the scroll that Hilkiah the priest had found in the LORD’s Temple. <a href="/esv/2_kings/23.htm">English Standard Version</a> Moreover, Josiah put away the mediums and the necromancers and the household gods and the idols and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, that he might establish the words of the law that were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the LORD. <a href="/bsb/2_kings/23.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Furthermore, Josiah removed the mediums and spiritists, the household gods and idols, and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem. He did this to carry out the words of the law written in the book that Hilkiah the priest had found in the house of the LORD. <a href="/kjv/2_kings/23.htm">King James Bible</a> Moreover the workers with familiar spirits, and the wizards, and the images, and the idols, and all the abominations that were spied in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, did Josiah put away, that he might perform the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the LORD. <a href="/nkjv/2_kings/23.htm">New King James Version</a> Moreover Josiah put away those who consulted mediums and spiritists, the household gods and idols, all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, that he might perform the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the LORD. <a href="/nasb_/2_kings/23.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Moreover, Josiah removed the mediums, the spiritists, the household idols, the idols, and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, so that he might fulfill the words of the Law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the LORD. <a href="/nasb/2_kings/23.htm">NASB 1995</a> Moreover, Josiah removed the mediums and the spiritists and the teraphim and the idols and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, that he might confirm the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the LORD. <a href="/nasb77/2_kings/23.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Moreover, Josiah removed the mediums and the spiritists and the teraphim and the idols and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, that he might confirm the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the LORD. <a href="/lsb/2_kings/23.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Moreover, the mediums and the spiritists and the teraphim and the idols and all the detestable things that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, Josiah purged in order that he might establish the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of Yahweh. <a href="/amp/2_kings/23.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Moreover, Josiah removed the mediums and the soothsayers and the teraphim (household gods) and the idols and all the repulsive things that were seen in Judah and in Jerusalem, so that he might fulfill the words of the law written in the book which Hilkiah the priest found in the house (temple) of the LORD. <a href="/csb/2_kings/23.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> In addition, Josiah eradicated the mediums, the spiritists, household idols, images, and all the abhorrent things that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem. He did this in order to carry out the words of the law that were written in the book that the priest Hilkiah found in the LORD’s temple. <a href="/hcsb/2_kings/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> In addition, Josiah removed the mediums, the spiritists, household idols, images, and all the detestable things that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem. He did this in order to carry out the words of the law that were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the LORD&#8217s temple. <a href="/asv/2_kings/23.htm">American Standard Version</a> Moreover them that had familiar spirits, and the wizards, and the teraphim, and the idols, and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, did Josiah put away, that he might confirm the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of Jehovah. <a href="/cev/2_kings/23.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Josiah got rid of every disgusting person and thing in Judah and Jerusalem--including magicians, fortunetellers, and idols. He did his best to obey every law written in the book that the priest Hilkiah found in the LORD's temple. <a href="/erv/2_kings/23.htm">English Revised Version</a> Moreover them that had familiar spirits, and the wizards, and the teraphim, and the idols, and all the abominations that were spied in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, did Josiah put away, that he might confirm the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the LORD. <a href="/gwt/2_kings/23.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Josiah also got rid of the mediums, psychics, family idols, other idols, and disgusting gods that could be seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem. He did this to confirm the words of the Teachings written in the book that the priest Hilkiah found in the LORD's temple. <a href="/gnt/2_kings/23.htm">Good News Translation</a> In order to enforce the laws written in the book that the High Priest Hilkiah had found in the Temple, King Josiah removed from Jerusalem and the rest of Judah all the mediums and fortunetellers, and all the household gods, idols, and all other pagan objects of worship. <a href="/isv/2_kings/23.htm">International Standard Version</a> Furthermore, Josiah removed the mediums, the necromancers, the household gods, the idols, and every despicable thing that could be seen in the territory of Judah and in Jerusalem, so that he might confirm the words of the Law that had been written in the book that Hilkiah the priest had discovered in the LORD's Temple. <a href="/msb/2_kings/23.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Furthermore, Josiah removed the mediums and spiritists, the household gods and idols, and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem. He did this to carry out the words of the law written in the book that Hilkiah the priest had found in the house of the LORD. <a href="/net/2_kings/23.htm">NET Bible</a> Josiah also got rid of the ritual pits used to conjure up spirits, the magicians, personal idols, disgusting images, and all the detestable idols that had appeared in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem. In this way he carried out the terms of the law recorded on the scroll that Hilkiah the priest had discovered in the LORD's temple. <a href="/nheb/2_kings/23.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Moreover Josiah removed the mediums, and spiritists, and the teraphim, and the idols, and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, that he might confirm the words of the law which were written in the scroll that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the LORD. <a href="/wbt/2_kings/23.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Moreover the workers with familiar spirits, and the wizards, and the images, and the idols, and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, did Josiah put away, that he might perform the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the LORD. <a href="/web/2_kings/23.htm">World English Bible</a> Moreover, Josiah removed those who had familiar spirits, the wizards, and the teraphim, and the idols, and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, that he might confirm the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in Yahweh’s house. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_kings/23.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And also, those having familiar spirits, and the wizards, and the teraphim, and the idols, and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah, and in Jerusalem, Josiah has put away, in order to establish the words of the Law that are written on the scroll that Hilkiah the priest has found in the house of YHWH. <a href="/ylt/2_kings/23.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And also, those having familiar spirits, and the wizards, and the teraphim, and the idols, and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah, and in Jerusalem, hath Josiah put away, in order to establish the words of the law that are written on the book that Hilkiah the priest hath found in the house of Jehovah. <a href="/slt/2_kings/23.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And also the necromancers, and the wizards and the family gods, and the blocks, and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, Josiah took away in order to set up the words of the law written upon the book which Hilkiah the priest found in the house of Jehovah.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_kings/23.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Moreover the diviners by spirits, and soothsayers, and the figures of idols, and the uncleannesses, and the abominations, that had been in the land of Juda, and Jerusalem, Josias took away: that he might perform the words of the law, that were written in the book which Helcias the priest had found in the temple of the Lord. <a href="/cpdv/2_kings/23.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Then too, Josiah took away those who divined by spirits, and the soothsayers, and the images of the idols, and the defilements, and the abominations, which had been in the land of Judah and Jerusalem, so that he might establish the words of the law, which were written in the book, which Hilkiah, the priest, found in the temple of the Lord. <a href="/nabre/2_kings/23.htm">New American Bible</a> Further, Josiah purged the consultation of ghosts and spirits, with the household gods, idols, and all the other horrors to be seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, so that he might carry out the words of the law that were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest had found in the house of the LORD. <a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/23.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Moreover Josiah put away the mediums, wizards, teraphim, idols, and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, so that he established the words of the law that were written in the book that the priest Hilkiah had found in the house of the LORD.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/23.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Moreover the men with familiar spirits and the wizards and the images and the idols and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem did Josiah put away, that he might perform the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the LORD. <a href="/hpbt/2_kings/23.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Also Necromancers and Soothsayers and idols and dreaded things and every abomination that appeared in the land of Yehuda and in the streets of Jerusalem, Yoshiah rooted out so as to confirm the words of the Book of the Torah that are written in the Scroll that Khelqia the Priest found in the house of LORD JEHOVAH.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_kings/23.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Moreover them that divined by a ghost or a familiar spirit, and the teraphim, and the idols, and all the detestable things that were spied in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, did Josiah put away, that he might confirm the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the LORD. <a href="/sep/2_kings/23.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Moreover Josias removed the sorcerers, and the wizards, and the theraphin, and the idols, and all the abominations that had been set up in the land of Juda and in Jerusalem, that he might keep the words of the law that were written in the book, which Chelcias the priest found in the house of the Lord. <a href="/parallel/2_kings/23-24.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=8177" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_kings/23.htm">Josiah Restores the Passover</a> …23But in the eighteenth year of Josiah’s reign, this Passover was observed to the LORD in Jerusalem. 24<a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: wə·ḡam (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">Furthermore,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2977.htm" title="2977: yō·šî·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Yah supports, two Isr. Or; from the same root as 'ashuwyah and Yahh; founded of Jah; Joshijah, the name of two Israelites.">Josiah</a> <a href="/hebrew/1197.htm" title="1197: bi·‘êr (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To kindle, consume, to be, brutish. A primitive root; to kindle, i.e. Consume; also to be(-come) brutish.">removed</a> <a href="/hebrew/178.htm" title="178: hā·’ō·ḇō·wṯ (Art:: N-mp) -- From the same as 'ab; properly, a mumble, i.e. A water skin; hence a necromancer.">the mediums</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/3049.htm" title="3049: hay·yid·də·‘ō·nîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Familiar spirit. From yada'; properly, a knowing one; specifically, a conjurer; a ghost.">spiritists,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8655.htm" title="8655: hat·tə·rā·p̄îm (Art:: N-mp) -- (a kind of idol) perhaps household idol. Plural from rapha'; a healer; Teraphim a family idol.">the household gods</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/1544.htm" title="1544: hag·gil·lu·lîm (Art:: N-mp) -- An idol. Or gillul; from galal; properly, a log; by implication, an idol.">idols,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’êṯ (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and all</a> <a href="/hebrew/8251.htm" title="8251: haš·šiq·qu·ṣîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Detested thing. Or shiqquts; from shaqats; disgusting, i.e. Filthy; especially idolatrous or an idol.">the abominations</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: nir·’ū (V-Nifal-Perf-3cp) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">were seen</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bə·’e·reṣ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">in the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">of Judah</a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: ū·ḇî·rū·šā·lim (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">and in Jerusalem.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4616.htm" title="4616: lə·ma·‘an (Conj) -- From anah; properly, heed, i.e. Purpose; used only adverbially, on account of, teleologically, in order that.">He did this</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: hā·qîm (V-Hifil-Inf) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">to carry out</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: diḇ·rê (N-mpc) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">the words</a> <a href="/hebrew/8451.htm" title="8451: hat·tō·w·rāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Direction, instruction, law. Or torah; from yarah; a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch.">of the law</a> <a href="/hebrew/3789.htm" title="3789: hak·kə·ṯu·ḇîm (Art:: V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-mp) -- To write. A primitive root; to grave, by implication, to write.">written</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">in</a> <a href="/hebrew/5612.htm" title="5612: has·sê·p̄er (Art:: N-ms) -- A missive, document, writing, book. Or ciphrah; from caphar; properly, writing; by implication, a book.">the book</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/2518.htm" title="2518: ḥil·qî·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- My portion is Yah, the name of several Isr. Or Chilqiyahuw'from cheleq and Yahh; portion of Jah;">Hilkiah</a> <a href="/hebrew/3548.htm" title="3548: hak·kō·hên (Art:: N-ms) -- Priest. Active participle of kahan; literally, one officiating, a priest; also an acting priest.">the priest</a> <a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672: mā·ṣā (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To attain to, find. ">had found</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">in the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD.</a> 25Neither before nor after Josiah was there any king like him, who turned to the LORD with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his strength, according to all the Law of Moses.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/deuteronomy/18-10.htm">Deuteronomy 18:10-12</a> Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, practices divination or conjury, interprets omens, practices sorcery, / casts spells, consults a medium or spiritist, or inquires of the dead. / For whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD. And because of these detestable things, the LORD your God is driving out the nations before you. <a href="/leviticus/19-31.htm">Leviticus 19:31</a> You must not turn to mediums or spiritists; do not seek them out, or you will be defiled by them. I am the LORD your God. <a href="/1_samuel/28-3.htm">1 Samuel 28:3</a> Now by this time Samuel had died, and all Israel had mourned for him and buried him in Ramah, his own city. And Saul had removed the mediums and spiritists from the land. <a href="/isaiah/8-19.htm">Isaiah 8:19-20</a> When men tell you to consult mediums and spiritists who whisper and mutter, shouldn’t a people consult their God instead? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living? / To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn. <a href="/acts/19-18.htm">Acts 19:18-20</a> Many who had believed now came forward, confessing and disclosing their deeds. / And a number of those who had practiced magic arts brought their books and burned them in front of everyone. When the value of the books was calculated, the total came to fifty thousand drachmas. / So the word of the Lord powerfully continued to spread and prevail. <a href="/1_corinthians/10-20.htm">1 Corinthians 10:20-21</a> No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be participants with demons. / You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot partake in the table of the Lord and the table of demons too. <a href="/2_chronicles/34-33.htm">2 Chronicles 34:33</a> And Josiah removed all the abominations from all the lands belonging to the Israelites, and he required everyone in Israel to serve the LORD their God. Throughout his reign they did not turn aside from following the LORD, the God of their fathers. <a href="/exodus/22-18.htm">Exodus 22:18</a> You must not allow a sorceress to live. <a href="/galatians/5-19.htm">Galatians 5:19-21</a> The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; / idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, / and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. <a href="/revelation/21-8.htm">Revelation 21:8</a> But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.” <a href="/1_timothy/4-1.htm">1 Timothy 4:1</a> Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons, <a href="/micah/5-12.htm">Micah 5:12-14</a> I will cut the sorceries from your hand, and you will have no fortune-tellers. / I will also cut off the carved images and sacred pillars from among you, so that you will no longer bow down to the work of your own hands. / I will root out the Asherah poles from your midst and demolish your cities. <a href="/ephesians/5-11.htm">Ephesians 5:11</a> Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. <a href="/1_john/4-1.htm">1 John 4:1</a> Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world. <a href="/jeremiah/27-9.htm">Jeremiah 27:9-10</a> But as for you, do not listen to your prophets, your diviners, your interpreters of dreams, your mediums, or your sorcerers who declare, ‘You will not serve the king of Babylon.’ / For they prophesy to you a lie that will serve to remove you from your land; I will banish you and you will perish.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Moreover the workers with familiar spirits, and the wizards, and the images, and the idols, and all the abominations that were spied in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, did Josiah put away, that he might perform the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the LORD.Moreover.the workers.<a href="/2_kings/21-3.htm">2 Kings 21:3,6</a> For he built up again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal, and made a grove, as did Ahab king of Israel; and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them… <a href="/1_samuel/28-3.htm">1 Samuel 28:3-7</a> Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented him, and buried him in Ramah, even in his own city. And Saul had put away those that had familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land… <a href="/isaiah/8-19.htm">Isaiah 8:19</a> And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead?images.<a href="/genesis/31-19.htm">Genesis 31:19</a> And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that were her father's.<a href="/judges/17-5.htm">Judges 17:5</a> And the man Micah had an house of gods, and made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.<a href="/judges/18-17.htm">Judges 18:17,18</a> And the five men that went to spy out the land went up, and came in thither, and took the graven image, and the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image: and the priest stood in the entering of the gate with the six hundred men that were appointed with weapons of war… that the might.<a href="/leviticus/19-31.htm">Leviticus 19:31</a> Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God.<a href="/leviticus/20-27.htm">Leviticus 20:27</a> A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood shall be upon them.<a href="/deuteronomy/18-10.htm">Deuteronomy 18:10-12</a> There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch, … the book.<a href="/2_kings/22-8.htm">2 Kings 22:8-13</a> And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it… <a href="/2_chronicles/34-14.htm">2 Chronicles 34:14-19</a> And when they brought out the money that was brought into the house of the LORD, Hilkiah the priest found a book of the law of the LORD given by Moses… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/21-11.htm">Abominations</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-21.htm">Book</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-3.htm">Confirm</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-6.htm">Familiar</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-2.htm">Found</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-4.htm">Hilkiah</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-12.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-17.htm">Idols</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-23.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-23.htm">Josiah</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-22.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-11.htm">Law</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-15.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-4.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-6.htm">Spirits</a> <a href="/1_samuel/19-16.htm">Teraphim</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-6.htm">Wizards</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-16.htm">Words</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-21.htm">Written</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/15-8.htm">Abominations</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-28.htm">Book</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-14.htm">Confirm</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/10-13.htm">Familiar</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-19.htm">Found</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-13.htm">Hilkiah</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-27.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/10-9.htm">Idols</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-27.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-28.htm">Josiah</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-26.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-25.htm">Law</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/11-2.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-18.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-6.htm">Spirits</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-21.htm">Teraphim</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-6.htm">Wizards</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-28.htm">Words</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-28.htm">Written</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 23</div>1. <a href="/2_kings/23-1.htm">Josiah causes the book to be read in a solemn assembly.</a> 3. <a href="/2_kings/23-3.htm">He renews the covenant of the Lord.</a> 4. <a href="/2_kings/23-4.htm">He destroys idolatry.</a> 15. <a href="/2_kings/23-15.htm">He burns dead men's bones upon the altar of Bethel, as was prophesied.</a> 21. <a href="/2_kings/23-21.htm">He keeps a most solemn Passover.</a> 24. <a href="/2_kings/23-24.htm">He puts away witches and all abomination.</a> 26. <a href="/2_kings/23-26.htm">God's final wrath against Judah.</a> 29. <a href="/2_kings/23-29.htm">Josiah, provoking Pharaoh Neco, is slain at Megiddo.</a> 31. <a href="/2_kings/23-31.htm">Jehoahaz, succeeding him,</a> 33. <a href="/2_kings/23-33.htm">is imprisoned by Pharaoh Neco, who makes Jehoiakim king.</a> 36. <a href="/2_kings/23-36.htm">Jehoiakim's wicked reign.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/23.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_kings/23.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Furthermore, Josiah removed the mediums and spiritists Josiah's actions reflect a commitment to purging the land of practices forbidden by the Mosaic Law, specifically those related to divination and necromancy (<a href="/deuteronomy/18-10.htm">Deuteronomy 18:10-12</a>). Mediums and spiritists were believed to communicate with the dead or spirits, practices that were common in surrounding pagan cultures but strictly prohibited for the Israelites. This removal signifies a return to covenant faithfulness and a rejection of syncretism.the household gods and idols Household gods, or "teraphim," were small idols often kept in homes for protection or divination. Their presence indicates the extent of idolatry that had infiltrated Judah. Josiah's removal of these idols aligns with the first and second commandments (<a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3-4</a>), emphasizing the exclusive worship of Yahweh. This act also echoes the reforms of earlier kings like Hezekiah, who similarly sought to eliminate idolatry (<a href="/2_kings/18-4.htm">2 Kings 18:4</a>).and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem The term "abominations" refers to practices and objects detestable to God, often associated with idolatry and pagan worship. The mention of both Judah and Jerusalem highlights the widespread nature of these practices, even reaching the heart of the nation's religious life. Josiah's reforms were comprehensive, targeting both rural and urban areas, and demonstrate his zeal for spiritual renewal.He did this to carry out the words of the law Josiah's actions were motivated by a desire to align the nation's practices with the covenantal stipulations found in the Law of Moses. This reflects a theocratic understanding of kingship, where the king is subject to God's law. The reforms were not merely political but deeply spiritual, aiming to restore the nation's relationship with God.written in the book that Hilkiah the priest had found in the house of the LORD The discovery of the book, likely a form of Deuteronomy, was a pivotal moment in Josiah's reign. It underscores the importance of Scripture in guiding the community's faith and practice. Hilkiah's role as a priest highlights the collaboration between religious and political leaders in enacting reform. This event also serves as a reminder of the power of God's Word to convict and inspire change, a theme echoed in the New Testament (<a href="/hebrews/4-12.htm">Hebrews 4:12</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/josiah.htm">Josiah</a> The King of Judah who initiated religious reforms to restore the worship of Yahweh and eliminate idolatry from the land. 2. <a href="/topical/m/mediums_and_spiritists.htm">Mediums and Spiritists</a> Individuals who practiced divination and sought to communicate with the dead, which was forbidden by the Law of Moses. 3. <a href="/topical/h/household_gods_and_idols.htm">Household Gods and Idols</a> Objects of worship that represented false deities, contrary to the worship of the one true God. 4. <a href="/topical/j/judah_and_jerusalem.htm">Judah and Jerusalem</a> The southern kingdom of Israel and its capital, where Josiah implemented his reforms. 5. <a href="/topical/h/hilkiah_the_priest.htm">Hilkiah the Priest</a> The high priest who discovered the Book of the Law in the temple, prompting Josiah's reforms.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/c/commitment_to_god's_word.htm">Commitment to God's Word</a> Josiah's actions were driven by his desire to align with the Scriptures. We should prioritize the Bible as our guide for life and practice. <a href="/topical/c/courage_in_leadership.htm">Courage in Leadership</a> Josiah demonstrated boldness in confronting entrenched practices. As believers, we are called to stand firm in our convictions, even when it is unpopular. <a href="/topical/p/purity_in_worship.htm">Purity in Worship</a> Removing idols and abominations reflects a heart devoted to God. We must examine our lives for anything that competes with our devotion to Him. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_reform.htm">Repentance and Reform</a> True repentance involves turning away from sin and making tangible changes. We should be willing to make difficult decisions to align our lives with God's will. <a href="/topical/i/influence_of_godly_leadership.htm">Influence of Godly Leadership</a> Josiah's reforms had a significant impact on the nation. Our actions and decisions can influence others towards righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_23.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 23</a> <a href="/q/evidence_of_private_shrines_like_micah's.htm">Are there historical or archaeological indications that support—or contradict—the existence of a private shrine and idol-based worship like Micah’s described in Judges 17?</a> <a href="/q/genesis_31_19__evidence_of_teraphim's_role.htm">In Genesis 31:19, what historical evidence supports the existence or importance of household gods (teraphim), and how does it reconcile with monotheism? </a> <a href="/q/what_are_teraphim.htm">What are teraphim?</a> <a href="/q/what_are_the_bible's_family_idols.htm">What are the family idols mentioned in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/23.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(24) Moreover the workers . . .--After abolishing public idolatry, Josiah attacked the various forms of private superstition.The workers with familiar spirits.--The necromancers ('oboth; <a href="/1_samuel/28-3.htm" title="Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented him, and buried him in Ramah, even in his own city. And Saul had put away those that had familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land.">1Samuel 28:3</a> seq.). (See <a href="/2_kings/21-6.htm" title="And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he worked much wickedness in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.">2Kings 21:6</a>.)Images.--See margin; and <a href="/genesis/31-19.htm" title="And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that were her father's.">Genesis 31:19</a>; <a href="/judges/17-5.htm" title="And the man Micah had an house of gods, and made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.">Judges 17:5</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/19-13.htm" title="And Michal took an image, and laid it in the bed, and put a pillow of goats' hair for his bolster, and covered it with a cloth.">1Samuel 19:13</a>; <a href="/zechariah/10-2.htm" title="For the idols have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie, and have told false dreams; they comfort in vain: therefore they went their way as a flock, they were troubled, because there was no shepherd.">Zechariah 10:2</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/23.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 24. - Moreover the workers with familiar spirits, and the wizards. Persons of these classes had been encouraged by Manasseh, in his earlier reign (<a href="/2_kings/21-6.htm">2 Kings 21:6</a>), and probably by Amon (<a href="/2_kings/21-21.htm">2 Kings 21:21</a>). As Josiah designed a thorough reformation, it was necessary for him to put them down. And the images; literally, the teraphim, which are thought to have been small images kept as household gods in many Israelite families from a very ancient date (see <a href="/genesis/31-19.htm">Genesis 31:19-35</a>). The superstition was exceedingly persistent. We find it under the judges (<a href="/judges/18-14.htm">Judges 18:14</a>), under Saul (<a href="/1_samuel/19-13.htm">1 Samuel 19:13</a>), here under the later kings, and it is still mentioned after the return from the Captivity (<a href="/zechariah/10-2.htm">Zechariah 10:2</a>). The superstition was, apparently, Babylonian (<a href="/ezekiel/21-21.htm">Ezekiel 21:21</a>), and brought from Ur of the Chaldees by the family of Abraham. Besides being regarded as household gods, the teraphim were used in divination. And the idols, and all the abominations that were spied. The "idols," gillulim, are probably, like the teraphim, of a private nature, figures used as amulets or talismans. Excepting in Ezekiel, the word is an uncommon one. By the "abominations that were spied" are meant secret defilements and superstitious practices in households, which needed to be searched out. (So Thenius and Bahr.) In the land of Judah and in Jerusalem. Not, apparently, in the cities of Samaria, where such a rigid inquisition would perhaps have provoked a stubborn resistance. Did Josiah put away, that he might perform the words of the Law; rather, that he might establish the words of the Law. Laws against such practices as Josiah now put down will be found in <a href="/exodus/22-18.htm">Exodus 22:18</a>; <a href="/leviticus/19-31.htm">Leviticus 19:31</a>; <a href="/leviticus/20-27.htm">Leviticus 20:27</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/18-10.htm">Deuteronomy 18:10-12</a>. Which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the Lord (see <a href="/2_kings/22-8.htm">2 Kings 22:8</a>). <a href="/commentaries/2_kings/23-24.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Furthermore, וְגַ֣ם (wə·ḡam) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and Josiah יֹֽאשִׁיָּ֑הוּ (yō·šî·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2977.htm">Strong's 2977: </a> Josiah -- 'Yah supports', two Israelites removed בִּעֵ֖ר (bi·‘êr) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1197.htm">Strong's 1197: </a> To kindle, consume, to be, brutish the mediums הָאֹב֣וֹת (hā·’ō·ḇō·wṯ) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_178.htm">Strong's 178: </a> A bottle (made from animal skin), a necromancer and וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-) Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case spiritists, הַ֠יִּדְּעֹנִים (hay·yid·də·‘ō·nîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3049.htm">Strong's 3049: </a> A knowing one, a conjurer, a ghost the household gods הַתְּרָפִ֨ים (hat·tə·rā·p̄îm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8655.htm">Strong's 8655: </a> (a kind of idol) perhaps household idol and וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-) Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case idols, הַגִּלֻּלִ֜ים (hag·gil·lu·lîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1544.htm">Strong's 1544: </a> A log, an idol and all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the abominations הַשִּׁקֻּצִ֗ים (haš·šiq·qu·ṣîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8251.htm">Strong's 8251: </a> Disgusting, filthy, idolatrous, an idol that אֲשֶׁ֤ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that were seen נִרְאוּ֙ (nir·’ū) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see in the land בְּאֶ֤רֶץ (bə·’e·reṣ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land of Judah יְהוּדָה֙ (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites and in Jerusalem. וּבִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם (ū·ḇî·rū·šā·lim) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel He did this לְ֠מַעַן (lə·ma·‘an) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4616.htm">Strong's 4616: </a> Purpose -- intent to carry out הָקִ֞ים (hā·qîm) Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> To arise, stand up, stand the words דִּבְרֵ֤י (diḇ·rê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> A word, a matter, thing, a cause of the law הַתּוֹרָה֙ (hat·tō·w·rāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8451.htm">Strong's 8451: </a> Direction, instruction, law written הַכְּתֻבִ֣ים (hak·kə·ṯu·ḇîm) Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3789.htm">Strong's 3789: </a> To grave, to write in עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the book הַסֵּ֔פֶר (has·sê·p̄er) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5612.htm">Strong's 5612: </a> A missive, document, writing, book that אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that Hilkiah חִלְקִיָּ֥הוּ (ḥil·qî·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2518.htm">Strong's 2518: </a> Hilkiah -- 'my portion is Yah', the name of several Israelites the priest הַכֹּהֵ֖ן (hak·kō·hên) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> Priest had found מָצָ֛א (mā·ṣā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4672.htm">Strong's 4672: </a> To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present in the house בֵּ֥ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house of the LORD. יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/23-24.htm">2 Kings 23:24 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_kings/23-24.htm">2 Kings 23:24 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_kings/23-24.htm">2 Kings 23:24 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_kings/23-24.htm">2 Kings 23:24 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_kings/23-24.htm">2 Kings 23:24 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/23-24.htm">2 Kings 23:24 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/23-24.htm">2 Kings 23:24 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/23-24.htm">2 Kings 23:24 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/23-24.htm">2 Kings 23:24 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_kings/23-24.htm">2 Kings 23:24 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-24.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 23:24 Moreover those who had familiar spirits (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/23-23.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 23:23"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 23:23" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/23-25.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 23:25"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 23:25" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>