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He burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of the Kidron Valley and took the ashes to Bethel. <a href="/nlt/2_kings/23.htm">New Living Translation</a> Then the king instructed Hilkiah the high priest and the priests of the second rank and the Temple gatekeepers to remove from the LORD’s Temple all the articles that were used to worship Baal, Asherah, and all the powers of the heavens. The king had all these things burned outside Jerusalem on the terraces of the Kidron Valley, and he carried the ashes away to Bethel. <a href="/esv/2_kings/23.htm">English Standard Version</a> And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest and the priests of the second order and the keepers of the threshold to bring out of the temple of the LORD all the vessels made for Baal, for Asherah, and for all the host of heaven. He burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of the Kidron and carried their ashes to Bethel. <a href="/bsb/2_kings/23.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Then the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, the priests second in rank, and the doorkeepers to remove from the temple of the LORD all the articles made for Baal, Asherah, and all the host of heaven. And he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron and carried their ashes to Bethel. <a href="/kjv/2_kings/23.htm">King James Bible</a> And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the door, to bring forth out of the temple of the LORD all the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the grove, and for all the host of heaven: and he burned them without Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried the ashes of them unto Bethel. <a href="/nkjv/2_kings/23.htm">New King James Version</a> And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, the priests of the second order, and the doorkeepers, to bring out of the temple of the LORD all the articles that were made for Baal, for Asherah, and for all the host of heaven; and he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried their ashes to Bethel. <a href="/nasb_/2_kings/23.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, the priests of the second order, and the doorkeepers to bring out of the temple of the LORD all the utensils that had been made for Baal, for Asherah, and for all the heavenly lights; and he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of the Kidron Valley, and carried their ashes to Bethel. <a href="/nasb/2_kings/23.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest and the priests of the second order and the doorkeepers, to bring out of the temple of the LORD all the vessels that were made for Baal, for Asherah, and for all the host of heaven; and he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of the Kidron, and carried their ashes to Bethel. <a href="/nasb77/2_kings/23.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest and the priests of the second order and the doorkeepers, to bring out of the temple of the LORD all the vessels that were made for Baal, for Asherah, and for all the host of heaven; and he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of the Kidron, and carried their ashes to Bethel. <a href="/lsb/2_kings/23.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest and the priests of the second order and the doorkeepers, to bring out of the temple of Yahweh all the vessels that were made for Baal, for Asherah, and for all the host of heaven; and he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of the Kidron, and carried their ashes to Bethel. <a href="/amp/2_kings/23.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest and the priests of the second rank and the doorkeepers to bring out of the temple of the LORD all the articles made for Baal, for [the goddess] Asherah, and for all the [starry] host of heaven; and he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of the Kidron, and carried their ashes to Bethel [where Israel’s idolatry began]. <a href="/csb/2_kings/23.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Then the king commanded the high priest Hilkiah and the priests of the second rank and the doorkeepers to bring out of the LORD’s sanctuary all the articles made for Baal, Asherah, and all the stars in the sky. He burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of the Kidron and carried their ashes to Bethel. <a href="/hcsb/2_kings/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Then the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest and the priests of the second rank and the doorkeepers to bring out of the LORD&#8217s temple all the articles made for Baal, Asherah, and the whole heavenly host. He burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of the Kidron and carried their ashes to Bethel. <a href="/asv/2_kings/23.htm">American Standard Version</a> And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the threshold, to bring forth out of the temple of Jehovah all the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the Asherah, and for all the host of heaven, and he burned them without Jerusalem in the fields of the Kidron, and carried the ashes of them unto Beth-el. <a href="/cev/2_kings/23.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Josiah told Hilkiah the priest, the assistant priests, and the guards at the temple door to go into the temple and bring out the things used to worship Baal, Asherah, and the stars. Josiah had these things burned in Kidron Valley just outside Jerusalem, and he had the ashes carried away to the town of Bethel. <a href="/erv/2_kings/23.htm">English Revised Version</a> And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the door, to bring forth out of the temple of the LORD all the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the Asherah, and for all the host of heaven: and he burned them without Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried the ashes of them unto Beth-el. <a href="/gwt/2_kings/23.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Then the king ordered the chief priest Hilkiah, the priests who served under Hilkiah, and the doorkeepers to take out of the LORD's temple all the utensils that had been made for Baal, Asherah, and the entire army of heaven. Josiah burned the utensils outside Jerusalem in an open field near the Kidron Brook. Then he carried their ashes to Bethel. <a href="/gnt/2_kings/23.htm">Good News Translation</a> Then Josiah ordered the High Priest Hilkiah, his assistant priests, and the guards on duty at the entrance to the Temple to bring out of the Temple all the objects used in the worship of Baal, of the goddess Asherah, and of the stars. The king burned all these objects outside the city near Kidron Valley and then had the ashes taken to Bethel. <a href="/isv/2_kings/23.htm">International Standard Version</a> The king ordered Hilkiah the high priest, the priests of the secondary order, and the doorkeepers to take out of the LORD's Temple all of the implements that had been crafted for Baal, for Asherah, and for every star in the heavens. Then he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of the Kidron and carried the ashes to Bethel. <a href="/msb/2_kings/23.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Then the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, the priests second in rank, and the doorkeepers to remove from the temple of the LORD all the articles made for Baal, Asherah, and all the host of heaven. And he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron and carried their ashes to Bethel. <a href="/net/2_kings/23.htm">NET Bible</a> The king ordered Hilkiah the high priest, the high-ranking priests, and the guards to bring out of the LORD's temple all the items that were used in the worship of Baal, Asherah, and all the stars of the sky. The king burned them outside of Jerusalem in the terraces of Kidron, and carried their ashes to Bethel. <a href="/nheb/2_kings/23.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the threshold, to bring forth out of the LORD's temple all the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the Asherah, and for all the host of heaven, and he burned them outside of Jerusalem in the fields of the Kidron, and carried their ashes to Bethel. <a href="/wbt/2_kings/23.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the door, to bring forth out of the temple of the LORD all the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the grove, and for all the host of heaven: and he burned them without Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried the ashes of them to Beth-el. <a href="/web/2_kings/23.htm">World English Bible</a> The king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the threshold, to bring out of Yahweh’s temple all the vessels that were made for Baal, for the Asherah, and for all the army of the sky; and he burned them outside of Jerusalem in the fields of the Kidron, and carried their ashes to Bethel. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_kings/23.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And the king commands Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the threshold, to bring out from the temple of YHWH all the vessels that are made for Ba‘al, and for the Asherah, and for all the host of the heavens, and he burns them at the outside of Jerusalem, in the fields of Kidron, and has carried their ashes to Beth-El. <a href="/ylt/2_kings/23.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And the king commandeth Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the threshold, to bring out from the temple of Jehovah all the vessels that are made for Baal, and for the shrine, and for all the host of the heavens, and he burneth them at the outside of Jerusalem, in the fields of Kidron, and hath borne their ashes to Beth-El. <a href="/slt/2_kings/23.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And the king will command Hilkiah the great priest and the priests of the second rank, and the watchers of the threshold to bring forth out of the temple of Jehovah all the vessels being made for Baal and for the image, and for all the army of the heavens: and they will burn them without Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and he lifted up their dust to the house of God.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_kings/23.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And the king commanded Helcias the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the doorkeepers, to cast out of the temple of the Lord all the vessels that had been made for Baal, and for the grove, and for all the host of heaven: and he burnt them without Jerusalem in the valley of Cedron, and he carried the ashes of them to Bethel. <a href="/cpdv/2_kings/23.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And the king instructed Hilkiah, the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the doorkeepers, so that they would cast out of the temple of the Lord all the vessels which had been made for Baal, and for the sacred grove, and for the entire army of heaven. And he burned them outside of Jerusalem, in the steep valley of Kidron. And he carried their dust into Bethel. <a href="/nabre/2_kings/23.htm">New American Bible</a> Then the king commanded the high priest Hilkiah, his assistant priests, and the doorkeepers to remove from the temple of the LORD all the objects that had been made for Baal, Asherah, and the whole host of heaven. These he burned outside Jerusalem on the slopes of the Kidron; their ashes were carried to Bethel. <a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/23.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> The king commanded the high priest Hilkiah, the priests of the second order, and the guardians of the threshold, to bring out of the temple of the LORD all the vessels made for Baal, for Asherah, and for all the host of heaven; he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of the Kidron, and carried their ashes to Bethel.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/23.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Then the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest and the priests of the second order and the keepers of the doors to bring forth out of the temple of the LORD all the vessels that were made for Baal and for the idols and for all the host of heaven; and he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried their ashes to Beth-el. <a href="/hpbt/2_kings/23.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And the King commanded Khelqia the High Priest and the Priests who were behind him and those keeping the door, to cast out from the house of LORD JEHOVAH all the garments that were made for Baal and for the idols and for all the host of Heaven, and they burned them outside of Jerusalem in the valley of Qedrun, and he took their ashes to Bayth Eil.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_kings/23.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the door, to bring forth out of the temple of the LORD all the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the Asherah, and for all the host of heaven; and he burned them without Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried the ashes of them unto Beth-el. <a href="/sep/2_kings/23.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And the king commanded Chelcias the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and them that kept the door, to bring out of the temple of the Lord all the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the grove, and all the host of heaven, and he burned them without Jerusalem in the fields of Kedron, and took the ashes of them to Baethel. <a href="/parallel/2_kings/23-4.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=7888" 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 Destroys Idolatry</a> 4<a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">Then the king</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/6680.htm" title="6680: way·ṣaw (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">commanded</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/1419.htm" title="1419: hag·gā·ḏō·wl (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">the high</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/3548.htm" title="3548: hak·kō·hên (Art:: N-ms) -- Priest. Active participle of kahan; literally, one officiating, a priest; also an acting priest.">priest,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3548.htm" title="3548: kō·hă·nê (N-mpc) -- Priest. Active participle of kahan; literally, one officiating, a priest; also an acting priest.">the priests</a> <a href="/hebrew/4932.htm" title="4932: ham·miš·neh (Art:: N-ms) -- A double, copy, second. From shanah; properly, a repetition, i.e. A duplicate, or a double; by implication, a second.">second in rank,</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/8104.htm" title="8104: šō·mə·rê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- To keep, watch, preserve. A primitive root; properly, to hedge about, i.e. Guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.">and the doorkeepers</a> <a href="/hebrew/5592.htm" title="5592: has·sap̄ (Art:: N-ms) -- A vestibule, a dish. From caphaph, in its original sense of containing; a vestibule; also a dish."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: lə·hō·w·ṣî (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">to remove</a> <a href="/hebrew/1964.htm" title="1964: mê·hê·ḵal (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- A palace, temple. Probably from yakol; a large public building, such as a palace or temple.">from the temple</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> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (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.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/3627.htm" title="3627: hak·kê·lîm (Art:: N-mp) -- An article, utensil, vessel. From kalah; something prepared, i.e. Any apparatus.">the articles</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: hā·‘ă·śū·yim (Art:: V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-mp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">made</a> <a href="/hebrew/1168.htm" title="1168: lab·ba·‘al (Prep-l, Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Baal -- a heathen god. The same as ba'al; Baal, a Phoenician deity.">for Baal,</a> <a href="/hebrew/842.htm" title="842: wə·lā·’ă·šê·rāh (Conj-w, Prep-l, Art:: N-fs) -- Or masheyrah; from 'ashar; happy; Asherah a Phoenician goddess; also an image of the same.">Asherah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ū·lə·ḵōl (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and all</a> <a href="/hebrew/6635.htm" title="6635: ṣə·ḇā (N-csc) -- Or tsbadah; from tsaba'; a mass of persons, especially reg. Organized for war; by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively.">the host</a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064: haš·šā·mā·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Heaven, sky. Dual of an unused singular shameh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky.">of heaven.</a> <a href="/hebrew/8313.htm" title="8313: way·yiś·rə·p̄êm (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3mp) -- To burn. A primitive root; to be on fire.">And he burned them</a> <a href="/hebrew/2351.htm" title="2351: mi·ḥūṣ (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- The outside, a street. Or chuts; from an unused root meaning to sever; properly, separate by a wall, i.e. Outside, outdoors.">outside</a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: lî·rū·šā·lim (Prep-l:: N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/hebrew/7709.htm" title="7709: bə·šaḏ·mō·wṯ (Prep-b:: N-fpc) -- A field. Apparently from sadeh; a cultivated field.">in the fields</a> <a href="/hebrew/6939.htm" title="6939: qiḏ·rō·wn (N-proper-fs) -- Perhaps dusky, a wadi E. of Jer. From qadar; dusky place; Kidron, a brook near Jerusalem.">of Kidron</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: wə·nā·śā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">and carried</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/6083.htm" title="6083: ‘ă·p̄ā·rām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- Dry earth, dust. From aphar; dust; hence, clay, earth, mud.">their ashes</a> <a href="/hebrew/1008.htm" title="1008: bêṯ- (Prep) -- From bayith and 'el; house of God; Beth-El, a place in Palestine."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1008.htm" title="1008: ’êl (N-proper-fs) -- From bayith and 'el; house of God; Beth-El, a place in Palestine.">to Bethel.</a> 5Josiah also did away with the idolatrous priests ordained by the kings of Judah to burn incense on the high places of the cities of Judah and in the places all around Jerusalem—those who had burned incense to Baal, to the sun and moon, to the constellations, and to all the host of heaven.…<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="/2_chronicles/34-3.htm">2 Chronicles 34:3-7</a> In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, Josiah began to seek the God of his father David, and in the twelfth year he began to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Asherah poles, the carved idols, and the cast images. / Then in his presence the altars of the Baals were torn down, and he cut to pieces the incense altars that were above them. He shattered the Asherah poles, the carved idols, and the cast images, crushed them to dust, and scattered them over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them. / Then he burned the bones of the priests on their altars. So he cleansed Judah and Jerusalem. ... <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="/deuteronomy/12-3.htm">Deuteronomy 12:3</a> Tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, burn up their Asherah poles, cut down the idols of their gods, and wipe out their names from every place. <a href="/exodus/23-24.htm">Exodus 23:24</a> You must not bow down to their gods or serve them or follow their practices. Instead, you are to demolish them and smash their sacred stones to pieces. <a href="/exodus/34-13.htm">Exodus 34:13</a> Rather, you must tear down their altars, smash their sacred stones, and chop down their Asherah poles. <a href="/leviticus/26-30.htm">Leviticus 26:30</a> I will destroy your high places, cut down your incense altars, and heap your lifeless bodies on the lifeless remains of your idols; and My soul will despise you. <a href="/deuteronomy/7-5.htm">Deuteronomy 7:5</a> Instead, this is what you are to do to them: tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, cut down their Asherah poles, and burn their idols in the fire. <a href="/deuteronomy/7-25.htm">Deuteronomy 7:25</a> You must burn up the images of their gods; do not covet the silver and gold that is on them or take it for yourselves, or you will be ensnared by it; for it is detestable to the LORD your God. <a href="/1_kings/15-12.htm">1 Kings 15:12-13</a> He banished the male shrine prostitutes from the land and removed all the idols that his fathers had made. / He also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole. Asa chopped down the pole and burned it in the Kidron Valley. <a href="/1_kings/21-26.htm">1 Kings 21:26</a> He committed the most detestable acts by going after idols, just like the Amorites whom the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.) <a href="/2_kings/21-3.htm">2 Kings 21:3</a> For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed, and he raised up altars for Baal. He made an Asherah pole, as King Ahab of Israel had done, and he worshiped and served all the host of heaven. <a href="/2_kings/21-7.htm">2 Kings 21:7</a> Manasseh even took the carved Asherah pole he had made and set it up in the temple, of which the LORD had said to David and his son Solomon, “In this temple and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will establish My Name forever. <a href="/jeremiah/19-13.htm">Jeremiah 19:13</a> The houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah will be defiled like that place, Topheth—all the houses on whose rooftops they burned incense to all the host of heaven and poured out drink offerings to other gods.” <a href="/zephaniah/1-4.htm">Zephaniah 1:4-5</a> “I will stretch out My hand against Judah and against all who dwell in Jerusalem. I will cut off from this place every remnant of Baal, the names of the idolatrous and pagan priests— / those who bow on the rooftops to worship the host of heaven, those who bow down and swear by the LORD but also swear by Milcom, <a href="/matthew/21-12.htm">Matthew 21:12-13</a> Then Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves. / And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the door, to bring forth out of the temple of the LORD all the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the grove, and for all the host of heaven: and he burned them without Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried the ashes of them to Bethel.priests of the second order.<a href="/1_chronicles/24-4.htm">1 Chronicles 24:4-19</a> And there were more chief men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar; and thus were they divided. Among the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen chief men of the house of their fathers, and eight among the sons of Ithamar according to the house of their fathers… <a href="/matthew/26-3.htm">Matthew 26:3</a> Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,<a href="/matthew/27-1.htm">Matthew 27:1</a> When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:the keepers.<a href="/2_kings/22-4.htm">2 Kings 22:4</a> Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum the silver which is brought into the house of the LORD, which the keepers of the door have gathered of the people:<a href="/1_chronicles/26-1.htm">1 Chronicles 26:1-19</a> Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph… to bring.<a href="/2_kings/21-3.htm">2 Kings 21:3,7</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="/2_chronicles/33-3.htm">2 Chronicles 33:3,7</a> For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down, and he reared up altars for Baalim, and made groves, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them… <a href="/2_chronicles/34-3.htm">2 Chronicles 34:3,4</a> For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father: and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images… Baal.<a href="/2_kings/17-16.htm">2 Kings 17:16</a> And they left all the commandments of the LORD their God, and made them molten images, even two calves, and made a grove, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.<a href="/judges/2-13.htm">Judges 2:13</a> And they forsook the LORD, and served Baal and Ashtaroth.<a href="/1_kings/16-31.htm">1 Kings 16:31</a> And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshipped him.Kidron.<a href="/2_samuel/15-23.htm">2 Samuel 15:23</a> And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over: the king also himself passed over the brook Kidron, and all the people passed over, toward the way of the wilderness.<a href="/john/18-1.htm">John 18:1</a> When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples over the brook Cedron, where was a garden, into the which he entered, and his disciples.Cedron.<a href="/1_kings/12-29.htm">1 Kings 12:29</a> And he set the one in Bethel, and the other put he in Dan.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a 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href="/2_kings/24-13.htm">Vessels</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 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</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>Then the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest King Josiah, a reformer king of Judah, initiated religious reforms to restore the worship of Yahweh. Hilkiah, the high priest, played a crucial role in these reforms. The high priest was the chief religious authority, responsible for maintaining the temple and its rituals. This command signifies the king's authority and the cooperation between the monarchy and the priesthood in religious matters.the priests second in rank, and the doorkeepers The priests second in rank were likely the Levites, who assisted the high priest in temple duties. The doorkeepers, or gatekeepers, were responsible for maintaining the sanctity of the temple by controlling access. Their involvement indicates a comprehensive effort to cleanse the temple, involving all levels of temple staff.to remove from the temple of the LORD all the articles made for Baal, Asherah, and all the host of heaven Baal and Asherah were Canaanite deities, and their worship had infiltrated the temple, contrary to the first commandment. The "host of heaven" refers to astral deities, indicating syncretism with surrounding pagan practices. This removal was a direct response to the covenantal requirement for exclusive worship of Yahweh, as outlined in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-4.htm">Deuteronomy 6:4-5</a>.And he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron Burning these articles was a symbolic act of purification and a public renunciation of idolatry. The Kidron Valley, located east of Jerusalem, was a place associated with the disposal of impurities (<a href="/2_chronicles/29-16.htm">2 Chronicles 29:16</a>). This act fulfilled the Deuteronomic law of destroying idolatrous objects (<a href="/deuteronomy/7-5.htm">Deuteronomy 7:5</a>).and carried their ashes to Bethel Bethel was a significant religious site, previously a center of idolatrous worship established by Jeroboam (<a href="/1_kings/12-28.htm">1 Kings 12:28-29</a>). By carrying the ashes to Bethel, Josiah was symbolically desecrating the site, further emphasizing the eradication of idolatry from the land. This act also fulfilled the prophecy against the altar at Bethel (<a href="/1_kings/13-2.htm">1 Kings 13:2</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/k/king_josiah.htm">King Josiah</a> The king of Judah who initiated religious reforms to restore the worship of Yahweh and eliminate idolatry. 2. <a href="/topical/h/hilkiah_the_high_priest.htm">Hilkiah the High Priest</a> The high priest during Josiah's reign, instrumental in the religious reforms. 3. <a href="/topical/p/priests_of_the_second_order.htm">Priests of the Second Order</a> Priests who assisted the high priest and were involved in temple duties. 4. <a href="/topical/d/doorkeepers.htm">Doorkeepers</a> Temple officials responsible for maintaining the sanctity and security of the temple. 5. <a href="/topical/b/baal_and_asherah.htm">Baal and Asherah</a> Canaanite deities whose worship was prevalent in Israel, representing idolatry and apostasy. 6. <a href="/topical/k/kidron_valley.htm">Kidron Valley</a> A valley near Jerusalem where the idolatrous articles were destroyed. 7. <a href="/topical/b/bethel.htm">Bethel</a> A significant religious site in Israel, where the ashes of the idols were taken.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/c/commitment_to_purity.htm">Commitment to Purity</a> Josiah's actions demonstrate a commitment to spiritual purity and obedience to God's commandments. Believers are called to remove anything in their lives that competes with their devotion to God. <a href="/topical/l/leadership_in_reform.htm">Leadership in Reform</a> Josiah's leadership in initiating reform shows the importance of godly leadership in guiding others toward righteousness. Christians in leadership positions should strive to lead by example in faith and practice. <a href="/topical/t/the_cost_of_idolatry.htm">The Cost of Idolatry</a> The presence of idolatry in the temple illustrates how easily God's people can be led astray. Believers must be vigilant against modern forms of idolatry, such as materialism or self-worship. <a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_god's_word.htm">The Power of God's Word</a> Josiah's reforms were sparked by the rediscovery of the Book of the Law. This underscores the transformative power of Scripture in guiding believers back to God's truth. <a href="/topical/s/symbolic_acts_of_repentance.htm">Symbolic Acts of Repentance</a> The destruction of idols and scattering of ashes symbolize repentance and a turning away from sin. Christians are encouraged to take tangible steps to demonstrate their repentance and commitment to God.<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/is_josiah's_passover_scale_plausible.htm">Is the reported scale of Josiah’s Passover celebration (2 Kings 23:21–23) historically plausible, given scant external corroboration? </a> <a href="/q/why_does_josiah's_reform_seem_retroactive.htm">Why does the Bible’s account of King Josiah’s reforms seem to be retroactively inserted to justify later religious practices?</a> <a href="/q/why_little_evidence_of_josiah's_destruction.htm">If Josiah destroyed so many idolatrous sites (2 Kings 23:4–20), why is there little archaeological evidence of such widespread destruction? </a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_damascus.htm">What is the significance of Kidron Valley?</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>(4) The priests of the second order.--Thenius is probably right in reading the singular, the priest of the second rank, i.e., the high priest's deputy, after the Targum, unless the heads of the twenty-four classes be intended ("the chief priests" of the New Testament). (See also <a href="/2_kings/25-18.htm" title="And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:">2Kings 25:18</a>.)The keepers of the door (threshold).--The three chief warders (<a href="/2_kings/25-18.htm" title="And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:">2Kings 25:18</a>.)Out of the temple--i.e., out of the principal chamber or holy place.For Baal . . . grove.--For the Baal . . . Ash?rah (so in <a href="/context/2_kings/23-6.htm" title="And he brought out the grove from the house of the LORD, without Jerusalem, to the brook Kidron, and burned it at the brook Kidron, and stamped it small to powder, and cast the powder thereof on the graves of the children of the people.">2Kings 23:6-7</a>; <a href="/2_kings/23-15.htm" title="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 broke down, and burned the high place, and stamped it small to powder, and burned the grove.">2Kings 23:15</a> also). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/23.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 4-27. - Josiah's reformation of religion. The reformation of religion by Josiah next engages the writer's attention, and is treated, not chronologically, but rather gee-graphically, under the three heads of (1) reforms in Jerusalem; (2) reforms outside Jerusalem, but in the kingdom of Judah; and (3) reforms in the territory which had belonged to the kingdom of Samaria (vers. 4-20). . . . <a href="/commentaries/2_kings/23-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Then the king הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king commanded וַיְצַ֣ו (way·ṣaw) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order Hilkiah חִלְקִיָּהוּ֩ (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 high הַגָּד֜וֹל (hag·gā·ḏō·wl) Article | Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> Great, older, insolent priest, הַכֹּהֵ֨ן (hak·kō·hên) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> Priest the priests כֹּהֲנֵ֣י (kō·hă·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> Priest second in rank, הַמִּשְׁנֶה֮ (ham·miš·neh) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4932.htm">Strong's 4932: </a> A repetition, a duplicate, a double, a second and the doorkeepers שֹׁמְרֵ֣י (šō·mə·rê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8104.htm">Strong's 8104: </a> To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to to remove לְהוֹצִיא֙ (lə·hō·w·ṣî) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> To go, bring, out, direct and proxim from the temple מֵהֵיכַ֣ל (mê·hê·ḵal) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1964.htm">Strong's 1964: </a> A large public building, palace, temple of the LORD יְהוָ֔ה (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 all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the articles הַכֵּלִ֗ים (hak·kê·lîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3627.htm">Strong's 3627: </a> Something prepared, any apparatus made הָֽעֲשׂוּיִם֙ (hā·‘ă·śū·yim) Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make for Baal, לַבַּ֣עַל (lab·ba·‘al) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1168.htm">Strong's 1168: </a> Baal -- a heathen god Asherah, וְלָֽאֲשֵׁרָ֔ה (wə·lā·’ă·šê·rāh) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_842.htm">Strong's 842: </a> A Phoenician goddess, also an image of the same and all וּלְכֹ֖ל (ū·lə·ḵōl) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the host צְבָ֣א (ṣə·ḇā) Noun - common singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6635.htm">Strong's 6635: </a> A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign of heaven. הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם (haš·šā·mā·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm">Strong's 8064: </a> Heaven, sky And he burned them וַֽיִּשְׂרְפֵ֞ם (way·yiś·rə·p̄êm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8313.htm">Strong's 8313: </a> To be, on fire outside מִח֤וּץ (mi·ḥūṣ) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2351.htm">Strong's 2351: </a> Separate by a, wall, outside, outdoors Jerusalem לִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ (lî·rū·šā·lim) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel in the fields בְּשַׁדְמ֣וֹת (bə·šaḏ·mō·wṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7709.htm">Strong's 7709: </a> A cultivated field of the Kidron קִדְר֔וֹן (qiḏ·rō·wn) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6939.htm">Strong's 6939: </a> Kidron -- perhaps 'dusky', a wadi East of Jerusalem and carried וְנָשָׂ֥א (wə·nā·śā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> To lift, carry, take their ashes עֲפָרָ֖ם (‘ă·p̄ā·rām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6083.htm">Strong's 6083: </a> Dust, clay, earth, mud to Bethel. אֵֽל׃ (’êl) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1008.htm">Strong's 1008: </a> Bethel -- 'house of God', a city in Ephraim, also a place in southern Judah <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/23-4.htm">2 Kings 23:4 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_kings/23-4.htm">2 Kings 23:4 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_kings/23-4.htm">2 Kings 23:4 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_kings/23-4.htm">2 Kings 23:4 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_kings/23-4.htm">2 Kings 23:4 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/23-4.htm">2 Kings 23:4 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/23-4.htm">2 Kings 23:4 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/23-4.htm">2 Kings 23:4 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/23-4.htm">2 Kings 23:4 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_kings/23-4.htm">2 Kings 23:4 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-4.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 23:4 The king commanded Hilkiah the high priest (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/23-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 23:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 23:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/23-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 23:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 23:5" /></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>