2 Kings 23:16 BSB — MannaFest

2 Kings 23:16

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.

BSB

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ASV

And as Josiah turned himself, he spied the sepulchres that were there in the mount; and he sent, and took the bones out of the sepulchres, and burned them upon the altar, and defiled it, according to the word of Jehovah which the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these things.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

And as Josiah turned himself - This verse is much more complete in the Septuagint, and in the Hexaplar Syriac version at Paris. I shall give the whole, making a distinction where, in those versions, any thing is added: “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 burnt them upon the altar, and polluted it: according to the word of the Lord which the man of God proclaimed [when Jeroboam stood by the altar at the feast.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

The golden calf, it should seem, was gone ( thy calf, O Samaria! has cast thee off ), but the altar was there, which those that were wedded to their old idolatries made use of still.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

But it is remarkable that this act was predicted three hundred twenty-six years before his birth, and his name also was expressly mentioned, as well as the very place where it should be done (1Ki 13:2). This is one of the most most remarkable prophecies in the Bible.

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Original language & word study

29 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּ֣פֶן	vai.Yi.fen	and he turned	H6437 →
יֹאשִׁיָּ֗הוּ	yo.shi.Ya.hu	Josiah	H2977 →
וַיַּ֨רְא	vai.Yar'	and he saw	H7200 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הַקְּבָרִ֤ים	ha.ke.va.Rim	the graves	H6913 →
אֲשֶׁר־	'a.Sher-	which	H834 →
שָׁם֙	sham	[were] there	H8033 →
בָּהָ֔ר	ba.Har	on the mountain	H2022 →
וַיִּשְׁלַ֗ח	vai.yish.Lach	and he sent	H7971 →
וַיִּקַּ֤ח	vai.yi.Kach	and he took	H3947 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הָֽעֲצָמוֹת֙	ha.'a.tza.mOt	the bones	H6106 →
מִן־	min-	from	H4480 →
הַקְּבָרִ֔ים	ha.ke.va.Rim	the graves	H6913 →
וַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ף	vai.yis.Rof	and he burned [them]	H8313 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ	ha.miz.Be.ach	the altar	H4196 →
וַֽיְטַמְּאֵ֑הוּ	vay.ta.me.'E.hu	and he made unclean it	H2930 →
כִּדְבַ֣ר	kid.Var	according to [the] word of	H1697 →
יְהוָ֗ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
אֲשֶׁ֤ר	'a.Sher	which	H834 →
קָרָא֙	ka.Ra'	he had proclaimed	H7121 →
אִ֣ישׁ	'ish	[the] man of	H376 →
הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים	ha.'E.lo.Him	<the> God	H430 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר	'a.Sher	who	H834 →
קָרָ֔א	ka.Ra'	he proclaimed	H7121 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הַדְּבָרִ֖ים	ha.de.va.Rim	the words	H1697 →
הָאֵֽלֶּה׃	ha.'E.leh	<the> these	H428 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Matthew 24:35
Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
leads to
- Isaiah 40:8
  The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.”
- 1 Peter 1:25
  but the word of the Lord stands forever.” And this is the word that was proclaimed to you.
- Numbers 23:19
  God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?
- Isaiah 55:11
  so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it.
- Matthew 5:18
  For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.
Through
John 10:35
If he called them gods to whom the word of God came—and the Scripture cannot be broken—
leads to
- Matthew 24:35
  Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
- Romans 13:1
  Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God.
Through
1 Kings 13:32
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…
leads to
- 1 Kings 16:24
  He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver and built a city there, calling it Samaria after the name of Shemer, who had owned the hill.

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About 2 Kings

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

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About 2 Kings