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2 Kings 23:8

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Then Josiah brought all the priests from the cities of Judah and desecrated the high places, from Geba to Beersheba, where the priests had burned incense. He tore down the high places of the gates at the entrance of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which was to the left of the city gate.

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beer-sheba; and he brake down the high places of the gates that were at the entrance of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on a man’s left hand at the gate of the city.

KJV

And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beer–sheba, and brake down the high places of the gates that were in the entering in of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on a man’s left hand at the gate of the city.

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This verse in 2 Kings 23

Commentary

5 notes on this verse

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

The gate of Joshua - The place where he, as governor of the city, heard and decided causes. Near this we find there were public altars, where sometimes the true God, at other times false gods, were honored.

This site's exposition

the quarters of the male shrine prostitutes

on 2 Kings 23:7-9

The priests of the high places "from Geba to Beersheba" are brought to Jerusalem. Verse 9 keeps them from "the altar of the LORD", the law's treatment of a priest disqualified by blemish, fed but kept from the altar.

This site's exposition

the gate of Joshua the governor

Geba stood on the northern edge of Judah and Beersheba on the southern, so the high places were cleared from one end to the other. Adam Clarke places the gate of Joshua where the governor of the city heard and decided cases. Altars stood even at the seat of justice.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

But whether they were permitted to eat of all the sacrifices, as blemished priests were ( Lev. xxi. 22 ), which is called, in general, the bread of their God, may be justly questioned.
And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah,....

The words behind it

33 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וַיָּבֵ֤אand he brought

    vaiyave'H935 →2568 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • כָּל־all

    kol-H3605 →5413 times

  • הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙the priests

    hakohanimH3548 →750 times

  • מֵעָרֵ֣יfrom [the] cities of

    meareiH5892 →1090 times

  • יְהוּדָ֔הJudah

    yehudahH3063 →819 times

  • וַיְטַמֵּ֣אand he made unclean

    vaytame'H2930 →162 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • הַבָּמ֗וֹתthe high places

    habamotH1116 →102 times

  • אֲשֶׁ֤רwhere

    ʾasherH834 →5497 times

  • קִטְּרוּ־they had made smoke

    kiteru-H6999 →116 times

  • שָׁ֙מָּה֙there <towards>

    shamahH8033 →834 times

  • הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםthe priests

    hakohanimH3548 →750 times

  • מִגֶּ֖בַעfrom Geba

    migeva'H1387 →

  • עַד־to

    ʾad-H5704 →1261 times

  • בְּאֵ֣רBeer

    beerH884 →68 times

  • שָׁ֑בַעSheba

    shava'H884 →68 times

  • וְנָתַ֞ץand he broke down

    venatatzH5422 →42 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • בָּמ֣וֹת[the] high places of

    bamotH1116 →102 times

  • הַשְּׁעָרִ֗יםthe gates

    hashearimH8179 →374 times

  • אֲשֶׁר־which

    ʾasher-H834 →5497 times

  • פֶּ֜תַח[were at] [the] entrance of

    petachH6607 →164 times

  • שַׁ֤עַר[the] gate of

    shaarH8179 →374 times

  • יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙Joshua

    yehoshua'H3091 →

  • שַׂר־[the] governor of

    sar-H8269 →421 times

  • הָעִ֔ירthe city

    hairH5892 →1090 times

  • אֲשֶֽׁר־which

    ʾasher-H834 →5497 times

  • עַל־[was] at

    ʾal-H5921 →5755 times

  • שְׂמֹ֥אול[the] left [side] of

    semolH8040 →

  • אִ֖ישׁanyone

    ʾishH376 →1663 times

  • בְּשַׁ֥עַרat [the] gate of

    beshaarH8179 →374 times

  • הָעִֽיר׃the city

    hairH5892 →1090 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

10 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

1 Kings 15:22Then King Asa summoned all the men of Judah, with no exceptions, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had used for building. And with these materials King Asa built up Geba of Benjamin, as well as Mizpah.5 worksJoshua 21:17And from the tribe of Benjamin they gave them Gibeon, Geba,3 worksGenesis 21:31So that place was called Beersheba, because it was there that the two of them swore an oath.2 worksGenesis 26:23From there Isaac went up to Beersheba,2 worksIsaiah 10:29They have crossed at the ford: “We will spend the night at Geba.” Ramah trembles; Gibeah of Saul flees.2 works1 Kings 19:3And Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there,2 works
The other 4 cross-references, with their words ▾
Judges 20:1Then all the Israelites from Dan to Beersheba and from the land of Gilead came out, and the congregation assembled as one man before the LORD at Mizpah.2 worksZechariah 14:10All the land from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem will be turned into a plain, but Jerusalem will be raised up and will remain in her place, from the Benjamin Gate to the site of the First Gate to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the royal winepresses.2 works1 Chronicles 6:60And from the tribe of Benjamin they were given Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth, together with their pasturelands. So they had thirteen cities in all among their families.2 worksLeviticus 26:30I 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.1 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    1 Kings 15:22

    Then King Asa summoned all the men of Judah, with no exceptions, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had used for building. And with these materials King Asa…

    it leads to

    • Joshua 21:17

      And from the tribe of Benjamin they gave them Gibeon, Geba,

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • Joshua 18:24

      Chephar-ammoni, Ophni, and Geba—twelve cities, along with their villages.

    • 2 Chronicles 16:6

      Then King Asa brought all the men of Judah, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had used for building. And with these materials he built up Geba and…

  • Through

    Genesis 26:23

    From there Isaac went up to Beersheba,

    it leads to

    • Judges 20:1

      Then all the Israelites from Dan to Beersheba and from the land of Gilead came out, and the congregation assembled as one man before the LORD at Mizpah.

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • Genesis 46:1

      So Israel set out with all that he had, and when he came to Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.

  • Through

    Genesis 21:31

    So that place was called Beersheba, because it was there that the two of them swore an oath.

    it leads to

    • Genesis 26:33

      So he called it Shibah, and to this day the name of the city is Beersheba.

  • Through

    Isaiah 10:29

    They have crossed at the ford: “We will spend the night at Geba.” Ramah trembles; Gibeah of Saul flees.

    it leads to

    • 1 Samuel 7:17

      Then he would return to Ramah because his home was there, and there he judged Israel and built an altar to the LORD.

    • 1 Samuel 13:23

      And a garrison of the Philistines had gone out to the pass at Michmash.

Where this verse is studied

About 2 Kings

Jews Mourning in Exile, Eduard Bendemann, 1832, Wallraf-Richartz-Museum. Public domain.
Jews Mourning in Exile, Eduard Bendemann, 1832, Wallraf-Richartz-Museum. Public domain.
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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