18 And he said, “Let him alone; let no one move his bones.” So they let his bones alone, with the bones of (A)the prophet who came from Samaria.

19 Now Josiah also took away all the [a]shrines of the [b]high places that were (B)in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to provoke [c]the Lord to anger; and he did to them according to all the deeds he had done in Bethel. 20 (C)He (D)executed all the priests of the [d]high places who were there, on the altars, and (E)burned men’s bones on them; and he returned to Jerusalem.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 23:19 Lit. houses
  2. 2 Kings 23:19 Places for pagan worship
  3. 2 Kings 23:19 So with LXX, Syr., Vg.; MT, Tg. omit the Lord
  4. 2 Kings 23:20 Places for pagan worship

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