2 Kings 23:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And he slew all the priests of the high places that were there upon the altars, and burned men’s bones upon them, and returned to Jerusalem.”
2 Kings 23:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 23:20 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 23:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He killed all the priests of the high places that were there, on the altars, and burned men’s bones on them; and he returned to Jerusalem.”
2 Kings 23:20 — World English Bible
2 Kings 23:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And he slew all the priests of the high places that were there, upon the altars, and burned men’s bones upon them; and he returned to Jerusalem. ”
2 Kings 23:20 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 23:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And he slayeth all the priests of the high places who <FI>are<Fi> there by the altars, and burneth the bones of man upon them, and turneth back to Jerusalem.”
2 Kings 23:20 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 23:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he sacrificed upon the altars all the priests of the high places that were there, and burned men's bones upon them. And he returned to Jerusalem. ”
2 Kings 23:20 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 23:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And he sacrificed all the Priests of the hie places, that were there vpon the altars, and burnt mens bones vpon them, and returned to Ierusalem.”
2 Kings 23:20 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 23:20 in Context — 2 Kings 23
18 And he said, Let him alone; let no man move his bones. So they let his bones alone, with the bones of the prophet that came out of Samaria.
19 And all the houses also of the high places that were in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to provoke the Lord to anger, Josiah took away, and did to them according to all the acts that he had done in Beth–el.
20 And he slew all the priests of the high places that were there upon the altars, and burned men’s bones upon them, and returned to Jerusalem.
21 And the king commanded all the people, saying, Keep the passover unto the Lord your God, as it is written in the book of this covenant.
22 Surely there was not holden such a passover from the days of the judges that judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel, nor of the kings of Judah;
What Does 2 Kings 23:20 Mean?
2 Kings 23:20 is a verse from the Book of 2 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Kings chapter 23. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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