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2 Kings 23:20

Jerusalem

18 “Let him rest,” said Josiah. “Do not let anyone disturb his bones.” So they left his bones undisturbed, along with those of the prophet who had come from Samaria.

19 Just as Josiah had done at Bethel, so also in the cities of Samaria he removed all the shrines of the high places set up by the kings of Israel who had provoked the LORD to anger.

On the altars he slaughtered all the priests of the high places, and he burned human bones on them. Then he returned to Jerusalem.

21 The king commanded all the people, “Keep the Passover of the LORD your God, as it is written in this Book of the Covenant.”

22 No such Passover had been observed from the days of the judges who had governed Israel through all the days of the kings of Israel and Judah.

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BSB
On the altars he slaughtered all the priests of the high places, and he burned human bones on them. Then he returned to Jerusalem.
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.
WEB
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.
ASV
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.
DARBY
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.
BLB
And he slaughtered all the priests of the high places who [were] there on the altars, and he burned the bones of man on them. And he returned to Jerusalem.
ÅB
Og alle offerhaug-prestene som var der, lot han drepe på alterne og brant menneskeben på dem. Så vendte han tilbake til Jerusalem.
OTB
Og han slaktet på altrene alle prestene fra de høye stedene som var der, og brente menneskeben på dem; så vendte han tilbake til Jerusalem.
B1930
Og alle offerhaug-prestene som var der, lot han drepe på alterne og brente menneskeben på dem. Så vendte han tilbake til Jerusalem.

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  • 2 Kings 11:18

    So all the people of the land went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars and idols to pieces, and they killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars. And Jehoiada the priest posted guards for the house of the LORD.

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  • 2 Chronicles 34:5

    Then he burned the bones of the priests on their altars. So he cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.

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  • Exodus 22:20

    If anyone sacrifices to any god other than the LORD alone, he must be set apart for destruction.

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  • 2 Kings 10:25

    When he had finished making the burnt offering, Jehu said to the guards and officers, “Go in and kill them. Do not let anyone out.” So the guards and officers put them to the sword, threw the bodies out, and went into the inner room of the temple of Baal.

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  • 1 Kings 13:2

    And he cried out against the altar by the word of the LORD, “O altar, O altar, this is what the LORD says: ‘A son named Josiah will be born to the house of David, and upon you he will sacrifice the priests of the high places who burn incense upon you, and human bones will be burned upon you.’”

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  • 1 Kings 18:40

    Then Elijah ordered them, “Seize the prophets of Baal! Do not let a single one escape.” So they seized them, and Elijah brought them down to the Kishon Valley and slaughtered them there.

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  • Isaiah 34:6

    The sword of the LORD is bathed in blood. It drips with fat— with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom.

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  • Deuteronomy 13:5

    Such a prophet or dreamer must be put to death, because he has advocated rebellion against the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery; he has tried to turn you from the way in which the LORD your God has commanded you to walk. So you must purge the evil from among you.

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