2 Kings 23:24
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.
23 But in the eighteenth year of Josiah’s reign, this Passover was observed to the LORD in Jerusalem.
Furthermore, Josiah removed the mediums and spiritists, the household gods and idols, and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem. He did this to carry out the words of the law written in the book that Hilkiah the priest had found in the house of the LORD.
25 Neither before nor after Josiah was there any king like him, who turned to the LORD with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his strength, according to all the Law of Moses.
26 Nevertheless, the LORD did not turn away from the fury of His burning anger, which was kindled against Judah because of all that Manasseh had done to provoke Him to anger.
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- BSB
- Furthermore, Josiah removed the mediums and spiritists, the household gods and idols, and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem. He did this to carry out the words of the law written in the book that Hilkiah the priest had found in the house of the LORD.
- KJV
- Moreover the workers with familiar spirits, and the wizards, and the images, and the idols, and all the abominations that were spied in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, did Josiah put away, that he might perform the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the LORD.
- WEB
- Moreover, Josiah removed those who had familiar spirits, the wizards, and the teraphim, and the idols, and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, that he might confirm the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the LORD’s house.
- ASV
- Moreover them that had familiar spirits, and the wizards, and the teraphim, and the idols, and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, did Josiah put away, that he might confirm the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of Jehovah.
- DARBY
- Moreover the necromancers and the soothsayers, and the teraphim and the idols, and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, Josiah took away, that he might perform the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkijah the priest had found in the house of Jehovah.
- BLB
- Moreover, the mediums, and the spiritists, and the teraphim, and the idols, and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, Josiah put away, that he would cause to stand the words of the law written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of YHWH.
- ÅB
- Også dødningemanerne og sannsigerne og husgudene og de motbydelige avguder og alle de styggedommer som hadde vært å se i Juda land og i Jerusalem, utryddet Josias for å holde lovens ord som var skrevet i den bok presten Hilkias hadde funnet i Herrens hus.
- OTB
- Dessuten fjernet Josjia mediene, åndemanerne, husgudene, avgudene, og alle styggedommene som ble sett i Judas land og i Jerusalem, slik at han kunne bekrefte ordene i Loven som var skrevet i boken som presten Hilkia fant i Herrens hus.
- B1930
- Også dødningemanerne og sannsigerne og husgudene og de motbydelige avguder og alle de vederstyggeligheter som hadde vært å se i Juda land og i Jerusalem, utryddet Josias for å holde lovens ord som var skrevet i den bok presten Hilkias hadde funnet i Herrens hus.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Leviticus 19:31
You must not turn to mediums or spiritists; do not seek them out, or you will be defiled by them. I am the LORD your God.
Read in contextGenesis 31:19
Now while Laban was out shearing his sheep, Rachel stole her father’s household idols.
Read in context2 Kings 21:6
He sacrificed his own son in the fire, practiced sorcery and divination, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 18:10–12
Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, practices divination or conjury, interprets omens, practices sorcery,
Read in contextLeviticus 20:27
A man or a woman who is a medium or spiritist must surely be put to death. They shall be stoned; their blood is upon them.’”
Read in context2 Kings 21:11
“Since Manasseh king of Judah has committed all these abominations, acting more wickedly than the Amorites who preceded him, and with his idols has caused Judah to sin,
Read in context2 Kings 22:8–13
Then Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, “I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the LORD!” And he gave it to Shaphan, who read it.
Read in context2 Chronicles 34:14–19
While they were bringing out the money that had been taken into the house of the LORD, Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the Law of the LORD written by Moses.
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