2 Kings 23:14 - Easy To Read Version14 King Josiah broke all the memorial stones [293] and Asherah poles. [294] Then he scattered dead men’s bones over that place. [295] Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 176914 And he brake in pieces the images, and cut down the groves, and filled their places with the bones of men. Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition14 He broke in pieces the pillars (images) and cut down the Asherim and replaced them with the bones of men [to defile the places forever]. Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)14 And he brake in pieces the pillars, and cut down the Asherim, and filled their places with the bones of men. Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible14 He smashed the sacred pillars and cut down the sacred poles, filling the places where they had been with human bones. Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version14 And he crushed the statues, and he cut down the sacred groves. And he filled their places with the bones of the dead. Ver Capítulo |
Josiah looked around and saw graves on the mountain. He sent men, and they took the bones from those graves. Then he burned the bones on the altar. In this way, Josiah defiled (ruined) the altar. This happened according to the message from the Lord that the man of God [298] announced. [299] The man of God announced these things when Jeroboam stood beside the altar.
All her idols {\cf2\super [8]} \par will be broken into pieces.\par Her prostitute’s wages (idols)\par will be burned in fire.\par I will destroy all her statues\par \{of false gods\}.\par Why? Because Samaria got her riches\par by being unfaithful to me. {\cf2\super [9]} \par So those things will be taken by people\par that are not faithful to me. {\cf2\super [10]} \par
A clean person must take a hyssop [261] branch and dip it into the water. Then he must sprinkle it over the tent, the dishes, and the people who were in the tent. You must do this to anyone that touches a dead person’s body. You must do this to anyone that touches the body of someone killed in war and to anyone that touches a grave or the bones from a dead person.
Those people have not thought about these things. The people don’t understand, so they have never thought to themselves, “I burned half of the wood in the fire. I used the hot coals to bake my bread and cook my meat. Then I ate the meat. And I used the wood that was left to make this terrible thing. I am worshiping a block of wood!”
Hezekiah destroyed the high places. [217] He broke the memorial stones [218] and cut down the Asherah poles. [219] At that time, the people of Israel burned incense [220] to the bronze snake made by Moses. This bronze snake was called “Nehushtan.” [221] Hezekiah broke this bronze snake into pieces {because the people were worshiping that snake}.