2 Kings 23:11

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

He also got rid of the horses that the kings of Judah used in their ceremonies to worship the sun, and he destroyed the chariots along with them. The horses had been kept near the entrance to the LORD's temple, in a courtyard close to where an official named Nathan-Melech lived.

Cross References

2 Kings 23:5

Josiah also got rid of the pagan priests at the local shrines in Judah and around Jerusalem. These were the men whom the kings of Judah had appointed to offer sacrifices to Baal and to the sun, moon, and stars.

1 Chronicles 26:18

four were stationed along the road leading to the west courtyard, and two guards stayed in the court itself.

2 Chronicles 14:5

He destroyed every local shrine and incense altar in Judah.

2 Chronicles 34:4

He watched as the altars for the worship of the god Baal were torn down, and as the nearby incense altars were smashed. The Asherah poles, the idols, and the stone images were also smashed, and the pieces were scattered over the graves of their worshippers.

Job 31:26

I have never openly or secretly worshipped the sun or moon.

Ezekiel 40:17

The man then led me through the passageway and into the outer courtyard of the temple, where I saw thirty rooms built around the outside of the courtyard. These side rooms were built against the outer wall, and in front of them was a pavement that circled the courtyard.

Ezekiel 8:16

I was then led into the temple's inner courtyard, where I saw about twenty-five men standing near the entrance, between the porch and the altar. Their backs were to the LORD's temple, and they were bowing down to the rising sun.

Deuteronomy 4:19

And when you see the sun or moon or stars, don't be tempted to bow down and worship them. The LORD put them there for all the other nations to worship.