The Lord had commanded the man of God to speak against the altar. He said,
2 Kings 23:20 - Easy To Read Version Josiah killed all the priests of the high places that were in Samaria. He killed the priests on those altars. He burned men’s bones on the altars. {In this way he ruined those places of worship.} Then he went back to Jerusalem. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He slew all the priests of the high places that were there upon the altars and burned men's bones upon them [to defile the places forever]. Then he returned to Jerusalem. 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. Common English Bible He actually slaughtered on those altars all the priests of the shrines who were there, and he burned human bones on them. Then Josiah returned to Jerusalem. Catholic Public Domain Version And all the priests of the high places, who were in that place, he killed upon the altars. And he burned the bones of the men upon them. And he returned to Jerusalem. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he slew all the priests of the high places, that were there, upon the altars: and he burnt men's bones upon them: and returned to Jerusalem. |
The Lord had commanded the man of God to speak against the altar. He said,
Then Elijah said, “Get the prophets of Baal! [207] Don’t let any of them escape!” So the people captured all the prophets. Then Elijah led them down to Kishon Creek. At that place he killed all the prophets.
Quickly after Jehu had finished offering the burnt offering, he said to the guards and to the captains, “Go in and kill the worshipers of Baal! Don’t let any person come out of the temple alive!”
Then all the people went to the temple of {the false god} Baal. The people destroyed the statue of Baal, and they destroyed his altars. [141] They broke them into many, many pieces. The people also killed Baal’s priest, Mattan, in front of the altars.
Josiah even burned the bones of the priests that had served the Baal gods on their own altars. This is how Josiah destroyed idols and idol worship from Judah and Jerusalem.
“You must not allow any person to have sexual relations with an animal. If this happens, then that person must be killed.
“If any person makes a sacrifice [143] to a false god, then that person should be destroyed. The Lord God is the only one you should make sacrifices to.
Why? Because the Lord decided there should be a time for killing in Bozrah {\cf2\super [317]} and in Edom.
I will destroy your high places. [445] I will cut down your incense [446] altars. [447] I will put your dead bodies on the dead bodies of your idols. [448] You will be very disgusting to me.
Also, you must kill that prophet or person that explains dreams. Why? Because he told you to turn against the Lord your God. And it was the Lord who brought you out of the land of Egypt, where you were slaves. That person tried to pull you away from the life the Lord your God commanded you to live. So you must kill that person to remove that evil from your people.