2 Kings 23:20
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.
KJV
Et occidit universos sacerdotes excelsorum qui erant ibi super altaria, et combussit ossa humana super ea : reversusque est Jerusalem.
Vulgate
καὶ ἐθυσίασεν πάντας τοὺς ἱερεῖς τῶν ὑψηλῶν τοὺς ὄντας ἐκεῖ ἐπὶ τῶν θυσιαστηρίων, καὶ κατέκαυσεν τὰ ὀστᾶ τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἐπ’ αὐτά, καὶ ἐπεστράφη εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ.
LXX
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.
ASV
וַ֠/יִּזְבַּח אֶת כָּל כֹּהֲנֵ֨י הַ/בָּמ֤וֹת אֲשֶׁר שָׁם֙ עַל הַֽ/מִּזְבְּח֔וֹת וַ/יִּשְׂרֹ֛ף אֶת עַצְמ֥וֹת אָדָ֖ם עֲלֵי/הֶ֑ם וַ/יָּ֖שָׁב יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
14 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Kgs 13:2 — And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the LORD; Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he off
- 1Kgs 18:40 — And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.
- 2Chr 34:5 — And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.
- 2Kgs 10:25 — And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, Go in, and slay them; let none come forth. And they smote them with
- 2Kgs 11:18 — And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and brake it down; his altars and his images brake they in pieces thoroughly, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the
- Exod 22:20 — He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.
- Lev 26:30 — And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcases upon the carcases of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you.