Parallel Verses

NET Bible

He burned the bones of the pagan priests on their altars; he purified Judah and Jerusalem.

New American Standard Bible

Then he burned the bones of the priests on their altars and purged Judah and Jerusalem.

King James Version

And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.

Holman Bible

He burned the bones of the priests on their altars. So he cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.

International Standard Version

He burned the bones of the priests on their altars, thus purging Judah and Jerusalem.

A Conservative Version

And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem.

American Standard Version

And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem.

Amplified

Then Josiah burned the bones of the [pagan] priests on their altars and purged and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.

Bible in Basic English

And he had the bones of the priests burned on their altars, and so he made Judah and Jerusalem clean.

Darby Translation

and he burned the bones of the priests upon their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem.

Julia Smith Translation

And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and he will cleanse Judah and Jerusalem.

King James 2000

And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And he burned the bones of the priests on the altars and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.

Modern King James verseion

And he burned the bones of the priests on their altars and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And he burnt the bones of the priests upon the altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.

New Heart English Bible

He burnt the bones of the priests on their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem.

The Emphasized Bible

And, the bones of the priests, burned he upon their altars, - and so purified Judah and Jerusalem:

Webster

And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.

World English Bible

He burnt the bones of the priests on their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem.

Youngs Literal Translation

and the bones of the priests he hath burnt on their altars, and cleanseth Judah and Jerusalem,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And he burnt
שׂרף 
Saraph 
Usage: 117

the bones
עצם 
`etsem 
Usage: 126

of the priests
כּהן 
Kohen 
Usage: 750

מזבּח 
Mizbeach 
Usage: 401

and cleansed
טהר 
Taher 
Usage: 94

יהוּדה 
Y@huwdah 
Usage: 648

References

Fausets

Hastings

Context Readings

Josiah's Reform

4 He ordered the altars of the Baals to be torn down, and broke the incense altars that were above them. He smashed the Asherah poles, idols and images, crushed them up and sprinkled the dust over the tombs of those who had sacrificed to them. 5 He burned the bones of the pagan priests on their altars; he purified Judah and Jerusalem. 6 In the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, as far as Naphtali, and in the ruins around them,

Cross References

1 Kings 13:2

With the authority of the Lord he cried out against the altar, "O altar, altar! This is what the Lord says, 'Look, a son named Josiah will be born to the Davidic dynasty. He will sacrifice on you the priests of the high places who offer sacrifices on you. Human bones will be burned on you.'"

Numbers 35:33

"You must not pollute the land where you live, for blood defiles the land, and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed there, except by the blood of the person who shed it.

2 Kings 23:16

When Josiah turned around, he saw the tombs there on the hill. So he ordered the bones from the tombs to be brought; he burned them on the altar and defiled it. This fulfilled the Lord's announcement made by the prophet while Jeroboam stood by the altar during a festival. King Josiah turned and saw the grave of the prophet who had foretold this.

2 Kings 23:20

He sacrificed all the priests of the high places on the altars located there, and burned human bones on them. Then he returned to Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 34:7

he tore down the altars and Asherah poles, demolished the idols, and smashed all the incense altars throughout the land of Israel. Then he returned to Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 3:10

In spite of all this, Israel's sister, unfaithful Judah, has not turned back to me with any sincerity; she has only pretended to do so," says the Lord.

Jeremiah 4:14

"Oh people of Jerusalem, purify your hearts from evil so that you may yet be delivered. How long will you continue to harbor up wicked schemes within you?

Jeremiah 8:1-2

The Lord says, "When that time comes, the bones of the kings of Judah and its leaders, the bones of the priests and prophets and of all the other people who lived in Jerusalem will be dug up from their graves.

Ezekiel 22:24

"Son of man, say to her: 'You are a land that receives no rain or showers in the day of my anger.'

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