2 Kings 23 (JND) - Bible Truth Library

priests of the second order.These were either such as occasionally supplied the high priest's office, or those of the second course or order established by David.

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1 Chron. 24:4‑19• ⁴And there were more head-men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar, and thus were they divided: of the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen heads of fathers' houses, and eight of the sons of Ithamar according to their fathers' houses.
⁵And they were divided by lot, one with another; for the princes of the sanctuary and the princes of God were of the sons of Eleazar and of the sons of Ithamar.
⁶And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites, inscribed them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the chief fathers of the priests and Levites: one father's house was drawn for Eleazar, and one drawn for Ithamar.
⁷And the first lot came forth for Jehoiarib, the second for Jedaiah,
⁸the third for Harim, the fourth for Seorim,
⁹the fifth for Malchijah, the sixth for Mijamin,
¹⁰the seventh for Hakkoz, the eighth for Abijah,
¹¹the ninth for Jeshuah, the tenth for Shecaniah,
¹²the eleventh for Eliashib, the twelfth for Jakim,
¹³the thirteenth for Huppah, the fourteenth for Jeshebeab,
¹⁴the fifteenth for Bilgah, the sixteenth for Immer,
¹⁵the seventeenth for Hezir, the eighteenth for Happizez,
¹⁶the nineteenth for Pethahiah, the twentieth for Ezekiel,
¹⁷the twenty-first for Jachin, the twenty-second for Gamul,
¹⁸the twenty-third for Delaiah, the twenty-fourth for Maaziah.
¹⁹This is their ordering in their service to come into the house of Jehovah, according to their ordinance, through Aaron their father, as Jehovah the God of Israel had commanded him. (1 Chron. 24:4‑19)

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Matt. 26:3• ³Then the chief priests and the elders of the people were gathered together to the palace of the high priest who was called Caiaphas, (Matt. 26:3)

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Matt. 27:1• ¹And when it was morning all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus so that they might put him to death. (Matt. 27:1)

the keepers.

2 Kings 22:4• ⁴Go up to Hilkijah the high priest, that he may sum up the money which is brought into the house of Jehovah, which the doorkeepers have gathered of the people, (2 Kings 22:4)

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1 Chron. 26:1‑19• ¹The divisions of the doorkeepers. Of the Korahites: Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.
²And Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,
³Elam the fifth, Johanan the sixth, Elioenai the seventh.
⁴--And the sons of Obed-Edom: Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the fifth,
⁵Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peulthai the eighth: for God had blessed him.
⁶And to Shemaiah his son were sons born, who were rulers in their father's house; for they were mighty men of valour.
⁷The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, and Elzabad, whose brethren were valiant men, Elihu and Semachiah.
⁸All these were of the sons of Obed-Edom: they and their sons and their brethren, able men in strength for the service, were sixty-two of Obed-Edom.
⁹--And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, men of valour, eighteen.
¹⁰--And Hosah, of the sons of Merari, had sons: Shimri the head, for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him the head;
¹¹Hilkijah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen.
¹²Among these were the divisions of the doorkeepers, among the head-men, as to the charges together with their brethren, for performing the service in the house of Jehovah.
¹³And they cast lots, the small as well as the great, according to their fathers' houses, for every gate.
¹⁴And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah; and they cast lots for Zechariah his son, a wise counsellor, and his lot came out northward;
¹⁵to Obed-Edom southward; and to his sons the storehouse.
¹⁶To Shuppim and Hosah westward, with the gate Shallecheth, by the causeway of the ascent, watch against watch.
¹⁷Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and in the storehouse two and two.
¹⁸At the portico westward, four at the causeway, two at the portico.
¹⁹These are the divisions of the doorkeepers among the sons of the Korahites and among the sons of Merari. (1 Chron. 26:1‑19)

to bring.

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2 Chron. 33:3,7• ³And he built again the high places that Hezekiah his father had broken down; and he reared up altars to the Baals, and made Asherahs, and worshipped all the host of heaven and served them.
⁷And he set the graven image of the idol that he had made, in the house of God, of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever; (2 Chron. 33:3,7)

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2 Chron. 34:3‑4• ³And in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father; and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the Asherahs, and the graven images, and the molten images.
⁴And they broke down the altars of the Baals in his presence; and the sun-pillars that were on high above them he cut down; and the Asherahs and the graven images and the molten images he broke in pieces, and made dust of them and strewed it upon the graves of those that had sacrificed to them; (2 Chron. 34:3‑4)

Baal.

2 Kings 17:16• ¹⁶And they forsook all the commandments of Jehovah their God, and made them molten images, two calves, and made an Asherah, and worshipped all the host of the heavens, and served Baal; (2 Kings 17:16)

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Judg. 2:13• ¹³And they forsook Jehovah, and served Baal and the Ashtoreths. (Judg. 2:13)

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1 Kings 16:31• ³¹And it came to pass, as if it was a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took as wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians; and he went and served Baal and worshipped him. (1 Kings 16:31)

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1 Kings 18:19,26,40• ¹⁹And now send, gather to me all Israel to mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the Asherah four hundred, who eat at Jezebel's table.
²⁶And they took the bullock which had been given them, and sacrificed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon, saying, O Baal, answer us! But there was no voice, and none answered. And they leaped about the altar that had been made.
⁴⁰And Elijah said to them, Seize the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape! And they seized them; and Elijah brought them down to the torrent of Kishon, and slaughtered them there. (1 Kings 18:19,26,40)

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1 Kings 19:18• ¹⁸Yet I have left myself seven thousand in Israel, all the knees that have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth that hath not kissed him. (1 Kings 19:18)

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Isa. 27:9• ⁹By this, therefore, shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged; and this is all the fruit of the taking away of his sin: when he shall make all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are crumbled in pieces,--the Asherahs and the sun-images shall not stand. (Isa. 27:9)

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Jer. 7:9• ⁹What? steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not … (Jer. 7:9)

Kidron.

2 Sam. 15:23• ²³And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over; the king also himself passed over the torrent Kidron, and all the people passed over, towards the way of the wilderness. (2 Sam. 15:23)

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John 18:1• ¹Jesus, having said these things, went out with his disciples beyond the torrent Cedron, where was a garden, into which he entered, he and his disciples. (John 18:1)

Cedron.

Beth-el.

1 Kings 12:29• ²⁹And he set the one in Bethel, and the other he put in Dan. (1 Kings 12:29)

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Hos. 4:15• ¹⁵Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, let not Judah trespass; and come ye not unto Gilgal, neither go up to Beth-aven, nor swear As Jehovah liveth! (Hos. 4:15)

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Amos 4:4• ⁴Come to Bethel, and transgress; at Gilgal multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices in the morning, your tithes every three days, (Amos 4:4)

• Amon had reestablished all that Manasseh had abolished at the time of his repentance. Josiah in his zeal for God and for God alone, quite different from Jehu’s zeal, completely cleanses Jerusalem, Judah, and Israel, as far as his arm could reach. In the fields of Kidron he burns all the objects that had been accumulated in the temple for the worship of Baal, Astarte, and the stars, and carries their dust to Bethel, the initial site of Jeroboam’s idolatry. He suppresses (2 Kings 23:5; Zeph. 1:4) the Chemarim — the priests established by the kings of Judah to burn incense before false gods. (“The Book of the Covenant and the Sanctification of the People: 2 Kings 23:1-20” by H.L. Rossier)

J. N. Darby Translation

And the king commanded Hilkijah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the doorkeepers, to bring forth out of the temple of Jehovah all the vessels that had been made for Baal, and for the Asherah, and for all the host of the heavens; and he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried the ashes of them to Bethel.