Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation He also removed the horses that the kings of Judah had dedicated to the worship of the sun, and he burned the chariots used in this worship. (These were kept in the temple courtyard, near the gate and not far from the living quarters of Nathan Melech, a high official.) New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And he took away the horses which the kings of Juda had given to the sun, at the entering in of the temple of the Lord, near the chamber of Nathanmelech the eunuch, who was in Pharurim: and he burnt the chariots of the sun with fire. the sun. 2 Kings 23:5 And he destroyed the soothsayers, whom the kings of Juda had appointed to sacrifice in the high places in the cities of Juda, and round about Jerusalem: them also that burnt incense to Baal, and to the sun, and to the moon, and to the twelve signs, and to all the host of heaven. 2 Chronicles 14:5 And he took away out of all the cities of Juda the altars, and temples, and reigned in peace. 2 Chronicles 34:4 And they broke down before him the altars of Baalim, and demolished the idols that had been set upon them: and he cut down the groves and the graven things, and broke them in pieces: and strewed the fragments upon the graves of them that had sacrificed to them. Ezekiel 8:16 And he brought me into the inner court of the house of the Lord: and behold at the door of the temple of the Lord, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men having their backs towards the temple of the Lord, in their faces to the east: and they adored towards the rising of the sun. house of the Lord. chamberlain. Context Josiah Destroys Idolatry…10And he defiled Topheth, which is in the valley of the son of Ennom: that no man should consecrate there his son, or his daughter, through fire, to Moloch. 11And he took away the horses which the kings of Juda had given to the sun, at the entering in of the temple of the Lord, near the chamber of Nathanmelech the eunuch, who was in Pharurim: and he burnt the chariots of the sun with fire.12And the altars that were upon the top of the upper chamber of Achaz, which the kings of Juda had made, and the altars which Manasses had made in the two courts of the temple of the Lord, the king broke down: and he ran from thence, and cast the ashes of them into the torrent Cedron.… Cross References Deuteronomy 4:19 Lest perhaps lifting up thy eyes to heaven, thou see the sun and the moon, and all the stars of heaven, and being deceived by error thou adore and serve them, which the Lord thy God created for the service of all the nations, that are under heaven. 1 Chronicles 26:18 In the cells also of the porters toward the west four in the way: and two at every cell. Job 31:26 If I beheld the sun when it shined and the moon going in brightness: Ezekiel 8:16 And he brought me into the inner court of the house of the Lord: and behold at the door of the temple of the Lord, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men having their backs towards the temple of the Lord, in their faces to the east: and they adored towards the rising of the sun. Ezekiel 40:17 And he brought me into the outward court, and behold there were chambers, and a pavement of stone in the court round about: thirty chambers encompassed the pavement. Jump to Previous Abolished Building Burned Carriages Causeth Chamber Chamberlain Chariots Court Dedicated Entering Entrance Fire Horses House Judah Kings Melech Nathan Officer Official Outer Part Precincts Removed Room Servant Suburbs Sun UnsexedJump to Next Abolished Building Burned Carriages Causeth Chamber Chamberlain Chariots Court Dedicated Entering Entrance Fire Horses House Judah Kings Melech Nathan Officer Official Outer Part Precincts Removed Room Servant Suburbs Sun UnsexedLinks 2 Kings 23:11 NIV2 Kings 23:11 NLT 2 Kings 23:11 ESV 2 Kings 23:11 NASB 2 Kings 23:11 Bible Apps 2 Kings 23:11 Biblia Paralela 2 Kings 23:11 Chinese Bible 2 Kings 23:11 French Bible 2 Kings 23:11 German Bible Alphabetical: an and at away burned by chamber chariots court dedicated did entrance fire from given had He horses house in Josiah Judah kings LORD named Nathan-Melech near of official precincts removed room sun temple that the then They to was were which with OT History: 2 Kings 23:11 He took away the horses that (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |