2 Kings 23:19
And all the houses also of the high places that were in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to provoke the Lord to anger, Josiah took away, and did to them according to all the acts that he had done in Beth–el.
Context
This verse from 2 Kings Chapter 23 connects to 10 cross-references. Josiah reads the Book of the Covenant to all the people and they renew the covenant. He launches an extensive reform: removing Baal altars, Asherah poles, sun-horses, high places—including those of Solomon—from Jerusalem and all Judah. He defiles the high …
Other Translations
And all the houses also of the high places that were in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to provoke Jehovah to anger, Josiah took away, and did to them according to all the acts that he had done in Beth-el.
And also all the houses of the high places that <FI>are<Fi> in the cities of Samaria, that the kings of Israel made to provoke to anger, hath Josiah turned aside, and doth to them according to all the deeds that he did in Beth-El.
Then Josiah took away all the houses of the high places in the towns of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had put up, moving the Lord to wrath, and he did with them as he had done in Beth-el.
Cross References
And Ahab made a grove; and Ahab did more to provoke the Lord God of Israel to anger than all …
For the saying which he cried by the word of the Lord against the altar in Beth–el, and against all …
And he made an house of high places, and made priests of the lowest of the people, which were not …
And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits …
Therefore the Lord was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight: there was none left but …
And they left all the commandments of the Lord their God, and made them molten images, even two calves, and …
And the children of Israel did secretly those things that were not right against the Lord their God, and they …
And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab: for the daughter …
And when he had broken down the altars and the groves, and had beaten the graven images into powder, and …
And so did he in the cities of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, even unto Naphtali, with their mattocks round …