2 KINGS 23:5 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; them also that burned incense unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven.”
He deposed the idolatrous priests whom the kings of Judah had ordained to make offerings in the high places and in the cities of Judah and around Jerusalem; those also who made offerings to Baal, to the sun, the moon, the constellations, and all the host of heaven — Josiah removes the priests who served in the apostate cultic system. The phrase 'idolatrous priests' (הַכֹּהֲנִים, *ha-kohanim*, literally 'the priests') refers to those 'ordained to make offerings in the high places.' These included priests dedicated to Baal and astral deities. The systematic removal of apostate clergy indicates comprehensive institutional reformation, not merely cultic object removal.
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