2 KINGS 23:8 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beer–sheba, and brake down the high places of the gates that were in the entering in of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on a man’s left hand at the gate of the city.”
He brought all the priests out of the towns of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had made offerings, from Geba to Beersheba; he also broke down the shrines of the gates that were at the entrance of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on the left side of the gate of the city — Josiah systematically eliminates every regional shrine and high place, from Geba (northern boundary) to Beersheba (southern boundary). The comprehensive geographic designation 'from Geba to Beersheba' (מִן־גִּבְעָה עַד־בְאֵר־שֶׁבַע, *min-givah ad Be'er Sheva*) indicates total territorial coverage. The destruction includes even gate shrines within Jerusalem itself. The detailed reference to 'Joshua the governor of the city' indicates that even institutional civic shrines are removed.
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