2 Kings 23:3-5
Christian Standard Bible
3 Next, the king stood by the pillar[a](A) and made a covenant(B) in the Lord’s presence to follow the Lord and to keep his commands, his decrees, and his statutes with all his heart and with all his soul(C) in order to carry out the words of this covenant that were written in this book; all the people agreed to[b] the covenant.(D)
Josiah’s Reforms
4 Then the king commanded the high priest Hilkiah(E) and the priests of the second rank(F) and the doorkeepers to bring out of the Lord’s sanctuary all the articles made for Baal, Asherah, and all the stars in the sky.(G) He burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of the Kidron and carried their ashes to Bethel.(H) 5 Then he did away with the idolatrous priests the kings of Judah had appointed to burn incense at the high places(I) in the cities of Judah and in the areas surrounding Jerusalem. They had burned incense to Baal, and to the sun, moon, constellations, and all the stars in the sky.(J)
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