Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
brought out the grove—that is, Asherah, the mystic tree, placed by Manasseh in the temple [II Kings 21:5; II Chronicles 33:5], removed by him after his conversion [II Chronicles 33:15], but replaced in the sanctuary by his wicked son Amon [II Kings 21:20-21]. Josiah had it taken to Kidron, burnt the wood, ground the metal about it to powder, and strewed the ashes "on the graves of the children of the people." The poor were buried in a common on part of the valley of Kidron. But reference is here made to the graves "of those that had sacrificed" (II Chronicles 34:4).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing 2 Kings 23:6:
Exodus 32:20
Deuteronomy 16:21
2 Chronicles 23:14-15
Jeremiah 26:23
Ezekiel 43:9
Zephaniah 1:5
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