2 Kings 23:18 - Forerunner Commentary

2 Kings 23:18

16 As Josiah turned, he saw the tombs that were there on the mountain. And he sent and took the bones out of the tombs and burned them on the altar, and defiled it according to the ^aword of the Lord which the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these words.

17 Then he said, “What gravestone is this that I see?” So the men of the city told him, “It is ^athe tomb of the man of God who came from Judah and proclaimed these things which you have done against the altar of Bethel.”

18 And he said, “Let him alone; let no one move his bones.” So they let his bones alone, with the bones of ^athe prophet who came from Samaria.

19 Now Josiah also took away all the shrines of the² high places that were ^ain the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to provoke³ the Lord to anger; and he did to them according to all the deeds he had done in Bethel.

20 ^aHe ^bexecuted all the priests of the¹ high places who were there, on the altars, and ^cburned men’s bones on them; and he returned to Jerusalem.

21 Then the king commanded all the people, saying, ^a“Keep the Passover to the Lord your God, ^bas it is written in this Book of the Covenant.”

Verse Comparison: 2 Kings 23:18

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American Standard Version
And he said, Let him be; let no man move his bones. So they let his bones alone, with the bones of the prophet that came out of Samaria.

Amplified® Bible
He said, Let him alone; let no man move his bones. So they let his bones alone, with the bones of the prophet that came out of Samaria.

Contemporary English Version
Josiah replied, "Then leave it alone. Don't dig up his bones." So they did not disturb his bones or the bones of the old prophet from Israel who had also been buried there.

Darby English Version
And he said, Let him alone; let no man move his bones. And they saved his bones, with the bones of the prophet that came out of Samaria.

Good News Bible
"Leave it as it is," Josiah ordered. "His bones are not to be moved." So his bones were not moved, neither were those of the prophet who had come from Samaria.

King James Version
And he said, Let him alone; let no man move his bones. So they let his bones alone, with the bones of the prophet that came out of Samaria.

New American Standard Bible
He said, "Let him alone; let no one disturb his bones. So they left his bones undisturbed with the bones of the prophet who came from Samaria."

New International Version
"Leave it alone," he said. "Don't let anyone disturb his bones." So they spared his bones and those of the prophet who had come from Samaria.

New King James Version
And he said, “Let him alone; let no one move his bones.” So they let his bones alone, with the bones of the prophet who came from Samaria.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
He said, "Let him alone; let no one disturb his bones." So they left his bones undisturbed with the bones of the prophet who came from Samaria.

Revised Standard Version
And he said, "Let him be; let no man move his bones." So they let his bones alone, with the bones of the prophet who came out of Sama'ria.

Young's Literal Translation
And he saith, `Let him alone, let no man touch his bones;' and they let his bones escape, with the bones of the prophet who came out of Samaria.

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