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2 Kings 23:20

2 Kings 23:20 (Easy English Bible, 2018)

He punished with death all the priests who served false gods at those altars. He killed them on their own altars. He burned human bones on all the altars. After he had done that, he went back to Jerusalem.


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NLT, 2 Kings 23:20

He executed the priests of the pagan shrines on their own altars, and he burned human bones on the altars to desecrate them. Finally, he returned to Jerusalem.Josiah Celebrates Passover

NCV, 2 Kings 23:20

He killed all the priests of those places of worship; he killed them on the altars and burned human bones on the altars. Then he went back to Jerusalem.Josiah Celebrates the Passover

NAS, 2 Kings 23:20

And he slaughtered all the priests of the high places who were there on the altars, and burned human bones on them; then he returned to Jerusalem. Passover Reinstituted

NKJ, 2 Kings 23:20

He executed all the priests of the high places who were there, on the altars, and burned men’s bones on them; and he returned to Jerusalem.

FBV, 2 Kings 23:20

Josiah slaughtered all the priests who were there at the high places on the altars, and burned human bones on them. Then he returned to Jerusalem.

NIV, 2 Kings 23:20

Josiah slaughtered all the priests of those high places on the altars and burned human bones on them. Then he went back to Jerusalem.

KJV, 2 Kings 23:20

And he slew all the priests of the high places that were there upon the altars, and burned men’s bones upon them, and returned to Jerusalem.

LSV, 2 Kings 23:20

And he slays all the priests of the high places who are there by the altars, and burns the bones of man on them, and turns back to Jerusalem.

ASV, 2 Kings 23:20

And he slew all the priests of the high places that were there, upon the altars, and burned men’s bones upon them; and he returned to Jerusalem.

WEB, 2 Kings 23:20

He killed all the priests of the high places that were there, on the altars, and burned men’s bones on them; and he returned to Jerusalem.

YLT, 2 Kings 23:20

And he slayeth all the priests of the high places who are there by the altars, and burneth the bones of man upon them, and turneth back to Jerusalem.

AMP, 2 Kings 23:20

All the priests of the high places who were there he slaughtered on the altars, and burned human bones on them [to desecrate the places forever]. Then he returned to Jerusalem.Passover Reinstituted

AMP, 2 Kings 23:20

He slew all the priests of the high places that were there upon the altars and burned men's bones upon them [to defile the places forever]. Then he returned to Jerusalem.

GNV, 2 Kings 23:20

And he sacrificed all the Priests of the hie places, that were there vpon the altars, and burnt mens bones vpon them, and returned to Ierusalem.

GW, 2 Kings 23:20

He slaughtered all the priests of the illegal worship sites on their altars and then burned human bones on them. He went back to Jerusalem.

CSB, 2 Kings 23:20

He slaughtered on the altars all the priests of those high places, and he burned human bones on the altars. Then he returned to Jerusalem.

ERV, 2 Kings 23:20

Josiah killed all the priests of the high places that were in Samaria. He killed the priests on those altars and burned men’s bones on the altars so that they could never be used again. Then he went back to Jerusalem.

KJV, 2 Kings 23:20

And he slew all the priests of the high places that were there upon the altars, and burned men's bones upon them, and returned to Jerusalem.