II Kings 23:16
“And as Josiah turned himself, he spied the sepulchres that were there in the mount, and sent, and took the bones out of the sepulchres, and burned them upon the altar, and polluted it, according to the word of the Lord which the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these words.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 II Kings 23:16 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And as Josiah turned himself, he spied the sepulchres that were there in the mount, and sent, and took the bones out of the sepulchres, and burned them upon the altar, and polluted it, according to the word of the Lord which the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these words.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And as Josiah turned himself, he spied the sepulchres that were there in the mount; and he sent, and took the bones out of the sepulchres, and burned them upon the altar, and defiled it, according to the word of Jehovah which the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these things.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und als Josia sich umwandte und die Gräber sah, die daselbst in dem Berge waren, da sandte er hin und ließ die Gebeine aus den Gräbern holen und verbrannte sie auf dem Altar und verunreinigte ihn, nach dem Worte Jehovas, das der Mann Gottes ausgerufen hatte, der diese Dinge ausrief.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y volvióse Josías, y viendo los sepulcros que estaban allí en el monte, envió y sacó los huesos de los sepulcros, y quemólos sobre el altar para contaminarlo, conforme á la palabra de Jehová que había profetizado el varón de Dios, el cual había anunciado estos negocios.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E voltou-se Josias, e vendo os sepulcros que estavam ali no monte, enviou e tirou os ossos dos sepulcros, e queimou-os sobre o altar para contaminá-lo, conforme à palavra do SENHOR que havia profetizado o homem de Deus, o qual havia anunciado estes negócios.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Enquanto Josias olhava ao redor, notou os túmulos que estavam ao lado do monte. Ele enviou homens para pegarem os ossos dos túmulos; depois os queimou no altar, e, assim, o profanou. Isso ocorreu de acordo com a palavra de Yahweh que o homem de Deus havia falado, o homem que falara dessas coisas anteriormente.
📖 II Kings 23:16 in Context
14And he brake in pieces the images, and cut down the groves, and filled their places with the bones of men.
15Moreover the altar that was at Beth–el, and the high place which Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, had made, both that altar and the high place he brake down, and burned the high place, and stamped it small to powder, and burned the grove.
16And as Josiah turned himself, he spied the sepulchres that were there in the mount, and sent, and took the bones out of the sepulchres, and burned them upon the altar, and polluted it, according to the word of the Lord which the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these words.
17Then he said, What title is that that I see? And the men of the city told him, It is the sepulchre of the man of God, which came from Judah, and proclaimed these things that thou hast done against the altar of Beth–el.
18And 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.
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