2 Kings 23:18

“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.”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for 2 Kings 23:18

And he said, Let him alone: let no man moue his bones: so they let his bones alone, with the bones of the Prophet that came out of Samaria.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

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 American Standard Version (1995)

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.
- American Standard Version (1901)

So he said, Let him be; let not his bones be moved. So they let his bones be with the bones of the prophet who came from Samaria.
- Basic English Bible

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.
- Darby Bible

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.
- Webster's Bible

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 Samaria.
- World English Bible

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.
- Youngs Literal Bible

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.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Bible Commentary for 2 Kings 23:18

Wesley's Notes for 2 Kings 23:18


23:16 Himself - Josiah's care and zeal was so great, that he would not trust his officers with these things, but would see them done with his own eyes. These words - Three hundred years before it was done.

23:20 The priests - By this relation it appears, that after the departure of the king of Assyria, divers of the Israelites who had retired to other parts, and kept themselves out of the conqueror's hands, returned together with their priests to their own land, and to their old trade, worshipping idols; to whom, peradventure, they ascribed this their deliverance from that judgment which Jehovah had brought upon them. And burnt - According to that famous prophecy, #1Kings 13:1|,2.


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