2 Kings 23:16
2 Kings · Old Testament · Chapter 23
“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.”2 Kings 23:16
What Does 2 Kings 23:16 Mean?
2 Kings 23:16 is found in the book of 2 Kings, chapter 23, verse 16 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 12 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (12)
These passages are connected to 2 Kings 23:16 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Kings 13:1“And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the LORD unto Bethel: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense.”1 Kings 13:32“For the saying which he cried by the word of the LORD against the altar in Bethel, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, shall surely come to pass.”2 Kings 23:14“And he brake in pieces the images, and cut down the groves, and filled their places with the bones of men.”2 Chronicles 34:5“And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.”Jeremiah 8:1“At that time, saith the LORD, they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of his princes, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, out of their graves:”Jeremiah 35:4“And I brought them into the house of the LORD, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, a man of God, which was by the chamber of the princes, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the door:”Ezekiel 6:4“And your altars shall be desolate, and your images shall be broken: and I will cast down your slain men before your idols.”Ezekiel 6:5“And I will lay the dead carcases of the children of Israel before their idols; and I will scatter your bones round about your altars.”Amos 6:10“And a man’s uncle shall take him up, and he that burneth him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that is by the sides of the house, Is there yet any with thee? and he shall say, No. Then shall he say, Hold thy tongue: for we may not make mention of the name of the LORD.”Leviticus 26:30“And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcases upon the carcases of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you.”Matthew 24:35“Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.”John 10:35“If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;”
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