2 Kings 23:15-18

15 Even the altar at Bethel, the high place made by Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused Israel to sin—even that altar and high place he demolished. He burned the high place and ground it to powder, and burned the Asherah pole also.

16 Then Josiah looked around, and when he saw the tombs that were there on the hillside, he had the bones removed from them and burned on the altar to defile it, in accordance with the word of the Lord proclaimed by the man of God who foretold these things.

17 The king asked, “What is that tombstone I see?”
The men of the city said, “It marks the tomb of the man of God who came from Judah and pronounced against the altar of Bethel the very things you have done to it.”

18 “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.

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Cross References for 2 Kings 23:15-18

Exodus 32:20 - And he took the calf they had made and burned it in the fire; then he ground it to powder, scat... Click to read the verse Exodus 32:20 Click to read the verse Exodus 32:20

1 Kings 14:16 - And he will give Israel up because of the sins Jeroboam has committed and has caused Israel to ... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 14:16 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 14:16

2 Kings 23:6 - He took the Asherah pole from the temple of the Lord to the Kidron Valley outside Jerusalem and... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 23:6 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 23:6

1 Kings 21:22 - I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat and that of Baasha son of Ahijah, bec... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 21:22 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 21:22

Amos 3:14 - “On the day I punish Israel for her sins, I will destroy the altars of Bethel; the horns of the... Click to read the verse Amos 3:14 Click to read the verse Amos 3:14

Jeremiah 32:35 - They built high places for Baal in the Valley of Ben Hinnom to sacrifice their sons and daughte... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 32:35 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 32:35

2 Kings 10:31 - Yet Jehu was not careful to keep the law of the Lord, the God of Israel, with all his heart. He... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 10:31 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 10:31

1 Kings 15:30 - because of the sins Jeroboam had committed and had caused Israel to commit, and because he prov... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 15:30 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 15:30

2 Chronicles 15:16 - King Asa also deposed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother, because she had... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 15:16 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 15:16

1 Kings 15:26 - He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, walking in the ways of his father and in his sin, which he... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 15:26 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 15:26

2 Kings 23:4 - The king ordered Hilkiah the high priest, the priests next in rank and the doorkeepers to remov... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 23:4 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 23:4

1 Kings 12:28-1 - After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves. He said to the people, “It is too much f... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 12:28-1 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 12:28-1

Hosea 8:6 - They are from Israel! This calf—a craftsman has made it; it is not God. It will be broken in pi... Click to read the verse Hosea 8:6 Click to read the verse Hosea 8:6

Hosea 10:8 - The high places of wickedness will be destroyed— it is the sin of Israel. Thorns and thistles w... Click to read the verse Hosea 10:8 Click to read the verse Hosea 10:8

Jeremiah 32:31 - From the day it was built until now, this city has so aroused my anger and wrath that I must re... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 32:31 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 32:31