2 Kings 23:14 · KJV
"And he brake in pieces the images, and cut down the groves, and filled their places with the bones of men."
King James Version
What does 2 Kings 23:14 mean? →Passage Context
12And the altars that were on the top of the upper chamber of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which Manasseh had made in the two courts of the house of the LORD, did the king beat down, and brake them down from thence, and cast the dust of them into the brook Kidron.
13And the high places that were before Jerusalem, which were on the right hand of the mount of corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had builded for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Zidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the children of Ammon, did the king defile.
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.
Reflection Questions
1
What images in your life need to be broken down?
2
How can you actively choose to fill your life with what honors God?
3
When have you taken action against something that was spiritually harmful?
Life Application
faith
Evaluate the influences in your life and remove those that do not glorify God.
spirituality
Create a space in your life for prayer and reflection that is free from distractions.
People in This Verse
King JosiahOT
The last righteous king of Judah, known for his religious reforms and efforts to return the nation to the worship of Yahweh.
First appearance: 2 Kings 22:1
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