2 Kings 23:18

He said, “Let him be! Let no one move his bones.” So they let his bones alone, with the bones of the prophet who came out of Samaria.

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WEBBE

He said, “Let him be! Let no one move his bones.” So they let his bones alone, with the bones of the prophet who came out of Samaria.

BSB

“Let him rest,” said Josiah. “Do not let anyone disturb his bones.” So they left his bones undisturbed, along with those of the prophet who had come from Samaria.

KJV

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.

ASV

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.

BBE

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.

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וַיֹּאמֶר vai·yo·mer and he said H559 הַנִּיחוּ ha·ni·chu leave alone H5117 לוֹ lo (to) him H9033 אִישׁ 'ish anyone H376 אַל־ 'al- may not H408 יָנַע ya·na' he disturb H5128 עַצְמֹתָיו 'atz·mo·tav bones his H6106 וַיְמַלְּטוּ vay·ma·le·tu and they left undisturbed H4422 עַצְמֹתָיו 'atz·mo·tav bones his H6106 אֵת 'et (marks the object) H853 עַצְמוֹת atz·mot [the] bones of H6106 הַנָּבִיא ha·na·vi' the prophet H5030 אֲשֶׁר־ 'a·sher- who H834 בָּא ba' he had come H935 מִשֹּׁמְרוֹן mi·sho·me·ron from Samaria H8111

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 15–24

Josiah's zeal extended to the cities of Israel within his reach. He carefully preserved the sepulchre of that man of God, who came from Judah to foretell the throwing down of Jeroboam's altar. When they had cleared the country of the old leaven of idolatry, then they applied themselves to the keeping of the feast. There was not holden such a passover in any of the foregoing reigns. The revival of a long-neglected ordinance, filled them with holy joy; and God recompensed their zeal in destroying idolatry with uncommon tokens of his presence and favour. We have reason to think that during the remainder of Josiah's reign, religion flourished.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.