2 Kings 23:11 meaning and explanation

And he removed from the entrance to the house of the LORD the horses that the kings of Judah had dedicated to the sun. They were in the court near the chamber of an official named Nathan-melech. And Josiah burned up the chariots of the sun.

2 Kings 23:11, Berean Standard Bible

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Josiah is cleansing the Jerusalem temple after the Book of the Covenant was found and read aloud. Verses 4 through 14 list the objects of false worship he removes, and this verse concerns the horses and chariots that earlier kings of Judah had dedicated to the sun.

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