2 Kings 23:4 meaning and explanation
Then the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, the priests second in rank, and the doorkeepers to remove from the temple of the LORD all the articles made for Baal, Asherah, and all the host of heaven. And he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron and carried their ashes to Bethel.
2 Kings 23:4, Berean Standard Bible
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King Josiah has just heard the Book of the Covenant read aloud and pledged himself and the people to obey it. Here he begins the purge, ordering Hilkiah the high priest, the priests next in rank, and the temple doorkeepers to clear out the articles made for Baal, for Asherah, and for the host of heaven, meaning the sun, moon and stars.
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