2 Kings 23:8 meaning and explanation
Then Josiah brought all the priests from the cities of Judah and desecrated the high places, from Geba to Beersheba, where the priests had burned incense. He tore down the high places of the gates at the entrance of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which was to the left of the city gate.
2 Kings 23:8, Berean Standard Bible
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Josiah, king of Judah, is acting on the Book of the Covenant found in the temple, and here he extends his reform from Jerusalem to the whole land. Geba in the north and Beersheba in the south mark the traditional boundaries of Judah, so the phrase means the entire territory.
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