Nehr · 2 Kings 23

2 Kings 23:16

And 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.

— 2 Kings 23:16, King James Version
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World English Bible (WEB)

As Josiah turned himself, he spied the tombs that were there in the mountain; and he sent, and took the bones out of the tombs, and burned them on the altar, and defiled it, according to the word of Yahweh which the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these things.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And as Josiah turned himself, he spied the sepulchres that were there in the mount; and he sent, and took the bones out of the sepulchres, and burned them upon the altar, and defiled it, according to the word of Jehovah which the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these things.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And Josiah turneth, and seeth the graves that <FI>are<Fi> there in the mount, and sendeth and taketh the bones out of the graves, and burneth <FI>them<Fi> on the altar, and defileth it, according to the word of Jehovah that the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these things.

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