2Ki 23:24 | NET2full | STEP | Josiah also got rid of the ritual pits used to conjure up spirits , the magicians , personal idols , disgusting images , and all the detestable idols that had appeared in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem . In this way he carried out the terms of the law recorded on the scroll that Hilkiah the priest had discovered in the Lord ’s temple .

‏ 2 Kings 23:24

24 Josiah also got rid of ^{▼▼tn Here בִּעֵר (biʿer) is not the well attested verb “burn,” but the less common homonym meaning “devastate, sweep away, remove.” See HALOT 146 s.v. בער.} the ritual pits used to conjure up spirits, ^{▼▼sn See the note at 2 Kgs 21:6.} the magicians, personal idols, disgusting images, ^{▼▼sn See the note at 1 Kgs 15:12.} and all the detestable idols that had appeared in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem. In this way he carried out the terms of the law ^{▼▼tn Heb “carrying out the words of the law.”} recorded on the scroll that Hilkiah the priest had discovered in the Lord’s temple.