2Ki 23:19 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for 2Kgs 23:19-20: 23:19-20 pagan shrines ... of Samaria: Josiah’s religious purge extended throughout the former northern kingdom (see also 2 Chr 34:6-7 ). Josiah’s freedom to carry out such reforms testifies to his strength and Assyria’s growing weakness (see study note on 2 Kgs 23:29).

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‏ 2 Kings 23:19

Summary for 2Kgs 23:19-20: 23:19-20 ^a pagan shrines ... of Samaria: Josiah’s religious purge extended throughout the former northern kingdom (see also 2 Chr 34:6-7 ^b). Josiah’s freedom to carry out such reforms testifies to his strength and Assyria’s growing weakness (see study note on 2 Kgs 23:29).