2 Kings 23:5-10
Summary for 2Kgs 23:5-7: 23:5-7 a Josiah stopped the idolatrous priests from officiating over pagan rituals. He also demolished the living quarters of the cult prostitutes. Manasseh and Amon apparently had allowed the prostitution carried over from Canaanite practices (see 1 Kgs 14:24 b; 15:12 c; 22:46 d) to be practiced within the Temple itself.Summary for 2Kgs 23:8-9: 23:8-9 e The gate of Joshua is otherwise unknown; it might have been used by the city governor, a title known to refer to a city official in Samaria (1 Kgs 22:26 f; 2 Chr 18:25 g) and to Maaseiah in Jerusalem (2 Chr 34:8 h).
23:10 i Topheth was a precinct in the valley of Ben-Hinnom, which lay southwest of the city of David and led into the Kidron Valley. The detestable rite of child sacrifice had occurred there.
• Molech has been identified with a number of deities (see 1 Kgs 11:5 j, 7 k, 33 l) and with the name of a sacrifice offered to Baal (Jer 7:31-32 m; 19:5-6 n; 32:35 o).
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