2 Kings 23:14 Meaning and Explanation
“And he brake in pieces the images, and cut down the groves, and filled their places with the bones of men.”
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Read Full Chapter →Josiah smashes the sacred pillars, cuts down the poles, and fills their sites with human bones to defile them.
What Does 2 Kings 23:14 Mean?
Josiah shatters the standing stones and cuts down the sacred poles, then fills the now-empty places with human bones so that they can never again be used for worship. The defilement is meant to be permanent.
The thoroughness is striking. It is not enough to remove the idols; their very sites are made unclean so the cult cannot return. This pictures the kind of repentance that does not merely set sin aside for a season but closes the door against its coming back, clearing the ground for what is holy.
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What does 2 Kings 23:14 mean?
Josiah smashes the sacred pillars, cuts down the poles, and fills their sites with human bones to defile them.