Passage Research
2 Kings 23 — Sermon Preparation
Josiah carries out sweeping religious reforms throughout the land and reinstates the Passover, but dies at Megiddo fighting Pharaoh Neco. Below is a research summary for 2 Kings 23, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 37
- verses
- 773 / 244
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 7
- classic sermon excerpts
- 2
- preachers & commentators
2 Kings 23 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם | Yᵉrûwshâlaim | H3389 | 15 | Jerushalaim, Jerushalem |
| בָּמָה | bâmâh | H1116 | 10 | elevation |
| יֹאשִׁיָּה | Yôʼshîyâh | H2977 | 9 | Joshijah |
| יְהוּדָה | Yᵉhûwdâh | H3063 | 13 | Jehudah |
| פַּרְעֹה נְכֹה | Parʻôh Nᵉkôh | H6549 | 7 | Paroh-Nekoh |
| שָׂרַף | sâraph | H8313 | 7 | be, set |
| מִזְבֵּחַ | mizbêach | H4196 | 8 | altar |
How preachers through history handled this text
7 public-domain excerpts on 2 Kings 23, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“What abundance of wickedness in Judah and Jerusalem! One would not have believed it possible, that in Judah, where God was known, in Israel, where his name was great, in Salem, in Zion, where his dwelling-place was, such abominations should be found. Josiah had reigned eighteen years, and had himself set the people a good example, and kept up religion according to the Divine law; yet, when he came to search for idolatry, the depth and extent were very great. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on 2 Kings 23:4–14 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Jerusalem— 2 Kgs 23:1
- Topheth— 2 Kgs 23:10
- Valley of Hinnom— 2 Kgs 23:10
- Kidron— 2 Kgs 23:12
- Ammon— 2 Kgs 23:13
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