A parenthesis giving the earlier reforms of Josiah.

2 Kings 23:4

The priests of the second order - This is a new exp…

And the altars that were on the top (roof) of the upper chamber of Ahaz. —The roof of an upper chamber in one of the Temple court…

And the altars that were on the top of the upper chamber of
Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made<…

What abundance of wickedne in Judah and Jerusalem! One would not have believed it po ible that in Judah, where God was known, in Israel, where his …