A parenthesis giving the earlier reforms of Josiah.

2 Kings 23:4

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

And he brought out the grove ... — The Asherah set up by Manasseh (2 Kings 21:3; 2 Kings 21:7), a…

And he brought out the grove from the house of the Lord Not a real grove of trees, but a carved one, as some think; or rather the i…

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 …