2 Kings 23:17

Then he said, What title is that that I see? And the men of the city told him, It is the sepulchre of the man of God, which came from Judah, and proclaimed these things that thou hast done against the altar of Bethel.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
said	וַיֹּ֕אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
title	הַצִּיּ֣וּן ha.tzi.Yun	H6725	a monumental or guiding pillar · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
that	הַלָּ֔ז ha.Laz	H1975	this or that · demonstrative particle
see	רֹאֶ֑ה ro.'Eh	H7200	to see · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
men	אַנְשֵׁ֣י 'an.Shei	H582	a man in general (singly or collectively) · noun, common masculine plural construct
city	הָעִ֗יר ha.'Ir	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
told	וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ vai.yo.me.Ru	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
sepulchre	הַקֶּ֤בֶר ha.Ke.ver	H6913	a sepulchre · definite article + noun, common masculine singular construct
man	אִישׁ 'ish-	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular construct
God	הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ ha.'E.lo.Him	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
came	בָּ֣א ba'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Judah	מִֽיהוּדָ֔ה mi.hu.Dah	H3063	Jehudah (or Judah) · preposition + proper noun, a place name
proclaimed	וַיִּקְרָ֗א vai.yik.Ra'	H7121	to call out to (i.e. properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
things	הַדְּבָרִ֤ים ha.de.va.Rim	H1697	a word · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
done	עָשִׂ֔יתָ 'a.Si.ta	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
altar	הַמִּזְבַּ֥ח ha.miz.Bach	H4196	an altar · definite article + noun, common masculine singular construct
Beth-el	בֵּֽית beit-	H1008	Beth-El · proper noun, a place name

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

1 Kings 13:1 And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the LORD unto Beth-el: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense.
1 Kings 13:30-31 And he laid his carcase in his own grave; and they mourned over him, saying, Alas, my brother!

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 23:4-24

We have here an account of such a reformation as we have not met with in all the history of the kings of Judah, such thorough riddance made of all the abominable things and such foundations laid of a glorious good work; and here I cannot but wonder at two things: - 1. That so many wicked things should have got in, and kept standing so long, as we find here removed. 2. That notwithstanding the removal of these wicked things, and the hopeful prospects here given of a happy settlement, yet within a few years Jerusalem was utterly destroyed, and even this did not save it; for the generality of the people, after all, hated to be reformed. The founder melteth in vain, and therefore reprobate silve…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 23:17

What title is that that I see?--The king's attention probably, had been arrested by a tombstone more conspicuous than the rest around it, bearing on an inscription the name of him that lay beneath; and this prompted his curiosity to make the inquiry. the men of the city--not the Assyrian colonists--for they could know nothing about the ancient transactions of the place--but some of the old people who had been allowed to remain, and perhaps the tomb itself might not then have been discoverable, through the effects of time and neglect, had not some "Old Mortality" garnished the sepulcher of the righteous.

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 23:17

What title is that - There was either a stone, an image, or an inscription here: the old prophet no doubt took care to have the place made sufficiently remarkable.

John Gill on 2 Kings 23:17

Then he said, what title is that that I see?.... A high and large monument over a grave, with an inscription on it, more remarkable than any of the rest, which made Josiah take notice of it; and the Jews have a tradition, as Kimchi observes, that on one side of the grave grew nettles and thistles, and on the other side odoriferous herbs; which is not to be depended on; but what he further observes may be right, that the old prophet, as he gave orders to his sons to lay his body in the same grave with the man of God, believing his words would be fulfilled, so he likewise gave orders to have a distinguished monument or pillar erected over the grave; and which people in later times took care to…

Dictionary and topics

Bethel — House of God. (1.) A place in Central Palestine, about 10 miles north of Jerusalem, at the head of the pass of Michmash and Ai. It was originally the royal Canaanite city of Luz (Gen. 28:19). The…
Esdraelon — The Greek form of the Hebrew “Jezreel,” the name of the great plain (called by the natives Merj Ibn Amer; i.e., “the meadow of the son of Amer”) which stretches across Central Palestine from the…
Jeremiah — Raised up or appointed by Jehovah. (1.) A Gadite who joined David in the wilderness (1 Chr. 12:10). (2.) A Gadite warrior (1 Chr. 12:13). (3.) A Benjamite slinger who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chr.…
Josiah — Healed by Jehovah, or Jehovah will support. The son of Amon, and his successor on the throne of Judah (2 Kings 22:1; 2 Chr. 34:1). His history is contained in 2 Kings 22, 23. He stands foremost among…
Pentateuch — The five-fold volume, consisting of the first five books of the Old Testament. This word does not occur in Scripture, nor is it certainly known when the roll was thus divided into five portions…
Beth-El · .Prophecies against the idolatrous altars at — .Prophecies against the idolatrous altars at
Burial · Places of: Sometimes had inscriptions — Places of: Sometimes had inscriptions
Calf · Altars of, — Altars of,
Iconoclasm · .Josiah — .Josiah
Inscriptions · On gravestones — On gravestones

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Kings 23:17

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 23:4-24

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 23:17

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 23:17

John Gill on 2 Kings 23:17

Dictionary and topics

2 Kings 23:17

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 23:4-24

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 23:17

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 23:17

John Gill on 2 Kings 23:17

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Kings 23:1-30

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Kings 23:15-17

Rashi on 2 Kings 23:17