2 Kings 23:1 (KJV)

2 Kings 23:16 - And as Josiah turned himself, he spied the sepulchres that were there in the mount, and sent, and took the bones out of the sepulchres, and burned them upon the altar, and polluted it, according to the word of the LORD which the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these words.

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KJVKJV (read chapter in KJV)

And as Josiah turned himself, he spied the sepulchres that were there in the mount, and sent, and took the bones out of the sepulchres, and burned them upon the altar, and polluted it, according to the word of the LORD which the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these words.

NKJVNKJV (read chapter in NKJV)

As Josiah turned, he saw the tombs that were there on the mountain. And he sent and took the bones out of the tombs and burned them on the altar, and defiled it according to the word of the LORD which the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these words.

NLTNLT (read chapter in NLT)

Then Josiah turned around and noticed several tombs in the side of the hill. He ordered that the bones be brought out, and he burned them on the altar at Bethel to desecrate it. (This happened just as the LORD had promised through the man of God when Jeroboam stood beside the altar at the festival.)
Then Josiah turned and looked up at the tomb of the man of God[fn] who had predicted these things.

NIVNIV (read chapter in NIV)

Then Josiah looked around, and when he saw the tombs that were there on the hillside, he had the bones removed from them and burned on the altar to defile it, in accordance with the word of the LORD proclaimed by the man of God who foretold these things.

ESVESV (read chapter in ESV)

And as Josiah turned, he saw the tombs there on the mount. And he sent and took the bones out of the tombs and burned them on the altar and defiled it, according to the word of the LORD that the man of God proclaimed, who had predicted these things.

CSBCSB (read chapter in CSB)

As Josiah turned, he saw the tombs there on the mountain. He sent someone to take the bones out of the tombs, and he burned them on the altar. He defiled it according to the word of the LORD proclaimed by the man of God[fn] who proclaimed these things.

NASB20NASB20 (read chapter in NASB20)

Now when Josiah turned, he saw the graves that were there on the mountain, and he sent men and took the bones from the graves, and burned them on the altar and defiled it in accordance with the word of the LORD which the man of God proclaimed, the one who proclaimed these things.

NASB95NASB95 (read chapter in NASB95)

Now when Josiah turned, he saw the graves that were there on the mountain, and he sent and took the bones from the graves and burned them on the altar and defiled it according to the word of the LORD which the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these things.

LSBLSB (read chapter in LSB)

Then Josiah turned, and he saw the graves that were there on the mountain, and he sent and took the bones from the graves and burned them on the altar and defiled it according to the word of Yahweh which the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these things.

AMPAMP (read chapter in AMP)

And as Josiah turned, he saw the graves that were there on the mountain, and he sent men and had the bones taken from the graves, and burned them on the altar and [thereby] desecrated it, in accordance with the word of the LORD which the man of God prophesied, who proclaimed these things [about this altar, naming Josiah before he was born].

NETNET (read chapter in NET)

When Josiah turned around, he saw the tombs there on the hill. So he ordered the bones from the tombs to be brought; he burned them on the altar and defiled it. This fulfilled the LORD's announcement made by the prophet while Jeroboam stood by the altar during a festival. King Josiah turned and saw the grave of the prophet who had foretold this.

RSVRSV (read chapter in RSV)

And as Josi'ah turned, he saw the tombs there on the mount; and he sent and took the bones out of the tombs, and burned them upon the altar, and defiled it, according to the word of the LORD which the man of God proclaimed, who had predicted these things.

ASVASV (read chapter in ASV)

And as Josiah turned himself, he spied the sepulchres that were there in the mount; and he sent, and took the bones out of the sepulchres, and burned them upon the altar, and defiled it, according to the word of Jehovah which the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these things.

YLTYLT (read chapter in YLT)

And Josiah turneth, and seeth the graves that are there in the mount, and sendeth and taketh the bones out of the graves, and burneth them on the altar, and defileth it, according to the word of Jehovah that the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these things.

DBYDBY (read chapter in DBY)

And Josiah turned himself, and saw the sepulchres that were there on the mount; and he sent and took the bones out of the sepulchres, and burned them upon the altar, and defiled it, according to the word of Jehovah, that the man of God had proclaimed, who proclaimed these things.

WEBWEB (read chapter in WEB)

And as Josiah turned himself, he espied the sepulchers that were there on the mount, and sent, and took the bones out of the sepulchers, and burned them upon the altar, and polluted it, according to the word of the LORD which the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these words.

HNVHNV (read chapter in HNV)

As Yoshiyahu turned himself, he spied the tombs that were there in the mountain; and he sent, and took the bones out of the tombs, and burned them on the altar, and defiled it, according to the word of the LORD which the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these things.

VULVUL (read chapter in VUL)

et conversus Iosias vidit ibi sepulchra quae erant in monte misitque et tulit ossa de sepulchris et conbusit ea super altare et polluit illud iuxta verbum Domini quod locutus est vir Dei qui praedixerat verba haec

NAVNAV (read chapter in NAV)

وَتَلَفَّتَ الْمَلِكُ يُوشِيَّا حَوْلَهُ فَشَاهَدَ مَقَابِرَ مُنْتَشِرَةً عَلَى الْجَبَلِ، فَأَرْسَلَ وَجَمَعَ عِظَامَهَا وَأَحْرَقَهَا عَلَى الْمَذْبَحِ، وَنَجَّسَهُ تَتْمِيماً لِقَضَاءِ الرَّبِّ الَّذِي نَطَقَ بِهِ رَجُلُ اللهِ بِشَأْنِ مَذْبَحِ يَرُبْعَامَ.

WLCWLC (read chapter in WLC)

וַיִּ֣פֶן יֹאשִׁיָּ֗הוּ וַיַּ֨רְא אֶת־הַקְּבָרִ֤ים אֲשֶׁר־שָׁם֙ בָּהָ֔ר וַיִּשְׁלַ֗ח וַיִּקַּ֤ח אֶת־הָֽעֲצָמוֹת֙ מִן־הַקְּבָרִ֔ים וַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ף עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ וַֽיְטַמְּאֵ֑הוּ כִּדְבַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר קָרָא֙ אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר קָרָ֔א אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵֽלֶּה׃

LXXLXX (read chapter in LXX)

καὶ ἐξένευσεν Ιωσιας καὶ εἶδεν τοὺς τάφους τοὺς ὄντας ἐκεῖ ἐν τῇ πόλει καὶ ἀπέστειλεν καὶ ἔλαβεν τὰ ὀστᾶ ἐκ τῶν τάφων καὶ κατέκαυσεν ἐπὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριον καὶ ἐμίανεν αὐτὸ κατὰ τὸ ῥῆμα κυρίου ὃ ἐλάλησεν ὁ ἄνθρωπος τοῦ θεοῦ ἐν τῷ ἑστάναι Ιεροβοαμ ἐν τῇ ἑορτῇ ἐπὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριον καὶ ἐπιστρέψας ἦρεν τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τὸν τάφον τοῦ ἀνθρώπου τοῦ θεοῦ τοῦ λαλήσαντος τοὺς λόγους τούτους

SVDSVD (read chapter in SVD)

وَالْتَفَتَ يُوشِيَّا فَرَأَى الْقُبُورَ الَّتِي هُنَاكَ فِي الْجَبَلِ، فَأَرْسَلَ وَأَخَذَ الْعِظَامَ مِنَ الْقُبُورِ وَأَحْرَقَهَا عَلَى الْمَذْبَحِ، وَنَجَّسَهُ حَسَبَ كَلاَمِ الرَّبِّ الَّذِي نَادَى بِهِ رَجُلُ اللهِ الَّذِي نَادَى بِهذَا الْكَلاَمِ.

BESBES (read chapter in BES)

And Josias turned aside, and saw the tombs that were there in the city, and sent, and took the bones out of the tombs, and burnt them on the altar, and defiled it, according to the word of the Lord which the man of God spoke, when Jeroboam stood by the altar at the feast: and he turned and raised his eyes to the tomb of the man of God that spoke these words.

RVR09RVR09 (read chapter in RVR09)

Y volvióse Josías, y viendo los sepulcros que estaban allí en el monte, envió y sacó los huesos de los sepulcros, y quemólos sobre el altar para contaminarlo, conforme á la palabra de Jehová que había profetizado el varón de Dios, el cual había anunciado estos negocios.

RVR60RVR60 (read chapter in RVR60)

Y se volvió Josías, y viendo los sepulcros que estaban allí en el monte, envió y sacó los huesos de los sepulcros, y los quemó sobre el altar para contaminarlo, conforme a la palabra de Jehová que había profetizado el varón de Dios, el cual había anunciado esto.

BBEBBE (read chapter in BBE)

Then Josiah, turning round, saw on the mountain the places of the dead, and he sent and had the bones taken out of their places and burned on the altar, so making it unclean, as the Lord had said by the man of God when Jeroboam was in his place by the altar on that feast-day. And he, turning his eyes to the resting-place of the man of God who had given word of these things, said:

CHTCHT (read chapter in CHT)

約西亞回頭、看見山上的墳墓、就打發人將墳墓裡的骸骨取出來、燒在壇上、污穢了壇、正如從前神人宣傳耶和華的話。

EMEM (read chapter in EM)

Y al volverse Josías, vio los sepulcros que estaban allí en el monte. Entonces mandó sacar los huesos de los sepulcros y los quemó sobre el altar para profanarlo, conforme a la palabra de Jehovah que había proclamado el hombre de Dios que había anunciado estas cosas.

KORKOR (read chapter in KOR)

요시야가 몸을 돌이켜 산에 있는 묘실들을 보고 보내어 그 묘실에서 해골을 취하여다가 단 위에 불살라 그 단을 더럽게 하니라 이 일을 하나님의 사람이 전하였더니 그 전한 여호와의 말씀대로 되었더라

LSLS (read chapter in LS)

Josias, s'étant tourné et ayant vu les sépulcres qui étaient là dans la montagne, envoya prendre les ossements des sépulcres, et il les brûla sur l'autel et le souilla, selon la parole de l'Éternel prononcée par l'homme de Dieu qui avait annoncé ces choses.

LUTLUT (read chapter in LUT)

Und Josia wandte sich und sah die Gräber, die da waren auf dem Berge, und sandte hin und ließ die Knochen aus den Gräbern holen und verbrannte sie auf dem Altar und verunreinigte ihn nach dem Wort des HERRN, das der Mann Gottes ausgerufen hatte, der solches ausrief.

RSTRST (read chapter in RST)

И взглянул Иосия и увидел могилы, которые [были] там на горе, и послал и взял кости из могил, и сжег на жертвеннике, и осквернил его по слову Господню, которое провозгласил человек Божий, предрекший события сии.

SESE (read chapter in SE)

Y se volvió Josías, y vio los sepulcros que estaban allí en el monte, y envió y quitó los huesos de los sepulcros, y los quemó sobre el altar para contaminarlo, conforme a la palabra del SEÑOR la cual había profetizado el varón de Dios, que había profetizado estos negocios.

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