And he said, Let him alone; let no man move his bones. So they let his bones alone, with the bones of the prophet that came out of Samaria.
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Interpretation
Josiah's zeal extended to the cities of Israel within his reach. He carefully preserved the sepulchre of that man of God, who came from Judah to foretell the throwing down of Jeroboam's altar.
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This thought runs through 2 Kings 23:15-19.
Glossary
- Samaria Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Samaria.