Nevertheless the priests of the high places came not up to the altar of the LORD in Jerusalem, but they did eat of the unleavened bread among their brethren.
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Interpretation
What abundance of wickedness in Judah and Jerusalem! One would not have believed it possible, that in Judah, where God was known, in Israel, where his name was great, in Salem, in Zion, where his dwelling-place was, such abominations should be found.
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This thought runs through 2 Kings 23:9-13.
Glossary
- Jerusalem Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.