23:5. και G2532 CONJ κατεπαυσεν G2664 V-AAI-3S τους G3588 T-APM χωμαριμ N-PRI ους G3739 R-APM εδωκαν G1325 V-AAI-3P βασιλεις G935 N-NPM ιουδα G2448 N-PRI και G2532 CONJ εθυμιων V-IAI-3P εν G1722 PREP τοις G3588 T-DPM υψηλοις G5308 A-DPM και G2532 CONJ εν G1722 PREP ταις G3588 T-DPF πολεσιν G4172 N-DPF ιουδα G2448 N-PRI και G2532 CONJ τοις G3588 T-DPM περικυκλω ADV ιερουσαλημ G2419 N-PRI και G2532 CONJ τους G3588 T-APM θυμιωντας V-PAPAP τω G3588 T-DSM βααλ G896 N-PRI και G2532 CONJ τω G3588 T-DSM ηλιω G2246 N-DSM και G2532 CONJ τη G3588 T-DSF σεληνη G4582 N-DSF και G2532 CONJ τοις G3588 T-DPM μαζουρωθ N-PRI και G2532 CONJ παση G3956 A-DSF τη G3588 T-DSF δυναμει G1411 N-DSF του G3588 T-GSM ουρανου G3772 N-GSM

23:5. He eliminated the pagan priests whom the kings of Judah had appointed to offer sacrifices on the high places in the cities of Judah and in the area right around Jerusalem. (They offered sacrifices to Baal, the sun god, the moon god, the constellations, and all the stars in the sky.)

23:5. He did away with the idolatrous priests, who had been appointed by the previous kings of Judah, for they had offered sacrifices at the pagan shrines throughout Judah and even in the vicinity of Jerusalem. They had also offered sacrifices to Baal, and to the sun, the moon, the constellations, and to all the powers of the heavens.

23:5. And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; them also that burned incense unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven.

23:5. And he deposed the priests whom the kings of Judah had ordained to make offerings in the high places at the cities of Judah and around Jerusalem; those also who burned incense to Baal, to the sun and the moon and the constellations and all the host of the heavens.

23:5. And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; them also that burned incense unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven.

23:5. And he deposed the idolatrous priests whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places at the cities of Judah and round about Jerusalem; those also who burned incense to Baal, to the sun, and the moon, and the constellations, and all the host of the heavens.

23:5. And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; them also that burned incense unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven.

23:5. And he hath caused to cease the idolatrous priests whom the kings of Judah have appointed, (and they make perfume in high places, in cities of Judah and suburbs of Jerusalem,) and those making perfume to Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of the heavens.

23:5. The kings of Judah had chosen some ordinary men to serve as priests. These false priests were burning incense at the high places in every city of Judah and all the towns around Jerusalem. They burned incense to honor Baal, the sun, the moon, the constellations, and all the stars in the sky. But Josiah stopped those false priests.

23:5. He put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; those also who burned incense to Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of the sky.

23:5. And he put down H7673 H853 the idolatrous priests, H3649 whom H834 the kings H4428 of Judah H3063 had ordained H5414 to burn incense H6999 in the high places H1116 in the cities H5892 of Judah, H3063 and in the places round about H4524 Jerusalem; H3389 them also that burned incense H6999 unto Baal, H1168 to the sun, H8121 and to the moon, H3394 and to the planets, H4208 and to all H3605 the host H6635 of heaven. H8064