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2.6 KiB
2 Kings 23 Translation Questions
Q? In whose hearing did the king read all the words of the book of the covenant?
A. The king read all the words of the book of the covenant in the hearing of all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the priests, prophets, and all the people, from small to great. [23:2]
Q? What did all the people agree to do?
A. All the people agreed to stand by the covenant. [23:3]
Q? What did the king burn outside Jerusalem in the fields in the Kidron Valley?
A. The king burned all the vessels that were made for Baal and Asherah, and for all the stars of heaven outside Jerusalem in the fields in the Kidron Valley. [23:4]
Q? What rooms did the king clear out?
A. The king cleared out the rooms of the male prostitutes who were in the temple of Yahweh. [23:7]
Q? Where were the priests of those shrines where incense was burned allowed to eat unleavened bread?
A. The priests of those shrines where incense was burned were allowed to eat unleavened bread in Jerusalem. [23:9]
Q? Where were the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun?
A. The horses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun were in an area at the entrance to the temple of Yahweh, near the room of Nathan Melech. [23:11]
Q? Who built the Mount of Corruption?
A. Solomon king of Israel built the Mount of Corruption. [23:13]
Q? Why did Josiah burn bones on the altar at Bethel?
A. He burned bones on the altar to defile it. [23:16]
Q? Whose bones did Josiah not move?
A. Josiah did not move the bones of the man of God who came from Judah and the prophet who had come from Samaria. [23:17-18]
Q? For how long had such a Passover celebration not been held?
A. Such a Passover celebration had not been held from the days of the judges who ruled Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel or Judah. [23:22]
Q? How did Josiah turn to Yahweh?
A. Josiah turned to Yahweh with all his heart, all his soul, and all his might. [23:25]
Q? From what did Yahweh not turn?
A. Yahweh did not turn from the fierceness of his great wrath. [23:26]
Q? Who went to fight against the king of Assyria at the Euphrates River?
A. Pharaoh Neco, king of Egypt, went to fight against the king of Assyria at the Euphrates River. [23:29]
Q? Why did Pharaoh Neco put Jehoahaz in chains at Riblah in the land of Hamath?
A. Pharaoh Neco put him in chains at Riblah in the land of Hamath, so he might not reign in Jerusalem. [23:33]
Q? How did Jehoiakim get the money to pay Pharaoh?
A. Jehoiakim taxed the land to pay the money, in order to pay Pharaoh. [23:35]