2 Kings 23:19

By what authority he did this, See Poole on "2 Kings 23:15".

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Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

the LORD. Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate read "Jehovah" in the text.
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John Trapp Complete Commentary

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L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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¹⁹ And all the houses also of the high places that were in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to provoke the LORD to anger, Josiah took away, and did to them according to all the acts that he had done in Bethel.

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Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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2 Kings 23:19