Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Leave it alone,” he said. “Don’t let anyone disturb his bones.” So they spared his bones and those of the prophet who had come from Samaria. New Living Translation Josiah replied, “Leave it alone. Don’t disturb his bones.” So they did not burn his bones or those of the old prophet from Samaria. English Standard Version And he said, “Let him be; let no man move his bones.” So they let his bones alone, with the bones of the prophet who came out of Samaria. Berean Standard Bible “Let him rest,” said Josiah. “Do not let anyone disturb his bones.” So they left his bones undisturbed, along with those of the prophet who had come from Samaria. King James Bible 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. New King James Version And he said, “Let him alone; let no one move his bones.” So they let his bones alone, with the bones of the prophet who came from Samaria. New American Standard Bible And he said, “Leave him alone; no one is to disturb his bones.” So they left his bones undisturbed with the bones of the prophet who came from Samaria. NASB 1995 He said, “Let him alone; let no one disturb his bones.” So they left his bones undisturbed with the bones of the prophet who came from Samaria. NASB 1977 And he said, “Let him alone; let no one disturb his bones.” So they left his bones undisturbed with the bones of the prophet who came from Samaria. Legacy Standard Bible And he said, “Let him alone; let no one move his bones.” So they left his bones undisturbed with the bones of the prophet who came from Samaria. Amplified Bible He said, “Let him alone; let no one disturb his bones.” So they left his bones undisturbed, with the bones of the prophet who came from Samaria. Christian Standard Bible So he said, “Let him rest. Don’t let anyone disturb his bones.” So they left his bones undisturbed with the bones of the prophet who came from Samaria. Holman Christian Standard Bible So he said, “Let him rest. Don’t let anyone disturb his bones.” So they left his bones undisturbed with the bones of the prophet who came from Samaria. American Standard Version And he said, Let him be; let no man move his bones. So they let his bones alone, with the bones of the prophet that came out of Samaria. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And he said: “Leave him! Do not let a man come to the tomb, and no man shall move his bones!” And they saved his bones, the bones of the Prophet who came from Samaria. Brenton Septuagint Translation And he said, Let him alone; let no one disturb his bones. So his bones were spared, together with the bones of the prophet that came out of Samaria. Contemporary English Version Josiah replied, "Then leave it alone. Don't dig up his bones." So they did not disturb his bones or the bones of the old prophet from Israel who had also been buried there. Douay-Rheims Bible And he said: Let him alone, let no man move his bones. So his bones were left untouched with the bones of the prophet that came out of Samaria. English Revised Version And he said, Let him be; let no man move his bones. So they let his bones alone, with the bones of the prophet that came out of Samaria. GOD'S WORD® Translation So Josiah said, "Let him rest. Don't disturb his bones." So they left his bones with the bones of the prophet who had come from Samaria. Good News Translation "Leave it as it is," Josiah ordered. "His bones are not to be moved." So his bones were not moved, neither were those of the prophet who had come from Samaria. International Standard Version Josiah replied, "Leave him alone. No one is to disturb his bones." So they preserved his bones undisturbed, along with the bones of the prophet who had come from Samaria. JPS Tanakh 1917 And he said: 'Let him be; let no man move his bones.' So they let his bones alone, with the bones of the prophet that came out of Samaria. Literal Standard Version And he says, “Leave him alone, let no man touch his bones”; and they let his bones escape with the bones of the prophet who came out of Samaria. Majority Standard Bible “Let him rest,” said Josiah. “Do not let anyone disturb his bones.” So they left his bones undisturbed, along with those of the prophet who had come from Samaria. New American Bible “Let him be,” he said, “let no one move his bones.” So they left his bones undisturbed together with the bones of the prophet who had come from Samaria. NET Bible The king said, "Leave it alone! No one must touch his bones." So they left his bones undisturbed, as well as the bones of the Israelite prophet buried beside him. New Revised Standard Version He said, “Let him rest; let no one move his bones.” So they let his bones alone, with the bones of the prophet who came out of Samaria. New Heart English Bible He said, "Let him be. Let no man move his bones." So they let his bones alone, with the bones of the prophet who came out of Samaria. Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible He said, “Let him be! Let no one move his bones.” So they let his bones alone, with the bones of the prophet who came out of Samaria. Young's Literal Translation And he saith, 'Let him alone, let no man touch his bones;' and they let his bones escape, with the bones of the prophet who came out of Samaria. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Josiah Destroys Idolatry…17Then the king asked, “What is this monument I see?” And the men of the city replied, “It is the tomb of the man of God who came from Judah and pronounced these things that you have done to the altar of Bethel.” 18“Let him rest,” said Josiah. “Do not let anyone disturb his bones.” So they left his bones undisturbed, along with those of the prophet who had come from Samaria. 19Just as Josiah had done at Bethel, so also in the cities of Samaria he removed all the shrines of the high places set up by the kings of Israel who had provoked the LORD to anger.… Cross References 1 Kings 13:11 Now a certain old prophet was living in Bethel, and his sons came and told him all the deeds that the man of God had done that day in Bethel. They also told their father the words that the man had spoken to the king. 1 Kings 13:31 After he had buried him, the prophet said to his sons, "When I die, you must bury me in the tomb where the man of God is buried. Lay my bones beside his bones, Treasury of Scripture 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. alone. 1 Kings 13:1-22,31 And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the LORD unto Bethel: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense… Jump to Previous Alone Bones Disturb Escape Leave Move Moved Prophet Samaria Sama'ria Saved Spared Touch UndisturbedJump to Next Alone Bones Disturb Escape Leave Move Moved Prophet Samaria Sama'ria Saved Spared Touch Undisturbed2 Kings 23 1. Josiah causes the book to be read in a solemn assembly.3. He renews the covenant of the Lord. 4. He destroys idolatry. 15. He burns dead men's bones upon the altar of Bethel, as was prophesied. 21. He keeps a most solemn Passover. 24. He puts away witches and all abomination. 26. God's final wrath against Judah. 29. Josiah, provoking Pharaoh Neco, is slain at Megiddo. 31. Jehoahaz, succeeding him, 33. is imprisoned by Pharaoh Neco, who makes Jehoiakim king. 36. Jehoiakim's wicked reign. (18) Let him alone.--Or, Let him rest. So they let his bones alone.--A different verb. And they suffered his bones to escape, scil., disturbance. With the bones of the prophet . . .--See 1Kings 13:31-32. That came out of Samaria.--This simply designates the old prophet who deceived the Judaean man of God, as a citizen of the Northern kingdom, which was called Samaria, after its capital. Verse 18. - And he said, Let him alone; let no man move his bones. Josiah remembered the circumstances when they were recalled to him, and, in order to show honor to the "man of God" (1 Kings 13, passim), commanded that his tomb should be undisturbed. So they let his bones alone, with the bones of the prophet that came out of Samaria; i.e. with the bones of the Israelite prophet, who had taken care to be buried with him. The reference is to 1 Kings 13:31.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew “Let him rest,”הַנִּ֣יחוּ (han·nî·ḥū) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 3240: Bestow, cast down, lay down, up, leave off, let alone remain, pacify, place, said [Josiah]. וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “Do not אַל־ (’al-) Adverb Strong's 408: Not let anyone אִ֖ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person disturb יָנַ֣ע (yā·na‘) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular Strong's 5128: To quiver, wave, waver, tremble, totter his bones.” עַצְמֹתָ֑יו (‘aṣ·mō·ṯāw) Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 6106: A bone, the body, the substance, selfsame So they left his bones עַצְמֹתָ֔יו (‘aṣ·mō·ṯāw) Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 6106: A bone, the body, the substance, selfsame undisturbed, וַֽיְמַלְּטוּ֙ (way·mal·lə·ṭū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 4422: To be smooth, to escape, to release, rescue, to bring forth young, emit sparks along with those עַצְמ֣וֹת (‘aṣ·mō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 6106: A bone, the body, the substance, selfsame of the prophet הַנָּבִ֔יא (han·nā·ḇî) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5030: A spokesman, speaker, prophet who אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that had come בָּ֖א (bā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go from Samaria. מִשֹּׁמְרֽוֹן׃ (miš·šō·mə·rō·wn) Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 8111: Samaria -- capital of northern kingdom of Israel Links 2 Kings 23:18 NIV2 Kings 23:18 NLT 2 Kings 23:18 ESV 2 Kings 23:18 NASB 2 Kings 23:18 KJV 2 Kings 23:18 BibleApps.com 2 Kings 23:18 Biblia Paralela 2 Kings 23:18 Chinese Bible 2 Kings 23:18 French Bible 2 Kings 23:18 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Kings 23:18 He said Let him be (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) |