19 Josiah also removed all the houses of the high places which were (A)in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made provoking [a]the Lord; and he did to them [b]just as he had done in Bethel. 20 All the priests of the high places who were there (B)he slaughtered on the altars and burned human bones on them; then he returned to Jerusalem.

Passover Reinstituted

21 Then the king commanded all the people saying, “(C)Celebrate the Passover to the Lord your God (D)as it is written in this book of the covenant.”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 23:19 So with ancient versions
  2. 2 Kings 23:19 Lit according to all the acts