Study it in the app“Also all the houses of the high places that were in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to provoke YHWH to anger, Josiah removed; and he did to them according to all the deeds that he had done at Bethel.”
Alsoוְגַםallאֶת כָּלthe housesבָּתֵּיof the high placesהַבָּמוֹתthatאֲשֶׁרwere in the citiesבְּעָרֵיof Samaria,שֹׁמְרוֹןwhichאֲשֶׁרthe kingsמַלְכֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלhad madeעָשׂוּto provoke YHWH to anger,לְהַכְעִיסJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּהוּremoved;הֵסִירand he didוַיַּעַשׂto themלָהֶםaccording to allכְּכָלthe deedsהַמַּעֲשִׂיםthatאֲשֶׁרhe had doneעָשָׂהat Bethel.בְּבֵית אֵל
temple
The temple: "the house of YHWH".
Where else “bate” appearshigh place
An elevated site with an altar, often for other gods.
Where else “bamot” appearscity
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “are” appearsSamaria
See it on the mapWhere else “shomron” appearsking
A king who rules a people.
Where else “malche” appearsIsrael
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appearsmake
To build or create something.
Where else “asu” appearsprovoke
To stir up someone's anger by what one does, like worshiping idols before YHWH.
Where else “hachis” appearsJosiah
Josiah: a name that, according to the lexicon, means "founded by Yah." He is the king of Judah announced by name in 1 Kings 13:2, who reigned about three hundred years later (2 Kings 22–23); a man in Zechariah 6:10 is also called this.
Where else “yoshiyahu” appearsremove
To take away something from where it was: an altar, a load, an office, loyal love.
Where else “hesir” appearswork
What someone does: his works, and especially what God does.
Where else “maasim” appearsBethel
See it on the mapWhere else “vet” appears1Samaria
Today: northern West Bank (Sebastia, Samaria hills)
A city and region in central Israel, between Judea and Galilee.
Omri founded the city as capital of the northern kingdom (1 Kgs 16:24); the Assyrians conquered it (2 Kgs 17:6). Jesus passed through the region, and Philip preached there (John 4:4; Acts 8:5).
2Bethel ?
Today: possibly Beitin, West Bank
A city in the hills about 11 miles (17 km) north of Jerusalem; the location is approximate.
There Jacob dreamed of a ladder reaching to heaven and named the place Bethel, "house of God" (Gen 28:19). Jeroboam set up a golden calf there (1 Kgs 12:29).
18He said, “Let him alone; let no one disturb his bones.” So they left his bones safe, with the bones of the prophet who came from Samaria.
19 · This verse (above)
20He sacrificed all the priests of the high places who were there on the altars, and burned human bones on them; then he returned to Jerusalem.
