SEV Biblia, Chapter 23:19
Finalmente todas las casas de los altos que estaban en las ciudades de Samaria, las cuales habían hecho los reyes de Israel para provocar a ira, Josías las quitó, e hizo de ellas como había hecho en Bet-el.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 23:19
Verse 19. That were in the cities of Samaria] Israel had now no king; and Josiah, of the blood royal of Judah, had certainly a direct right to the kingdom; he had, at this time, an especial commission from God, to reform every abuse through the whole land-all that ground that was given by the Lord as an inheritance to the twelve sons of Jacob. Therefore he had every right to carry his plans of reformation into the Samaritan states.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 19. And all the houses also of the high places , etc.] The temples of the idols there, and the houses for the priests to dwell in: that were in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to provoke the Lord to anger, Josiah took away ; particularly in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, unto Naphtali, ( 2 Chronicles 34:6) the Israelites that remained there acknowledging Josiah as their king; and perhaps, after the defeat of Sennacherib, many of the cities of Israel might put themselves under the protection of Hezekiah, and especially upon the destruction of the Assyrian empire; and Manasseh, with his liberty, might have his kingdom enlarged by the king of Babylon; and which being continued and increased in the times of Josiah, might be the reason of his opposing the king of Egypt in favour of the king of Babylon: and did to them according to all the acts that he had done in Bethel ; defiled them, and broke down the altars in them.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 15-24 - Josiah's zeal extended to the cities of Israel within his reach. He carefully preserved the sepulchre of that man of God, who came from Judah to foretell the throwing down of Jeroboam's altar. When they ha cleared the country of the old leaven of idolatry, then they applie themselves to the keeping of the feast. There was not holden such passover in any of the foregoing reigns. The revival of long-neglected ordinance, filled them with holy joy; and God recompensed their zeal in destroying idolatry with uncommon tokens of his presence and favour. We have reason to think that during the remainder of Josiah's reign, religion flourished.
Original Hebrew
וגם 1571 את 853 כל 3605 בתי 1004 הבמות 1116 אשׁר 834 בערי 5892 שׁמרון 8111 אשׁר 834 עשׂו 6213 מלכי 4428 ישׂראל 3478 להכעיס 3707 הסיר 5493 יאשׁיהו 2977 ויעשׂ 6213 להם 1992 ככל 3605 המעשׂים 4639 אשׁר 834 עשׂה 6213 בבית אל׃ 1008
