23:18a “Let him rest,” said Josiah.

Josiah said to them, “Let (plur.) him rest.

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So Josiah told them not to open/disturb the grave

23:18b “Do not let anyone disturb his bones.”

Nobody is to remove his bones.”

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and/or take out the man’s bones.

23:18c So they left his bones undisturbed,

So they did not disturb/move his bones

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So they did not remove/touch the bones of the prophet.

23:18d along with those of the prophet who had come from Samaria.

or the bones of the prophet, the one who came from Samaria.

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Nor did they remove/touch the bones of the ⌊other/old⌋ prophet, the one who had come from the Samaria ⌊region/district⌋ .

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