23:8a Then Josiah brought all the priests from the cities of Judah

Josiah brought/called ⌊to Jerusalem⌋ all the priests ⌊of Yahweh⌋ from every town in Judah.

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⌊King⌋ Josiah ordered all those who sacrificed ⌊to Yahweh⌋ to come ⌊to Jerusalem⌋ from the other towns of Judah.

23:8b and desecrated the high places, from Geba to Beersheba,

He defiled the hilltop shrines ⌊throughout the land⌋ , from Geba to Beersheba.

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Then he had ⌊their⌋ places of worship made impure. All the way from Geba town ⌊in the north⌋ to Beersheba ⌊in the south⌋ , they made these places unfit for worship.

23:8c where the priests had burned incense.

These were the shrines where the priests had been burning incense.

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⌊These places had altars⌋ where the sacrificers had been burning sweet-smelling ⌊offerings⌋ .

23:8d He tore down the high places of the gates

He destroyed the shrines that were by the gates

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Josiah also had the gateway worship places torn down.

23:8e at the entrance of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city,

This city may have been Jerusalem, but it is also possible that the reference is to Beersheba.

at the entrance ⌊to the city⌋ . This was the entrance named the Gate of Joshua. Joshua was the governor/leader of the city.

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These worship places had been by the city entrance called Joshua Gate. This gate was named in honor of the city mayor

23:8f which was to the left of the city gate.

This gate was on the left side of the ⌊main⌋ city gate.

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and was to the left of the ⌊big⌋ gate into the city.

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