Furthermore, Josiah removed the mediums and spiritists, the household gods and idols, and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem. He did this to carry out the words of the law written in the book that Hilkiah the priest had found in the house of the LORD. Cross References Genesis 31:19 Now while Laban was out shearing his sheep, Rachel stole her father's household idols. Leviticus 19:31 You must not turn to mediums or spiritists; do not seek them out, or you will be defiled by them. I am the LORD your God. Deuteronomy 18:10 Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, practices divination or conjury, interprets omens, practices sorcery, 2 Kings 21:6 He sacrificed his own son in the fire, practiced sorcery and divination, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger. 2 Kings 21:11 "Since Manasseh king of Judah has committed all these abominations, acting more wickedly than the Amorites who preceded him, and with his idols has caused Judah to sin, 2 Kings 21:21 He walked in all the ways of his father, and he served and worshiped the idols his father had served. 2 Kings 22:8 Then Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, "I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the LORD!" And he gave it to Shaphan, who read it. 2 Kings 23:23 But in the eighteenth year of Josiah's reign, this Passover was observed to the LORD in Jerusalem. Isaiah 8:19 When men tell you to consult the spirits of the dead and the spiritists who whisper and mutter, shouldn't a people consult their God instead? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living? Treasury of Scripture Moreover the workers with familiar spirits, and the wizards, and the images, and the idols, and all the abominations that were spied in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, did Josiah put away, that he might perform the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the LORD. Moreover. the workers. 2 Kings 21:3,6 1 Samuel 28:3-7 Isaiah 8:19 images. Genesis 31:19 Judges 17:5 Judges 18:17,18 that the might. Leviticus 19:31 Leviticus 20:27 Deuteronomy 18:10-12 the book. 2 Kings 22:8-13 2 Chronicles 34:14-19 |