রাজাবলি ২ 23:8

সে সময় যাজকরা যিহূদার বিভিন্ন শহরে ছড়িয়ে বসবাস করত এবং জেরুশালেমে প্রভুর মন্দিরের বেদীতে বলিদান না করে মূর্ত্তিসমূহের জন্য সর্বত্র বানানো উঁচু বেদীগুলোয বলিদান করতো ও ধুপধূনো দিত| গেবা থেকে বের্শেবা পর্য়ন্ত সব জায়গাতেই এই বেদীগুলো ছিল| যাজকরা জেরুশালেমের মন্দিরে তাদের জন্য নির্দিষ্ট জায়গার পরিবর্তে সাধারণ লোকদের সঙ্গে যেখানে খুশী বসে খামিরবিহীন রুটি খেত| য়োশিয সমস্ত যাজকদের জেরুশালেমে আসতে বাধ্য করে, সমস্ত উঁচু বেদী, নগর দ্বারের বাঁ পাশের যাবতীয় বেদী সবই ভেঙে দিয়েছিলেন|

KJV

And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beer-sheba, and brake down the high places of the gates that were in the entering in of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on a man’s left hand at the gate of the city.

KJVP

And he brought H935 H853 all H3605 the priests H3548 out of the cities H4480 H5892 of Judah, H3063 and defiled H2930 H853 the high places H1116 where H834 H8033 the priests H3548 had burned incense, H6999 from Geba H4480 H1387 to H5704 Beer- H884 sheba , and broke down H5422 H853 the high places H1116 of the gates H8179 that H834 were in the entering in H6607 of the gate H8179 of Joshua H3091 the governor H8269 of the city, H5892 which H834 were on H5921 a man's H376 left hand H8040 at the gate H8179 of the city. H5892

YLT

And he bringeth in all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defileth the high places where the priests have made perfume, from Geba unto Beer-Sheba, and hath broken down the high places of the gates that are at the opening of the gate of Joshua, head of the city, that is on a man`s left hand at the gate of the city;

ASV

And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beer-sheba; and he brake down the high places of the gates that were at the entrance of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on a mans left hand at the gate of the city.

WEB

He brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beersheba; and he broke down the high places of the gates that were at the entrance of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on a man\'s left hand at the gate of the city.

ESV

And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had made offerings, from Geba to Beersheba. And he broke down the high places of the gates that were at the entrance of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on one's left at the gate of the city.

RV

And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beer-sheba; and he brake down the high places of the gates that were at the entering in of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on a man-s left hand at the gate of the city.

RSV

And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beersheba; and he broke down the high places of the gates that were at the entrance of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on one's left at the gate of the city.

NLT

Josiah brought to Jerusalem all the priests who were living in other towns of Judah. He also defiled the pagan shrines, where they had offered sacrifices-- all the way from Geba to Beersheba. He destroyed the shrines at the entrance to the gate of Joshua, the governor of Jerusalem. This gate was located to the left of the city gate as one enters the city.

NET

He brought all the priests from the cities of Judah and ruined the high places where the priests had offered sacrifices, from Geba to Beer Sheba. He tore down the high place of the goat idols situated at the entrance of the gate of Joshua, the city official, on the left side of the city gate.

ERVEN

At that time the priests did not bring the sacrifices to Jerusalem and offer them on the altar in the Temple. The priests lived in cities all over Judah. They burned incense and offered sacrifices at the high places in those cities. The high places were everywhere, from Geba to Beersheba. And the priests ate their unleavened bread in those towns with the ordinary people—{not at the special place for priests in the Temple in Jerusalem}. But King Josiah ruined the high places and brought the priests to Jerusalem. Josiah also destroyed the high places that were on the left side of the city gate, by the Gate of Joshua. (Joshua was the ruler of the city.)