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# the priests under him
"the other priests who served him"
# gatekeepers
men who guarded the gates to the temple
# for Baal ... for all the host of heaven
"so people could use them to worship Baal ... so people could use them to worship all the stars"
# He burned ... and carried
The word "he" refers to Josiah. He would have commanded his workers to do these things. It is likely that Hilkiah and the priests who assisted him did these things. Alternate translation: "he had them burn them ... and carry them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
# Kidron Valley ... Bethel
names of places (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])