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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 stars
"so people could use them to worship Baal ... so people could use them to worship all the stars"
He burned ... and carried ... He got rid
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. AT: "he had them burn them ... and carry them ... He had them get rid" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
Kidron Valley ... Bethel
names of places (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)
to Baal, to the sun and the moon, to the planets, and to all the stars
"as a way to worship Baal, the sun and the moon, the planets, and all the stars"