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671 B
671 B
Josiah brought ... and defiled ... He destroyed
Josiah 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 commanded them to bring ... and to defile ... He had them destroy" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
Geba ... Beersheba
names of places (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)
Joshua (the city governor)
"the city ruler named Joshua" or "the city leader named Joshua." This is a different Joshua from the Joshua in the Old Testament Book of Joshua.
their brothers
Here "brothers" refers to their fellow priests who served at the temple.