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2 Kings 23:23

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2 Kings 23:23

23But in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, wherein this passover was holden to the Lord in Jerusalem.

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＋ Add previous verse2 Kings 23:22Surely there was not holden such a passover from the days of the judges that judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel, nor of the kings of Judah;＋ Add next verse2 Kings 23:24¶ 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.

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DEFINED WORDS

2 Kings 23:23

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

but

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However; introducing a contrast with what precedes.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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eighteenth

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Next in order after the seventeenth.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828

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year

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A period of twelve months; a stated annual period.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

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king

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A sovereign ruler; one who reigns over a people or realm.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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wherein

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In which; in what thing, place, time, or respect.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

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holden

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Held; kept, possessed, restrained, regarded, or bound, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

LORD: The name of God the Father in English, from the Hebrew Tetragrammaton YHWH, also rendered GOD and JEHOVAH. Lord: A title applied to God and Christ as ruler and master, the one to whom worship and obedience are due. lord: A male master, owner, ruler, or superior addressed or described as one having authority.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828

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