2 Kings 23:12

And the altars that were on the top of the upper chamber of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which Manasseh had made in the two courts of the house of the Lord, did the king beat down, and brake them down from thence, and cast the dust of them into the brook Kidron.

Cross-reference

2 Kings 23:6 also describes disposal at the brook Kidron — the same location and method for the Asherah.

2 Kings 21:5 Historical context

2 Kings 21:5 describes Manasseh building altars for host of heaven in the temple courts — the very altars Josiah destroyed.

2 Chronicles 33:5 Historical context

2 Chronicles 33:5 parallels Manasseh building altars for host of heaven — the same altars Josiah dismantled.

2 Chronicles 33:15 Historical context

2 Chronicles 33:15 records Manasseh removing these altars himself — a contrasting account to their presence here.

Jeremiah 19:13 condemns offering to host of heaven on roofs — the same practice Josiah tore down here.

Zephaniah 1:5 describes those bowing on roofs to host of heaven — the exact idolatry Josiah purged.

1 Kings 15:13 records Asa burning an idol at the brook Kidron — a parallel reform action at the same site.

2 Chronicles 15:16 records King Asa cutting down his mother's idol and burning it at the brook Kidron, mirroring Josiah's later action.

2 Chronicles 30:14 describes Hezekiah's reform: his people removed altars and cast them into the brook Kidron, exactly as Josiah does.

2 Chronicles 34:4 recounts Josiah's broader reform—breaking altars and making dust of images—the same campaign that included the Kidron action.

Jeremiah 7:30 Historical context

Jeremiah 7:30 condemns setting up idols in the temple—the very abominations Josiah removed, showing the sin he confronted.

Jeremiah 31:40 promises the Kidron valley will become sacred—opposite of Josiah's cleansing that foreshadows restoration.

Jeremiah 19:4 Historical context

Jeremiah 19:4 describes the valley of Hinnom filled with idolatry and bloodshed, the same area where Josiah cast the dust of the altars into Kidron.

Ezekiel 5:11 Historical context

Ezekiel 5:11 pronounces doom for defiling the sanctuary, the sin Josiah purged, highlighting the later rejection of his reforms.

Ezekiel 16:24 describes Jerusalem building high places for idolatry, the opposite of Josiah tearing them down from the roofs.