2 Kings 23:8

And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beer–sheba, and brake down the high places of the gates that were in the entering in of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on a man’s left hand at the gate of the city.

Cross-reference

Leviticus 26:30 threatens destruction of high places; Josiah's reform enacts that judgment—a thematic parallel of divine punishment.

Joshua 21:17 Historical context

Joshua 21:17 lists Geba as a Levitical city, marking the northern boundary of the high places Josiah defiled.

1 Kings 15:22 Historical context

1 Kings 15:22 recounts Asa building Geba, the northern limit of the high places Josiah later defiled.

Zechariah 14:10 uses the same 'from Geba' phrase to describe the land's future transformation, echoing Josiah's boundary.

Genesis 21:31 Historical context

Genesis 21:31 explains the naming of Beersheba, the southern limit of the high places Josiah defiled.

1 Chronicles 6:60 Historical context

1 Chronicles 6:60 also lists Geba as a Levitical city, reinforcing the geographical reference in Josiah's reform.