10 He also defiled Topheth , which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom , that no man might make his son or his daughter pass through the fire for Molech . 11 He did away with the horses which the kings of Judah had given to the sun , at the entrance of the house of the Lord , by the chamber of Nathan-melech the official , which was in the precincts ; and he burned the chariots of the sun with fire . 12 The altars which were on the roof , 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 , the king broke down ; and he smashed them there and threw their dust into the brook Kidron . 13 The high places which were before e Jerusalem , which were on the right of the mount of destruction which Solomon the king of Israel had built for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Sidonians , and for Chemosh the abomination of Moab , and for Milcom the abomination of the sons of Ammon , the king defiled . 14 He broke in pieces the sacred pillars and cut down the Asherim and filled their places with human bones
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Kings 23:10-14
Commentary on 2 Kings 23:4-14
(Read 2 Kings 23:4-14)
What abundance of wickedness in Judah and Jerusalem! One would not have believed it possible, that in Judah, where God was known, in Israel, where his name was great, in Salem, in Zion, where his dwelling-place was, such abominations should be found. Josiah had reigned eighteen years, and had himself set the people a good example, and kept up religion according to the Divine law; yet, when he came to search for idolatry, the depth and extent were very great. Both common history, and the records of God's word, teach, that all the real godliness or goodness ever found on earth, is derived from the new-creating Spirit of Jesus Christ.