John Gill's Bible Commentary Ver. 9. Nevertheless, the priests of the high places came not up to the altar of the Lord at Jerusalem , etc.] To sacrifice there, as the Targum; though they were removed from the high places, they were not admitted to officiate at the altar of the Lord, having offered in forbidden places: but they did eat of the unleavened bread with their brethren ; the priests that were pure, as the sons of Zadok; though they might not offer sacrifices, they were allowed to partake of the holy things with the priests, as the meat offerings made of flour unleavened, ( Leviticus 2:4,5) which are here meant, and put for all the rest on which the priests lived, (see Ezekiel 44:10-15).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 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-plac was, such abominations should be found. Josiah had reigned eightee years, and had himself set the people a good example, and kept u 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 of goodness ever found on earth, is derived from the new-creating Spiri of Jesus Christ.
Original Hebrew אך389 לא3808 יעלו5927 כהני3548 הבמות1116 אל413 מזבח4196 יהוה3068 בירושׁלם3389 כי3588 אם518 אכלו398 מצות4682 בתוך8432 אחיהם׃251
