Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Kings 23:8:
- Kupsabiny: “Then, Josiah called all the priests of God who lived in the cities in Judah to come to Jerusalem. Then, he destroyed all the altars that were on hills where idols were worshipped starting from the city of Geba to that of Beersheba. There were other things for sacrifice at the gate of Joshua who was the leader of Jerusalem. That altar was on the left side of the big/main gate of the city. The king destroyed the altar.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Josiah brought the puja-priests from all the towns in Judah and desecrated all the puja places where incense was being burned on the places to do puja from Geba to Beersheba. He destroyed the shrines at the entrance to the gate of Joshua, the governor of the city. This gate was located to the left by the city gate as one enters the city.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Josia caused- all the priests who dwell in other towns of Juda -to-return to Jerusalem. He defiled the places-of-worship in the high places, from Geba until Beersheba, where the priests burn incense. He caused-to-be-destroyed the places-of-worship at the Gate of Josue, the governor of Jerusalem. This gate is on the left side of the city gate.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Josiah also brought to Jerusalem all the priests who were offering sacrifices in the other cities in Judah. He also desecrated the places on the tops of hills where the priests had burned incense to honor idols, from Geba in the north to Beersheba in the south. Those priests were not allowed to offer sacrifices in the temple, but they were allowed to eat the unleavened bread that the priests who worked in the temple ate. He also commanded that the altars that were dedicated to the goat demons near the gate built by Joshua, the mayor of Jerusalem, be destroyed. Those altars were at the left of the main gate into the city.” (Source: Translation for Translators)