Matthew Poole and continuators on 2 Kings 23:8

8 And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burnt incense, from Geba to Beersheba , and brake down the high places of the gates that were in the entring in of the gate of Joshua the governour of the city , which were on a mans left hand at the gate of the city.

To wit, belonging to the high-places here following, whether such as worshipped Idols; or rather, such as worshipped God in those forbidden places, Deut. 12. 11. as may be gathered from the following Verse.

By burning dead mens Bones upon them, as ver. 14, 16, 20. or by putting them to some other unclean or filthy use.

The Northern border of the Kingdom of Iudah: Of which see Jos. 18. 24. 1 Kin. 15. 22.

Which was the Southern border. See Gen. 21. 31. [illegible: 1 word]. 20. 1. i. e. from one end to the other.

Which were erected by the Gates of the City here mentioned, into the honour of their Tutelary gods, which after the manner of the Heathen they owned for the Protectors of their City and Habitations.

This circumstance is noted to shew Iosiah's great zeal and impartiality, in rooting out all monuments of Idolatry, without any respect unto those great persons who were concerned in them, or affected to them.