2 Kings 23:18

Let him alone R.V. Let him be. The verb translated -let alone", in a later clause of the verse is not the same as this. Hence the change in the English.

that came out of Samaria i.e. The prophet of Bethel, for that place belonged to what was afterwards known as the kingdom of Samaria. The word -Samaria" is used here in accordance with the language of Josiah's day. Samaria did not exist in Jeroboam's time, the city which ultimately gave name to the district having only been built in the reign of Omri (1 Kings 16:24).