He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, according to all that his fathers had done.
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He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, according to all that his fathers had done.
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And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done.
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And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done.
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Passages linked to 2 Kings 23:32 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 2 Kings 21:2-7 He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, after the abominations of the nations whom Yahweh cast out before the children of Israel. For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he raised up altars for Baal, and made an Asherah, as Ahab king of Israel did, and worshiped all the army of the sky, and served them. He built altars in Yahweh’s house, of which Yahweh said, “I will put my name in Jerusalem.” He built altars for all the army of the sky in the two courts of Yahweh’s house. He made his son to pass through the fire, practiced sorcery, used enchantments, and dealt with those who had familiar spirits, and with wizards. He did much evil in Yahweh’s sight, to provoke him to anger. He set the engraved image of Asherah that he had made in the house of which Yahweh said to David and to Solomon his son, “In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put my name forever;
- 2 Kings 21:21-22 He walked in all the ways that his father walked in, and served the idols that his father served, and worshiped them; and he abandoned Yahweh, the God of his fathers, and didn’t walk in the way of Yahweh.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Meaning, the wicked kings before.
Meaning, the wicked kings before.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ki 23:32 And he did [that which was] evil…
2Ki 23:32 And he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done.
Ver. 32. And he did evil.] See Eze 19:2-9.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain i.e. His grandparents, Manasseh and Amon. He restored that…
i.e. His grandparents, Manasseh and Amon. He restored that idolatry which his father had destroyed, partly to gratify the generality of the people, who had made him king, and who were inclined to their old superstitions even in Josiah’s time, as was observed before, though restrained from the outward acts by fear; and partly to sweeten the king of Egypt, who possibly was a zealous idolater, by his compliance with him in the worship of idols.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And Pharaohnechoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king…
And Pharaohnechoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the room of Josiah his father,.... Not in the room of Jehoahaz; for he did not allow him to be a king, and to have any lawful right to the throne; but, deposing him, set up his elder brother:
and turned his name to Jehoiakim; to show his subjection to him, and that he held his government by him:
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and took Jehoahaz away: with him, from Jerusalem, when he departed thence:
and he came to Egypt, and died there: and never returned to Jerusalem, according to the prophecy of Jeremiah, Jer 22:11.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain His fathers - His grand-parents, Manasseh, and Amon. He…
His fathers - His grand-parents, Manasseh, and Amon. He restored that idolatry which his father had destroyed. Jerusalem saw not a good day, after Josiah was laid in his grave; but one trouble came after another, 'till within two and twenty years it was destroyed.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 2Ki 23:32. He did evil, according to all that…
2Ki 23:32. He did evil, according to all that his fathers had done — That is, his grand-parents, Manasseh and Amon. He restored that idolatry which his father had destroyed. Jerusalem saw not a good day after Josiah was laid in his grave; but one trouble came after another, till, within two and twenty years, it was destroyed.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 32. He did that which was evil — His…
32. He did that which was evil — His short rule evinced his character for evil. It was during that short period that the high places and images were restored in many parts of the land. This shows that Josiah’s reformation had not changed the nation’s heart.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (32) And he did that which was evil .…
(32) And he did that which was evil . . .—Comp. Ezekiel’s lamentation for the princes of Judah,” where Jehoahaz is called a young lion that “devoureth men,” alluding to his oppressive rapacity and shameless abuse of power (Eze_19:1-4).
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And he did that which was evil in the…
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord (see the comment on vers. 31-33). Josephus says that he was ajsebhv kai miarov topon (l. s. c. ) and of impure habits." Ezekiel (19:3) seems to call him a persecutor. According to all that his fathers had done. As idolatry was the chief sin of his "fathers," Jehoahaz must have been an idolater.
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 23:32 He did what was evil in the Lord’s…
23:32 He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight: The entrenched wickedness and apostasy of the times surfaced even in Josiah’s own sons (23:32, 37; 24:9, 19). The Lord’s intention to judge Judah (23:26-27) was justified and would soon be fulfilled.
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