2 Kings 24:9

2 Kings 24:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father had done.
• New International Version (NIV)He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, just as his father had done.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father had done.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father had done.

Context of 2 Kings 24:9

7The king of Egypt did not take his army out of his own country again. That was because the king of Babylon had taken a lot of Egypt's land for himself. He had taken all the land between the Stream of Egypt and the River Euphrates. Before that, the king of Egypt had authority over that land. 8Jehoiachin was 18 years old when he became king. He ruled as king in Jerusalem for three months. His mother's name was Nehushta. She was the daughter of Elnathan, who came from Jerusalem. Jehoiachin did things that the Lord said were evil, as his father had done. 10King Nebuchadnezzar's officers took their army to attack Jerusalem. They made their camp all around the city. 11Then King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came up to Jerusalem himself while his officers were there.

2 Kings 24:9 word by word

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֖ה אָבִֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he didעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• evilרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451
• in the sightעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: seeingH5869
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• according to all that his fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1

Cross-references for 2 Kings 24:9

• 2 Kings 24:19Zedekiah did things that the Lord said were evil, as Jehoiakim had done.
• 2 Chronicles 36:12He did things that the Lord said were evil. The prophet Jeremiah spoke the Lord's message to Zedekiah. But Zedekiah was too proud to listen to him.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 24:9

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-20Verses 8-20 Jehoiachin reigned but three months, yet long enough to show that he justly smarted for his fathers' sins, for he trod in their steps. His uncle was intrusted with the government. This Zedekiah was the last of the kings of Judah. Though the judgments of God upon the three kings before him might have warned him, he did that which was evil, like them. When those intrusted with the counsels of a nation act unwisely, and against their true…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-20Nebuchadnezzar II attacked Judah at least three times, in 605 BC, 597 BC, and 586 BC. He took treasures from Jerusalem and captured people to bring to Babylon (see 2 Kings 24:1, 10–17; 25:1–21).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord--Untaught by experience, and deaf to the prophetic warnings, he pursued the evil courses which had brought so many disasters upon the royal family as well as the people of Judah. This bad character is figuratively but strongly depicted (Eze 19:5-7). 2Ki 24:10-16. Jerusalem Taken.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 24:9

• Babylon
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Jehoiachin
• Jerusalem
• Rulers

In the dictionaries

• Apt
• Babylonians
• Chesed
• Jehoiachin
• Jeremiah (2)
• Kings, Books of
• Shebna
• Temple
• Jehoiakim
• Jeremiah

Commentaries on 2 Kings 24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings