God’s Word Translation
2 Kings 23:27
27The Lord had said, “I will put Judah out of my sight as I put Israel out of my sight. I will reject Jerusalem, the city that I chose, and I will reject the temple where I said my name would be.”
2 Kings 23:27 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the Lord said, I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as I have removed Israel, and will cast off this city Jerusalem which I have chosen, and the house of which I said, My name shall be there.
- New International Version (NIV)So the Lord said, “I will remove Judah also from my presence as I removed Israel, and I will reject Jerusalem, the city I chose, and this temple, about which I said, ‘My Name shall be there.’”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And the Lord said, "I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as I have removed Israel, and I will cast off this city that I have chosen, Jerusalem, and the house of which I said, My name shall be there."
- New King James Version (NKJV)And the Lord said, “I will also remove Judah from My sight, as I have removed Israel, and will cast off this city Jerusalem which I have chosen, and the house of which I said, ‘My name shall be there.’ ”
Context of 2 Kings 23:27
25No king before Josiah had turned to the Lord with all his heart, soul, and strength, as directed in Moses’ Teachings. No other ⌞king⌟ was like Josiah. 26But the Lord still didn’t turn his hot, burning anger from Judah. After all, Manasseh had done all these things to make him furious. The Lord had said, “I will put Judah out of my sight as I put Israel out of my sight. I will reject Jerusalem, the city that I chose, and I will reject the temple where I said my name would be.” 28Isn’t everything else about Josiah—everything he did—written in the official records of the kings of Judah? 29In Josiah’s days Pharaoh Necoh (the king of Egypt) came to help the king of Assyria at the Euphrates River. King Josiah went to attack Necoh. When Pharaoh saw him at Megiddo, Pharaoh killed him.
Read all of 2 Kings 232 Kings 23:27 word by word
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָ֗ה גַּ֤ם אֶת־יְהוּדָה֙ אָסִיר֙ מֵעַ֣ל פָּנַ֔י כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר הֲסִרֹ֖תִי אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וּ֠מָאַסְתִּי אֶת־הָעִ֨יר הַזֹּ֤את אֲשֶׁר־בָּחַ֙רְתִּי֙ אֶת־יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וְאֶת־הַבַּ֔יִת אֲשֶׁ֣ר אָמַ֔רְתִּי יִהְיֶ֥ה שְׁמִ֖י שָֽׁם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- I will removeסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: removeH5493
- Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
- also out of my sightפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
- Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- and will cast offמָאַסmâ'as · to rejectH3988
- this cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
- Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
- which I have chosenבָּחַרbâchar · to chooseH977
- and the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
- My nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
Cross-references for 2 Kings 23:27
- 2 Kings 17:18The Lord became so angry with Israel that he removed them from his sight. Only the tribe of Judah was left.
- 2 Kings 18:11The king of Assyria took the Israelites to Assyria as captives. He put them in Halah, along the Habor River in Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
- 2 Kings 21:13I will measure Jerusalem with the measuring line used for Samaria and the plumb line used for Ahab’s dynasty. I will wipe out Jerusalem in the same way that a dish is wiped out and turned upside down.
- 2 Kings 24:3Without a doubt, this happened to Judah because the Lord had commanded it to happen. He wanted to remove the people of Judah from his sight because of Manasseh’s sins—everything he had done,
- 2 Kings 25:11Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, captured the few people left in the city, those who surrendered to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the population.
- Deuteronomy 29:27So the Lord became angry with this land and brought on it all the curses described in this book.
- Ezekiel 23:32This is what the Almighty Lord says: You will drink from your sister’s cup, a cup that is deep and wide. You will be scorned and mocked, because this cup holds so much.
- Psalms 51:11Do not force me away from your presence, and do not take your Holy Spirit from me.
- Jeremiah 31:37This is what the Lord says: Only if the heavens could be measured or the foundations of the earth could be searched, would I ever reject all of Israel’s descendants because of everything that they have done, declares the Lord.
- Jeremiah 33:24“Haven’t you noticed what these people have said? They have said that the Lord has rejected the two families he has chosen. They despise my people, and they no longer consider them a nation.
- Lamentations 2:7The Lord rejected his altar and disowned his holy place. He handed the walls of Zion’s palaces over to its enemies. The enemies made noise in the Lord’s temple as though it were a festival day.
- 2 Kings 21:4He built altars in the Lord’s temple, where the Lord had said, “I will put my name in Jerusalem.”
- 1 Kings 8:29Night and day may your eyes be on this temple, the place about which you said, ‘My name will be there.’ Listen to me as I pray toward this place.
- 1 Kings 9:3The Lord said to him, “I have heard your prayer for mercy that you made to me. I have declared that this temple which you have built is holy so that my name may be placed there forever. My eyes and my heart will always be there.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 23:27
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27It added to the guilt of Judah that she had had the warning of her sister Israel‘s example, and had failed to profit by it.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 25-30Verses 25-30 Upon reading these verses, we must say, Lord, though thy righteousness be as the great mountains, evident, plainly to be seen, and past dispute; yet thy judgments are a great deep, unfathomable, and past finding out. The reforming king is cut off in the midst of his usefulness, in mercy to him, that he might not see the evil coming upon his kingdom: but in wrath to his people, for his death was an inlet to their desolations. (2Ki 23:31-37)Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26-27I will remove Judah: Even though Josiah made strong reforms, Manasseh's wickedness was deeply rooted among the people. Josiah could not change their unfaithful hearts, so they would face the consequences for breaking God's covenant (Deuteronomy 28:15–68).Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Kings 23
- 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
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