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 didn’t leave his own country again because the king of Babylon had taken all the territory from the River of Egypt to the Euphrates River. This territory had belonged to the king of Egypt. 8Jehoiakin was 18 years old when he began to rule as king. He was king for three months in Jerusalem. His mother was Nehushta, daughter of Elnathan from Jerusalem. Jehoiakin did what the Lord considered evil, as his father had done. 10At that time the officers of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon attacked Jerusalem. (The city was blockaded.) 11King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon arrived while his officers were blockading the city.

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 what the Lord considered evil, as Jehoiakim had done.
• 2 Chronicles 36:12He did what the Lord his God considered evil and didn’t humble himself in front of the prophet Jeremiah, who spoke for the Lord.

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