New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Kings 23:37
2 Kings 23:37 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 fathers had done.
- New International Version (NIV)And he did evil in the eyes of the Lord, just as his predecessors had done.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his fathers had done.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his fathers had done.
Context of 2 Kings 23:37
35So Jehoiakim gave the silver and gold to Pharaoh, but he assessed the land in order to give the money at the command of Pharaoh. He collected the silver and gold from the people of the land, each according to his assessment, to give to Pharaoh Neco. 36Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned for eleven years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Zebidah the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah. He did evil in the sight of the Lord, in accordance with all that his forefathers had done.
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וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־עָשׂ֖וּ אֲבֹתָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 2 Kings 23:37
- Jeremiah 22:13“Woe to him who builds his house without righteousness, And his upstairs rooms without justice, Who uses his neighbor’s services without pay And does not give him his wages,
- Jeremiah 26:20Indeed, there was also a man who used to prophesy in the name of the Lord, Uriah the son of Shemaiah from Kiriath-jearim; and he prophesied against this city and against this land words similar to all those of Jeremiah.
- Jeremiah 36:23And when Jehudi had read three or four columns, the king cut it with a scribe’s knife and threw it into the fire that was in the brazier, until all of the scroll was consumed in the fire that was in the brazier.
- Ezekiel 19:5When she saw, as she waited, That her hope was lost, She took another of her cubs And made him a young lion.
- 2 Chronicles 28:22Now during the time of his distress, this same King Ahaz became even more unfaithful to the Lord.
- 2 Chronicles 33:4He built altars in the house of the Lord of which the Lord had said, “My name shall be in Jerusalem forever.”
Commentaries on 2 Kings 23:37
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 37He did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord - He was a most unprincipled and oppressive tyrant. Jeremiah gives us his character at large, Jeremiah 22:13-19, to which the reader will do well to refer. Jeremiah was at that time in the land, and was an eyewitness of the abominations of this cruel king.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 31-37Verses 31-37 After Josiah was laid in his grave, one trouble came on another, till, in twenty-two years, Jerusalem was destroyed. The wicked perished in great numbers, the remnant were purified, and Josiah's reformation had raised up some to join the few who were the precious seed of their future church and nation. A little time, and slender abilities, often suffice to undo the good which pious men have, for a course of years, been labouring to effect…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 37did evil: The book of Jeremiah describes Jehoiakim as completely unfaithful (see Jeremiah 22:13–23; 25:1–14; 26:20–23; 36:1–32).Read the comment
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- 1. 2 Kings 23:37 2 Kin 23:32 ↩
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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