2 Kings 23:26

2 Kings 23:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Notwithstanding the Lord turned not from the fierceness of his great wrath, wherewith his anger was kindled against Judah, because of all the provocations that Manasseh had provoked him withal.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Still the Lord did not turn from the burning of his great wrath, by which his anger was kindled against Judah, because of all the provocations with which Manasseh had provoked him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Nevertheless the Lord did not turn from the fierceness of His great wrath, with which His anger was aroused against Judah, because of all the provocations with which Manasseh had provoked Him.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Even so, the Lord was very angry with Judah because of all the wicked things Manasseh had done to provoke him.

Context of 2 Kings 23:26

24Furthermore, Josiah got rid of the mediums and spiritists, the household gods, the idols and all the other detestable things seen in Judah and Jerusalem. This he did to fulfill the requirements of the law written in the book that Hilkiah the priest had discovered in the temple of the Lord. 25Neither before nor after Josiah was there a king like him who turned to the Lord as he did—with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his strength, in accordance with all the Law of Moses. Nevertheless, the Lord did not turn away from the heat of his fierce anger, which burned against Judah because of all that Manasseh had done to arouse his anger. 27So 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.’” 28As for the other events of Josiah’s reign, and all he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah?

2 Kings 23:26 word by word

אַ֣ךְ׀ לֹֽא־שָׁ֣ב יְהוָ֗ה מֵחֲר֤וֹן אַפּוֹ֙ הַגָּד֔וֹל אֲשֶׁר־חָרָ֥ה אַפּ֖וֹ בִּֽיהוּדָ֑ה עַ֚ל כָּל־הַכְּעָסִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר הִכְעִיס֖וֹ מְנַשֶּֽׁה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Notwithstanding the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• turnedשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• not from the fiercenessחָרוֹןchârôn chârôn · burning angerH2740
• of his greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• wrathאַף'aph · face: angerH639
• was kindledחָרָהchârâh · to be incensedH2734
• against Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• because of all the provocationsכַּ֫עַסka‛as ka‛aώ · vexationH3708
• that Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashsheh · ManassehH4519
• had provokedכָּעַסka‛as · to provokeH3707

Cross-references for 2 Kings 23:26

• 2 Kings 21:11“Manasseh king of Judah has committed these detestable sins. He has done more evil than the Amorites who preceded him and has led Judah into sin with his idols.
• 2 Kings 22:16‘This is what the Lord says: I am going to bring disaster on this place and its people, according to everything written in the book the king of Judah has read.
• 2 Kings 24:2The Lord sent Babylonian, Aramean, Moabite and Ammonite raiders against him to destroy Judah, in accordance with the word of the Lord proclaimed by his servants the prophets.
• 2 Chronicles 36:16But they mocked God’s messengers, despised his words and scoffed at his prophets until the wrath of the Lord was aroused against his people and there was no remedy.
• Jeremiah 3:7I thought that after she had done all this she would return to me but she did not, and her unfaithful sister Judah saw it.
• Jeremiah 15:1Then the Lord said to me: “Even if Moses and Samuel were to stand before me, my heart would not go out to this people. Send them away from my presence! Let them go!

Commentaries on 2 Kings 23:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26The Lord turned not - It was of no use to try this fickle and radically depraved people any longer. They were respited merely during the life of Josiah.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26See the marginal references. True repentance might have averted God‘s anger. But the people had sunk into a condition in which a true repentance was no longer possible. Individuals, like Josiah, were sincere, but the mass of the nation, despite their formal renewal of the covenant 2 Kings 23:3, and their outward perseverance in Yahweh-worship 2 Chronicles 34:33, had feigned rather than felt repentance. The earlier chapters of Jeremiah are full at once of…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
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2626. Notwithstanding, the Lord turned not from the fierceness of his wrath,--&c. The national reformation which Josiah carried on was acquiesced in by the people from submission to the royal will; but they entertained a secret and strong hankering after the suppressed idolatries. Though outwardly purified, their hearts were not right towards God, as appears from many passages of the prophetic writings; their thorough reform was hopeless; and God, who saw…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 23:26

• Anger
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning

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• Judah
• Manasseh
• Josiah
• Kings, The Books of
• Pentateuch
• God
• High Place
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• Kings, Books of

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