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2 Kings 24:3
3Surely these things happened to Judah according to the Lord’s command, in order to remove them from his presence because of the sins of Manasseh and all he had done,
2 Kings 24:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Surely at the commandment of the Lord came this upon Judah, to remove them out of his sight, for the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he did;
- English Standard Version (ESV)Surely this came upon Judah at the command of the Lord, to remove them out of his sight, for the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he had done,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Surely at the commandment of the Lord this came upon Judah, to remove them from His sight because of the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he had done,
- New Living Translation (NLT)These disasters happened to Judah because of the Lord’s command. He had decided to banish Judah from his presence because of the many sins of Manasseh,
Context of 2 Kings 24:3
1During Jehoiakim’s reign, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon invaded the land, and Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years. But then he turned against Nebuchadnezzar and rebelled. 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. Surely these things happened to Judah according to the Lord’s command, in order to remove them from his presence because of the sins of Manasseh and all he had done, 4including the shedding of innocent blood. For he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the Lord was not willing to forgive. 5As for the other events of Jehoiakim’s reign, and all he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah?
Read all of 2 Kings 242 Kings 24:3 word by word
אַ֣ךְ׀ עַל־פִּ֣י יְהוָ֗ה הָֽיְתָה֙ בִּֽיהוּדָ֔ה לְהָסִ֖יר מֵעַ֣ל פָּנָ֑יו בְּחַטֹּ֣את מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה כְּכֹ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָֽׂה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Surely at the commandmentפֶּהpeh · lip: wordH6310
- of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- upon Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
- to removeסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: removeH5493
- out of his sightפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
- for the sinsחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sinH2403
- of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashsheh · ManassehH4519
- according to all that he didעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
Cross-references for 2 Kings 24:3
- 2 Kings 18:25Furthermore, have I come to attack and destroy this place without word from the Lord? The Lord himself told me to march against this country and destroy it.’ ”
- Genesis 50:20You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.
- 2 Chronicles 24:24Although the Aramean army had come with only a few men, the Lord delivered into their hands a much larger army. Because Judah had forsaken the Lord, the God of their ancestors, judgment was executed on Joash.
- 2 Chronicles 25:16While he was still speaking, the king said to him, “Have we appointed you an adviser to the king? Stop! Why be struck down?” So the prophet stopped but said, “I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not listened to my counsel.”
- Isaiah 10:5“Woe to the Assyrian, the rod of my anger, in whose hand is the club of my wrath!
- Isaiah 45:7I form the light and create darkness, I bring prosperity and create disaster; I, the Lord, do all these things.
- Isaiah 46:10I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.’
- Amos 3:6When a trumpet sounds in a city, do not the people tremble? When disaster comes to a city, has not the Lord caused it?
- 2 Kings 23:26Nevertheless, 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.
- Leviticus 26:33I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out my sword and pursue you. Your land will be laid waste, and your cities will lie in ruins.
- Deuteronomy 4:26I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you this day that you will quickly perish from the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess. You will not live there long but will certainly be destroyed.
- Deuteronomy 28:63Just as it pleased the Lord to make you prosper and increase in number, so it will please him to ruin and destroy you. You will be uprooted from the land you are entering to possess.
- Deuteronomy 29:28In furious anger and in great wrath the Lord uprooted them from their land and thrust them into another land, as it is now.”
- Joshua 23:15But just as all the good things the Lord your God has promised you have come to you, so he will bring on you all the evil things he has threatened, until the Lord your God has destroyed you from this good land he has given you.
- 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!
- Micah 2:10Get up, go away! For this is not your resting place, because it is defiled, it is ruined, beyond all remedy.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 24:3
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3at the LORD’s command: Judah's main issue was its stubborn spiritual unfaithfulness. Even with Josiah's reforms, Manasseh's sins deeply affected Judah, making divine judgment unavoidable.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-72Ki 24:1-7. Jehoiakim Procures His Own Ruin. 1-2. Nebuchadnezzar--the son of Nabopolassar, the founder of the Chaldee monarchy. This invasion took place in the fourth year of Jehoiakim's, and the first of Nebuchadnezzar's reign (Jr 25:1; compare Jr 46:2). The young king of Assyria being probably detained at home on account of his father's demise, despatched, along with the Chaldean troops on his border, an army composed of the tributary nations that were…Read the comment
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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
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