New King James Version
2 Kings 23:37
37And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his fathers had done.
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 Living Translation (NLT)He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, just as his ancestors had done.
Context of 2 Kings 23:37
35So Jehoiakim gave the silver and gold to Pharaoh; but he taxed the land to give money according to the command of Pharaoh; he exacted the silver and gold from the people of the land, from every one according to his assessment, to give it to Pharaoh Necho. 36Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zebudah the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah. And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his fathers had done.
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וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־עָשׂ֖וּ אֲבֹתָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 2 Kings 23:37
- Jeremiah 22:13“Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness And his chambers by injustice, Who uses his neighbor’s service without wages And gives him nothing for his work,
- Jeremiah 26:20Now there was also a man who prophesied in the name of the Lord, Urijah the son of Shemaiah of Kirjath Jearim, who prophesied against this city and against this land according to all the words of Jeremiah.
- Jeremiah 36:23And it happened, when Jehudi had read three or four columns, that the king cut it with the scribe’s knife and cast it into the fire that was on the hearth, until all the scroll was consumed in the fire that was on the hearth.
- Ezekiel 19:5‘When she saw that she waited, that her hope was lost, She took another of her cubs and made him a young lion.
- 2 Chronicles 28:22Now in the time of his distress King Ahaz became increasingly unfaithful to the Lord. This is that King Ahaz.
- 2 Chronicles 33:4He also built altars in the house of the Lord, of which the Lord had said, “In Jerusalem shall My name be 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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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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