2 Kings 23:32

2 Kings 23:32 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)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 23:32

30Josiah’s officers took his body back in a chariot from Megiddo to Jerusalem and buried him in his own tomb. Then the people of the land anointed Josiah’s son Jehoahaz and made him the next king. 31Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah from Libnah. He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, just as his ancestors had done. 33Pharaoh Neco put Jehoahaz in prison at Riblah in the land of Hamath to prevent him from ruling in Jerusalem. He also demanded that Judah pay 7,500 pounds of silver and 75 pounds of gold as tribute. 34Pharaoh Neco then installed Eliakim, another of Josiah’s sons, to reign in place of his father, and he changed Eliakim’s name to Jehoiakim. Jehoahaz was taken to Egypt as a prisoner, where he died.

2 Kings 23:32 word by word

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־עָשׂ֖וּ אֲבֹתָֽיו׃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 fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1

Cross-references for 2 Kings 23:32

• 2 Kings 21:2He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, following the detestable practices of the pagan nations that the Lord had driven from the land ahead of the Israelites.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 23:32

• 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. 32he did evil in the sight of the LORD: The deep-rooted evil and turning away from faith of the time appeared even in Josiah’s sons (2 Kings 23:32, 37; 24:9, 19). The Lord planned to judge Judah (2 Kings 23:26–27), and this decision was justified and would soon happen.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 23:32

• Egyptians
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Jehoahaz
• Pharaoh
• Rulers

In the dictionaries

• Josiah
• Kings, The Books of
• Pentateuch
• Riblah
• Shallum
• God
• High Place
• Jehoahaz
• Jeremiah (2)
• Jerusalem

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