Tree of Life Version
2 Kings 23:37
37But he did what was evil in Adonai’s eyes, just as in all that his ancestors 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 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
35Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh, but he taxed the land to give the money in keeping with Pharaoh’s command. He exacted the silver and the gold from the people of the land, each according to his assessment, to give it to Pharaoh Necoh. 36Jehoiakim was 25 years old when he became king, and he reigned 11 years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zebudah the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah. But he did what was evil in Adonai’s eyes, just as in all that his ancestors had done.
Read all of 2 Kings 232 Kings 23:37 word by word
וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־עָשׂ֖וּ אֲבֹתָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 2 Kings 23:37
- Jeremiah 22:13Oy to him who builds his house by unrighteousness, and his roof-chambers by injustice, that makes his neighbor work without pay, never giving him his wages,
- Jeremiah 26:20Now there was a man who had prophesied in the Name of Adonai, Uriah son of Shemaiah of Kiriath-jearim. He prophesied against this city and against this land words like all those of Jeremiah.
- Jeremiah 36:23Now as soon as Jehudi had read three or four columns, he cut it with the scribe’s knife and tossed it into the fire that was in the fireplace, until the whole megillah was consumed in the fire in the fireplace.
- Ezekiel 19:5When she saw that she waited in vain, her hope was lost. So she took another cub and made him a young lion.
- 2 Chronicles 28:22In his time of distress, this same King Ahaz acted even more unfaithfully to Adonai.
- 2 Chronicles 33:4He built altars in the House of Adonai—of which Adonai had said, “My Name will 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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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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