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Complete Jewish Bible

2 Kings 23:37

He did what was evil from the perspective of Adonai , following the example of everything his ancestors had done.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Jehoiakim;   Rulers;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Jeremiah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Canon of the Old Testament;   Habakkuk;   Hexateuch;   Idolatry;   Temple;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Raca;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Jehoiakim;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Jeho-I'akim;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight just as his ancestors had done.
Hebrew Names Version
He did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done.
King James Version
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord , according to all that his fathers had done.
English Standard Version
And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord , according to all that his fathers had done.
New Century Version
Jehoiakim did what the Lord said was wrong, just as his ancestors had done.
New English Translation
He did evil in the sight of the Lord as his ancestors had done.
Amplified Bible
He did evil in the sight of the LORD, in accordance with everything that his forefathers had done.
New American Standard Bible
He did evil in the sight of the LORD, in accordance with all that his forefathers had done.
World English Bible
He did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, according to all that his fathers had done.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he did euill in the sight of the Lorde, according to all that his fathers had done.
Legacy Standard Bible
And he did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh, according to all that his fathers had done.
Berean Standard Bible
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as his fathers had done.
Contemporary English Version
Jehoiakim disobeyed the Lord by following the example of his ancestors.
Darby Translation
And he did evil in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that his fathers had done.
Easy-to-Read Version
Jehoiakim did what the Lord said was wrong. He did all the same things his ancestors had done.
George Lamsa Translation
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done.
Good News Translation
Following the example of his ancestors, Jehoiakim sinned against the Lord .
Lexham English Bible
He did evil in the eyes of Yahweh according to all that his ancestors had done.
Literal Translation
And he did the evil in the eyes of Jehovah according to all that his fathers did.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
& he dyd euell in the sight of the LORDE, euen as his fathers had done.
American Standard Version
And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that his fathers had done.
Bible in Basic English
He did evil in the eyes of the Lord as his fathers had done.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he did that which was euill in the sight of the Lord, according to al things as his fathers had done.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done.
King James Version (1611)
And he did that which was euill in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his fathers had done.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he did that which was evil in the eyes of the lord, according to all that his fathers had done.
English Revised Version
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he dide yuel bifor the Lord, bi alle thingis which hise fadris hadden do.
Update Bible Version
And he did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, according to all that his fathers had done.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done.
New King James Version
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done.
New Living Translation
He did what was evil in the Lord 's sight, just as his ancestors had done.
New Life Bible
Jehoiakim did what was sinful in the eyes of the Lord. He did just as his fathers had done.
New Revised Standard
He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord , just as all his ancestors had done.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he did the thing that was wicked in the eyes of Yahweh, - according to all that, his fathers, had done.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he did evil before the Lord according to all that his fathers had done.
Revised Standard Version
And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done.
Young's Literal Translation
and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that his fathers did.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He did evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done.

Contextual Overview

31 Y'ho'achaz was twenty-three years old when he began his reign, and he ruled for three months in Yerushalayim. His mother's name was Hamutal the daughter of Yirmeyahu from Livnah. 32 He did what was evil from Adonai 's perspective, following the example of everything his ancestors had done. 33 Pharaoh N'khoh imprisoned him at Rivlah in the land of Hamat, so that he would not be able to rule in Yerushalayim. He also imposed a penalty on the land of three-and-a-quarter tons of silver and sixty-six pounds of gold. 34 Then Pharaoh N'khoh made Elyakim the son of Yoshiyahu king in place of Yoshiyahu his father and changed his name to Y'hoyakim. He also carried Y'ho'achaz off to Egypt, where he died. 35 Y'hoyakim remitted the silver and gold to Pharaoh; but in order to pay the money Pharaoh demanded, he had to levy a tax on the land. He taxed the people of the land, each according to his means, to pay the silver and gold to Pharaoh N'khoh. 36 Y'hoyakim was twenty-five years old when he began his reign, and he ruled for eleven years in Yerushalayim. His mother's name was Z'vudah the daughter of P'dayah, from Rumah. 37 He did what was evil from the perspective of Adonai , following the example of everything his ancestors had done.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

he did: Jeremiah 22:13-17, Jeremiah 26:20-23, Jeremiah 36:23-26, Jeremiah 36:31, Ezekiel 19:5-9

all that: 2 Chronicles 28:22-25, 2 Chronicles 33:4-10, 2 Chronicles 33:22, 2 Chronicles 33:23

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 24:19 - And he did 2 Chronicles 36:5 - Jehoiakim Jeremiah 1:2 - in the days Zephaniah 1:1 - in the days

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his fathers had done. Amon and Manasseh; see

2 Kings 23:32.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Kings 23:37. He 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.


 
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