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Good News Translation

2 Kings 24:19

King Zedekiah sinned against the Lord , just as King Jehoiakim had done.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Israel, Prophecies Concerning;   Rulers;   Zedekiah;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Kings;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Egypt;   Jeremiah, the Book of;   Nebuchadnezzar;   Zedekiah;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Babylon;   Egypt;   Jeremiah;   Zedekiah;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Kings, the Books of;   Zedekiah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Exile;   Isaiah;   Kings, 1 and 2;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Israel;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Babylon ;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Zedekiah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Zedekiah did what was evil in the Lord’s sight just as Jehoiakim had done.
Hebrew Names Version
He did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that Yehoiakim had done.
King James Version
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord , according to all that Jehoiakim had done.
English Standard Version
And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord , according to all that Jehoiakim had done.
New Century Version
Zedekiah did what the Lord said was wrong, just as Jehoiakim had done.
New English Translation
He did evil in the sight of the Lord , as Jehoiakim had done.
Amplified Bible
He did evil in the sight of the LORD, in accordance with everything that Jehoiakim had done.
New American Standard Bible
He did evil in the sight of the LORD, in accordance with everything that Jehoiakim had done.
World English Bible
He did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he did euill in the sight of the Lord, according to all that Iehoiakim had done.
Legacy Standard Bible
And he did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.
Berean Standard Bible
And Zedekiah did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as Jehoiakim had done.
Contemporary English Version
Zedekiah disobeyed the Lord , just as Jehoiakim had done.
Complete Jewish Bible
He did what was evil from the perspective of Adonai , following the example of everything Y'hoyakim had done.
Darby Translation
And he did evil in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.
Easy-to-Read Version
Zedekiah did what the Lord said was wrong. He did all the same things that Jehoiakim did.
George Lamsa Translation
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.
Lexham English Bible
He did evil in the eyes of Yahweh just like all that Jehoiakim had done.
Literal Translation
And he did evil in the eyes of Jehovah according to all that Jehoiakim did.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he dyd euell in the sight of the LORDE, eue as Ioachim dyd:
American Standard Version
And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.
Bible in Basic English
He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, as Jehoiakim had done.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he did euill in the sight of the Lorde, according to all as Iehoachin had done.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.
King James Version (1611)
And hee did that which was euill in the sight of the Lord, according to all that Iehoiachin had done.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that Joachim did.
English Revised Version
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he dide yuel bifor the Lord, bi alle thingis which Joachym hadde do.
Update Bible Version
And he did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.
New King James Version
He also did evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.
New Living Translation
But Zedekiah did what was evil in the Lord 's sight, just as Jehoiakim had done.
New Life Bible
Zedekiah did what was sinful in the eyes of the Lord. He did all that Jehoiakim had done.
New Revised Standard
He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord , just as Jehoiakim had done.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he did the thing that was wicked in the eyes of Yahweh, - according to all that, Jehoiakim, had done.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he did evil before the Lord, according to all that Joakim had done.
Revised Standard Version
And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that Jehoi'akim had done.
Young's Literal Translation
and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah according to all that Jehoiakim did,
THE MESSAGE
As far as God was concerned Zedekiah was just one more evil king, a carbon copy of Jehoiakim.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He did evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.

Contextual Overview

8 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled in Jerusalem for three months. His mother was Nehushta, the daughter of Elnathan from Jerusalem. 9 Following the example of his father, Jehoiachin sinned against the Lord . 10 It was during his reign that the Babylonian army, commanded by King Nebuchadnezzar's officers, marched against Jerusalem and besieged it. 11 During the siege Nebuchadnezzar himself came to Jerusalem, 12 and King Jehoiachin, along with his mother, his sons, his officers, and the palace officials, surrendered to the Babylonians. In the eighth year of Nebuchadnezzar's reign he took Jehoiachin prisoner 13 and carried off to Babylon all the treasures in the Temple and the palace. As the Lord had foretold, Nebuchadnezzar broke up all the gold utensils which King Solomon had made for use in the Temple. 14 Nebuchadnezzar carried away as prisoners the people of Jerusalem, all the royal princes, and all the leading men, ten thousand in all. He also deported all the skilled workers, including the blacksmiths, leaving only the poorest of the people behind in Judah. 15 Nebuchadnezzar took Jehoiachin to Babylon as a prisoner, together with Jehoiachin's mother, his wives, his officials, and the leading men of Judah. 16 Nebuchadnezzar deported all the important men to Babylonia, seven thousand in all, and one thousand skilled workers, including the blacksmiths, all of them able-bodied men fit for military duty. 17 Nebuchadnezzar made Jehoiachin's uncle Mattaniah king of Judah and changed his name to Zedekiah.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

And he did: 2 Kings 23:37, 2 Chronicles 36:12, Jeremiah 24:8, Jeremiah 37:1 - Jeremiah 38:28, Ezekiel 21:25

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 24:9 - according Jeremiah 37:2 - neither Jeremiah 52:2 - he did

Cross-References

Genesis 24:14
I will say to one of them, ‘Please, lower your jar and let me have a drink.' If she says, ‘Drink, and I will also bring water for your camels,' may she be the one that you have chosen for your servant Isaac. If this happens, I will know that you have kept your promise to my master."
Genesis 24:45
Before I had finished my silent prayer, Rebecca came with a water jar on her shoulder and went down to the well to get water. I said to her, ‘Please give me a drink.'
Genesis 24:46
She quickly lowered her jar from her shoulder and said, ‘Drink, and I will also water your camels.' So I drank, and she watered the camels.
1 Peter 4:9
Open your homes to each other without complaining.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He did that which was evil - The character of Zedekiah seems to have been weak rather than wicked. Consult Jeremiah 34:0; Jeremiah 37:0: His chief recorded sins were:

(1) his refusal to be guided in his political conduct by Jeremiah’s counsels, while nevertheless he admitted him to be a true Yahweh-prophet; and

(2) his infraction of the allegiance which he had sworn to Nebuchadnezzar.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Kings 24:19. He did - evil — How astonishing is this! not one of them takes warning by the judgments of God, which fell on their sinful predecessors.


 
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