2 Kings 24:19

THE MESSAGE

As far as God was concerned Zedekiah was just one more evil king, a carbon copy of Jehoiakim.

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.

Good News Translation
King Zedekiah sinned against the Lord , just as King 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,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
He did evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.

Contextual Overview

⁸Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king. His rule in Jerusalem lasted only three months. His mother's name was Nehushta daughter of Elnathan; she was from Jerusalem. In God 's opinion he also was an evil king, no different from his father. ¹⁰The next thing to happen was that the officers of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon attacked Jerusalem and put it under siege. While his officers were laying siege to the city, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon paid a personal visit. And Jehoiachin king of Judah, along with his mother, officers, advisors, and government leaders, surrendered. In the eighth year of his reign Jehoiachin was taken prisoner by the king of Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar emptied the treasuries of both The Temple of God and the royal palace and confiscated all the gold furnishings that Solomon king of Israel had made for The Temple of God . This should have been no surprise— God had said it would happen. And then he emptied Jerusalem of people—all its leaders and soldiers, all its craftsmen and artisans. He took them into exile, something like ten thousand of them! The only ones he left were the very poor. He took Jehoiachin into exile to Babylon. With him he took the king's mother, his wives, his chief officers, the community leaders, anyone who was anybody—in round numbers, seven thousand soldiers plus another thousand or so craftsmen and artisans, all herded off into exile in Babylon. Then the king of Babylon made Jehoiachin's uncle, Mattaniah, his puppet king, but changed his name to Zedekiah. Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he started out as king. He was king in Jerusalem for eleven years. His mother's name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah. Her hometown was Libnah. As far as God was concerned Zedekiah was just one more evil king, a carbon copy of Jehoiakim. The source of all this doom to Jerusalem and Judah was God 's anger— God turned his back on them as an act of judgment. And then Zedekiah revolted against the king of Babylon. ¹³ It was during his reign that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon invaded the country. Jehoiakim became his puppet. But after three years he had had enough and revolted. God dispatched a succession of raiding bands against him: Babylonian, Aramean, Moabite, and Ammonite. The strategy was to destroy Judah. Through the preaching of his servants and prophets, God had said he would do this, and now he was doing it. None of this was by chance—it was God 's judgment as he turned his back on Judah because of the enormity of the sins of Manasseh—Manasseh, the killer-king, who made the Jerusalem streets flow with the innocent blood of his victims. God wasn't about to overlook such crimes. The rest of the life and times of Jehoiakim is written in The Chronicles of the Kings of Judah. Jehoiakim died and was buried with his ancestors. His son Jehoiachin became the next king. The threat from Egypt was now over—no more invasions by the king of Egypt—for by this time the king of Babylon had captured all the land between the Brook of Egypt and the Euphrates River, land formerly controlled by the king of Egypt. Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king. His rule in Jerusalem lasted only three months. His mother's name was Nehushta daughter of Elnathan; she was from Jerusalem. In God 's opinion he also was an evil king, no different from his father. The next thing to happen was that the officers of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon attacked Jerusalem and put it under siege. While his officers were laying siege to the city, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon paid a personal visit. And Jehoiachin king of Judah, along with his mother, officers, advisors, and government leaders, surrendered. In the eighth year of his reign Jehoiachin was taken prisoner by the king of Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar emptied the treasuries of both The Temple of God and the royal palace and confiscated all the gold furnishings that Solomon king of Israel had made for The Temple of God . This should have been no surprise— God had said it would happen. And then he emptied Jerusalem of people—all its leaders and soldiers, all its craftsmen and artisans. He took them into exile, something like ten thousand of them! The only ones he left were the very poor. He took Jehoiachin into exile to Babylon. With him he took the king's mother, his wives, his chief officers, the community leaders, anyone who was anybody—in round numbers, seven thousand soldiers plus another thousand or so craftsmen and artisans, all herded off into exile in Babylon. Then the king of Babylon made Jehoiachin's uncle, Mattaniah, his puppet king, but changed his name to Zedekiah. Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he started out as king. He was king in Jerusalem for eleven years. His mother's name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah. Her hometown was Libnah. As far as God was concerned Zedekiah was just one more evil king, a carbon copy of Jehoiakim. The source of all this doom to Jerusalem and Judah was God 's anger— God turned his back on them as an act of judgment. And then Zedekiah revolted against the king of Babylon. ¹⁴ It was during his reign that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon invaded the country. Jehoiakim became his puppet. But after three years he had had enough and revolted. God dispatched a succession of raiding bands against him: Babylonian, Aramean, Moabite, and Ammonite. The strategy was to destroy Judah. Through the preaching of his servants and prophets, God had said he would do this, and now he was doing it. None of this was by chance—it was God 's judgment as he turned his back on Judah because of the enormity of the sins of Manasseh—Manasseh, the killer-king, who made the Jerusalem streets flow with the innocent blood of his victims. God wasn't about to overlook such crimes. The rest of the life and times of Jehoiakim is written in The Chronicles of the Kings of Judah. Jehoiakim died and was buried with his ancestors. His son Jehoiachin became the next king. The threat from Egypt was now over—no more invasions by the king of Egypt—for by this time the king of Babylon had captured all the land between the Brook of Egypt and the Euphrates River, land formerly controlled by the king of Egypt. Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king. His rule in Jerusalem lasted only three months. His mother's name was Nehushta daughter of Elnathan; she was from Jerusalem. In God 's opinion he also was an evil king, no different from his father. The next thing to happen was that the officers of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon attacked Jerusalem and put it under siege. While his officers were laying siege to the city, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon paid a personal visit. And Jehoiachin king of Judah, along with his mother, officers, advisors, and government leaders, surrendered. In the eighth year of his reign Jehoiachin was taken prisoner by the king of Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar emptied the treasuries of both The Temple of God and the royal palace and confiscated all the gold furnishings that Solomon king of Israel had made for The Temple of God . This should have been no surprise— God had said it would happen. And then he emptied Jerusalem of people—all its leaders and soldiers, all its craftsmen and artisans. He took them into exile, something like ten thousand of them! The only ones he left were the very poor. ¹⁵He took Jehoiachin into exile to Babylon. With him he took the king's mother, his wives, his chief officers, the community leaders, anyone who was anybody—in round numbers, seven thousand soldiers plus another thousand or so craftsmen and artisans, all herded off into exile in Babylon. ¹⁷ Then the king of Babylon made Jehoiachin's uncle, Mattaniah, his puppet king, but changed his name to Zedekiah. ¹⁸ Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he started out as king. He was king in Jerusalem for eleven years. His mother's name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah. Her hometown was Libnah. ¹⁹ As far as God was concerned Zedekiah was just one more evil king, a carbon copy of Jehoiakim. ²⁰ The source of all this doom to Jerusalem and Judah was God 's anger— God turned his back on them as an act of judgment. And then Zedekiah revolted against the king of Babylon.

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 24:45
"I had barely finished offering this prayer, when Rebekah arrived, her jug on her shoulder. She went to the spring and drew water and I said, ‘Please, can I have a drink?' She didn't hesitate. She held out her jug and said, ‘Drink; and when you're finished I'll also water your camels.' I drank, and she watered the camels. I asked her, ‘Whose daughter are you?' She said, ‘The daughter of Bethuel whose parents were Nahor and Milcah.' I gave her a ring for her nose, bracelets for her arms, and bowed in worship to God . I praised God , the God of my master Abraham who had led me straight to the door of my master's family to get a wife for his son.

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.