2 Kings 24:9

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight just as his father had done.

Hebrew Names Version
He did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father had done.

King James Version
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord , according to all that his father had done.

English Standard Version
And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord , according to all that his father had done.

New Century Version
Jehoiachin did what the Lord said was wrong, just as his father 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 father had done.

New American Standard Bible
He did evil in the sight of the LORD, in accordance with all that his father had done.

World English Bible
He did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, according to all that his father had done.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And he did euill in the sight of the Lorde, according to all that his father had done.

Legacy Standard Bible
And he did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh, according to all that his father had done.

Berean Standard Bible
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as his father had done.

Contemporary English Version
Jehoiachin disobeyed the Lord , just as his father Jehoiakim had done.

Complete Jewish Bible
He did what was evil from Adonai 's perspective, following the example of everything his father had done.

Darby Translation
And he did evil in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that his father had done.

Easy-to-Read Version
Jehoiachin did what the Lord said was wrong. He did all the same things that his father had done.

George Lamsa Translation
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father had done.

Good News Translation
Following the example of his father, Jehoiachin sinned against the Lord .

Lexham English Bible
He did evil in the eyes of Yahweh according to all that his father 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)
And he dyd euell in the sighte of the LORDE, euen as his father had done.

American Standard Version
And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that his father had done.

Bible in Basic English
He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, as his father had done.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he did that which was euil in the sight of the Lorde, according to all as his father had done.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father had done.

King James Version (1611)
And hee did that which was euill in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father had done.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father did.

English Revised Version
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father had done.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he dide yuel bifor the Lord, bi alle thingis whiche hise fadir hadde do.

Update Bible Version
And he did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, according to all that his father had done.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father had done.

New King James Version
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father had done.

New Living Translation
Jehoiachin did what was evil in the Lord 's sight, just as his father had done.

New Life Bible
Jehoiachin did what was sinful in the eyes of the Lord. He did just as his father had done.

New Revised Standard
He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord , just as his father 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 father, had done.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he did evil before the Lord, according to all that his father had done.

Revised Standard Version
And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father 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 father 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

evil: Young renders, "the evil thing," noting, "that is, idolatry."

according: 2 Kings 24:19, 2 Chronicles 36:12

Cross-References

Genesis 24:2
Abraham spoke to the senior servant in his household, the one in charge of everything he had, "Put your hand under my thigh and swear by God —God of Heaven, God of Earth—that you will not get a wife for my son from among the young women of the Canaanites here, but will go to the land of my birth and get a wife for my son Isaac."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father had done. Being partner with him in his throne, he was in his sins, and continued therein, see

2 Kings 23:37.