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the Week of Proper 11 / Ordinary 16
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New Living Translation

2 Kings 24:19

But Zedekiah did what was evil in the Lord 's sight, just as 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.
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 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, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother was Nehushta, the daughter of Elnathan from Jerusalem. 9 Jehoiachin did what was evil in the Lord 's sight, just as his father had done. 10 During Jehoiachin's reign, the officers of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came up against Jerusalem and besieged it. 11 Nebuchadnezzar himself arrived at the city during the siege. 12 Then King Jehoiachin, along with the queen mother, his advisers, his commanders, and his officials, surrendered to the Babylonians. In the eighth year of Nebuchadnezzar's reign, he took Jehoiachin prisoner. 13 As the Lord had said beforehand, Nebuchadnezzar carried away all the treasures from the Lord 's Temple and the royal palace. He stripped away all the gold objects that King Solomon of Israel had placed in the Temple. 14 King Nebuchadnezzar took all of Jerusalem captive, including all the commanders and the best of the soldiers, craftsmen, and artisans—10,000 in all. Only the poorest people were left in the land. 15 Nebuchadnezzar led King Jehoiachin away as a captive to Babylon, along with the queen mother, his wives and officials, and all Jerusalem's elite. 16 He also exiled 7,000 of the best troops and 1,000 craftsmen and artisans, all of whom were strong and fit for war. 17 Then the king of Babylon installed Mattaniah, Jehoiachin's uncle, as the next king, and he changed Mattaniah's 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
This is my request. I will ask one of them, ‘Please give me a drink from your jug.' If she says, ‘Yes, have a drink, and I will water your camels, too!'—let her be the one you have selected as Isaac's wife. This is how I will know that you have shown unfailing love to my master."
Genesis 24:45
"Before I had finished praying in my heart, I saw Rebekah coming out with her water jug on her shoulder. She went down to the spring and drew water. So I said to her, ‘Please give me a drink.'
Genesis 24:46
She quickly lowered her jug from her shoulder and said, ‘Yes, have a drink, and I will water your camels, too!' So I drank, and then she watered the camels.
1 Peter 4:9
Cheerfully share your home with those who need a meal or a place to stay.

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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