2 Kings 23 · Verse 26

2 Kings 23:26

Notwithstanding the Lord turned not from the fierceness of his great wrath, wherewith his anger was kindled against Judah, because of all the provocations that Manasseh had provoked him withal.
2 Kings 23:26, King James Version

2 Kings 23:26 in other translations

BSBNevertheless, the LORD did not turn away from the fury of His burning anger, which was kindled against Judah because of all that Manasseh had done to provoke Him to anger.
WEBNotwithstanding, the LORD didn’t turn from the fierceness of his great wrath, with which his anger burned against Judah, because of all the provocation with which Manasseh had provoked him.
ASVNotwithstanding, Jehovah turned not from the fierceness of his great wrath, wherewith his anger was kindled against Judah, because of all the provocations wherewith Manasseh had provoked him.
YLTOnly, Jehovah hath not turned back from the fierceness of His great anger with which His anger burned against Judah, because of all the provocations with which Manasseh provoked him,
DARBYBut Jehovah turned not from the fierceness of his great wrath, wherewith his anger was kindled against Judah, because of all the provocations with which Manasseh had provoked him.
BBEBut still the heat of the Lord's wrath was not turned back from Judah, because of all Manasseh had done in moving him to wrath.
WebsterNotwithstanding, the LORD turned not from the fierceness of his great wrath, with which his anger was kindled against Judah, because of all the provocations by which Manasseh had provoked him.

What does 2 Kings 23:26 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
26. Notwithstanding, the Lord turned not from the fierceness of his wrath,--&c. The national reformation which Josiah carried on was acquiesced in by the people from submission to the royal will; but they entertained a secret and strong hankering after the suppressed idolatries. Though outwardly purified, their hearts were not right towards God, as appears from many passages of the prophetic writings; their thorough reform was hopeless; and God, who saw no sign of genuine repentance, allowed His decree (2Ki 21:12-15) for the subversion of the kingdom to take fatal effect.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 26 The Lord turned not - It was of no use to try this fickle and radically depraved people any longer. They were respited merely during the life of Josiah.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 23:25-30

Upon reading these verses, we must say, Lord, though thy righteousness be as the great mountains, evident, plainly to be seen, and past dispute; yet thy judgments are a great deep, unfathomable, and past finding out. The reforming king is cut off in the midst of his usefulness, in mercy to him, that he might not see the evil coming upon his kingdom: but in wrath to his people, for his death was an inlet to their…

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2 Kings 23:26 in the original Hebrew

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אַ֣ךְ\׀'akhneverthelessH389
לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
שָׁ֣בshavhe turned backH7725
יְהוָ֗הYah.wehYahwehH3068
מֵחֲר֤וֹןme.cha.Ronfrom [the] burning ofH2740
אַפּוֹ֙'a.Poanger hisH639
הַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.Dol<the> greatH1419
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whichH834
חָרָ֥הcha.Rahit burnedH2734
אַפּ֖וֹ'a.Poanger hisH639
בִּֽיהוּדָ֑הbi.hu.Dahon JudahH3063
עַ֚ל'alonH5921
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הַכְּעָסִ֔יםha.ke.'a.Simthe provocationsH3708
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
הִכְעִיס֖וֹhikh.'i.Sohe had provoked to anger himH3707
מְנַשֶּֽׁה\׃me.na.ShehManassehH4519

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Cross references for 2 Kings 23:26

  • 2 Kings 24:4

    And also for the innocent blood that he shed: for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; which the Lord would not pardon.

  • 2 Kings 21:11-13

    Because Manasseh king of Judah hath done these abominations, and hath done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, which were before him, and hath made Judah also to sin with his idols: Therefore thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Behold, I am bringing such evil upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whosoever heareth of it, both his ears shall tingle. And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it, and turning it upside down.

  • Jeremiah 15:1-4

    Then said the Lord unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth. And it shall come to pass, if they say unto thee, Whither shall we go forth? then thou shalt tell them, Thus saith the Lord; Such as are for death, to death; and such as are for the sword, to the sword; and such as are for the famine, to the famine; and such as are for the captivity, to the captivity. And I will appoint over them four kinds, saith the Lord: the sword to slay, and the dogs to tear, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the earth, to devour and destroy. And I will cause them to be removed into all kingdoms of the earth, because of Manasseh the son of Hezekiah king of Judah, for that which he did in Jerusalem.

  • 2 Kings 24:2

    And the Lord sent against him bands of the Chaldees, and bands of the Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children of Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake by his servants the prophets.

  • 2 Chronicles 36:16

    But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the Lord arose against his people, till there was no remedy.

  • Jeremiah 3:7-10

    And I said after she had done all these things, Turn thou unto me. But she returned not. And her treacherous sister Judah saw it. And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot also. And it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom, that she defiled the land, and committed adultery with stones and with stocks. And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the Lord.

  • 2 Kings 22:16-17

    Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah hath read: Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be kindled against this place, and shall not be quenched.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Notwithstanding.
21:11-13; 22:16,17; 24:2,4; 2Ch 36:16; Jer 3:7-10; 15:1-4
provocations. Heb. angers.

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Context

  • 2 Kings 23:25

    And like unto him was there no king before him, that turned to the Lord with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses; neither after him arose there any like him.

  • 2 Kings 23:26

    Notwithstanding the Lord turned not from the fierceness of his great wrath, wherewith his anger was kindled against Judah, because of all the provocations that Manasseh had provoked him withal.

  • 2 Kings 23:27

    And the Lord said, I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as I have removed Israel, and will cast off this city Jerusalem which I have chosen, and the house of which I said, My name shall be there.

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2 Kings 23:26 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Con todo eso, no se volvió Jehová del ardor de su grande ira, con que se había encendido su enojo contra Judá, por todas las provocaciones con que Manasés le había irritado.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Toutefois l’ Éternel ne revint point de l’ardeur de sa grande colère, dont il était embrasé contre Juda, à cause de toutes les provocations par lesquelles Manassé l’avait provoqué.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Doch kehrte Jehova nicht um von der großen Glut seines Zornes, womit sein Zorn wider Juda entbrannt war, wegen all der Reizungen, mit welchen Manasse ihn gereizt hatte.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Verumtamen non est aversus Dominus ab ira furoris sui magni quo iratus est furor ejus contra Judam propter irritationes quibus provocaverat eum Manasses.