2 Kings 23:32
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his fathers had done.
2 Kings 23:32 in other translations
| BSB | And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as his fathers had done. |
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| WEB | He did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight, according to all that his fathers had done. |
| ASV | And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that his fathers had done. |
| YLT | and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that his fathers did, |
| DARBY | And he did evil in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that his fathers had done. |
| BBE | He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, as his fathers had done. |
| Webster | And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done. |
What does 2 Kings 23:32 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 23:31-37
After Josiah was laid in his grave, one trouble came on another, till, in twenty-two years, Jerusalem was destroyed. The wicked perished in great numbers, the remnant were purified, and Josiah's reformation had raised up some to join the few who were the precious seed of their future church and nation. A little time, and slender abilities, often suffice to undo the good which pious men have, for a course of years…
2 Kings 23:32 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 2 Kings 23:32
- 2 Kings 21:2-7
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, after the abominations of the heathen, whom the Lord cast out before the children of Israel. For he built up again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal, and made a grove, as did Ahab king of Israel; and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them. And he built altars in the house of the Lord, of which the Lord said, In Jerusalem will I put my name. And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the Lord. …
- 2 Kings 21:21-22
And he walked in all the way that his father walked in, and served the idols that his father served, and worshipped them: And he forsook the Lord God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the Lord.
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Context
- 2 Kings 23:31
Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
- 2 Kings 23:32
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his fathers had done.
- 2 Kings 23:33
And Pharaoh–nechoh put him in bands at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of an hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold.
2 Kings 23:32 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y él hizo lo malo en ojos de Jehová, conforme á todas las cosas que sus padres habían hecho. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il fit ce qui est mauvais aux yeux de l’ Éternel, selon tout ce que ses pères avaient fait. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er tat, was böse war in den Augen Jehovas, nach allem, was seine Väter getan hatten. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et fecit malum coram Domino, juxta omnia quæ fecerant patres ejus. |