2 Kings 24 · Verse 19

2 Kings 24:19

And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.
2 Kings 24:19, King James Version

2 Kings 24:19 in other translations

BSBAnd Zedekiah did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as Jehoiakim had done.
WEBHe did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.
ASVAnd he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.
YLTand he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah according to all that Jehoiakim did,
DARBYAnd he did evil in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.
BBEHe did evil in the eyes of the Lord, as Jehoiakim had done.
WebsterAnd he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.

What does 2 Kings 24:19 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 24:17-19

17-19. the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, his father's brother, king in his stead--Adhering to his former policy of maintaining a show of monarchy, Nebuchadnezzar appointed the third and youngest son of Josiah (1Ch 3:15), full brother of Jehoahaz, and uncle of the captive Jehoiachin. But, according to the custom of conquerors, who changed the names of the great men they took captives in war, in token of their…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 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.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 24:8-20

Jehoiachin reigned but three months, yet long enough to show that he justly smarted for his fathers' sins, for he trod in their steps. His uncle was intrusted with the government. This Zedekiah was the last of the kings of Judah. Though the judgments of God upon the three kings before him might have warned him, he did that which was evil, like them. When those intrusted with the counsels of a nation act unwisely…

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2 Kings 24:19 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asand he didH6213
הָרַ֖עha.Ra'the evilH7451
בְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.Neiin [the] eyes ofH5869
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068
כְּכֹ֥לke.Kholaccording to allH3605
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-thatH834
עָשָׂ֖ה'a.Sahhe had doneH6213
יְהוֹיָקִֽים\׃ye.ho.ya.KimJehoiakimH3079

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Kings 24:19

  • 2 Kings 23:37

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

  • Ezekiel 21:25

    And thou, profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, when iniquity shall have an end,

  • 2 Chronicles 36:12

    And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord his God, and humbled not himself before Jeremiah the prophet speaking from the mouth of the Lord.

  • Jeremiah 37:1-21

    And king Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah. But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did hearken unto the words of the Lord, which he spake by the prophet Jeremiah. And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now unto the Lord our God for us. Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people: for they had not put him into prison. …

  • Jeremiah 24:8

    And as the evil figs, which cannot be eaten, they are so evil; surely thus saith the Lord, So will I give Zedekiah the king of Judah, and his princes, and the residue of Jerusalem, that remain in this land, and them that dwell in the land of Egypt:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And he did.
23:37; 2Ch 36:12; Jer 24:8; 37:1-38:28; Eze 21:25

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 2 Kings 24:18

    Zedekiah was twenty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

  • 2 Kings 24:19

    And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.

  • 2 Kings 24:20

    For through the anger of the Lord it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.

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2 Kings 24:19 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		E hizo lo malo en ojos de Jehová, conforme á todo lo que había hecho Joacim.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il fit ce qui est mauvais aux yeux de l’ Éternel, selon tout ce que Jehoïakim avait fait.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und er tat, was böse war in den Augen Jehovas, nach allem was Jojakim getan hatte.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et fecit malum coram Domino, juxta omnia quæ fecerat Joakim.