2 Kings 24 · Verse 4

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 24:4, King James Version

2 Kings 24:4 in other translations

BSBand also for the innocent blood he had shed. For he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the LORD was unwilling to forgive.
WEBand also for the innocent blood that he shed; for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the LORD would not pardon.
ASVand also for the innocent blood that he shed; for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood: and Jehovah would not pardon.
YLTand also the innocent blood that he hath shed, and he filleth Jerusalem with innocent blood, and Jehovah was not willing to forgive.
DARBYand also because of the innocent blood that he had shed; for he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and Jehovah would not pardon.
BBEAnd because of the death of those who had done no wrong, for he made Jerusalem full of the blood of the upright; and the Lord had no forgiveness for it.
WebsterAnd also for the innocent blood that he shed: for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; which the LORD would not pardon.

What does 2 Kings 24:4 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
4. the Lord would not pardon--(see on 2Ki 23:26; Jr 15:1).

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 24:1-7

If Jehoiakim had served the Lord, he had not been servant to Nebuchadnezzar. If he had been content with his servitude, and true to his word, his condition had been no worse; but, rebelling against Babylon, he plunged himself into more trouble. See what need nations have to lament the sins of their fathers, lest they smart for them. Threatenings will be fulfilled as certainly as promises, if the sinner's repentance…

Read the full comment on 2 Kings 24:1-7 →

2 Kings 24:4 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.

וְגַ֤םve.Gamand alsoH1571
דַּֽם\־dam-[the] blood ofH1818
הַנָּקִי֙ha.na.Kithe innocentH5355
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
שָׁפָ֔ךְsha.Fakhhe had shedH8210
וַיְמַלֵּ֥אvay.ma.Le'and he filledH4390
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389
דָּ֣םdambloodH1818
נָקִ֑יna.KiinnocentH5355
וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
אָבָ֥ה'a.Vahhe was willingH14
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
לִסְלֹֽחַ\׃lis.Lo.achto forgiveH5545

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

Cross references for 2 Kings 24:4

  • 2 Kings 21:16

    Moreover Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; beside his sin wherewith he made Judah to sin, in doing that which was evil in the sight of the Lord.

  • Deuteronomy 19:10

    That innocent blood be not shed in thy land, which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and so blood be upon thee.

  • Jeremiah 2:34

    Also in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the poor innocents: I have not found it by secret search, but upon all these.

  • Numbers 35:33

    So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are: for blood it defileth the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it.

  • Psalms 106:38

    And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood.

  • Jeremiah 15:1-2

    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.

  • Ezekiel 33:25

    Wherefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Ye eat with the blood, and lift up your eyes toward your idols, and shed blood: and shall ye possess the land?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
for the innocent.
21:16; Nu 35:33; De 19:10; Jer 2:34; 19:4
he filled.
Ps 106:38
which.
Jer 15:1,2; La 3:42; Eze 33:25

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Context

  • 2 Kings 24:3

    Surely at the commandment of the Lord came this upon Judah, to remove them out of his sight, for the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he did;

  • 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 24:5

    Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

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2 Kings 24:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Asimismo por la sangre inocente que derramó, pues hinchió á Jerusalem de sangre inocente: Jehová por tanto, no quiso perdonar.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et aussi à cause du sang innocent qu’il avait versé, car il avait rempli Jérusalem de sang innocent; et l’ Éternel ne voulut pas lui pardonner.
German
Elberfelder 1871		und auch wegen des unschuldigen Blutes, das er vergossen, da er Jerusalem mit unschuldigem Blute erfüllt hatte. Und Jehova wollte nicht vergeben.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et propter sanguinem innoxium quem effudit, et implevit Jerusalem cruore innocentium: et ob hanc rem noluit Dominus propitiari.