2 Kings 23:37 “And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as his fathers had done…”

2 Kings 23:37

And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as his fathers had done.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

He did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight, according to all that his fathers had done.

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

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

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that his fathers did.

Bible in Basic English

He did evil in the eyes of the Lord as his fathers had done.

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Cross references

“he did”

Jeremiah 22:13–17 Jeremiah 26:20–23 Jeremiah 36:23–26 Jeremiah 36:31 Ezekiel 19:5–9

Jeremiah 22:13–17 · BSB

“Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms without justice, who makes his countrymen serve without pay, and fails to pay their wages,

Jeremiah 26:20–23 · BSB

Now there was another man prophesying in the name of the LORD, Uriah son of Shemaiah from Kiriath-jearim. He prophesied against this city and against this land the same things that Jeremiah did.

Jeremiah 36:23–26 · BSB

And as soon as Jehudi had read three or four columns, Jehoiakim would cut them off with a scribe’s knife and throw them into the firepot, until the entire scroll had been consumed by the fire.

Jeremiah 36:31 · BSB

I will punish him and his descendants and servants for their iniquity. I will bring on them, on the residents of Jerusalem, and on the men of Judah, all the calamity about which I warned them but they did not listen.”

Ezekiel 19:5–9 · BSB

When she saw that she had waited in vain, that her hope was lost, she took another of her cubs and made him a young lion.

“all that”

2 Chronicles 28:22–25 2 Chronicles 33:4–10 2 Chronicles 33:22 2 Chronicles 33:23

2 Chronicles 28:22–25 · BSB

In the time of his distress, King Ahaz became even more unfaithful to the LORD.

2 Chronicles 33:4–10 · BSB

Manasseh also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “My Name will remain in Jerusalem forever.”

2 Chronicles 33:22 · BSB

And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh had done. Amon served and sacrificed to all the idols that his father Manasseh had made,

2 Chronicles 33:23 · BSB

but he did not humble himself before the LORD as his father Manasseh had done; instead, Amon increased his guilt.

Also

2 Kings 23:32

2 Kings 23:32 · BSB

And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as his fathers had done.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

36Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother’s name was Zebidah daughter of Pedaiah; she was from Rumah.

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