2nd Kings Chapter 24 verse 9 Holy Bible
And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that his father had done.
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He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, as his father had done.
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And he did evil in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that his father had done.
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And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father had done.
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And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father had done.
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He did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, according to all that his father had done.
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and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that his fathers did.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 9. - And he did that which was evil the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father had done (see 2 Kings 23:37; and comp. 2 Chronicles 36:9). Josephus says that Jehoiachin was φύσει χρηστὸς καὶ δίκαιος ('Ant. Jud.,' 10:7. § 1); but Jeremiah calls him "a despised broken idol," and "a vessel wherein is no pleasure" (Jeremiah 22:28). The present passage probably does not mean more than that he made no attempt at a religious reformation, but allowed the idolatries and superstitions which had prevailed under Jehoahaz and Jehoiakim to continue. It is in his favor that he did not actively persecute Jeremiah.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(9) And he did that which was evil . . .--Ezekiel 19:5-9 refers to him, according to Keil and Ewald; but Thenius asks how, in his position, and during his brief reign of ninety (?) days, a considerable number of which must probably be allowed for the siege, he could possibly do what is there described. Hitzig refers the passage to Zedekiah; and so Thenius. Josephus calls Jehoiachin "naturally good and just;" probably misunderstanding the words of Jeremiah 22:24; Jeremiah 22:28.
