2 Kings 24:9

He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, as 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.

In Context

8Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, he was ruling in Jerusalem for three months, and his mother's name was Nehushta, the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem.

10At that time the armies of Nebuchadnezzar came up to Jerusalem and the town was shut in on every side.

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Cross References

2 Kings 21:21He went in all the ways of his father, being a servant and worshipper of the false gods to which his father had been a servant;

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 24:9-20

Jehoiachin Carried Captive to Babylon. ( b. c. 599.) 8 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. And his mother's name was Nehushta, the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem. 9 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord , according to all that his father had done. 10 At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and the city was besieged. 11 And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against the city, and his… Read the whole commentary →

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