2 Kings 24:9

and he does evil in the eyes of YHWH, according to all that his fathers did.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

8Jehoiachin [is] a son of eighteen years in his reigning, and he has reigned three months in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother [is] Nehushta daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem,

10At that time servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon have come up to Jerusalem, and the city goes into siege,

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Cross References

2 Kings 21:21and walks in all the way that his father walked in, and serves the idols that his father served, and bows himself to them,

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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