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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/2_kings/24.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/2_kings/24.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />He did evil in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father had done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_kings/24.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Jehoiachin did what was evil in the LORD’s sight, just as his father had done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_kings/24.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father had done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as his father had done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_kings/24.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he did <i>that which was</i> evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father had done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_kings/24.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father had done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_kings/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He did evil in the sight of the LORD, in accordance with all that his father had done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/24.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He did evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father had done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father had done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And he did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh, according to all that his father had done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He did evil in the sight of the LORD, in accordance with everything that his father had done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He did what was evil in the LORD’s sight just as his father had done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He did what was evil in the LORD&#8217s sight as his father had done. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/24.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that his father had done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_kings/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Jehoiachin disobeyed the LORD, just as his father Jehoiakim had done. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/24.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father had done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_kings/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Jehoiakin did what the LORD considered evil, as his father had done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/24.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Following the example of his father, Jehoiachin sinned against the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/24.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He practiced what the LORD considered to be evil, just as his ancestors had done. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as his father had done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/24.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He did evil in the sight of the LORD as his ancestors had done. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father had done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_kings/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father had done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/24.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, according to all that his father had done. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_kings/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and he does evil in the eyes of YHWH, according to all that his fathers did.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_kings/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that his fathers did.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_kings/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will do evil in the eyes of Jehovah according to all which his father did.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_kings/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he did evil before the Lord, according to all that his father had done. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_kings/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he did evil before the Lord, in accord with all that his father had done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/24.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He did what was evil in the LORD’s sight, just as his father had done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, just as his father had done.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father had done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_kings/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he did evil before LORD JEHOVAH as his father did.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_kings/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father had done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father did.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/24-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=8469" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/24.htm">Jehoiachin Reigns in Judah</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother’s name was Nehushta daughter of Elnathan; she was from Jerusalem. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: way·ya·‘aś (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">And he did</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: hā·ra‘ (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">evil</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: bə·‘ê·nê (Prep-b:: N-cdc) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">in the sight</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kə·ḵōl (Prep-k:: N-ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">just as</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ā·ḇîw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">his father</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">had done.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-9.htm">2 Chronicles 36:9</a></span><br />Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months and ten days. And he did evil in the sight of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/22-24.htm">Jeremiah 22:24-30</a></span><br />“As surely as I live,” declares the LORD, “even if you, Coniah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, were a signet ring on My right hand, I would pull you off. / In fact, I will hand you over to those you dread, who want to take your life—to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and to the Chaldeans. / I will hurl you and the mother who gave you birth into another land, where neither of you were born—and there you both will die. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/24-1.htm">Jeremiah 24:1-10</a></span><br />After Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, as well as the officials of Judah and the craftsmen and metalsmiths from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon, the LORD showed me two baskets of figs placed in front of the temple of the LORD. / One basket had very good figs, like those that ripen early, but the other basket contained very poor figs, so bad they could not be eaten. / “Jeremiah,” the LORD asked, “what do you see?” “Figs!” I replied. “The good figs are very good, but the bad figs are very bad, so bad they cannot be eaten.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/29-1.htm">Jeremiah 29:1-2</a></span><br />This is the text of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the surviving elders among the exiles and to the priests, the prophets, and all the others Nebuchadnezzar had carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon. / (This was after King Jeconiah, the queen mother, the court officials, the officials of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen, and the metalsmiths had been exiled from Jerusalem.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/19-5.htm">Ezekiel 19:5-9</a></span><br />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. / He prowled among the lions, and became a young lion. After learning to tear his prey, he devoured men. / He broke down their strongholds and devastated their cities. The land and everything in it shuddered at the sound of his roaring. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-11.htm">Matthew 1:11-12</a></span><br />and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon. / After the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-37.htm">2 Kings 23:37</a></span><br />And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as his fathers had done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/21-2.htm">2 Kings 21:2</a></span><br />And he did evil in the sight of the LORD by following the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/21-20.htm">2 Kings 21:20</a></span><br />And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh had done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-32.htm">2 Kings 23:32</a></span><br />And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as his fathers had done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-12.htm">2 Chronicles 36:12</a></span><br />And he did evil in the sight of the LORD his God and did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet, who spoke for the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/37-1.htm">Jeremiah 37:1</a></span><br />Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made Zedekiah son of Josiah the king of Judah, and he reigned in place of Coniah son of Jehoiakim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/52-2.htm">Jeremiah 52:2-3</a></span><br />And Zedekiah did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as Jehoiakim had done. / For because of the anger of the LORD, all this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until He finally banished them from His presence. And Zedekiah also rebelled against the king of Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/17-12.htm">Ezekiel 17:12-21</a></span><br />“Now say to this rebellious house: ‘Do you not know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, carried off its king and officials, and brought them back with him to Babylon. / He took a member of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. Then he carried away the leading men of the land, / so that the kingdom would be brought low, unable to lift itself up, surviving only by keeping his covenant. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/1-1.htm">Daniel 1:1-2</a></span><br />In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. / And the Lord delivered into his hand Jehoiakim king of Judah, along with some of the articles from the house of God. He carried these off to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, where he put them in the treasury of his god.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father had done.</p><p class="hdg">evil.</p><p class="hdg">according.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/24-19.htm">2 Kings 24:19</a></b></br> And he did <i>that which was</i> evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/36-12.htm">2 Chronicles 36:12</a></b></br> And he did <i>that which was</i> evil in the sight of the LORD his God, <i>and</i> humbled not himself before Jeremiah the prophet <i>speaking</i> from the mouth of the LORD.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/24-3.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-37.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-6.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-3.htm">Sight</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/24-19.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-19.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/4-19.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-19.htm">Sight</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 24</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/24-1.htm">Jehoiakim, first subdued by Nebuchadnezzar, then rebelling against him, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/24-2.htm">procures his own ruin.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/24-5.htm">Jehoiachin succeeds him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/24-7.htm">The king of Egypt is vanquished by the king of Babylon.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/24-8.htm">Jehoiachin's evil reign.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/24-10.htm">Jerusalem is taken and carried captive into Babylon.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/24-17.htm">Zedekiah is made king, and reigns ill, unto the utter destruction of Judah.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/24.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_kings/24.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And he did evil in the sight of the LORD</b><br>This phrase indicates a moral and spiritual evaluation from God's perspective, emphasizing divine judgment rather than human opinion. The "evil" refers to actions contrary to God's commandments, often involving idolatry and injustice. In the context of 2 Kings, this evil is typically associated with the worship of foreign gods and neglect of the covenant with Yahweh. The phrase "in the sight of the LORD" underscores God's omniscience and the accountability of leaders to divine standards. This evaluation is a recurring theme in the books of Kings, highlighting the spiritual decline of Judah and Israel.<p><b>just as his father had done</b><br>This phrase connects the actions of the current king, Jehoiachin, to those of his predecessor, Jehoiakim. It suggests a pattern of sin and disobedience passed down through generations, reflecting the influence of familial and cultural legacies. Jehoiakim's reign was marked by idolatry and rebellion against God, as seen in <a href="/2_kings/23-37.htm">2 Kings 23:37</a>. This continuity of evil behavior underscores the failure of the Davidic kings to lead the people in faithfulness to God, contributing to the eventual downfall of Judah. The phrase also serves as a reminder of the importance of righteous leadership and the consequences of failing to break cycles of sin.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jehoiachin.htm">Jehoiachin</a></b><br>The king of Judah who reigned for three months. His reign was marked by evil in the sight of the LORD, following the sinful ways of his predecessors.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which was under the rule of Jehoiachin during this period. It was a time of political instability and spiritual decline.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who judges the actions of kings and nations according to His righteous standards.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jehoiakim.htm">Jehoiakim</a></b><br>Jehoiachin's father, whose reign was also characterized by evil practices and disobedience to God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a></b><br>The impending consequence of Judah's persistent sinfulness, leading to the Babylonian captivity.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sinful_leadership.htm">The Consequences of Sinful Leadership</a></b><br>Leadership that turns away from God leads to national decline and judgment. Jehoiachin's reign serves as a warning about the impact of ungodly leadership.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/generational_patterns_of_sin.htm">Generational Patterns of Sin</a></b><br>Jehoiachin followed in the sinful footsteps of his father, Jehoiakim. This highlights the importance of breaking generational cycles of disobedience and seeking God's ways.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_righteous_judgment.htm">God's Righteous Judgment</a></b><br>Despite the evil actions of leaders, God's judgment is just and serves as a call to repentance and return to His covenant.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_personal_responsibility.htm">The Importance of Personal Responsibility</a></b><br>Each individual, regardless of their heritage, is responsible for their own actions before God. Jehoiachin's failure to seek God emphasizes the need for personal accountability.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_amidst_judgment.htm">Hope Amidst Judgment</a></b><br>Even in the face of judgment, God's promises remain. The Babylonian exile was not the end for Judah, pointing to God's redemptive plan through Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_24.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 24</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_king_jehoram_joram.htm">Who was King Jehoram/Joram in biblical history?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/jehoiachin's_age_as_king__18_or_8.htm">How old was Jehoiachin when he became king of Jerusalem? Eighteen (2 Kings 24:8) Eight (2 Chronicles 36:9)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_long_did_he_rule_jerusalem.htm">How long did he rule over Jerusalem? Three months (2 Kings 24:8) Three months and ten days (2 Chronicles 36:9)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_david_allow_saul's_heirs'_execution.htm">In 2 Samuel 21:5-6, why does David permit the execution of Saul's descendants if Deuteronomy 24:16 forbids punishing children for a parent's wrongdoing?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/24.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">And he did that which was evil . . .--</span><a href="/context/ezekiel/19-5.htm" title="Now when she saw that she had waited, and her hope was lost, then she took another of her whelps, and made him a young lion.">Ezekiel 19:5-9</a> 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 <a href="/jeremiah/22-24.htm" title="As I live, said the LORD, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet on my right hand, yet would I pluck you there;">Jeremiah 22:24</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/22-28.htm" title="Is this man Coniah a despised broken idol? is he a vessel wherein is no pleasure? why are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cast into a land which they know not?">Jeremiah 22:28</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And he did that which was evil the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father had done</span> (see <a href="/2_kings/23-37.htm">2 Kings 23:37</a>; and comp. <a href="/2_chronicles/36-9.htm">2 Chronicles 36:9</a>). Josephus says that Jehoiachin was <span class="greek">φύσει χρηστὸς καὶ</span> <span class="greek">δίκαιος</span> ('Ant. Jud.,' 10:7. § 1); but Jeremiah calls him "a despised broken idol," and "a vessel wherein is no pleasure" (<a href="/jeremiah/22-28.htm">Jeremiah 22:28</a>). 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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/24-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And he did</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּ֥עַשׂ</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘aś)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">evil</span><br /><span class="heb">הָרַ֖ע</span> <span class="translit">(hā·ra‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bad, evil</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the sight</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּעֵינֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·‘ê·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - cdc<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">just as</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּכֹ֥ל</span> <span class="translit">(kə·ḵōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his father</span><br /><span class="heb">אָבִֽיו׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḇîw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had done.</span><br /><span class="heb">עָשָׂ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·śāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/24-9.htm">2 Kings 24:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/24-9.htm">2 Kings 24:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/24-9.htm">2 Kings 24:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/24-9.htm">2 Kings 24:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/24-9.htm">2 Kings 24:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/24-9.htm">2 Kings 24:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/24-9.htm">2 Kings 24:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/24-9.htm">2 Kings 24:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/24-9.htm">2 Kings 24:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/24-9.htm">2 Kings 24:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/24-9.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 24:9 He did that which was evil (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/24-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 24:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 24:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/24-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 24:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 24:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>