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And I will reject my chosen city of Jerusalem and the Temple where my name was to be honored.” <a href="/esv/2_kings/23.htm">English Standard Version</a> And the LORD said, “I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as I have removed Israel, and I will cast off this city that I have chosen, Jerusalem, and the house of which I said, My name shall be there.” <a href="/bsb/2_kings/23.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> For the LORD had said, “I will remove Judah from My sight, just as I removed Israel. I will reject this city Jerusalem, which I chose, and the temple of which I said, ‘My Name shall be there.’” <a href="/kjv/2_kings/23.htm">King James Bible</a> And the LORD said, I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as I have removed Israel, and will cast off this city Jerusalem which I have chosen, and the house of which I said, My name shall be there. <a href="/nkjv/2_kings/23.htm">New King James Version</a> And the LORD said, “I will also remove Judah from My sight, as I have removed Israel, and will cast off this city Jerusalem which I have chosen, and the house of which I said, ‘My name shall be there.’ ” <a href="/nasb_/2_kings/23.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And the LORD said, “I will also remove Judah from My sight, just as I have removed Israel. And I will reject this city which I have chosen, Jerusalem, and the temple of which I said, ‘My name shall be there!’” <a href="/nasb/2_kings/23.htm">NASB 1995</a> The LORD said, &#8220I will remove Judah also from My sight, as I have removed Israel. And I will cast off Jerusalem, this city which I have chosen, and the temple of which I said, &#8216My name shall be there.&#8217&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/2_kings/23.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And the LORD said, “I will remove Judah also from My sight, as I have removed Israel. And I will cast off Jerusalem, this city which I have chosen, and the temple of which I said, ‘My name shall be there.’” <a href="/lsb/2_kings/23.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And Yahweh said, “I will remove Judah also from My presence, as I have removed Israel. And I will reject Jerusalem, this city which I have chosen, and the house of which I said, ‘My name shall be there.’” <a href="/amp/2_kings/23.htm">Amplified Bible</a> The LORD said, “I will also remove Judah from My sight, just as I have removed Israel; and will reject this city which I have chosen, this Jerusalem, and the house, of which I said, ‘My Name [and the pledge of My Presence] shall be there.’” <a href="/csb/2_kings/23.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> For the LORD had said, “I will also remove Judah from my presence just as I have removed Israel. I will reject this city Jerusalem, that I have chosen, and the temple about which I said, ‘My name will be there.’ ” <a href="/hcsb/2_kings/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> For the LORD had said, &#8220I will also remove Judah from My sight just as I have removed Israel. I will reject this city Jerusalem, that I have chosen, and the temple about which I said, &#8216My name will be there.&#8217&#8221 <a href="/asv/2_kings/23.htm">American Standard Version</a> And Jehovah said, I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as I have removed Israel, and I will cast off this city which I have chosen, even Jerusalem, and the house of which I said, My name shall be there. <a href="/cev/2_kings/23.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The LORD said, "I will desert the people of Judah, just as I deserted the people of Israel. I will reject Jerusalem, even though I chose it to be mine. And I will abandon this temple built to honor me." <a href="/erv/2_kings/23.htm">English Revised Version</a> And the LORD said, I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as I have removed Israel, and I will cast off this city which I have chosen, even Jerusalem, and the house of which I said, My name shall be there. <a href="/gwt/2_kings/23.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The LORD had said, "I will put Judah out of my sight as I put Israel out of my sight. I will reject Jerusalem, the city that I chose, and I will reject the temple where I said my name would be." <a href="/gnt/2_kings/23.htm">Good News Translation</a> The LORD said, "I will do to Judah what I have done to Israel: I will banish the people of Judah from my sight, and I will reject Jerusalem, the city I chose, and the Temple, the place I said was where I should be worshiped." <a href="/isv/2_kings/23.htm">International Standard Version</a> The LORD said, "I'm going to remove Judah from my sight as well, just as I've removed Israel. I will abandon Jerusalem, this city that I've chosen, as well as the Temple, about which I've spoken, 'My Name shall remain there.'" <a href="/msb/2_kings/23.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> For the LORD had said, ?I will remove Judah from My sight, just as I removed Israel. I will reject this city Jerusalem, which I chose, and the temple of which I said, ?My Name shall be there.?? <a href="/net/2_kings/23.htm">NET Bible</a> The LORD announced, "I will also spurn Judah, just as I spurned Israel. I will reject this city that I chose--both Jerusalem and the temple, about which I said, "I will live there." <a href="/nheb/2_kings/23.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The LORD said, "I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as I have removed Israel, and I will cast off this city which I have chosen, even Jerusalem, and the house of which I said, 'My name shall be there.'" <a href="/wbt/2_kings/23.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And the LORD said, I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as I have removed Israel, and will reject this city Jerusalem which I have chosen, and the house of which I said, My name shall be there. <a href="/web/2_kings/23.htm">World English Bible</a> Yahweh said, “I will also remove Judah out of my sight, as I have removed Israel; and I will cast off this city which I have chosen, even Jerusalem, and the house of which I said, ‘My name shall be there.’” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_kings/23.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and YHWH says, “I also turn Judah aside from my presence, as I turned Israel aside, and I have rejected this city that I have chosen—Jerusalem, and the house of which I said, My Name is there.” <a href="/ylt/2_kings/23.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and Jehovah saith, 'Also Judah I turn aside from my presence, as I turned Israel aside, and I have rejected this city that I have chosen -- Jerusalem, and the house of which I said, My name is there.' <a href="/slt/2_kings/23.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Jehovah will say, I will also turn away Judah from my face, as I turned away Israel, and I rejected this city which I chose, Jerusalem, and the house of which I said, My name shall be there.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_kings/23.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And the Lord said: I will remove Juda also from before my face, as I have removed Israel: and I will cast off this city Jerusalem, which I chose, and the house, of which I said: My name shall be there. <a href="/cpdv/2_kings/23.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And so the Lord said: “And now I will remove Judah from my face, just as I removed Israel. And I will cast aside this city, Jerusalem, which I have chosen, and the house, about which I said: My name shall be there.” <a href="/nabre/2_kings/23.htm">New American Bible</a> The LORD said: Even Judah will I put out of my sight as I did Israel. I will reject this city, Jerusalem, which I chose, and the house of which I said: There shall my name be. <a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/23.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> The LORD said, “I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as I have removed Israel; and I will reject this city that I have chosen, Jerusalem, and the house of which I said, My name shall be there.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/23.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And the LORD said, I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as I have removed Israel, and I will cast off this city Jerusalem which I have chosen, and the house of which I said, My name shall be there. <a href="/hpbt/2_kings/23.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And LORD JEHOVAH said: also I remove Yehuda from before me as when I removed Israel, and I shall reject this city which I have chosen, Jerusalem, and the house of which I said: “My name shall be there.”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_kings/23.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And the LORD said: 'I will remove Judah also out of My sight, as I have removed Israel, and I will cast off this city which I have chosen, even Jerusalem, and the house of which I said: My name shall be there.' <a href="/sep/2_kings/23.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And the Lord said, I will also remove Juda from my presence, as I removed Israel, and will reject this city which I have chosen even Jerusalem, and the house of which I said, My name shall be there. <a href="/parallel/2_kings/23-27.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=8225" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_kings/23.htm">Josiah Restores the Passover</a> …26Nevertheless, the LORD did not turn away from the fury of His burning anger, which was kindled against Judah because of all that Manasseh had done to provoke Him to anger. 27<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.">For the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">had said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">“I will</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5493.htm" title="5493: ’ā·sîr (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs) -- To turn aside. Or suwr; a primitive root; to turn off.">remove</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">Judah</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: mê·‘al (Prep-m) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pā·nay (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">My sight,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ka·’ă·šer (Prep-k:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">just as</a> <a href="/hebrew/5493.htm" title="5493: hă·si·rō·ṯî (V-Hifil-Perf-1cs) -- To turn aside. Or suwr; a primitive root; to turn off.">I removed</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">Israel.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3988.htm" title="3988: ū·mā·’as·tî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To spurn, to disappear. A primitive root; to spurn; also to disappear.">I will reject</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: haz·zōṯ (Art:: Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: hā·‘îr (Art:: N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">city</a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: yə·rū·šā·lim (N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">Jerusalem,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></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.">which</a> <a href="/hebrew/977.htm" title="977: bā·ḥar·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To choose. A primitive root; properly, to try, i.e. select.">I chose,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: hab·ba·yiṯ (Art:: N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">and the temple</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.">of which</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">I said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: šə·mî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">‘My Name</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">shall be</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">there.’”</a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/2_kings/17-18.htm">2 Kings 17:18</a> So the LORD was very angry with Israel, and He removed them from His presence. Only the tribe of Judah remained, <a href="/2_kings/21-13.htm">2 Kings 21:13-14</a> I will stretch out over Jerusalem the measuring line used against Samaria and the plumb line used against the house of Ahab, and I will wipe out Jerusalem as one wipes out a bowl—wiping it and turning it upside down. / So I will forsake the remnant of My inheritance and deliver them into the hands of their enemies. And they will become plunder and spoil to all their enemies, <a href="/2_kings/24-3.htm">2 Kings 24:3-4</a> Surely this happened to Judah at the LORD’s command, to remove them from His presence because of the sins of Manasseh and all that he had done, / and also for the innocent blood he had shed. For he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the LORD was unwilling to forgive. <a href="/2_kings/25-21.htm">2 Kings 25:21</a> There at Riblah in the land of Hamath, the king of Babylon struck them down and put them to death. So Judah was taken into exile, away from its own land. <a href="/jeremiah/7-15.htm">Jeremiah 7:15</a> And I will cast you out of My presence, just as I have cast out all your brothers, all the descendants of Ephraim. <a href="/jeremiah/15-1.htm">Jeremiah 15:1-4</a> Then the LORD said to me: “Even if Moses and Samuel should stand before Me, My heart would not go out to this people. Send them from My presence, and let them go! / If they ask you, ‘Where shall we go?’ you are to tell them that this is what the LORD says: ‘Those destined for death, to death; those destined for the sword, to the sword; those destined for famine, to famine; and those destined for captivity, to captivity.’ / I will appoint over them four kinds of destroyers, declares the LORD: the sword to kill, the dogs to drag away, and the birds of the air and beasts of the earth to devour and destroy. ... <a href="/jeremiah/32-31.htm">Jeremiah 32:31-32</a> For this city has aroused My wrath and fury from the day it was built until now. Therefore I will remove it from My presence / because of all the evil the children of Israel and of Judah have done to provoke Me to anger—they, their kings, their officials, their priests and prophets, the men of Judah, and the residents of Jerusalem. <a href="/lamentations/2-7.htm">Lamentations 2:7</a> The Lord has rejected His altar; He has abandoned His sanctuary; He has delivered the walls of her palaces into the hand of the enemy. They have raised a shout in the house of the LORD as on the day of an appointed feast. <a href="/1_kings/9-7.htm">1 Kings 9:7-9</a> then I will cut off Israel from the land that I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name. Then Israel will become an object of scorn and ridicule among all peoples. / And when this temple has become a heap of rubble, all who pass by it will be appalled and will hiss and say, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?’ / And others will answer, ‘Because they have forsaken the LORD their God who brought their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them—because of this, the LORD has brought all this disaster upon them.’” <a href="/1_kings/14-15.htm">1 Kings 14:15-16</a> For the LORD will strike Israel as a reed is shaken in the water. He will uproot Israel from this good land that He gave their fathers, and He will scatter them beyond the Euphrates, because they have made their Asherah poles, provoking the LORD to anger. / So He will give Israel over on account of the sins Jeroboam has committed and has caused Israel to commit.” <a href="/2_chronicles/36-16.htm">2 Chronicles 36:16-17</a> But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy. / So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who put their young men to the sword in the sanctuary, sparing neither young men nor young women, neither elderly nor infirm. God gave them all into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, <a href="/isaiah/39-6.htm">Isaiah 39:6-7</a> The time will surely come when everything in your palace and all that your fathers have stored up until this day will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the LORD. / And some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood, will be taken away to be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.” <a href="/ezekiel/23-27.htm">Ezekiel 23:27</a> So I will put an end to your indecency and prostitution, which began in the land of Egypt, and you will not lift your eyes to them or remember Egypt anymore.’ <a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37-38</a> O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate. <a href="/luke/13-34.htm">Luke 13:34-35</a> O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate. And I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And the LORD said, I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as I have removed Israel, and will cast off this city Jerusalem which I have chosen, and the house of which I said, My name shall be there.I will remove.<a href="/2_kings/17-18.htm">2 Kings 17:18,20</a> Therefore the LORD was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight: there was none left but the tribe of Judah only… <a href="/2_kings/18-11.htm">2 Kings 18:11</a> And the king of Assyria did carry away Israel unto Assyria, and put them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes:<a href="/2_kings/21-13.htm">2 Kings 21:13</a> And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it, and turning it upside down.out of my sight.<a href="/psalms/51-11.htm">Psalm 51:11</a> Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.<a href="/jeremiah/31-37.htm">Jeremiah 31:37</a> Thus saith the LORD; If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, saith the LORD.<a href="/jeremiah/33-24.htm">Jeremiah 33:24</a> Considerest thou not what this people have spoken, saying, The two families which the LORD hath chosen, he hath even cast them off? thus they have despised my people, that they should be no more a nation before them.My name.<a href="/2_kings/21-4.htm">2 Kings 21:4,7</a> And he built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD said, In Jerusalem will I put my name… <a href="/1_kings/8-29.htm">1 Kings 8:29</a> That thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place of which thou hast said, My name shall be there: that thou mayest hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall make toward this place.<a href="/1_kings/9-3.htm">1 Kings 9:3</a> And the LORD said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/23-12.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-21.htm">Chose</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-7.htm">Chosen</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-17.htm">City</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-2.htm">Face</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-24.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-22.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-24.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-26.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-10.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-23.htm">Reject</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-20.htm">Rejected</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-4.htm">Remove</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-19.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-2.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-7.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-26.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-26.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/24-20.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-2.htm">Chose</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-22.htm">Chosen</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-10.htm">City</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-3.htm">Face</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-13.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-13.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-30.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-28.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-3.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-42.htm">Reject</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-8.htm">Rejected</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-3.htm">Remove</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-3.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-32.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-13.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-3.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-34.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 23</div>1. <a href="/2_kings/23-1.htm">Josiah causes the book to be read in a solemn assembly.</a> 3. <a href="/2_kings/23-3.htm">He renews the covenant of the Lord.</a> 4. <a href="/2_kings/23-4.htm">He destroys idolatry.</a> 15. <a href="/2_kings/23-15.htm">He burns dead men's bones upon the altar of Bethel, as was prophesied.</a> 21. <a href="/2_kings/23-21.htm">He keeps a most solemn Passover.</a> 24. <a href="/2_kings/23-24.htm">He puts away witches and all abomination.</a> 26. <a href="/2_kings/23-26.htm">God's final wrath against Judah.</a> 29. <a href="/2_kings/23-29.htm">Josiah, provoking Pharaoh Neco, is slain at Megiddo.</a> 31. <a href="/2_kings/23-31.htm">Jehoahaz, succeeding him,</a> 33. <a href="/2_kings/23-33.htm">is imprisoned by Pharaoh Neco, who makes Jehoiakim king.</a> 36. <a href="/2_kings/23-36.htm">Jehoiakim's wicked reign.</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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/23.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/23.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>For the LORD had said This phrase indicates a divine pronouncement, emphasizing the authority and certainty of God's words. It reflects the prophetic tradition where God's will is communicated through His prophets. This aligns with the biblical theme that God speaks through His chosen messengers, as seen throughout the Old Testament.I will remove Judah from My sight This statement is a declaration of impending judgment. Historically, it refers to the Babylonian exile, where the people of Judah were taken captive. Theologically, it signifies God's withdrawal of protection and favor due to persistent disobedience and idolatry, similar to the fate of the northern kingdom of Israel.just as I removed Israel This comparison to Israel's earlier exile by the Assyrians serves as a warning and a reminder of the consequences of turning away from God. It underscores the unity of God's standards for both kingdoms and the impartiality of His justice.I will reject this city Jerusalem Jerusalem, the political and spiritual center of Judah, was chosen by God as the place for His temple. The rejection of Jerusalem signifies a profound shift, highlighting the seriousness of Judah's sins. This echoes the warnings given by prophets like Jeremiah and Isaiah about the consequences of forsaking God's covenant.which I chose God's choice of Jerusalem as His dwelling place is rooted in His covenant with David, where He promised that David's lineage would have a lasting kingdom. This choice is significant in biblical history, as it establishes Jerusalem as a central location for worship and governance.and the temple of which I said, ‘My Name shall be there.’ The temple in Jerusalem was the physical manifestation of God's presence among His people. The phrase "My Name shall be there" indicates God's dwelling and His covenant relationship with Israel. The rejection of the temple signifies a breach in this relationship due to the people's unfaithfulness. This foreshadows the New Testament understanding of Jesus as the true temple, where God's presence dwells among humanity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant God of Israel, who is speaking about His judgment on Judah. 2. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, consisting of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, which is facing divine judgment. 3. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The northern kingdom, previously judged and exiled by God due to their persistent idolatry and disobedience. 4. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The capital city of Judah, chosen by God as the place for His Name to dwell, now facing rejection due to the people's unfaithfulness. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a> The sacred place in Jerusalem where God's presence was to dwell, now being rejected as a consequence of the nation's sin.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_sin.htm">The Seriousness of Sin</a> God's judgment on Judah highlights the seriousness with which He views sin and disobedience. We must recognize the gravity of turning away from God's commands. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_idolatry.htm">The Consequences of Idolatry</a> Just as Israel and Judah faced consequences for their idolatry, we must guard against modern forms of idolatry that can lead us away from God. <a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_to_his_word.htm">God's Faithfulness to His Word</a> God's actions in removing Judah demonstrate His faithfulness to His word, both in promises and warnings. We can trust that God will fulfill His word in our lives. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance.htm">The Importance of Repentance</a> The rejection of Jerusalem and the Temple serves as a call to repentance. We should regularly examine our lives and turn back to God when we stray. <a href="/topical/t/the_hope_of_restoration.htm">The Hope of Restoration</a> Despite the judgment, God's ultimate plan includes restoration and redemption, as seen in the later return from exile and the coming of Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_23.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 23</a> <a href="/q/why_does_2_chron._27_omit_jotham's_conflicts.htm">Why does 2 Chronicles 27 omit details about Jotham's conflicts found in 2 Kings, raising doubts about the reliability of both accounts?</a> <a href="/q/why_do_2_chron._35_and_2_kings_23_differ.htm">Why do 2 Chronicles 35 and 2 Kings 23 differ in their accounts of Josiah's death, raising questions about the actual historical events?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_of_josiah's_pagan_site_destruction.htm">(2 Chronicles 34:3) Is there historical or archeological evidence to confirm Josiah’s widespread destruction of pagan sites? </a> <a href="/q/was_ezekiel_11_23_a_real_event_or_fiction.htm">Ezekiel 11:23 describes the departure of God's glory from the Temple--how can we verify whether this was a real event or a later literary construct?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/23.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 27. - And the Lord said - God said in his secret counsels, came to the determination, and pronounced the sentence in his thoughts - I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as I have removed Israel (comp. <a href="/2_kings/17-18.htm">2 Kings 17:18</a>, "Therefore the Lord was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight"). The sins of Judah were now as great as those of Israel had been; therefore her punishment must be the same, as God is no respecter of persons. And I will east off this city Jerusalem which I have chosen (comp. <a href="/1_kings/8-44.htm">1 Kings 8:44, 48</a>; <a href="/1_kings/11-13.htm">1 Kings 11:13, 32, 36</a>, etc.). God "chose" Jerusalem when he put it into the heart of David to bring up the ark thither (<a href="/2_samuel/6-1.htm">2 Samuel 6:1-17</a>). And the house of which I said, My Name shall he there (see <a href="/deuteronomy/12-11.htm">Deuteronomy 12:11</a>; <a href="/1_kings/8-29.htm">1 Kings 8:29</a>, etc.). A visible confirmation was given to all that David and Solomon had done in establishing the temple at Jerusalem as the head-quarters of the national religion, when "fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices" made there, and "the glory of the Lord filled the house" (<a href="/2_chronicles/7-1.htm">2 Chronicles 7:1</a>; comp. <a href="/2_chronicles/5-13.htm">2 Chronicles 5:13, 14</a>). <a href="/commentaries/2_kings/23-27.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>For the LORD יְהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel had said, וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “I will also גַּ֤ם (gam) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and remove אָסִיר֙ (’ā·sîr) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5493.htm">Strong's 5493: </a> To turn aside Judah יְהוּדָה֙ (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites from מֵעַ֣ל (mê·‘al) Preposition-m <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against My sight, פָּנַ֔י (pā·nay) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face just as כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that I have removed הֲסִרֹ֖תִי (hă·si·rō·ṯî) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5493.htm">Strong's 5493: </a> To turn aside Israel. יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc I will reject וּ֠מָאַסְתִּי (ū·mā·’as·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3988.htm">Strong's 3988: </a> To spurn, to disappear this הַזֹּ֤את (haz·zōṯ) Article | Pronoun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, city הָעִ֨יר (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> Excitement Jerusalem, יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם (yə·rū·šā·lim) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel which אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that I have chosen, בָּחַ֙רְתִּי֙ (bā·ḥar·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_977.htm">Strong's 977: </a> To try, select and the temple הַבַּ֔יִת (hab·ba·yiṯ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house of which אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that I said, אָמַ֔רְתִּי (’ā·mar·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say ?My Name שְׁמִ֖י (šə·mî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> A name shall be יִהְיֶ֥ה (yih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be there.?? שָֽׁם׃ (šām) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> There, then, thither <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/23-27.htm">2 Kings 23:27 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_kings/23-27.htm">2 Kings 23:27 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_kings/23-27.htm">2 Kings 23:27 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_kings/23-27.htm">2 Kings 23:27 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_kings/23-27.htm">2 Kings 23:27 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/23-27.htm">2 Kings 23:27 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/23-27.htm">2 Kings 23:27 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/23-27.htm">2 Kings 23:27 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/23-27.htm">2 Kings 23:27 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_kings/23-27.htm">2 Kings 23:27 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-27.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 23:27 Yahweh said I will remove Judah also (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/23-26.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 23:26"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 23:26" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/23-28.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 23:28"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 23:28" /></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>