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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 Jehoiakim had done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_kings/24.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But Zedekiah did what was evil in the LORD’s sight, just as Jehoiakim 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 Jehoiakim 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 Zedekiah did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as Jehoiakim 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 Jehoiakim 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 />He also did evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim 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 everything that Jehoiakim 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 Jehoiakim 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 Jehoiakim 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 Jehoiakim 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 Jehoiakim had done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Zedekiah did what was evil in the LORD’s sight just as Jehoiakim 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 />Zedekiah did what was evil in the LORD&#8217s sight just as Jehoiakim 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 Jehoiakim had done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_kings/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Zedekiah disobeyed the LORD, just as 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 Jehoiakim 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 />Zedekiah did what the LORD considered evil, as Jehoiakim had done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/24.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />King Zedekiah sinned against the LORD, just as King Jehoiakim had done. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/24.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Zedekiah practiced what the LORD considered to be evil, just as Jehoiakim 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 Jehoiakim 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 Jehoiakim 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 Jehoiakim had done.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And Zedekiah did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as Jehoiakim 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 Jehoiakim 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 Jehoiakim 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 Jehoiakim 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 Jehoiakim 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 Joakim 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 Jehoiakim 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 sight of the LORD, just as Jehoiakim 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 Jehoiakim 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 Jehoiakim 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 did Yoiqim.<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 Jehoiakim 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 Joachim did.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/24-19.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=8592" 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">Zedekiah Reigns in Judah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18</span>Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah. <span class="reftext">19</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 Zedekiah 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/3079.htm" title="3079: yə·hō·w·yā·qîm (N-proper-ms) -- The LORD raises up, three Isr. From Yhovah abbreviated and quwm; Jehovah will raise; Jehojakim, a Jewish king.">Jehoiakim</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><span class="reftext">20</span>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.…<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/36-12.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/52-2.htm">Jeremiah 52:2</a></span><br />And Zedekiah did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as Jehoiakim had done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-5.htm">Jeremiah 23:5-6</a></span><br />Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land. / In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is His name by which He will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/21-25.htm">Ezekiel 21:25-27</a></span><br />And you, O profane and wicked prince of Israel, the day has come for your final punishment.’ / This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Remove the turban, and take off the crown. Things will not remain as they are: Exalt the lowly and bring low the exalted. / A ruin, a ruin, I will make it a ruin! And it will not be restored until the arrival of Him to whom it belongs, to whom I have assigned the right of judgment.’<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="/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="/jeremiah/24-8.htm">Jeremiah 24:8-10</a></span><br />But like the bad figs, so bad they cannot be eaten,’ says the LORD, ‘so will I deal with Zedekiah king of Judah, his officials, and the remnant of Jerusalem—those remaining in this land and those living in the land of Egypt. / I will make them a horror and an offense to all the kingdoms of the earth, a disgrace and an object of scorn, ridicule, and cursing wherever I have banished them. / And I will send against them sword and famine and plague, until they have perished from the land that I gave to them and their fathers.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/17-19.htm">Ezekiel 17:19-21</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘As surely as I live, I will bring down upon his head My oath that he despised and My covenant that he broke. / I will spread My net over him and catch him in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon and execute judgment upon him there for the treason he committed against Me. / All his choice troops will fall by the sword, and those who survive will be scattered to every wind. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/37-1.htm">Jeremiah 37:1-2</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. / But he and his officers and the people of the land refused to obey the words that the LORD had spoken through Jeremiah the prophet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/29-16.htm">Jeremiah 29:16-19</a></span><br />this is what the LORD says about the king who sits on David’s throne and all the people who remain in this city, your brothers who did not go with you into exile— / this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “I will send against them sword and famine and plague, and I will make them like rotten figs, so bad they cannot be eaten. / I will pursue them with sword and famine and plague. I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth—a curse, a desolation, and an object of scorn and reproach among all the nations to which I banish them. ...<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="/jeremiah/34-2.htm">Jeremiah 34:2-3</a></span><br />The LORD, the God of Israel, told Jeremiah to go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah and tell him that this is what the LORD says: “Behold, I am about to deliver this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it down. / And you yourself will not escape his grasp, but will surely be captured and delivered into his hand. You will see the king of Babylon eye to eye and speak with him face to face; and you will go to Babylon.<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/1-17.htm">Matthew 1:17</a></span><br />In all, then, there were fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/38-17.htm">Jeremiah 38:17-18</a></span><br />Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “This is what the LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you indeed surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, then you will live, this city will not be burned down, and you and your household will survive. / But if you do not surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, then this city will be delivered into the hands of the Chaldeans. They will burn it down, and you yourself will not escape their grasp.’”</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 Jehoiakim had done.</p><p class="hdg">And he did.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/23-37.htm">2 Kings 23:37</a></b></br> And he did <i>that which was</i> evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers 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><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/24-8.htm">Jeremiah 24:8</a></b></br> And as the evil figs, which cannot be eaten, they are so evil; surely thus saith the LORD, So will I give Zedekiah the king of Judah, and his princes, and the residue of Jerusalem, that remain in this land, and them that dwell in the land of Egypt:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/24-9.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-9.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-6.htm">Jehoiakim</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-6.htm">Jehoi'akim</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-9.htm">Sight</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_chronicles/2-3.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-7.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/3-15.htm">Jehoiakim</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/3-15.htm">Jehoi'akim</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/2-3.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 Zedekiah did evil in the sight of the LORD</b><br>Zedekiah, originally named Mattaniah, was the last king of Judah before the Babylonian exile. His reign was marked by political instability and spiritual decline. The phrase "did evil in the sight of the LORD" is a recurring theme in the books of Kings, indicating a failure to adhere to the covenantal laws given to Israel. Zedekiah's actions included idolatry and rebellion against Babylon, which were contrary to the prophetic warnings given by Jeremiah. This phrase underscores the moral and spiritual failures that led to Judah's downfall.<p><b>just as Jehoiakim had done</b><br>Jehoiakim, Zedekiah's predecessor and brother, also "did evil in the sight of the LORD." His reign was characterized by heavy taxation, idolatry, and disregard for prophetic messages, notably burning the scroll of Jeremiah. The comparison to Jehoiakim highlights a pattern of disobedience and rebellion against God among the Judean kings. This continuity of sinfulness among the leaders of Judah contributed to the nation's eventual conquest and exile by Babylon. The phrase serves as a reminder of the consequences of persistent disobedience to God's commands.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/z/zedekiah.htm">Zedekiah</a></b><br>The last king of Judah, who reigned during a tumultuous period leading to the Babylonian exile. His reign was marked by rebellion against Babylon and a failure to heed prophetic warnings.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/h/hamutal.htm">Hamutal</a></b><br>Zedekiah's mother, mentioned to provide lineage and context. Her mention highlights the familial connections within the royal house of Judah.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>Not the prophet, but Zedekiah's maternal grandfather, indicating the familial ties within the account.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/l/libnah.htm">Libnah</a></b><br>A town in Judah, providing geographical context and emphasizing the local roots of Zedekiah's family.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The capital city of Judah, where Zedekiah reigned. It was the center of political and religious life and the focal point of the Babylonian conquest.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Zedekiah's reign serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of ignoring God's warnings through His prophets. His failure to listen led to the downfall of Jerusalem.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_godly_leadership.htm">The Importance of Godly Leadership</a></b><br>Zedekiah's lack of faithfulness underscores the need for leaders who seek God's guidance and adhere to His commandments.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/family_and_influence.htm">Family and Influence</a></b><br>The mention of Zedekiah's mother and grandfather reminds us of the influence family can have on one's spiritual and moral decisions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a></b><br>The account of Zedekiah is intertwined with the prophetic messages of Jeremiah and Ezekiel, illustrating the critical role prophets play in guiding and warning God's people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trust in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Despite the chaos and destruction during Zedekiah's reign, God's sovereign plan was at work, reminding us to trust in His ultimate control over history.<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/is_vaping_considered_sinful.htm">Who were Josiah's sons?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_we_trust_jeremiah_21's_siege_account.htm">If no significant archaeological evidence has confirmed this exact siege scenario in Jeremiah 21, can we trust the historicity of the account?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/israel_and_judah's_kings.htm">Who were the kings of Israel and Judah?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_judah's_kings_follow_or_stray_from_god.htm">How did Judah's kings follow or stray from God?</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><span class= "bld">THE REIGN OF ZEDEKIAH, the last KING OF JUDAH</span> (<a href="/2_kings/24-17.htm" title="And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father's brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.">2Kings 24:17</a> to <a href="/2_kings/25-7.htm" title="And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with fetters of brass, and carried him to Babylon.">2Kings 25:7</a>; comp. <a href="/2_chronicles/36-11.htm" title="Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.">2Chronicles 36:11</a> <span class= "ital">seq.;</span> Jeremiah 52).<p>This section and the parallel in Jeremiah appear to have been derived from the same historical work. The text of Jeremiah is generally, though not always, the best.<p>(19) <span class= "bld">And he did that which was evil . . .</span>--The evidence of the prophet Jeremiah should be compared with this statement. (See especially <a href="/jeremiah/24-8.htm" title="And as the evil figs, which cannot be eaten, they are so evil; surely thus said the LORD, So will I give Zedekiah the king of Judah, and his princes, and the residue of Jerusalem, that remain in this land, and them that dwell in the land of Egypt:">Jeremiah 24:8</a>; <a href="/context/jeremiah/37-1.htm" title="And king Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah.">Jeremiah 37:1-2</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/38-5.htm" title="Then Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand: for the king is not he that can do any thing against you.">Jeremiah 38:5</a>, and Comp. Note on <a href="/2_chronicles/36-13.htm" title="And he also rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God: but he stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart from turning to the LORD God of Israel.">2Chronicles 36:13</a>.) The contemporary state of religion is vividly reflected in the pages of Ezekiel (2Kings viii--11); who, moreover, denounces Zedekiah's breach of faith with the king of Babylon (<a href="/context/ezekiel/17-11.htm" title="Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,">Ezekiel 17:11-21</a>). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 19.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.</span> Keil says, "His attitude towards the Lord exactly resembled that of his brother Jehoiakim, except that Zedekiah does not appear to have possessed so much energy for that which was evil." He allowed the people to continue their "pollutions" and" abominations" (<a href="/2_chronicles/36-14.htm">2 Chronicles 36:14</a>). He let the "princes" have their way, and do whatever they pleased (<a href="/jeremiah/38-5.htm">Jeremiah 38:5</a>), contenting himself with sometimes outwitting them, and counteracting their proceeding (<a href="/jeremiah/38-14.htm">Jeremiah 38:14-28</a>). He fell into the old error of "putting trust in Egypt" (<a href="/jeremiah/37-5.htm">Jeremiah 37:5-7</a>), and made an alliance with Apries (Pharaoh-Hophra), which was an act of rebellion, at once against God and against his Babylonian suzerain. He was, upon the whole, rather weak than wicked; but his weakness was as ruinous to his country as active wickedness would have been. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/24-19.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 [Zedekiah] 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">Jehoiakim</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוֹיָקִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hō·w·yā·qîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3079.htm">Strong's 3079: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jehoiakim -- 'the LORD raises up', three Israelites</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/24-19.htm">2 Kings 24:19 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/24-19.htm">2 Kings 24:19 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/24-19.htm">2 Kings 24:19 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/24-19.htm">2 Kings 24:19 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/24-19.htm">2 Kings 24:19 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/24-19.htm">2 Kings 24:19 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/24-19.htm">2 Kings 24:19 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/24-19.htm">2 Kings 24:19 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/24-19.htm">2 Kings 24:19 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/24-19.htm">2 Kings 24:19 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/24-19.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 24:19 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/24-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 24:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 24:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/24-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 24:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 24:20" /></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>