And he did that which was evil... — Comp. Ezekiel’s lamentation for the princes of Judah,” where Jehoahaz is called a young lion that “devoureth men,” alluding to his oppressive rapacity and shameless abuse of power (Ezekiel 19:1).
VI. FINAL APOSTASY OF JUDAH AND THE CAPTIVITY 1. Jehoahaz and Jehoiakim CHAPTER 23:31-37 _ 1. The three months' reign of Jehoahaz (2 Kings 23:31; 2 Chronicles 36:1)_ 2. Jehoiakim made king ...
Celebration of the Passover. The mention of the eighteenth year (2 Kings 23:23; cf. 2 Kings 22:3) shows that the reforms of Josiah occupied six months. The book was discovered in the first month of th...
EVIL. Hebrew. _raa'._ App-44....
II. THE REIGN AND REMOVAL OF JEHOAHAZ 23:31-35 TRANSLATION (31) Jehoahaz was twenty-three yean old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem; and the name of his mother was Ham...
RELIGIOUS REFORM. JOSIAH'S DEATH 2. The prophets] Jeremiah, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah lived about this time. READ IN THEIR EARS] cp. the similar proceeding related in Nehemiah 8:4.;...
THE LAST KINGS OF *ISRAEL AND *JUDAH BOOK OF 2 KINGS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 23 THE *COVENANT WITH THE *LORD V1 The king called together all the leaders of *Judah and Jerusalem. V2 He went to th...
וַ יַּ֥עַשׂ הָ רַ֖ע בְּ עֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה
JOSIAH B.C. 639-608 2 Kings 22:1; 2 Kings 23:1 Jos., "Ant.," X 4:1. "In outline dim and vast Their fearful shadows cast The giant forms of Empires, on their way To ruin: one by one They tower,...
JEHOAHAZ B.C. 608 2 Kings 23:31 "I went by, and, lo! he was gone: I sought him, but his place could nowhere be found." - Psalms 37:36 IT was under the disastrous circumstances which attended his f...
IN THE HANDS OF HEATHEN FOES 2 Kings 23:26 Josiah's life ended in terrible disaster. He persisted in measuring himself in battle against the king of Egypt in a quarrel which was none of his, and thus...
In this chapter we have a graphic account of the reformation following the discovery of the book of the Law. It was carried out by the splendid enthusiasm and energy of Josiah, and it is interesting t...
And he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his (t) fathers had done. (t) Meaning, the wicked kings before....
We are hastening now to the period of Judah's history, as a kingdom. Three short months Jehoahaz reigned; and then was made a prisoner. The prophet Ezekiel laments him under the similitude of a young...
Well, then, in the next portion of our book (2 Kings 21:1-26) we see how truly a pious father may be followed by an impious son. Manasseh, young as he was, did not only begin to reign, but "did that w...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 22 AND 23. Observe what grace raised up Hezekiah and Josiah, both of whom were born of fathers given up to idolatry, and followed by sons who were equally aba...
AND HE DID THAT WHICH WAS EVIL IN THE SIGHT OF THE LORD,.... Committed idolatry: ACCORDING TO ALL THAT HIS FATHERS HAD DONE; his grand father and great grandfather, Amon and Manasseh; so soon after J...
And he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done. Ver. 32. _And he did evil._] See Ezekiel 19:2,9 ....
_He did evil, according to all that his fathers had done_ That is, his grand-parents, Manasseh and Amon. He restored that idolatry which his father had destroyed. Jerusalem saw not a good day after Jo...
1 Iosiah causeth the booke to bee read in a solemne assembly. 3 He reneweth the Couenant of the LORD. 4 He destroyeth idolatry. 15 He burnt dead mens bones vpon the altar of Bethel, as was foreprop...
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, a wicked son of a God-fearing father, ACCORDING TO ALL THAT HIS FATHERS HAD DONE, especially Ahaz, Manasseh, and Amon....
THE REIGN OF JEHOAHAZ AND OF JEHOIAKIM...
JOSIAH'S COVENANT AND JUDGMENT OF IDOLATRY (vv.1-20) Being king in Judah and therefore the representative of all the people, Josiah realised his responsibility of involving them all in hearing the W...
31-37 After Josiah was laid in his grave, one trouble came on another, till, in twenty-two years, Jerusalem was destroyed. The wicked perished in great numbers, the remnant were purified, and Josiah'...
i.e. His grandparents, Manasseh and Amon. He restored that idolatry which his father had destroyed, partly to gratify the generality of the people, who had made him king, and who were inclined to thei...
2 Kings 23:32 did H6213 (H8799) evil H7451 sight H5869 LORD H3068 fathers H1 done H6213 (H8804)...
THE REIGN OF JEHOAHAZ KING OF JUDAH (609 BC) - (2 KINGS 23:31). Jehoahaz, who was Josiah's fourth son, was given the unenviable task of replacing Josiah, knowing full well that the wrath of Egypt woul...
CONTENTS: Law read to the people. The king's covenant and reformations. CHARACTERS: God, Josiah, Hilkiah. Pharaoh-neche, Jehoahaz, Jehoikim, Eliakim. CONCLUSION: We should put ourselves heartily int...
2 Kings 23:29. _He slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him;_ as in 2 Kings 14:8. It would seem from this phrase that the two kings were engaged in single combat. This was an error for which Josiah f...
_And like unto him there was no king before him._ JOSIAH’S REFORMATION This and the previous chapter show us the influence of a godly sovereign. This prince at the age of twenty-six begins to repair...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 2 Kings 23:26. NOTWITHSTANDING THE LORD TURNED NOT—The nation’s heart was not changed by all this fervour of the king and the reformation of external worship. Jeremia...
EXPOSITION 2 KINGS 23:1 JOSIAH'S RENEWAL OF THE COVENANT. HIS REFORMS AND DEATH. REIGN OF JEHOAHAZ. ACCESSION OF JEHO
And the king stood by the pillar, and he made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments and the testimonies and the statutes with their heart and with their soul...
2 Kings 21:21; 2 Kings 21:22; 2 Kings 21:2...
His fathers — His grand — parents, Manasseh, and Amon. He restored that idolatry which his father had destroyed. Jerusalem saw not a good day, after Josiah was laid in his grave; but one trouble came...