2 Kings 23:25

25 There was not a king like him before him, who turned to Yahweh with all of his heart and with all of his soul and with all of his might according to the law of Moses, nor did one arise like him afterwards.

2 Kings 23:25 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 23:25

And like unto him was there no king before him
The same is said of Hezekiah, ( 2 Kings 18:5 ) , Hezekiah might excel him in some things, as Josiah might excel Hezekiah in others:

that turned to the Lord with all his heart, and with all his soul, and
with all his might;
with such sincerity, heartiness, zeal, and constancy:

according to all the law of Moses;
having respect to every commandment, especially relative to worship, with the greatest precision and exactness:

neither after him arose there any like him;
for all to the captivity were wicked princes.

2 Kings 23:25 In-Context

23 But in the eighteenth year of King Josiah, this Passover was kept for Yahweh in Jerusalem.

24 Moreover, the mediums and the spiritists, the household gods and the idols, and all of the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, Josiah removed in order to establish the words of the law written on the scroll that Hilkiah the priest had found [in] the temple of Yahweh.

25 There was not a king like him before him, who turned to Yahweh with all of his heart and with all of his soul and with all of his might according to the law of Moses, nor did one arise like him afterwards.

26 However, Yahweh did not turn from the fierceness of his great anger which was kindled against Judah because of all of the provocations [with] which Manasseh had provoked him.

27 Yahweh had said, "Even Judah I will remove from my face, as I have removed Israel; I will reject this city that I have chosen, even Jerusalem and the house [of] which I said, 'My name shall be there'!"

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "Torah"