2 Kings 23:25

25 Before him there was no king ¹like him who turned to the LORD with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses; nor did any like him arise after him.

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 observed to the LORD in Jerusalem.

24 Moreover, Josiah removed the mediums and the spiritists and the teraphim and the idols and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, that he might confirm the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the LORD .

25 Before him there was no king like him who turned to the LORD with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses; nor did any like him arise after him.

26 However, the LORD did not turn from the fierceness of His great wrath with which His anger burned against Judah, because of all the provocations with which Manasseh had provoked Him.

27 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.' "

Cross References

• 1. 2 Kings 18:5