2 Kings 23:32

32 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his fathers had done.

2 Kings 23:32 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 23:32

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 Josiah's death was the revolt to idolatry.

2 Kings 23:32 In-Context

30 Then his servants moved his body in a chariot from Megiddo, brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own tomb. And the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, anointed him, and made him king in his father's place.
31 Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
32 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his fathers had done.
33 Now Pharaoh Necho put him in prison at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and he imposed on the land a tribute of one hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
34 Then Pharaoh Necho made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in place of his father Josiah, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. And Pharaoh took Jehoahaz and went to Egypt, and he died there.
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