2 Kings 24:5

5 The rest of Jehoiakim's deeds and all that he accomplished, aren't they written in the official records of Judah's kings?

2 Kings 24:5 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 24:5

Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim
In ( 2 Chronicles 36:8 ) , it is added, "his abominations, and that which was found in him": which besides his rebellion against the king of Babylon, and his shedding innocent blood, is interpreted of marks made in his body for superstitious and idolatrous purposes; so Lyra.

2 Kings 24:5 In-Context

3 Indeed, this happened to Judah because the LORD commanded them to be removed from his presence on account of all the sins that Manasseh had committed

4 and because of the innocent blood that he had spilled. Manasseh had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the LORD didn't want to forgive that.

5 The rest of Jehoiakim's deeds and all that he accomplished, aren't they written in the official records of Judah's kings?

6 Jehoiakim lay down with his ancestors. His son Jehoiachin succeeded him as king.

7 The Egyptian king never left his country again because the Babylonian king had taken over all the territory that had previously belonged to him-from the border of Egypt to the Euphrates River.