2 Kings 23:37

37 He did what was evil^[a] in the Lord's sight just as his ancestors had done.^[b]

2 Kings 23:37 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 23:37

And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord,
according to all that his fathers had done.
] Amon and Manasseh; see ( 2 Kings 23:32 ) .

2 Kings 23:37 In-Context

35 So Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh, but at Pharaoh's command he taxed the land to give the money. He exacted the silver and the gold from the people of the land, each man according to his valuation, to give it to Pharaoh Neco.

36 Jehoiakim was 25 years old when he became king; he reigned 11 years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Zebidah daughter of Pedaiah; [she was] from Rumah

37 He did what was evil in the Lord's sight just as his ancestors had done.

Footnotes

• [a] Jr 22:13-19; 36:1-26
• [b] 2 Ch 36:4-5