2 Kings 23:25

25 No king before Josiah had turned to the LORD with all his heart, soul, and strength, as directed in Moses' Teachings. No other [king] was like Josiah.

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's reign, this Passover was celebrated in Jerusalem for the LORD.

24 Josiah also got rid of the mediums, psychics, family idols, other idols, and disgusting gods that could be seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem. He did this to confirm the words of the Teachings written in the book that the priest Hilkiah found in the LORD's temple.

25 No king before Josiah had turned to the LORD with all his heart, soul, and strength, as directed in Moses' Teachings. No other [king] was like Josiah.

26 But the LORD still didn't turn his hot, burning anger from Judah. After all, Manasseh had done all these things to make him furious.

27 The LORD had said, "I will put Judah out of my sight as I put Israel out of my sight. I will reject Jerusalem, the city that I chose, and I will reject the temple where I said my name would be."