Ben Sira 49:4

4 Except for David and Hezekiah and Josiah, all of them were great sinners, for they abandoned the law of the Most High; the kings of Judah came to an end.

Ben Sira 49:4 In-Context

2 He did what was right by reforming the people, and removing the wicked abominations.

3 He kept his heart fixed on the Lord; in lawless times he made godliness prevail.

4 Except for David and Hezekiah and Josiah, all of them were great sinners, for they abandoned the law of the Most High; the kings of Judah came to an end.

5 They gave their power to others, and their glory to a foreign nation,

6 who set fire to the chosen city of the sanctuary, and made its streets desolate, as Jeremiah had foretold.