2 Kings 24:9

9 And he did evil before the Lord, by all things that his father had done.

2 Kings 24:9 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 24:9

And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord,
according to all that his father had done.
] Being partner with him in his throne, he was in his sins, and continued therein, see ( 2 Kings 23:37 ) .

2 Kings 24:9 In-Context

7 And the king of Egypt added no more to go out of his land; for the king of Babylon had taken all things that were the king's of Egypt, from the strand of Egypt unto the flood Euphrates (from the River of Egypt unto the Euphrates River).
8 Jehoiachin was of eighteen years, when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem; the name of his mother was Nehushta, the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem.
9 And he did evil before the Lord, by all things that his father had done.
10 In that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, went up against Jerusalem, and the city was compassed with besiegings.
11 And Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, came to the city with his servants, that he should fight against it (so that he could fight against it).
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