KJV King James Version
And he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.
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2 Kings 24:19
And he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And Zedekiah did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as Jehoiakim had done.
WEB World English Bible
He did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.
ASV American Standard Version
And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah according to all that Jehoiakim did,
Surrounding context — 2 Kings 24
16 And all the men of might, [even] seven thousand, and craftsmen and smiths a thousand, all [that were] strong [and] apt for war, even them the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon.
17 And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father’s brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.
18 Zedekiah [was] twenty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name [was] Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
19 And he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.
20 For through the anger of the LORD it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
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2 Kings 23:37And he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done.2 Chronicles 36:12And he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD his God, [and] humbled not himself before Jeremiah the prophet [speaking] from the mouth of the LORD.Ezekiel 21:25And thou, profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, when iniquity [shall have] an end,Jeremiah 24:8And as the evil figs, which cannot be eaten, they are so evil; surely thus saith the LORD, So will I give Zedekiah the king of Judah, and his princes, and the residue of Jerusalem, that remain in this land, and them that dwell in the land of Egypt:Jeremiah 37:1-21And king Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah.
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