2 Kings 23:37
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as his fathers had done.”
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“And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as his fathers had done.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his fathers had done.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that his fathers had done.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that his fathers did.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Kings 23:37 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Kings 21:20And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh had done.
- 2 Kings 23:32And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as his fathers had done.
- 2 Chronicles 28:22In the time of his distress, King Ahaz became even more unfaithful to the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 33:4Manasseh also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “My Name will remain in Jerusalem forever.”
- 2 Chronicles 33:22And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh had done. Amon served and sacrificed to all the idols that his father Manasseh had made,
- Jeremiah 22:13“Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms without justice, who makes his countrymen serve without pay, and fails to pay their wages,
- Jeremiah 22:17“But your eyes and heart are set on nothing except your own dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood, on practicing extortion and oppression.”
- Jeremiah 26:20Now there was another man prophesying in the name of the LORD, Uriah son of Shemaiah from Kiriath-jearim. He prophesied against this city and against this land the same things that Jeremiah did.
- Jeremiah 26:23They brought Uriah out of Egypt and took him to King Jehoiakim, who had him put to the sword and his body thrown into the burial place of the common people.
- Jeremiah 36:23And as soon as Jehudi had read three or four columns, Jehoiakim would cut them off with a scribe’s knife and throw them into the firepot, until the entire scroll had been consumed by the fire.
- Jeremiah 36:31I will punish him and his descendants and servants for their iniquity. I will bring on them, on the residents of Jerusalem, and on the men of Judah, all the calamity about which I warned them but they did not listen.”
- Ezekiel 19:5When she saw that she had waited in vain, that her hope was lost, she took another of her cubs and made him a young lion.
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