2 Kings 24:9
New International Version
He did evil in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father had done.

New Living Translation
Jehoiachin did what was evil in the LORD’s sight, just as his father had done.

English Standard Version
And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father had done.

Berean Standard Bible
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as his father had done.

King James Bible
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father had done.

New King James Version
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father had done.

New American Standard Bible
He did evil in the sight of the LORD, in accordance with all that his father had done.

NASB 1995
He did evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father had done.

NASB 1977
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father had done.

Legacy Standard Bible
And he did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh, according to all that his father had done.

Amplified Bible
He did evil in the sight of the LORD, in accordance with everything that his father had done.

Christian Standard Bible
He did what was evil in the LORD’s sight just as his father had done.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He did what was evil in the LORD’s sight as his father had done.

American Standard Version
And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that his father had done.

Contemporary English Version
Jehoiachin disobeyed the LORD, just as his father Jehoiakim had done.

English Revised Version
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father had done.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Jehoiakin did what the LORD considered evil, as his father had done.

Good News Translation
Following the example of his father, Jehoiachin sinned against the LORD.

International Standard Version
He practiced what the LORD considered to be evil, just as his ancestors had done.

Majority Standard Bible
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as his father had done.

NET Bible
He did evil in the sight of the LORD as his ancestors had done.

New Heart English Bible
He did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father had done.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father had done.

World English Bible
He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, according to all that his father had done.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and he does evil in the eyes of YHWH, according to all that his fathers did.

Young's Literal Translation
and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that his fathers did.

Smith's Literal Translation
And he will do evil in the eyes of Jehovah according to all which his father did.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he did evil before the Lord, according to all that his father had done.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And he did evil before the Lord, in accord with all that his father had done.

New American Bible
He did what was evil in the LORD’s sight, just as his father had done.

New Revised Standard Version
He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, just as his father had done.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father had done.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And he did evil before LORD JEHOVAH as his father did.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father had done.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father did.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Jehoiachin Reigns in Judah
8Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother’s name was Nehushta daughter of Elnathan; she was from Jerusalem. 9And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as his father had done.

Cross References
2 Chronicles 36:9
Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months and ten days. And he did evil in the sight of the LORD.

Jeremiah 22:24-30
“As surely as I live,” declares the LORD, “even if you, Coniah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, were a signet ring on My right hand, I would pull you off. / In fact, I will hand you over to those you dread, who want to take your life—to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and to the Chaldeans. / I will hurl you and the mother who gave you birth into another land, where neither of you were born—and there you both will die. ...

Jeremiah 24:1-10
After Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, as well as the officials of Judah and the craftsmen and metalsmiths from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon, the LORD showed me two baskets of figs placed in front of the temple of the LORD. / One basket had very good figs, like those that ripen early, but the other basket contained very poor figs, so bad they could not be eaten. / “Jeremiah,” the LORD asked, “what do you see?” “Figs!” I replied. “The good figs are very good, but the bad figs are very bad, so bad they cannot be eaten.” ...

Jeremiah 29:1-2
This is the text of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the surviving elders among the exiles and to the priests, the prophets, and all the others Nebuchadnezzar had carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon. / (This was after King Jeconiah, the queen mother, the court officials, the officials of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen, and the metalsmiths had been exiled from Jerusalem.)

Ezekiel 19:5-9
When 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. / He prowled among the lions, and became a young lion. After learning to tear his prey, he devoured men. / He broke down their strongholds and devastated their cities. The land and everything in it shuddered at the sound of his roaring. ...

Matthew 1:11-12
and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon. / After the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,

2 Kings 23:37
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as his fathers had done.

2 Kings 21:2
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD by following the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.

2 Kings 21:20
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh had done.

2 Kings 23:32
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as his fathers had done.

2 Chronicles 36:12
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD his God and did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet, who spoke for the LORD.

Jeremiah 37:1
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made Zedekiah son of Josiah the king of Judah, and he reigned in place of Coniah son of Jehoiakim.

Jeremiah 52:2-3
And Zedekiah did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as Jehoiakim had done. / For because of the anger of the LORD, all this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until He finally banished them from His presence. And Zedekiah also rebelled against the king of Babylon.

Ezekiel 17:12-21
“Now say to this rebellious house: ‘Do you not know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, carried off its king and officials, and brought them back with him to Babylon. / He took a member of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. Then he carried away the leading men of the land, / so that the kingdom would be brought low, unable to lift itself up, surviving only by keeping his covenant. ...

Daniel 1:1-2
In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. / And the Lord delivered into his hand Jehoiakim king of Judah, along with some of the articles from the house of God. He carried these off to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, where he put them in the treasury of his god.


Treasury of Scripture

And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father had done.

evil.

according.

2 Kings 24:19
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.

2 Chronicles 36:12
And 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.

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2 Kings 24
1. Jehoiakim, first subdued by Nebuchadnezzar, then rebelling against him,
2. procures his own ruin.
5. Jehoiachin succeeds him.
7. The king of Egypt is vanquished by the king of Babylon.
8. Jehoiachin's evil reign.
10. Jerusalem is taken and carried captive into Babylon.
17. Zedekiah is made king, and reigns ill, unto the utter destruction of Judah.














And he did evil
This phrase indicates a moral and spiritual failure. The Hebrew word for "evil" is "רַע" (ra), which encompasses not only wickedness but also calamity and disaster. In the context of the kings of Judah, doing evil often meant idolatry, injustice, and leading the nation away from the covenant with God. This phrase sets the tone for the king's reign, highlighting a continuation of sin and rebellion against God's commandments.

in the sight of the LORD
This phrase underscores the omnipresence and omniscience of God. The Hebrew word for "sight" is "עֵינֵי" (einei), meaning "eyes." It conveys the idea that nothing is hidden from God, and He is the ultimate judge of human actions. This serves as a reminder that all actions, whether public or private, are visible to God and subject to His righteous judgment.

just as his father had done
This phrase points to the generational cycle of sin. The king's father, Jehoiakim, also did evil in the sight of the LORD, as recorded in earlier chapters. This highlights the influence of parental example and leadership on the spiritual direction of a nation. It serves as a cautionary note about the impact of ungodly leadership and the importance of breaking cycles of sin through repentance and obedience to God.

(9) And he did that which was evil . . .--Ezekiel 19:5-9 refers to him, according to Keil and Ewald; but Thenius asks how, in his position, and during his brief reign of ninety (?) days, a considerable number of which must probably be allowed for the siege, he could possibly do what is there described. Hitzig refers the passage to Zedekiah; and so Thenius. Josephus calls Jehoiachin "naturally good and just;" probably misunderstanding the words of Jeremiah 22:24; Jeremiah 22:28.

Verse 9. - And he did that which was evil the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father had done (see 2 Kings 23:37; and comp. 2 Chronicles 36:9). Josephus says that Jehoiachin was φύσει χρηστὸς καὶ δίκαιος ('Ant. Jud.,' 10:7. § 1); but Jeremiah calls him "a despised broken idol," and "a vessel wherein is no pleasure" (Jeremiah 22:28). The present passage probably does not mean more than that he made no attempt at a religious reformation, but allowed the idolatries and superstitions which had prevailed under Jehoahaz and Jehoiakim to continue. It is in his favor that he did not actively persecute Jeremiah.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
And he did
וַיַּ֥עַשׂ (way·ya·‘aś)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

evil
הָרַ֖ע (hā·ra‘)
Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil

in the sight
בְּעֵינֵ֣י (bə·‘ê·nê)
Preposition-b | Noun - cdc
Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain

of the LORD,
יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

just as
כְּכֹ֥ל (kə·ḵōl)
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

his father
אָבִֽיו׃ (’ā·ḇîw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1: Father

had done.
עָשָׂ֖ה (‘ā·śāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make


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