2-Kings - 23:32



32 He did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, according to all that his fathers had done.

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and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that his fathers did,

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And he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his (t) fathers had done.
(t) Meaning, the wicked kings before.

And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord,.... Committed idolatry:
according to all that his fathers had done; his grand father and great grandfather, Amon and Manasseh; so soon after Josiah's death was the revolt to idolatry.

His fathers - His grand - parents, Manasseh, and Amon. He restored that idolatry which his father had destroyed. Jerusalem saw not a good day, after Josiah was laid in his grave; but one trouble came after another, 'till within two and twenty years it was destroyed.

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