2 Kings 23:37

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

"And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done." - 2 Kings 23:37
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What does 2 Kings 23:37 mean?

The verse 2 Kings 23:37 from the King James Version of the Bible reads: "And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his fathers had done." This verse is found within the Old Testament, in the book of 2 Kings, which is a historical account of…

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The Legacy of Choices: A Reflection on 2 Kings 23:37

As we turn our attention to the verse 2 Kings 23:37, we are confronted with a powerful and sobering truth: “And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done.” This brief but poignant scripture reveals much about the significance…

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A Prayer for Redemption and Renewal

Almighty and Gracious Father, We bow our heads before You in reverence and humility, acknowledging Your sovereign presence and authority over all creation. As we reflect upon the sobering verse from 2 Kings 23:37, "And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD…

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2 Kings 23:37 - "And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done."
2 Samuel 23:37 - "Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armourbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah,"
2 Kings 23:23 - "But in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, wherein this passover was holden to the LORD in Jerusalem."
2 Kings 15:37 - "In those days the LORD began to send against Judah Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah."
Daniel 2:37 - "Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory."
2 Kings 9:37 - "And the carcase of Jezebel shall be as dung upon the face of the field in the portion of Jezreel; so that they shall not say, This is Jezebel."
2 Kings 8:23 - "And the rest of the acts of Joram, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?"
2 Kings 23:22 - "Surely there was not holden such a passover from the days of the judges that judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel, nor of the kings of Judah;"
2 Kings 4:37 - "Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground, and took up her son, and went out."
2 Kings 23:28 - "Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?"
2 Kings 3:23 - "And they said, This is blood: the kings are surely slain, and they have smitten one another: now therefore, Moab, to the spoil."
2 Kings 23:1 - "And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem."
2 Kings 21:23 - "¶ And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and slew the king in his own house."
"Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armourbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah," - 2 Samuel 23:37
2 Kings 17:37 - "And the statutes, and the ordinances, and the law, and the commandment, which he wrote for you, ye shall observe to do for evermore; and ye shall not fear other gods."
Luke 23:37 - "And saying, If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself."
2 Kings 9:23 - "And Joram turned his hands, and fled, and said to Ahaziah, There is treachery, O Ahaziah."
2 Kings 18:37 - "Then came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rabshakeh."
"But in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, wherein this passover was holden to the LORD in Jerusalem." - 2 Kings 23:23
2 Kings 23:11 - "And he took away the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the entering in of the house of the LORD, by the chamber of Nathan-melech the chamberlain, which was in the suburbs, and burned the chariots of the sun with fire."
2 Kings 23:32 - "And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done."
2 Kings 23:21 - "¶ And the king commanded all the people, saying, Keep the passover unto the LORD your God, as it is written in the book of this covenant."
2 Kings 23:7 - "And he brake down the houses of the sodomites, that were by the house of the LORD, where the women wove hangings for the grove."
2 Chronicles 9:23 - "¶ And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, that God had put in his heart."
1 Kings 2:37 - "For it shall be, that on the day thou goest out, and passest over the brook Kidron, thou shalt know for certain that thou shalt surely die: thy blood shall be upon thine own head."
2 Kings 15:23 - "¶ In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned two years."
2 Kings 19:37 - "And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword: and they escaped into the land of Armenia. And Esar-haddon his son reigned in his stead."
1 Kings 22:37 - "¶ So the king died, and was brought to Samaria; and they buried the king in Samaria."
2 Kings 23:9 - "Nevertheless the priests of the high places came not up to the altar of the LORD in Jerusalem, but they did eat of the unleavened bread among their brethren."