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2 Kings 24:9

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father had done.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

He did what was evil in the LORD's eyes, just like everything his father had done.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse says that the king followed in his father's footsteps by doing things that God considered wrong.

📚 Historical Context

This verse refers to King Jehoiachin of Judah, who reigned for only three months in 598 BC before being taken captive to Babylon. His father was King Jehoiakim, who had also rebelled against God and led the nation into idolatry and injustice. This was during the final decline of the Kingdom of Judah, just before the Babylonian exile.

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The original manuscript text provided is based on the King James Version (KJV), which is in the public domain. Our modern English simplifications are generated via proprietary philological synthesis, cross-referenced against Strong's Exhaustive Concordance and the Textus Receptus to ensure unwavering theological and etymological precision.

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