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The Specifics of His Evil
The Bible's condemnation of Jehoiakim isn't just a general statement. Commentators, referencing the prophet Jeremiah, describe him as covetous, violent, and even a murderer of the prophet Urijah. One scholar suggests that his political dependence on Egypt likely led him to introduce Egyptian forms of idolatry, directly undoing his father's reforms.
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2 Kings
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Charles Ellicott
On 2 Kings 23:35–37
19th Century
Bishop
THE REIGN OF JEHOIAKIM (2 Kings 23:35–24:7).
And Jehoiakim gave. — And the silver and the …
John Gill
On 2 Kings 23:37
17th Century
Pastor
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord,
according to all that his fathers had done…
Matthew Henry
On 2 Kings 23:31–37
17th Century
Minister
After Josiah was laid in his grave, one trouble followed another, until, twenty-two years later, Jerusalem was destroyed. The wicked perished in gr…