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2 Kings 24:3

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Surely this happened to Judah at the LORD’s command, to remove them from His presence because of the sins of Manasseh and all that he had done,

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

Surely at the commandment of Jehovah came this upon Judah, to remove them out of his sight, for the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he did,

KJV

Surely at the commandment of the Lord came this upon Judah, to remove them out of his sight, for the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he did;

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This verse in 2 Kings 24

Commentary

4 notes on this verse
Surely at the commandment of the Lord came this upon Judah, to remove them out of his sight,.... It was the sure and certain decree of God they should be carried captive, and therefore he stirred up the spirit of Nebuchadnezzar, and gave him orders to go against it: for the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he did; which were still continued among the Jews, and committed by them, though repented of by Manasseh, and he returned from them.

This site's exposition

for the sins of Manasseh

on 2 Kings 24:3-4

The narrator states outright what the whole book has been building toward, that Judah's fall comes at the commandment of the Lord and not merely at Nebuchadnezzar's ambition. The ground is named twice, the sins of Manasseh continued by a people who did not repent as he did, and innocent blood that filled Jerusalem, likely the prophets and righteous men his reign had put to death. Verse 4 closes with a phrase that occurs nowhere else in Scripture, which the Lord would not pardon, marking a point of national judgment that outlives even Josiah's reform in chapter 23. Gill reads it as temporal judgment on the nation rather than on Manasseh's own eternal state, since 2 Chronicles 33 records his repentance.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

A commentator

Cyprian

Treatise IV. On the Lord's Prayer 25 · Written before 258.

Necessarily, too, the Lord gives us this admonition, to say in our prayer, "And lead us not into temptation." In this part it is shown that the adversary has no power against us, unless God has previously permitted it, in order that all our fear and devotion and obedience may be turned to God, since in temptations nothing evil is permitted, unless the power is granted by him. Scripture proves this when it says, "Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, came against Jerusalem and assaulted it, and the Lord gave it into his hand."

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

17 ), and in remembrance of that he removed Judah out of his sight, and let the world know that time will not wear out the guilt of sin and that reprieves are not pardons. All that Manasseh did was called to mind, but especially the innocent blood that he shed, much of which, we may suppose, was the blood of God's witnesses and worshippers, which the Lord would not pardon.

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The words behind it

14 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • אַ֣ךְ׀surely

    ʾakhH389 →161 times

  • עַל־on

    ʾal-H5921 →5755 times

  • פִּ֣י[the] mouth of

    piH6310 →498 times

  • יְהוָ֗הYahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • הָֽיְתָה֙it happened

    hayetahH1961 →3559 times

  • בִּֽיהוּדָ֔הin Judah

    bihudahH3063 →819 times

  • לְהָסִ֖ירto remove [it]

    lehasirH5493 →299 times

  • מֵעַ֣לfrom on

    mealH5921 →5755 times

  • פָּנָ֑יוface his

    panavH6440 →2123 times

  • בְּחַטֹּ֣אתfor [the] sins of

    bechatotH2403 →295 times

  • מְנַשֶּׁ֔הManasseh

    menashehH4519 →146 times

  • כְּכֹ֖לaccording to all

    kekholH3605 →5413 times

  • אֲשֶׁ֥רthat

    ʾasherH834 →5497 times

  • עָשָֽׂה׃he had done

    ʾasahH6213 →2628 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

18 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

2 Kings 23:26–27Nevertheless, the LORD did not turn away from the fury of His burning anger, which was kindled against Judah because of all that Manasseh had done to provoke Him to anger.4 works2 Kings 18:25So now, was it apart from the LORD that I have come up against this place to destroy it? The LORD Himself said to me, ‘Go up against this land and destroy it.’”4 works2 Kings 21:2–11And 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.3 worksJeremiah 15:1–4Then the LORD said to me: “Even if Moses and Samuel should stand before Me, My heart would not go out to this people. Send them from My presence, and let them go.2 worksExodus 20:5You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,2 worksIsaiah 10:5–6Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger; the staff in their hands is My wrath.2 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
Micah 2:10Arise and depart, for this is not your place of rest, because its defilement brings destruction—a grievous destruction!2 worksJoshua 23:15But just as every good thing the LORD your God promised you has come to pass, likewise the LORD will bring upon you the calamity He has threatened, until He has destroyed you from this good land He has given you.2 works2 Chronicles 25:16While he was still speaking, the king asked, “Have we made you the counselor to the king? Stop! Why be struck down?” So the prophet stopped, but he said, “I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not heeded my advice.”2 worksDeuteronomy 29:28The LORD uprooted them from their land in His anger, rage, and great wrath, and He cast them into another land, where they are today.’2 worksDeuteronomy 28:63Just as it pleased the LORD to make you prosper and multiply, so also it will please Him to annihilate you and destroy you. And you will be uprooted from the land you are entering to possess.2 works2 Chronicles 24:24Although the Aramean army had come with only a few men, the LORD delivered into their hand a very great army. Because Judah had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers, judgment was executed on Joash.2 worksIsaiah 45:7I form the light and create the darkness; I bring prosperity and create calamity. I, the LORD, do all these things.2 worksIsaiah 46:10–11I declare the end from the beginning, and ancient times from what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’2 worksLeviticus 26:33–35But I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out a sword after you as your land becomes desolate and your cities are laid waste.2 worksAmos 3:6If a ram’s horn sounds in a city, do the people not tremble? If calamity comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it?2 worksGenesis 50:20As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people.2 worksDeuteronomy 4:26–27I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you this day that you will quickly perish from the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess. You will not live long upon it, but will be utterly destroyed.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Exodus 20:5

    You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth…

    it leads to

    • Deuteronomy 5:9

      You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth…

    • Numbers 14:18

      ‘The LORD is slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion, forgiving iniquity and transgression. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers upon…

    • Deuteronomy 4:24

      For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.

    • Exodus 34:14

      For you must not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.

    • Joshua 24:19

      But Joshua said to the people, “You are not able to serve the LORD, for He is a holy God; He is a jealous God; He will not forgive your rebellion or your sins.

  • Through

    2 Kings 18:25

    So now, was it apart from the LORD that I have come up against this place to destroy it? The LORD Himself said to me, ‘Go up against this land and destroy it.’”

    it leads to

    • 2 Kings 19:6

      who replied, “Tell your master that this is what the LORD says: ‘Do not be afraid of the words you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed Me.

    • Isaiah 10:5–6

      Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger; the staff in their hands is My wrath.

    • 1 Kings 13:18

      Then the prophet replied, “I too am a prophet like you, and an angel spoke to me by the word of the LORD, saying, ‘Bring him back with you to your house, so that…

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About 2 Kings

Elijah Ascends to Heaven in a Chariot of Fire, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Elijah Ascends to Heaven in a Chariot of Fire, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
2 Kings: the study guide →Read 2 Kings 24 →

This page draws on Cyprian, Treatise IV. On the Lord's Prayer 25; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; Keil, The Books of the Kings and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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