2 Kings 24:3

1 In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant three years: then he turned and rebelled against him.

2 And the LORD sent against him bands of the Chaldees, and bands of the Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children of Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by his servants the prophets.

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;

4 And also for the innocent blood that he shed: for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; which the LORD would not pardon.

5 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
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,
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;
WEB
Surely at the commandment of the LORD this came on Judah, to remove them out of his sight for the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he did,
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,
DARBY
Verily, at the commandment of Jehovah it came to pass against Judah, that they should be removed out of his sight, for the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he had done;
BLB
Surely at the commandment of YHWH [this] came upon Judah, to remove [them] from His sight for the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he had done,
ÅB
Det var bare etter Herrens bud dette kom over Juda, fordi han ville støte dem bort fra sitt åsyn for Manasses synders skyld, for alt det han hadde gjort,
OTB
Ja, det kom over Juda etter Herrens befaling, for å fjerne dem fra Hans åsyn på grunn av Manasses synder, i samsvar med alt det han hadde gjort,
B1930
Det var bare efter Herrens bud dette kom over Juda, fordi han vilde støte dem bort fra sitt åsyn for Manasses synders skyld, for alt det han hadde gjort,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 2 Kings 23:26–27

    Notwithstanding the LORD turned not from the fierceness of his great wrath, wherewith his anger was kindled against Judah, because of all the provocations that Manasseh had provoked him withal.

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  • 2 Kings 18:25

    Am I now come up without the LORD against this place to destroy it? The LORD said to me, Go up against this land, and destroy it.

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  • 2 Kings 21:2–11

    And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, after the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.

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  • Isaiah 10:5–6

    O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation.

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  • Joshua 23:15

    Therefore it shall come to pass, that as all good things are come upon you, which the LORD your God promised you; so shall the LORD bring upon you all evil things, until he have destroyed you from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you.

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  • Genesis 50:20

    But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.

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  • Isaiah 45:7

    I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.

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  • 2 Chronicles 24:24

    For the army of the Syrians came with a small company of men, and the LORD delivered a very great host into their hand, because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers. So they executed judgment against Joash.

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