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2 Kings 23:26

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.

Notwithstanding the Lord turned ... The national reformation which Josiah carried on was acquiesced in by the people from submission to the royal will; but they entertained a secret and strong hankering after the suppressed idolatries. Though outwardly purified, their hearts were not right toward God, as appears from many passages of the prophetic writings: their thorough reform was hopeless; and God, who saw no sign of genuine repentance, allowed His decree (2 Kings 21:12) for the subversion of the kingdom to take fatal effect.

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See also 2 Kings 23:26 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse 26. _THE LORD TURNED NOT_] It was of no use to try this fickle and radically depraved people any longer. They were respited merely during the life of Josiah....

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    See the marginal references. True repentance might have averted God’s anger. But the people had sunk into a condition in which a true repentance was no longer possible. Individuals, like Josiah, were...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    2. THE RESULTS OF THE REVIVAL AND THE DEATH OF JOSIAH CHAPTER 23:1-30 _ 1. The People hear the law (2 Kings 23:1; 2 Chronicles 34)_ 2. Josiah makes a covenant (2 Kings 23:3) 3. The great reformati...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    Celebration of the Passover. The mention of the eighteenth year (2 Kings 23:23; cf. 2 Kings 22:3) shows that the reforms of Josiah occupied six months. The book was discovered in the first month of th...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    G. AN APPRAISAL OF THE JOSIANIC REFORMATION 23:24-27 TRANSLATION (24) Moreover those with familiar spirits, the wizards, the teraphim, the idols, and all the abominations. which were found in the lan...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    23:26 wrath, (a-11) See Jeremiah 15:1-4 ....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    RELIGIOUS REFORM. JOSIAH'S DEATH 2. The prophets] Jeremiah, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah lived about this time. READ IN THEIR EARS] cp. the similar proceeding related in Nehemiah 8:4.;...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    THE LAST KINGS OF *ISRAEL AND *JUDAH BOOK OF 2 KINGS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 23 THE *COVENANT WITH THE *LORD V1 The king called together all the leaders of *Judah and Jerusalem. V2 He went to th...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    THE FIERCENESS OF HIS GREAT WRATH... KINDLED. — _The great heat of his wrath, wherewith his wrath burnt_. BECAUSE OF ALL THE PROVOCATIONS THAT MANASSEH ... — Comp. the predictions of Jeremiah (Jeremia...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    The historian naturally adds these remarks to prepare the way for what he has soon to relate — the final ruin of the kingdom; and probably also to suggest an explanation of what must have seemed to hi...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    אַ֣ךְ ׀ לֹֽא ־שָׁ֣ב יְהוָ֗ה מֵ חֲרֹ֤ון אַפֹּו

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    JOSIAH B.C. 639-608 2 Kings 22:1; 2 Kings 23:1 Jos., "Ant.," X 4:1. "In outline dim and vast Their fearful shadows cast The giant forms of Empires, on their way To ruin: one by one They tower,...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    IN THE HANDS OF HEATHEN FOES 2 Kings 23:26 Josiah's life ended in terrible disaster. He persisted in measuring himself in battle against the king of Egypt in a quarrel which was none of his, and thus...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    In this chapter we have a graphic account of the reformation following the discovery of the book of the Law. It was carried out by the splendid enthusiasm and energy of Josiah, and it is interesting t...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

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

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Had provoked him. The impiety of this king must have been extreme, since his repentance did not avert the scourge. (Haydock) --- Besides, many of the people were corrupt at heart, though they were af...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Reader! we learn from hence these most solemn truths. The word of the Lord is unalterable. He hath proclaimed the sure wages of sin to be death. And rather than this law shall be altered, his only beg...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    Well, then, in the next portion of our book (2 Kings 21:1-26) we see how truly a pious father may be followed by an impious son. Manasseh, young as he was, did not only begin to reign, but "did that w...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 22 AND 23. Observe what grace raised up Hezekiah and Josiah, both of whom were born of fathers given up to idolatry, and followed by sons who were equally aba...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    NOTWITHSTANDING, THE LORD TURNED NOT FROM THE FIERCENESS OF HIS GREAT WRATH, WHEREWITH HIS ANGER WAS KINDLED AGAINST JUDAH,.... Notwithstanding the great reformation wrought among them; for though Jos...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    _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._ Ver...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Notwithstanding, the Lord turned not_, &c. Because, though the king was most hearty in his repentance, and acceptable to God, and therefore the judgment was delayed for his time; yet the people were...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 Iosiah causeth the booke to bee read in a solemne assembly. 3 He reneweth the Couenant of the LORD. 4 He destroyeth idolatry. 15 He burnt dead mens bones vpon the altar of Bethel, as was foreprop...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE PASSOVER KEPT...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    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. The of...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    JOSIAH'S COVENANT AND JUDGMENT OF IDOLATRY (vv.1-20) Being king in Judah and therefore the representative of all the people, Josiah realised his responsibility of involving them all in hearing the W...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    PROVOCATIONS: _ Heb._ angers...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    25-30 Upon reading these verses, we must say, Lord, though thy righteousness be as the great mountains, evident, plainly to be seen, and past dispute; yet thy judgments are a great deep, unfathomable,...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    THE LORD TURNED NOT FROM THE FIERCENESS OF HIS GREAT, WRATH; because though the king was most hearty in his repentance, and acceptable to God, as we said before, and therefore the judgment was delayed...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    2 Kings 23:26 LORD H3068 turn H7725 (H8804) fierceness H2740 great H1419 wrath H639 anger H639 aroused H2734 ...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    JOSIAH'S OBEDIENCE TO THE LAW WOULD PROVE TO BE INSUFFICIENT TO PREVENT THE FINAL CATASTROPHE FOR JUDAH BECAUSE JERUSALEM'S SIN HAD BEEN TOO GREAT AND WAS STILL TOO DEEPLY IMBEDDED IN THE PEOPLE (2 KI...

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

    2 Kings 23:3 , 2 KINGS 23:25 The lesson we learn from this chapter is that we may repent and yet be punished. I. People do not like to believe that; it is much more convenient to fancy that when a ma...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Law read to the people. The king's covenant and reformations. CHARACTERS: God, Josiah, Hilkiah. Pharaoh-neche, Jehoahaz, Jehoikim, Eliakim. CONCLUSION: We should put ourselves heartily int...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    2 Kings 23:29. _He slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him;_ as in 2 Kings 14:8. It would seem from this phrase that the two kings were engaged in single combat. This was an error for which Josiah f...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _And like unto him there was no king before him._ JOSIAH’S REFORMATION This and the previous chapter show us the influence of a godly sovereign. This prince at the age of twenty-six begins to repair...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _And the King sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem._ GOOD AIMS AND BAD METHODS The verses I have selected record and illustrate good alms and bad methods. I. Go...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 23:26 Though Josiah was righteous, this did not turn away God’s WRATH from the nation. God will use exile to purify his people of deeply rooted unfaithfulness....

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 2 Kings 23:26. NOTWITHSTANDING THE LORD TURNED NOT—The nation’s heart was not changed by all this fervour of the king and the reformation of external worship. Jeremia...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION 2 KINGS 23:1 JOSIAH'S RENEWAL OF THE COVENANT. HIS REFORMS AND DEATH. REIGN OF JEHOAHAZ. ACCESSION OF JEHO

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    And the king stood by the pillar, and he made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments and the testimonies and the statutes with their heart and with their soul...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    2 Chronicles 36:16; 2 Kings 21:11; 2 Kings 22:16; 2 Kings 22:17;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Notwithstanding — Because though the king was most hearty in his repentance and acceptable to God, and therefore the judgment was delayed for his time; yet the people were in general corrupt, and secr...

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