Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 24:19
And he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.
19. according to all that Jehoiakim had done ] For Jehoiakim’s character, see above on verse 5.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
He did that which was evil – The character of Zedekiah seems to have been weak rather than wicked. Consult Jer. 34; 37: His chief recorded sins were:
(1) his refusal to be guided in his political conduct by Jeremiahs counsels, while nevertheless he admitted him to be a true Yahweh-prophet; and
(2) his infraction of the allegiance which he had sworn to Nebuchadnezzar.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Verse 19. He did – evil] How astonishing is this! not one of them takes warning by the judgments of God, which fell on their sinful predecessors.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
[See comments on 2Ki 24:18].
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
Zedekiah Rebels Commentary on 2Ki 24:19 AND 2Ch 36:12-16
Zedekiah was no better than his brother. In fact the Scriptures credit the two with responsibility for the ultimate judgment of the nation. Though the Lord raised up Jeremiah to preach to that generation, and particularly to the kings, they refused to receive his word as coming from the mouth of the Lord. When Nebuchadnezzar put Zedekiah on the throne of Judah he made him swear in the name of God to be loyal to the king of Babylon. Jeremiah constantly urged him to be faithful to that oath to serve Nebuchadnezzar, stating that in so doing alone could Judah be preserved in the land. Yet the king was stiffnecked and hardhearted and refused to listen to Jeremiah (read Jeremiah, chapter 37 as an example). Zedekiah at times seemed to want to follow the Lord as directed by Jeremiah, but was afraid of the Egypt party who controlled his council.
Just about all the prominent persons in Zedekiah’s kingdom were rebels against Nebuchadnezzar, but first they were rebels against the Lord who had decreed this judgment for their sins. This included the chief priests down to the people, all of whom transgressed by indulging in heathen abominations. The priests even polluted the temple by bringing pagan rituals into the worship. Jeremiah was not the only prophet sent to them. Habakkuk and Zephaniah also belonged to this period, and doubtless others now unknown. They were mocked and ridiculed for their preaching and misused physically. Jeremiah was placed in the stocks and at one time put into a pit to die, but was rescued by Ebed-melech, a black man (Jer 20:1-6; Jer 38:1-13). Thus was the wrath of God provoked “till there was no remedy.”
These lessons should be learned: 1) Wicked rulers persist in sin, knowing what has happened to others like them; 2) Judgment for sin may come gradually on a nation, giving them opportunity to repent and turn to God; 3) God unfailingly and clearly warns everyone before He lets His judgment fall upon them; 4) When God has warned, and man has stubbornly refused, there remains nothing by judgment for disobedience.
Fuente: Garner-Howes Baptist Commentary
THE REIGN OF ZEDEKIAH, the last KING OF JUDAH (2Ki. 24:17 to 2Ki. 25:7; comp. 2Ch. 36:11 seq.; Jeremiah 52).
This section and the parallel in Jeremiah appear to have been derived from the same historical work. The text of Jeremiah is generally, though not always, the best.
(19) And he did that which was evil . . .The evidence of the prophet Jeremiah should be compared with this statement. (See especially Jer. 24:8; Jer. 37:1-2; Jer. 38:5, and Comp. Note on 2Ch. 36:13.) The contemporary state of religion is vividly reflected in the pages of Ezekiel (2Kings viii11); who, moreover, denounces Zedekiahs breach of faith with the king of Babylon (Eze. 17:11-21).
According to all that Jehoiakim . . .He is not compared with Jehoiachin, who only reigned three months.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
ZEDEKIAH’S REIGN, 2Ki 24:18 to 2Ki 25:7.
In the fifty-second chapter of Jeremiah we have a duplicate history so nearly identical with the close of this book of Kings from this verse, as to show that both narratives proceeded from one original source. Compare also Jer 39:1-10. Of the authorship precisely the same thing is to be said as of the history of Hezekiah which is given in 2Ki 18:13 to 2Ki 20:21, and Isaiah 36-39. See note introductory to 2Ki 18:13.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
2Ki 24:19 And he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.
Ver. 19. And he did that which was evil. ] Breaking covenant both with God, Jer 34:17 and with men. Eze 17:18-19
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
did that which was evil. See 2Ch 36:12-16. Jer 24:8; Jer 37:2; Jer 38:2, Jer 38:5.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
And he did: 2Ki 23:37, 2Ch 36:12, Jer 24:8, Jer 37:1 – Jer 38:28, Eze 21:25
Reciprocal: 2Ki 24:9 – according Jer 37:2 – neither Jer 52:2 – he did